The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-08-13
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yau and Your NeIehbors In Print

hid you get your turnips planted?
Mr.. L. C. Biggs of Bellvue was Wis
;tor in Benton Sunday.
well neighbor, what shall it be?-a
new church or new roof on the old
church?
Mr.. b. M. Oglesby has ordered his
nor forwarded to Naborton instead Of
70 Blanchard.
ftet ten-day visit here with rela-
! t;ves. Mrs. w. H. Scanland, jr., left
sunday for home in Dallas, Texas.
Mrs. r. M. Burton of Mansfield is
.csin visitor here with relatives. She
I i stopping at the home of her mother,
Mrs. Matte C. Adger.
Rev. Brisco Carter of Ruston, Presid-
ing Elder for this district of the Metho-
d;st Church, was visitor in Benton dur
mo the week, holding quarterly confer
enee Monday.
Mrs. ]. w. Wallace of near Brownlee
and her two youngest children returned
home Sunday from Texarkana, Ark,
where they visited at the homes of
Messrs. Walter and David Wallace.
Residents of Benton who attended the
PARISH Sunday School Convention, held
Is Bolinger yesterday, were Misses
fsarce Larkin, Winnie Brownlee and
Minnie Wyche and Mr.. E. w. Doran.
We learn that Mr.. B. F. Gleason, still
ii the employ of the Cotton Belt, has
been promoted, having been transferred
from Sheriff. to Gillett, Ark, where we
are now forwarding his copy Of the
Banner.
Several rains have fallen here since
the last issue of the Banner. That OF
yesterday afternoon wasa regular gully
washer and there is every indication OF
another such downpour to come this
afternoon.
Mr.. ]. E. Adger of Belcher was q
visitor from Saturday evening until
Monday morning at the home OF his
mother, Mrs. Matte c.. Adger. Mrs
Aager his wife) is at present in CORR
ran, Texas, where she is a guest of Mrs
ca. a. Abney. Two of their children arr
here with relatives.
Rev. and Mrs. w. A. Zeigler OF Bun.
He and one of their little boys were Wis.
tors during the week at the home o
Mr. and Mrs. j. M. Henderson, but lief
yesterday to visit at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. John F. Mckinney of Rock!
Mount. They expect to return hem'
The latter part of the week.
Ii we are correctly informed, the fac
nifty Of the Benton High School for tn
coming term will be Mr.. H. r. McCul
leugh of this place, principal; Mis-
Taley Toombs of Bonita and Mrs. E.. w
Doraa of this place, high school teach
ers; Miss Lille Mae Williams of Yves
Monroe, grade work, and Miss Harrie
Currie OF Zwolle, primary work. Th
KERN will begin Tuesday, September Isl
Juage A. j. Murff and family return
b "a last Friday to their home in Shreve
port from Lake Bodcau, where the
tamped and fished for about ten days
lhe Judge made the trip in good style
going cut in an automobile and havin
his several tents, bedding, stove an
& other camp duffle transferred to tn
scene in an auto truck. The camp 81!
seaeeted was in the big woods sever;
miles north of the Bellevue bridge
away from the crowd and nearest tt
real sport. He has always been an er
thnsiastic camper, but was so we
pleased with this last experience that /
proposes to purchase a small parcel
land and establish a permanent camp.
Dr.. and Mrs. j. A. Parker, who ha,
icr week or so past been visiting a Sc
residing near Linton, are guests th
Z week at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. L.
Smith. Old friends here in Benton b;
So the pleasure Sunday of hearing the ag'
q, Parker, formerly resident ministe
s preach. He and Mrs. Parker refer
Mansfield as their home, but spend t
Greater part OF their time in going fro
Place to place visiting their several CHI
qrnn. Recently he visited the site
ss Alabama where fifty years ago he a
pr. Oscar Dowling's father held a SER
g services in log school house, Zig
oelng furnished at night by placing t
eads OF lighted pine splinters in
cracks of the building. On this vi
ne found town of 25,000 populate
poasting a $50, 900 church as a place
Worship. Thus does time add its mon
sseses OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES