The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-01-01
respondence
Plain Dealing.

Plain Dealing.
Written for last weeks issuel
Wednesday, Dec. 24.-Dr. J. 2. Wise of
Benton is frequent visitor here and your
correspondent, at least, is always glad to
meet him.
Jim Many, now employed in the oil field
at Oil City, is visiting his parents here,
coming in last evening.
Misses Mary, Hazel and Matte Cum
mings, students, are here with their mother,
Mrs. S. J. Caldwell, for the Christmas
holidays.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Wood of Winfield
and their children, nine in number, came
in last evening and are guests of MFR. and
Mrs. Marvin Demoss, their relatives, (who
have only seven children.)
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Allen have their
daughters-Miss Clio, who is teaching in
the land of Evangeline and Misses lnez
and Gladys, teaching in Webster Parish
as their guests for the Christmas holidays.
Born yesterday, to Mr.. and Mrs. J. R.
Arnold, son, and to Mr.. and Mrs. John
English, son. Mrs. English is daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Arnold, who thus be-
come father and mother and grandfather
and grandmother almost at once.
Mr.. M. C. Wright had message Monday
telling him of the sudden death of Mrs.
James of Texarkana, mother of the nephew
whose burial he attended last Friday. The
lady dropped dead. Mr.. and Mrs. Wright
left at once to attend the burial. They are
expected home this morning.
Bossier Lodge No. 5, K. P, had an cleo
ton for officers last night, which resulted
as follows: L. S. McGaughey, c. c.;
J. Nj. Henderson, V. c.; W. j. Johnston,
Prelate; W. B. Boggs, K. of R. and s.;
S. H. Cochran, M. of E.; J. P..Keeth, M. of
F.; j. E. Walker, M. at A.; W. H. Stroud,
M. of W.; Benny Keeth, I. g.: Jasper
Cochran, O. G.; Benny Keeth, Represen-
tative; j. E. Walker, alternate.
Mr.. Dick Wright and Miss Ethel Evans
were united in marriage at the Methodist
parsonage yesterday evening at four
o'clock, Rev. T. J. Embree officiating.
The contracting parties left over the Cotton
Belt a few hours later for Bradley, Ark,
to visit the BRIDES grandmother, Mrs.
Smith, and will return here to-day. They
will make their future home in Shreveport,
where Mr.. Wright has employment.
| The remains of Mrs. Amanda Hollings-
worth of Mira were brought in on the Cot
ton Belt last night and will be buried at
Cottage Grove this evening. Mrs. Hob
lingsworth was a sister of William and
Marion Burks, deceased, pioneer citizens
of Bossier Parish. The deceased leaves
1.-TWO children-Mr. Tom Hollingsworth and
Mrs. Lochiel Winham of Shreveport. Mrs.
Hollingsworth resided at Rocky Mount for
several years previous to her removal to
Mira and leaves large circle of friends in
our parish, who sincerely mourn her death.
Last evening demonstrated the need oil
electric lights at the Cotton Belt depot, and
if our Railroad Commissioners could have
witnessed the comical blunders that were
in evidence when the crowded passenger
train arrived, nearly two hours late, they
would at once order the lighting up of the
premises. A great many passengers came
in to spend their holidays with friends, and
during the rush the children (and there
were many of them, one family having
nine) would frequently get mixed up and
could not we'll be assorted until the train
pulled out some twenty minutes later, as
there was perhaps the largest lot of express
shipments put off that was ever unloadeG
in one day. Let us have the lights, Mr.
Commissioners. M.