The Bossier banner., 1915-05-20
! News Notes s
Of the Week

Mr.. .. j. CaIGWell OF Pia1n Deallng
was a business visitor in Benton Tues
day.
Miss Viola Allen, a popular young
lady OF the Red Land community, spent
last Thursday night in Benton as guest
of Miss Lille Maye Williams.
An enjoyable dance was given Mon
dav night at the K. of P. Hall in this
place. The attendance was good, sew
eral couples being present from Shreve-
port.
Bessie Maryman of Bradley, Ark,
and Gladys Burton of Lewisville, Ark ;,
were guests several days of last week of
the little girls at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ed Logan.
Miss Staley Toombs of Bonita and
Miss Harriet Currie of Zwolle, both
teachers in Benton High School during
the past term, left yesterday afternoon
for their homes.
Red River continues to fall. 1t will
be remembered that its stage at Shreve-
port last Wednesday was 27.7 feet. BY
yesterday "a week later) it had fallen to
Il feet, showing drop of ii feet since
the report the day before.
Mr.. j. F. Adair of Ivan passed through
Benton Tuesday evening en- route home
from Houston, Texas, where he attended
the Southern Baptist Convention. He
reports the largest and most enthusiastic
religious gathering he ever witnessed.
Mr.. Ned Parish, connected with the
corps of good roads builders, now locat-
ed at Vanceville, says his right hand is
getting along nicely, though it is still
necessary that its jacket be worn. About
month since he broke two fingers and
two bones behind the knuckles when he
stuck negro.
Miss Lille Maye Williams, who dur
ing the term just closed was teacher in
Benton High School, left Tuesday
morning for her home in West Monroe.
She was accompanied by Ruth Smith,
youngest daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
L. G. Smith, who will spend a week with
her as guest.
: The closing exercises of Benton High
School, held last week furnished the
residents of our town pleasing diversion
for three nights. Thursday nights en-
tertainment, consisting of two plays and
Japanese fan drill, was perhaps most
appreciated and drew a large crowd.
The play Cabbage Hill School," was
repeatedly applauded and kept the au-
dience in of roar of laughter. 1t was
good throughout. The fan drill was
pretty and gracefully executed.
An invitation on the writer's desk
reads: "The Normal Lights of the
Louisiana State Normal invite you to be
present at their graduation Thursday,
May q, 1915, Natchitoches, La" This
graduating class comprises eighty-seven
In number and glancing down the list
we note the name of Miss Madeline
Smith Of Benton, eldest daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. L. G. Smith. We wish to ex-
tend congratulations on this happy event
IN her life, and trust the futnre has in
store for her as a teacher no reverses or
regrets.
Miss Claudia Sentell, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. J. NJ. Sentell of Cairo planta-
tion will be one of the twenty EIGHT
young ladies to graduate next week from
Salem College of Winston-Salem, N. C.
She has forwarded us one of the hand
somely printed invitations, and an an
nouncement OF the program of the exer-
cises, which will be held from the morn
ing of the 22d to the evening of the 25th.
In advance, we wish to congratulate the
young lady upon securing diploma
from such an old and ably conducted
institution.
Police Juror M. c. Wright is still at
work on the deep we'll in the Court
House yard. Though a good supply of
water was found at depth of t29 feet
it was in quicksand, and when the Police
Jury last met it was decided to drill
deeper and attempt to find water beyond
a bed of clay and in gravel or course
sand. The old derrick, constructed Of
second hand timbers was torn down and
replaced by more substantial one and
boiler large enough to furnish an
ample supply of steam brought to the
scene. Everything was in readiness
some days ago and work is again under
way.