The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-01-02

Inc witnesses who came with her were
Messrs. r. M. J. Wise and w. H. Crouch.
Christmas will come on Thursday this
year.
Mr.. }. h. Mcdowell has ordered his
Banner forwarded to Clarence.
Among the holiday visitors in Benton
last week were Mr.. and Mrs. A. P. But
Ter of Belcher.
Mr.. E. 0. Brock of the Plain Dealing
community was among the weekend
visitors in Benton
Mr.. and Mrs. L. F. Patterson and
their little son, Franklin Biers, of VIM
field, are guests of Mr.. and Mrs. J. D.
Patterson.
Mr.. Clay Demoss, one of our North
Bossier friends and subscribers, while
here last Friday called and renewed his
subscription.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Demoss of the
Rocky Mount community were visitors
few days last week at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. G. A Heifner, Mrs. Demoss'
parents.
Mr.. R. A. Smith, who removed from
this place to Benford, Texas, some
months since, arrived Tuesday evening
for visit of some days with relatives
and old friends.
Rev. L. R. Morgan of Pineville, the
Baptist minister who preached two SER
mons here Sunday, gave general salts
faction, SO we are told, and will be called
to preach here regularly one Sunday in
each month.
Since the last issue of the Banner Mr..
and Mrs. w. F. Kelly have spent several
days in Benton as guests of Mr.. Kelly's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. B. A. Kelly. The
young man is now buying cotton in some
| Alabama town.
Mr.. A. w. Gleason of Gahagan, who
spent the holidays at Rocky Mount with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. P. Gleason,
and other relatives, called last Thursday
and left 50 to be applied on the indebt-
edness of this great agricultural weekly.
Mr.. w. L. Adger called Monday, re-
newed his subscription and requested
that his paper be forwarded to Belcher,
to which place he will move. He is at
present occupying his residence on the
Heron old place, near Dixie Cross
Roads.
An Ivan reader contributes the follow
ing paragraph: "Big, little, old and
young enjoyed the Christmas tree given
Monday night in the auditorium Of the
Ivan school building. Ask the little
folks if 'Old Santa did not find his way
out here.''
The marriage of DR.. r. H. Gulledge
a former resident of this place, is men
toned elsewhere. We are pleased tt
make mention of the Doctors success
in commercial way and as a practi.
toner, and wish particularly to congrat.
ulate him upon his latest good fortune.
In last weeks issue of the Banner !;
paragraph read: "Miss Lottie Parker
son, the assistant teacher in the Ival
School, is at home for the holidays.
We were in error in referring to her a
an assistant teacher and wish to max
correction by stating that she is tn
principal of that school.
Mr.. lessee Jones and Miss Maggi
Bryan furnished a surprise to thei
friends Sunday by driving over to Rock,
Mount and getting married, Justice L. M
Burks performing the ceremony. Tn
groom is son of Mr.. and Mrs. Jir
Jones and the bride a daughter of MI
and Mrs. G. w. Bryan, all of the Linto
community. The writer wishes to extern
his best wishes to this youthful couple.
Deputy Sheriff J. A. Edwards returne
from San Antonio, Texas, to his home i
Haughton last Friday, fully restored
his former good health and mental vigol
Readers of the Banner are familiar wit
his misfortune of September 9th-kno'
how he was foully attacked and beat int
? insensibility by three negroes who es
, capped from the Parish Jail. For tim
his life was despaired of, and while hi
restoration to mental soundness is due
: the skill Of the specialist of the Texs
/, town, he no doubt owes his life to til
t surgical knowledge of DR.. J. C. Will
o of Shreveport, practitioner of GROWN
: popularity. Mr.. Edwards is expecte
|. here one day this week to resume h
- duties.