The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-01-06
CORRESPONDENCE
Plain Dealing.

Plain Dealing.
Wednesday, Jan. 5.-N1essrs. H. H.
Montgomery and H. D. Kelly of Shreve-
port are visitors here to-day.
Miss Matte Gardner left last Satur-
day for Jonesboro and is now teaching
near that place.
Mrs. Thomas Powell of Sarepta spent
Sunday here at the bedside of her uncle,
Mr.. J. A. Kelly.
Mrs. Gus Martin, daughter of Mr..
w. A. Bounds, OF Rocky Mount, left
to-day for Shreveport for surgical aid.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. G. Kelly of Mira are
here at the bedside of their father, Mr..
J. A. Kelly, who is quite i'll with pneu-
monia.
Mr.. Sam Baird, having lately secured
his release from the services of "Uncle
Sam," came in Monday night, after an
absence of four years.
On the list Justice of Peace r. H.
Allen united in marriage Mrs. Nettie
Bozeman and Mr.. P. S. Evans, the GER
emory being performed at his Office.
Mr.. L. S. Boggs, accompanied by his
daughter, Miss Carrie, left last Friday
for Jena, where Miss Boggs has &C
cepted a position to teach in the Jena
High School.
Mr.. Leland Pool, nephew OF Mr..
J. D. Gleason, of this community, died
near Muscogee, Okla, one day last
week. The remains were brought here
for burial at Pleasant Hill.
Mrs. w. H. Berry, who resides near
Minden, and Mrs. W. R. Bigby of Sa-
repta spent the holidays with Mrs. w. T.
Lovelady and Mrs. Marion Moore OF
near Antrim. The four are sisters.
Capt. J. H. Nattin of Collinsburg was
visitor here yesterday smiles. The
cause was found to be the receipt OF a
dainty little birth announcement read
ing: "To Mr.. and Mrs. Robert H.
Nattin, January I'd, son-Robert H.
Nattin, jr."
Miss Essie Gleason and Mr.. J. w.
Lyles will be united in marriage on the
18th, at three o'clock pm, at the home
of the young lady's brother, Mr.. I. A.
Gleason. The friends of the contracting
parties and of their families are invited
to be present..
Mr.. Percy Haines, one of the sub
stantial young farmers of this section, a
former resident Of Mississippi, quietly
left and hied himself back to his old
haunts and claimed Miss Effie Fisack-
erly as his bride. They arrived here
Tuesday.
At an election held here yesterday to
elect town officials to serve for the en-
suing two years Mr.. w. H. Stroud was
elected Mayor, Messrs. S. H. Cochran,
F. R. Garrett, Clifford Wright, c. L.
Demoss and w. A. Oglesby elected
Councilmen and Mr.. J. w. Walker
elected Marshal.
The demolishing of the frame build
ing next to Mr.. M. B. Kidd's jewelry
store was begun yesterday and Mr.
w. H. Stroud will at once have erected
on its site brick building, to run back
fifty feet and have twenty hve-foo'
front on Palmetto Avenue. Mr.. R. G.
Purcell has the contract, but Mr.. w. L
Scott will do the brick work. AS soor
as completed the building will be occu.
pied by Messrs. w. H. Martin & Com.
pany.
The Board of Directors of the Bessie
Parish Fair Association met here las
Friday and finished up the business o
the past year, finding a small cash bal
ance remaining on hand. At the clos
of the business meeting. an election wa
,, had to choose directors for the ensuin,
year, resulting in the selection OF tn
following named well-known citizens
they to meet at future date and cleo
their officers: M. S. Bolinger, E. S
Burt, ]. E. Walker, E. G. Dodson, ]. A
Lowe, w. M. Mccall, NV. Sentell an
r. C. Purcell.