The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-03-05
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Rev. G. G. Woodbridge of Plain Deal
ing filed regular appointments here
Sunday. As usual, his sermons attracted
large crowds.
Miss Lucille Edwards, who has for
some weeks been guest at the home of
her aunt, Mrs. Idella Green of Cameron,
Texas, is again at home.
Mrs. w. F. Dennig, whose illness and
operation at Shreveport sanitarium
were mentioned two weeks ago, has
about recovered and is expected home
one day this week.
The large barn on the Corner planta-
tion, located across the river from this
place. and the property of Mr.. w. H.
North, was destroyed by fire Sunday.
The loss was exceptionally heavy.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Kelly, whose
present place of residence is not known
to the writer, reached Benton Tuesday
evening and are guests at the home of
the young mans parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
B. A. Kelly.
: A Baton Rouge special of February
2fth to one of the New Orleans dailies
saws: "Bonds of the Bossier Parish
Road District, to the amount of SIZE, 600,
were registered in the Office of the Sec
rotary OF State to-day"
The following paragraph is contrib
uted: "The Domestic Art Club will not
meet with Mrs. E. w. Doran on the 18th,
as stated in the last issue OF this paper,
but will meet on the 18th with the teach
ers Of the high school. The place will
be determined later
We have been requested to state that
a regular meeting of R. j. Hancock
Chapter, u. D. c., will be held at the
home of the President of the chapter, in
this place, on the afternoon of the 18th.
A full attendance is urged as matters Of
Importance are to be discussed.
Miss Florence Martin, now teacher
in the Red Land school, spent the week
end at home with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. l. H. Martin. She had as guests
three of her coworkers-Misses Viola
Allen, Marie Courtney and Lille Mae
Williams-and Miss Aline Woodbridge
Of Plain Dealing.
Many readers of the Banner will be
prieved TO learn of the death of Mr.
Il Henry N. Carlton, which occurred at q
Shreveport sanitarium at an early houl
yesterday morning, being due to ar
attack of acute Bright's disease. The
death of Mr.. Carlton marks distinc
loss to our parish. He was President O
the Bossier Levee Board, had long beer
prominent resident and planter, ant
was on all occasions active in public
affairs his position at all times reflect
ing his own convictions, and in which h
stood stanch. He was man of re-
sourceful mind, of gentle and kind,
disposition, and always loyal to friend
The remains were laid to rest in Green
wood Cemetery, Shreveport, this fore
noon, the funeral service being held a
the home of his brother, Mr.. w.
Carlton Of that city.
A sad sight that greeted the eyes G
those in Shreveport Monday afternoo
at the Central station before the north
bound Cotton Belt train pulled out wa
two Baskets, containing remains Of tw
of the four little children cremated
that city the night previous. A resi-
dence in Queensborough, occupied b
Messrs. Luke Bass and John C. Mu
hearn, was destroyed by fire while a
the parents were absent, and, as states
two children of each persisted in tt
flames. They were Lillian Bass, age
four; Edward Bass, aged two; Ere
Mulhearn, aged five, and J. e. MI
hearn, ir., aged three years. Mr.. Ba
is native of the Rocky Mount COMM
nifty, and his wife, whose maiden nan
was Brumlow, is former resident
Bossier. The remains of their two chi
dren were taken to Rocky Mount +
interment In their hour Of deep gri
they have the heartfelt coincidence
many lifelong friends in our parish.
It is the invariable custom of the ed
tor of this page of the Banner to eth
run all contributions in the two colum
devoted to correspondence or to 81
them some mark or wording to indica
that they come from an outside sourt
In this we failed last week, the discre
aney being an oversight. The leadi
article in the second column was CO
tributed by young lady friend, but v
not SO marked by name or initials
herself, and in the rush incident to pu
fishing the Banner Git was not submit
until Thursday we failed to do
which We very much regret. Thou
no comment whatever has been made
none that the writer is aware Oft
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