The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1919-02-27
LOC al and
Person al
News of a Week as Told
~ by the Banner Reporters

Mrs. A. NJ Wyche went to Shreve-
port Monday, returning home Tuesday.
Capt. Robert II. Lee came up from
Shreveport last evening to spend the
night in Benton with old friends.
Mr.. $. J. Caldwell. of Plain Dealing,
spent Sunday in Benton with his son
in-law and daughter. Mr.. and Mrs.
~ NJ Wyche.
Misses Ellen and Alma Gellispie. Of
Lufkin. Texas spent the past weekend
with their grandmother, Mrs. V. l..
Gould. now resident of Benton.
Mrs. Il. \. Kelly. ST., and Mrs. b. A.
Kelly. IT,. came in last Friday from
Shreveport to visit relatives in Benton.
Mrs. Kelly. ST.. returned home the fol-
lowing day.
Serst. Linton Perry. who has been
spending few days of furlogh In
Plain Dealing with his parents. Mi.
and Mrs. J. Perry. passed through
Benton yesterday afternoon on his way
lack to his army post.
Because of the accident to Mrs.
cynthia Rogers, mentioned elsewhere.
her sister, Mrs J. w. Walker, of Plain
Dealing came in yesterday to he with
her. Her eldest daughter. Mrs. May
Barker. of Shreveport, came in earlier
in the week.
Mr.. w. |. Gayle has received Il hand
some new plateglaSs showcase to take
the place in his drug store of the one
blown up in the explosion of some days
ago. Also. the soda fountain fixtures
are replaced and all traces Of the dis
aster are handsomely smoothed out.
Miss Nora Spenser and Mr.. w. n
Wall came to Benton this afternoon
in an automobile. applied ut the Court
House for ii license, and We're unitet
in marriage by Judge" J. II. Mont
gonery at his store. Immediately fol
lowing the ceremony they returned t.
Shreveport.
MIR. Will McClenaghan. of the Fair
view Farm. located near Gillian. add
as closing paragraph to business
letter to the Banner: People owe
here have Just about finished p1ck1n
cotton and are about ready to plan
corn" Those good farmers over tina
way usually make more cotton tina
they can get picked, and we expect o
some places there is still much to b
seen in the fields.
Last Thursday, ut the monthly mee
ing of the Board of Directors of til
Bank OF Benton. Mr.. G. O. Gayle tel
dered his resignation as President {
the Tank, which was accepted and NJ
r, r. StinSon was elected presiden
Mr.. Gayle has been President of I'll
bank since the date of its organization
AVAnd Mr.. Stinson was for number {
A\years it's Cashier. which position |
resigned some weeks ago.
Tuesday we had the pleasure
reading a letter of interest from an o
friend-Mr X. w. Taylor, who is st1
located in Asherton. Texas. He h,
disposed of his banking intests In tn
town and has acquired the sole Owne
shin of drug store. His continue
success is referred to- Also, his pa
ents Mr.. and Mrs. 5. L. Taylor. of til
place have renewed occasion to fe
proud of him on account of the sever
honorS that have recently been besto
ed upon him. 1t is evident that t
public of his home county has all c.
fidence in his ability and integrity.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dallas L. Jones.
Shreveport accompanied by their t.
little boys. spent last Friday in Bt
ton. They came to he with Mr.. IA
Mrs. Ewing Montgomery. of Anacont
Mont. who for several weeks were
itors at the home of Mrs. w. H. Sea
land, mother of Mrs. Jones and Nj
Montgomery. Mr. and Mrs. MOntgo
cry and their two babies. accoml,anl
by Mrs Scanland left Monday for u
las. Texas, where they will spend
day with Mr.. and Mrs w. II. Scanlal
IT,. before proceeding to Los Angel
Cal. to visit Mr.. Montgomery moth
Mrs Scanland will not return no