The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-07-05
Review Of the Week |
a. Local iscnss of interest About
TT Cur Readers and Their Friends

a, Local iscnas of Interest About
Cur Readers and Their Friends
Already the new year is little
mere than half gone.
After an absence of several weeks,
spent in Texas, Mr.. J. A. Rogers is
again at home.
Miss Lucy Smith spent several days
Of last week in Shreveport as guest
Of the Misses Lunsford.
Rev. James Evans has requested
the reporter to announce that he ex
pects to fill his regular appointments
Sunday at the Benton Baptist Church
Born orc day last week to Mr.. and
Mrs. Edwin w. Doran, of Ruston.
former residents of this place, girl
They have given her the double name
of Mary Belvarino.
Mrs. Edocia Kelly recently return
ed home from New Orleans, where
she went to visit her youngest son.
Mir. B. A. Kelly, a member of Com
pany 1, Louisiana National Guards.
Mrs. H. j. Bivens, of Dallas, Texas.
and Mrs. Newt Ogden, of Baton
Rouge. sisters of Messrs. w. G. anG
j. K. Burt, are at present guests al
the honee Of the last named brother.
Mrs. Bivcns is accompanied by her
four children.
Miss Ccrine Crime, Of Beuna Vista
Ark, and who during the past tern,
taught school located near Camden:
is at present pleasant guest of hei
sister, Mrs. r. L. Strobe. She ex-
poets to leave soon for Forbing to
visit another married sister, but viii
return to Benton.
Miss Catherine Cabeen spent {
week in Benton with relatives and ole
friends, leaving to-day for Shreve
port to icin her mother, Mrs. Kate
S. Cabeen. During the past term she
TAUGHT in the Arkansas University, a
Fayetteville, but next term will teacl
at Mana, that state.
The first Of this week Mr.. and Mrs
j. S. Alison had with them all q
their ten children, this being the frs:
like reunion in their family since {
lapse OF about fifteen years. Surel.
il must have been an occasion TO-
merry making and gladness Of hear
on all sides. We trust all of Their
NAV live to many times yet gathe
under the paternal roof.
Messrs e. D. and R. w. Taylo
have sold Their. interests in Wess
Texas and some days ago came t
Benton for a visit with their parents
Mr.. and Mrs. S. T. Taylor, and othes
relatives and old friends. The mem
bers of Mr.. R. w. Taylor's family ar
ct present in San Antonio, Texas
where they will spend the summer
The Young men have not as yet de
cided where they will locate.
A number of the residents of Ben
ton and this community went to I'll
liam yesterday to attend barbecue
which is said to have drawn larg
crowd and afforded pleasant da.
for all. Well cooked meats, a
abundance of such edibles as ar
taken in baskets, good music an
dancing we're among the features 9
The day offered the pleasure seekers
A repoft OF the baseball games playe
has not as yet been furnished tn
Banner.
Mr.. E. S. Burt, Farm Ds,ncnstrs
ton Agent for Bossier Parish, re
Guests as to say to those who wan
bur clover seed land number Q
injuries have reached him) that
they will apply in person at his HON
he will help them gather such suppl
as thew may want. He saws the see
can now be had in quantities alon
the river near his home, and tn
socaer the harvest the better, as the
will soon be falling out. As is we
known. bur clover makes an exceller
pastnre on which to Craze stock. an
grows in both the bottoms and hill
AS usual, the barbecue given {
Linton yesterday was well attende
and was a success. Among otht
features of amusement were dancir
and two baseball games. The flr
game Of baseball was between u
Rocky Mount and Bossier City team
resulting in a score Of s to / In fay'
of Rocky Mount. The other gan
was between the second teams fro
Bossier City and Linton, the I'm q
score being Il to 4 in favor OF 30
Ser Citv. The meats and other foo
provided are said to have been e
cellcnt. Not enough rain fell durll
the afternoon to interfere with GU
deer pleasures. A number OF Z