The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1920-07-15
RETROSPECTIVE
sixty Years Ago.

s
The Banner of July Is. 1s6O-I;elievue.l
. The weather for the past week has
been the warmest we have experienced
for some time. the thermometer ranging
us high as 12O degrees.
The drought Of sixty years ago is
spoken OF as the most severe ever
known in this section Of the country.
.Died. on the ot;th ultimo. Mrs. Mary
r. Springfield. consort of Dr. RenJ.
Springfield: aged about twenty years
DIR. Sprinefeld was located near FIJI
more. there being In the community
two doctors Of the name. The family
Is but slightly remembered by tllOse to
whom we must apply for information
In editing this department.
I'VE call attention to the dental card
of Mr.. $. Y. Webb. of Minden, to he
found In another column.
DIR. Webb for many years lived In
Minilen. where lie died some years ago.
His wife was Il Miss Mildred Royle.
who. we think. still lives in Minden. He
was an uncle of IL former resident OF
Rentol--Jnslge II. y. Webb, Of Shreye-
port.
There. will he divine services at this
place ON the coming sabbath, Rev. W. ,,
Shea presiding
Rev. Shea was Il Methodist minister
who for number of years resided III
Minileii. where he was engaged In the
| mercantile business He also preached
mt different points in both Webster and
BOssier parishes and Is said to have
been exceptionally well liked wherever
| known His death occurred In Mtndei
many years ago. -
.' We direct attention to the prOfet
| sional card OF Mr.. ]. McHenry, to In
found elsewhere"
| Mr.. j. McHenry. SO we learn from
the usual sources of Information. dit
not long reside In Bellevue. Sixt!
wears ag0 1t was usually demanded tina
public men make known their views oi
I the issues of the day. war Icing I'M
minent. 1t seems that he did not xi,arl
IN the popular sentiment Of the tim
| ~ reflected from the viewpoint OF thu
| true Sputllerner. so found 1t necess;tr.
/ to move on. He perhaps came to Belle
yue from New Orleans.
I. Married. on the 10th instant, a
the residence of Mr.. Daniel HiekAaIl
/ by w. H. Hill, Justice Of Peace, Mr
Ephriam Harper to Miss Linda Carter
aii Of this parish. !"
/ There are in Itossier Parish to-da.
no known surviving descendants OF tn
couple above n,emfi6led. Both have n
doubt long since passed away. There
In the parish one living daughter Q
Daniel Hickmmn-Mrs. Mary Edwards
Of Haughton. The living grlndclildre
are her four children. children by til
last marriage Of n. f. McDade, MI
will Hickman. sf Haughton. Miss Dor
and Mr. Tom Hickman. Of Bossier 1T.
], and Mrs. w. A. Al,lley, of Shreveport.
5. g. Tourist. the special c0rreslNRdin
en,issary Of the New Orleans Daily MI
Weekly Crescent, who, Is doing MP tll
whole state In slices for the column
OF that able and enterprising jOurna
has finally reached this remote corne
& of the commonwealth with Il view {
photographing Bellevue and all the re.
Of Bessier. We hope Mr.. DOrr will hay
!. Il pleasant time a,is0iig our people. an
that the graphic and reliable lettt
which may certainly be expected froi
him will soon come hack to us In IL
COLUMNS of the Crescent
There are. we expect. many resident
Of Bossier Parish who would like to -
Il copy OF the Crescent OF date contain
ing the write-up of BOssier.
AT the termination Of the secol
term OF the Red Land Seminary tllel
will he given barbecue on the occ
,sion-the 10th instant. Rev Alexand'
will also deliver an etluc.ltionala latldres
We are requested to say that Il free al
! general Invitation il extended to all
Capt. T. w. .Aiasay. whose death Q
Cured some years ago ut his home
Denton, Texas. was then ut the ittg
OF tile Red Land Seminary, his nssis
| ant being Miss Mary Il. Slack. wi
/ later (perha,ss during 1861 lsc;tine u
second wife, She was from the Sti,
| OF New York, and. we think. Is st
living. Capt. Abney's. first wife w
Miss Matte White. whom he marri
before he was twenty years Of as
I while In college In Lexington. ny. -
became the mother of his four sol
/ The Captain volunteered for service
] the Southern Army from Rossier ~
/ isl,. The Rev. Alexander mentioned
! not remembered.