The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-06-07
cleaned off their family lot in the old
cemetery near by.

cleaned off their family lot in the old
cemetery near by.
Rev. James Evans will preach at
the Linton Church Sunday at eleven
o'clock. Everybody invited.
Mr.. and Mrs. John B. Adger and
Messrs. Alex and Morris Adger, all of
Gillian, spent Sunday in Benton with
relatives.
The joint meeting of the Police
Jury and School Board was not held
here Monday, as announced, but will
be held at some later date.
Miss Madge Wyche, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. H. c. Wyche, of plain
Dealing, left Tuesday for her home
after spending some days in Benton
as guest of Mrs. R. T. Stinson.
After spending a week in Benton
pleasantly as a guest of Mrs. l..
Swords and Mrs. w. l. Gayle, old
friends, Miss Clarese Roark left Mon
day for her home in Pittsburg, Texas.
Mr.. w. H. Smith, who resides
near Benton, and Mr.. J. A. Bum
gardner of Linton were the only two
veterans to leave here last Saturday
for Washington to attend the Con-
federate Reunion.
Police Juror Logan land Miss Mol
lie) have our thanks for a liberal
helping of sweet potato slips. If it
loss to know what would become of
the Banners little experimental farm.
Miss Mercer Virginia Gayle, who
during the past term was student IN
the Florida State College for Women;
located at Tallahassee, is expected
home the latter part of this week:
She is the second daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. C. o. Gayle.
Rev. James Evans reports that on
the Sd Sunday he united in mar
rage Miss Vida E Young and Mr.. S.
A. Phillips, the ceremony being per
formed at the home of the brides
parents, ME. and Mrs. j. D. Young,
WHO ICSlUC near xS0us.sasssss5
.-Msssrs. W. and R. E. Wallace,
accompanied by two of Mr.. Jodie's
children, motored to Texarkana last
Sunday a week ago to spend day
or so with relatives. They report no
accidents en- route, and found the
roads in good condition.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. S. Brown left Ben
ton Monday for some point in Jeffer.
son Davis Parish, making the trip in
their car, and reaching their desti.
nation the following day. Mr.. Brown
is driller and will have employment
in the Jennings oil field.
Mr.. R. v. Evans, son of Rev. and
Mrs. James Evans, left yesterday fol
Baton Rouge, where he will attend {
summer school. During the pas
scholastic year he taught at Urania
LaSalle Parish, and returned home
from that place Wednesday of las
week.
Visitors in Benton Sunday were
Mr.. and Mrs. Grover Hill of Monroe
but who are temporarily making theil
home in Shreveport. Mrs. Hill, whit
spent the greater part of the day as !.
guest of Miss Winnie Brownlee, vii
be remembered in Benton as thu
pretty little Martha johnson of few
years ago.
Mr.. w. G. Burt has just about com
pleted grading and surfacing tn
| three-uuarter mile stretch of roa'
leading east from Benton out to tn
Arkansas old road, and it looks like
good piece of work, too. Certain l
is that it will be long, long time be
fore this road will again know it
former miserable condition.
Among the visitors in Benton las
Friday were Mr.. j. G. McDade 0
Haughton and his two little girls
Nell and Mamie tour relatives) VIII
called to learn something about tn
inner workings Of print shop. Tn
\ @irls were much interested an
wondered as mucn-over-+he Banner
cd retired hand press as any OF tn
other Sights" Mamie was anon
those who recited during the Jeffe1
son Davis memorial entertainment.
Il The general appearance of Cler
of Court Henderson's office has bee
greatly improved by the addition q
considerable new furniture and tn
rearrangement of the furniture a
ready in the two rooms. The ne
furniture includes big case in whic
to accommodate the records of tram
|, fers, etc. additional filing cabinet
, and a long center table that may
used for writing and many other pu
| poses. The new furniture was mac
necessary because of the accumul;
ton of records during the past sever
; years.
The serious illness Of Miss Jul
Adams at a Shreveport sanitariu
was announced the first of the Wet
and her mother, Mrs. Lenora Adam
r of Taylor. Ark, but then visiting re
: atives residing near Rocky Noun
E was called to her bedside. For son
/ time past Miss Adams has been
:. student to become trained nurs
/ and the operation found necessary
j; this time is said to be her second
: third since going to the city She
9 a niece Of Mrs. T. B. Bixler Of Pla
e Dealing and Mr.. G. w. Durdin
e Rocky Mount.
!. Among those who left Benton 81
: urday Of last week to go to Washin
ton to attend the Confederate r
: union was Mr.. w. NJ. Morrow,
! doubt as happy as any of the veteran
Il and for good reason. Before leavi
! washington for home Mr.. Morrow {