The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-05-10
Review of the Week
H "A. Local items of Interest About
II TT Cur Readers and Their Friends

Police Juror L. NJ. Burks of Rocky
Mount has just purchased an auto
mobile.
Isr. and Mrs. W. H. Reames OF
Rockv Mount were visitors in Benton
last Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Mahaffey Of
Lewis, Caddo Parish, spent one day
OF last week with Mrs. Mahaffey's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. S. Johnson.
who reside near Rocky Mount.
After q short visit in Oil City with
Mrs. W. E. Hall, Miss Marion Arnold
returned home yesterday evening,
accompanied by that young lady.
The two have long been chums.
Mrs. J. A. Rogers left this morning
for Stcphensville, Miss, where she
will spend some time at the home of
her youngest son, Mr.. G. C. Smith
FIR. Rogers is also away from home
having left a day or SO ago for some
point in Texas.
Miss Mercer Virginia Gayle is an
other enc of the Benton girls who
finds the Banner ''like letter from
home" She is at present student
in the Florida State College for
Women, at Tallahassee, but is ex-
pocted home within week or so.
, Mr. Homer Dalrymple, now Of
Shrevercrt, but Midway boy, is
another Bcssierite who has responded
to the call to the colors. He left
Shreveport on the Sd, but the re-
porter is not informed as what
branch of the Army he has joined.
Rev. G.. G. Woodbridge of Plair
Dealing has sent in the following an
nouncement: Il expect.to preach a.
Cottage Grove Church the third Sun.
day OF this month (the 20th) instead
Of the second Sunday. The Com
raunion of the Lords Supper will be
administered"
Mr.. and Mrs. R. L. Gleason, whose
visit with Rocky Mount relatives was
mentioned in the Banner last week
passed through Benton the first OF
the week en- route to Bossier City
where they formerly resided. Mr..
Gleason is an oil field driller and ex
poets to accept employment that mas
been offered him at Morringsport.
Rev. w. S. Young, brother of Mr.
u
for some time past has been visitor
in that community, left the first OF
the week for his home at Jasper
Texas. He and his family will al
once make preparations to remove tt
the Wilmington old place, near Ivan
which Mr. Young has leased for thu:
season from it's new owner, Mr.. E. d
Thomas, of near Cotton Valley.
A post card informs us that Mrs
Adner Berry should now be ad
dressed at 1910 Cont Street
Houston, Texas, instead of Adner
this parish, and further, that she il
now Mrs. Charles DuBard. Tha
came as news to US, Mrs. DuBard
and we wish to extend congratula
tons. Also, thank you for saying. OF
your post card: 81 have left Bossler
but | still love the old Banner ant
all CT it's friends"
The Banners little friend, Fred
@. Byrd who resides several mile
cast Of Benton, though deaf AM
dumb, evidently harbors in his hear
a true sense Of gratitude. He ha
written the reporter, in part: u an
very thankful to some people, TO
they put pretty flowers on Joh1
Byrds grave. Surely God will bles
thera." The death of the brother t
whom he refers was mentioned in tn
Banner two weeks ago.
Readers of the Banner will call t
mind the recent announcement of tn
promotion in railroad circles OF
former resident of Benton, Mr.. Harr
Undertake He has again been Pre-
noted and has gone from Birmine
ham, Ala, to Cincinnati to assume n
new duties. AS soon as he and n
family are settled in their new HON
they will be joined by Mr.. Timber
lakes mother, Mrs. Donna Timber
lake, who just now is guest OF Mr.
Nina Vance at her Shreveport hom
Miss Nettie Beatrice Napier an
MIR. Rupert Aubrey Bolinger, tw
members of the class of five who al
to graduate this session from Plal
Dealing High School, have favoree
the reporter with an invitation to
present at the schools commenc
ment exercises. The announcemel
reads: 'tThe Senior Class of Pla
Dealing High School requests yo'
presence at the commencement e.
ercises, Thursday, May 18th, at eig
O'Clock pm, School Auditorium
The other three members of. the ella