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THE BANNER-DEMOCRAT. Plui Saturday, January 29, 1898. Fve ther P. S. STRICKER, MID., ffe FracticingI Physician, Omce at Campbell & Chaze Drug Store on Levee street. Local and Parish News. and _ _ -----_ _ -- - his DR. C. RAY MITCHELL, he Dezntist Delony Ofce, next to l'otoMice. coo J. R. RANSDELL, W. I. MONTGOMERY, F. X. BANSDELL. Notary Public tilT and fur - Insurance Agent. mu Ransdell&Ransdell tee Attorneoy at Law IT wi AND- col exi Real Estate Agutse, " Lake Providence, La. Pu bu up Ian WILL PRACTICE IN TIIE COURTS OF a EAST CARROLL, WEST CARROLL AND) OU MADISON PARISHES, AND THE STATE SUPRF.JIE COURT. -___ - i-- Extend.the corporate limits. I The latest patterns at Levy's' t Iron beds, chenp at Pittman's. 1Si Ilere's to youg'i..g~\Mcr Rouge. 1a Services at the Churches to-morrow. The river is beginning to attract at tentiou. lc: About four more street lamps would at be enough. rc Jno. W. Cooki left for Ncew Orleana in on Monday. is Call at Max Lovy's and get the latest tlj in patterns. w Champagne war. tapped early Mon. day morning. New Orleans Mardi Gras will be oL ts a grand scale. The town lock-tup is the place fcor t drunken men. t The road tc the la;tdiug is in a hor rible condition. Mr. Yancey Bell, returned Tuesday n from Vicksburg. Last Saturday gave the merchants a I, case of the blues. c The river is a good size body of i water just about now. t Acteylene gas has proven to be cheaper than coal oil. n It was a good strong wind we had 11 on Tuesday morning. SherlfI Dunn is anxious to hand you your receipt for'taxce. Board of Aldermen meeting on Wednesdlay night next. Our friend Hugh McGuire got home Saturday trom Memph'is. Clover brand shoes handled by W. N. White are guaranteed. Ilill Bro's., magnificent shoe stock is up to date in all grades. ir. W. S. Mlaguire will have a nice home after it is completed. There hasn't been a lock of cotton picked for the plast two weeks. This weeks' local news Is about as scarce as anything we know of. The levees in East Carroll are solid, and every person is contented. The way things look now we are going to have an immense river. The upper rivers are all higher than they were at this time last year. Ilon. Joseph E. Ranadell returned on Tuesday by the Anuie Laurie. Everythlug in the grocery line of the very finest at Maguire & Scbnelder's. Will the levee crossuing Old river slough be raised? It continues to sinuk. We regret to learn that there is no change nlu the coudltion of Mr. W. P. Burney. The water from the MisslssippI com meneed to ruu into Grant's canal on Tuesday. We regret to announce that Mrs. Max Levy has beeu quite sick for the past week. Last Saturday's business was knock ed out by the rain, and the merchants were blue. That 6-cre lot out on the lake, offered for sale by MIillkio & Hamley, Sis a bargain. The river is booming, and where there have boon new levees construct ed, look out. Judge . F' . Montgometry is down In Madison preBidlng over a term of criminal court. 'The real estate firm of Millikin & Hamley han several pieces of choice property for sale. •The drift wo6d in the river I. very thlik, maktrng it dngerours for stee boats to avigate. The nlevee ow eee our eiitInM os top of the large emba.inismI t ga lug at theewetitao stu. . Mayor lHalej'5 eie b)SW std tlbi farthereet bak rbik E sttf The weatbetn toitil 4I: d4y. it ook.a Ii Mrs. W. C.rsli MeusPhie to, tbdoa owthta tl go· de afl ca'W lave jdast re(ctive(tl - c m- " T plete line of Plows, Plow Points. ProI Plow Bolts, Trace Chains &c. cars Everything to farm with. Will sell pari them at a price lower than ever day offered in town. Maguire & Schneider. Mess The many friends of our worthy Ti postmaster, Mr- F. I. G. Tayvlor, will !y. regret to learn that he Is quite sick, and on Monday his condition alarutcd his vife and daughters. We hope thai he will soon be able to bc out again. The cistern contractors inform us that they notified the street and bridge committee that they were ready at any C time to fix the cistern when they were prh furnished the ring for the top. So it All must be the street and bridge comnmit- LA tee who are to blame. tha I I- --- - - -ri tat Master Isham Beard, son of Mr. and is p Mrs. James Board, left last week for t Tulano University of New Orleans, where he intends taking a, literary " course. We learn that he stood a fine son examinatio,, which speaks well for our Mo public school. Mo The Acetylene gas machine to be the put up in Mr. Phil McGuire's place of pla business has arrived and will be put ati up in a few days. When it comes to the Improvements and making every thing wil OF around him have a nice appearance, Go our progressive friend can't be beat. St, TE -- A, Mrs. Carrie Slack, nee Benjaminu. th wife of Rev. Mr. Slack ofuRosedale. La., E:1 gave birth to an angel girl on the 15th.i Mi Mrs. fienjamin and daughter left on si} the 17iih on a visit to Mr. and MrS. r Slack. Co!. IBe!jaanit i bowlo a gragd th, pa and one of the proudest men in the is: Sparish. Iri wi at- W are requsted by several of the! leading ci:Izeln of our town to call the; ltd attention of tho proplrietors of bar rooms to the. law in regard to allow- Z. ulta ing miners to play billiard= &c, wh!ch fa is against th;t laiw, and to ask them to A .et lut a atop to it. We Lope that ttlyi II, wil be done. vi on ------- fo 'T'he street and bridg' committee are i dotaig ev-erything 'o~sibi to fir the streelts; b~t it IIut to I-ail tberc'r s:( for that ti y h.:L o:y Unit amount of nI: :cey ai t}-ir di~lpose!a to worng b.o: da and they havo to try a:td mako it g, i as far as poasiblc in repairiI1y bridges, t' Sditches and strceets. The Providence Lumbher Company t t ai have securred the services of a first d class sawyer in place of the veteran, Mof Mr. Poindexter, who imet with au sc cident and who had to return home. i be The mill is now runultng cu full time U and will soon catch up with the large n had nurmber of orders on hand. you U. S. assistant engineer W. S. Brown by all means should see to it immedi- t on saely that a force of men be put to 1 work on the levee crossing Old river O te slough. lit the next ten days nothing can be done, and perhaps we may have W. the same thing to go through that we had during the last high water. ek is You can look for a big river. How nice cnu the fresh piles ot dirt now being ce rushed up with all the force available across the large openings it Mlissisilpi >tton withstand the pressure of water that is I bound to be against them. It would V st s be better to let these breaks stay open than for the levees to be again washed olld, away. Sare It has been the custom in the past to use the levee as a dumping ground for than garbage, and the marshal has tried to stop ti without bringing the porsons trued before the mayor; but it has been to no purpose, and on Monday he had to af the bring one of the persons before his der's. bonor, who finued himnt, which io doubt river will break this thing up. Sto We received word a the close of last week, but too late to mention the W. fact that our friends Mr. and Mrs. Albert Vought of the second ward, are com- now iu possession of another son, al on which we are told Is almnost as large as the twins. We cougratulate them oni Mrs. his arrival and our wish is that he will r the grow up to be a useful man. Dr. W. E. Long, of the second ward, buts was a pleasaut visitor to town on Suit day. It was reported.tbat the Doctor lake, would again become a resident among mley, us, but he informed uits that he had decided to remain in the lower word where of the parish. Doctor Long is one of ttruct- the leading physecians of the perish, and any neighborhood is lucky who wu n nhas hima. We met our friend Mr. Clarence L in& Seghera on Sunday morning and we ehoie knew something pleasing had taken place with him from ise smiling coun. tenlaee and of course asked what was te- the matter, when hbe luformed us that the biggest, Oueat looking and preti a eat BJoy he ever saw hbad come to glad. g ra- Getitt hoe~ad that tb4 mother and plogpter were deajg WelL a :: %jl.ptnM wea.r, ha all tbat k(i STLe .-mill tax iu aid of the Lake Providence & Western RIiltsvay was carried in the Gth ward of Morehouse parish at the election he:Jd on Saltur day last, as will be seen by the follow ing telegram: Mer RPoutge. La.. Jan. 2, 1898. Messrs. I:ansdeil & Iainley, Lake Proyl deuce. L:: Tax carried by a handsome niejori ty. bMer Rouge sends greeting to Providence. A. IH. IDAVENPORIT. Bazar Glove Fitting Patterns. Our Patterns are retailed at popular e prices-lOcts. They are the best and most reliable in the market to-day. All the styles are thoroughly UP-TO IDAlE. They are the only Patterns that are fully guaranteed. Any mate rial spoiled trough fault of Patteruns d is paid for by us. r We Invite the ladies to call. MAX LEVY. Y The criminal term of court for Madi e son parish convened at Tallulah on r Monday last, his Honor, Judge F. F. Montgomery on the Bench. During the sessdcn a murder trial will take )f place that will attract a great deal of It attention for the reason that some of the linest crimi.nal lawyers iii the State g will be conneceted with it. Lieutenaut Governor Snyder of Tensas, Col. J. B. e Stone, Ilon. Geo. Spenser, andu District Attorine lIolhus will be on the side of ,. the St::te. while Hot. J. E. tanusde!i of I , Eist C'a: troll, lho1 . W t. Mutlrt'tY "od h. r. E',is of T':t 1a!th wi .l on t;i e c Sside f tho defence. It will hie a bat tl s. ry:, :ni the c:,e will attract more I thau ordinar:y it:terest. Iio,1. J. E. Ce i.::sicl is c.,tni-dcrcld :o of the tlino-l urintial lawyers in thi .tate, and it will take the best of thr.cl to cope with le i- Mr. John iout, bl :other of Mrs. S r.'Z. Goiueburg, who was well and 'h favo::rly 'tnowt\: in our town, da,,d in to AstiauSla, Ga., o(n Saltutday ltst. . Mr. !, 1100, la:s beau in Montana in the set vice of the governni:otut for the past four v.a'r, and n hen 1'Pre~ldet McKl! n. 0c~~: o t h re ley wr, i ii stalled in otiiee Mr. Root lost 1;;, t ', ud tI-,, i,. its wi Co a jn go sister cave our sh,w...r- a 4 n:'athy it, es, t'hciv hercovcnet t. Levee inspector Beard kilcd twen uy ty-niCe hogs in one day onu his trip iret down to liendcrson last week and fr an' the week killed (<".tr forty. Every 50- person along the liue of levee knows m that it is against the law to let their me hoe run at lurgc, and they have rge no one to blime but themalseles. There are are a great IanyU who watch for wu the iusiecetor and as so.'n as Ih passes di-I they turn out their "hogs". on the P to levees, which do a great amount of B .ver damage. It is pretty hard to kill up C lug the hogs, but the o\wvers should know ave what to expect. re Mr. Canady of Clarkedile, Mies., i1 Ssawyer for f the FProideuco Lumber T low Company, arrived on Sunday, and on nig Monday morning steam vas raised and able the big mill has been steadily sawing ippi during the week. Mr. Poindexter, at is I hbo has been with the conmpany since, ,ul thie mill started met with quite a seri Sous accident by a piece of bark etrik Sita himn in tbo eye, anda had.to returt to bis homre in Natchcz to have it treated. We hope that he will soon be :t to slhe to returv, as he is a comnpetent 1 for man. d toi SPECIALb NOTICE. to uo We are now closing out the balance d to of our winter cdicoi, dress goods, un his derwcar, hats and shoes at about half obt price so as to make room tor our sprintg stock that will soon commence to arvre. We solicit a part of the te of ade. se of 1M. LANlDSWIlT'II.L the) - ---- --- Mrs. Mr. Albert 'lTaylor, the efficienlt - are nager on oue slt Mr. Graham's llalrge I pre ilaces, was up to rown oiln Sunday. son lie says he hias a great deal of cotton ge as ill Ihe field, but lie is creaking up the i on ground andl doing af little picking too. i w il 1 I is laughabl, to hear persons ipre t dieting on tlhe stage of the river. One Sof them said it wouldn't go to 26 feet, ardu, which was passed oin Saturday last, and Sun- it continues upward. Tihe chances are ctocr that it will go to forty or over. nong If you are a subicriber, and there is oard soen stingy person who is all the timen ard on the burrow, tell them to go and pe of ay a year's.aubscription in adiance e and be a man, by helping along a pa - arish, perlhat is a benefit to his town. Mr. W. C. Mcltae arrived fromKati sis City on Saturday last with a drove oe horse anud mnules and is quartered at the ShiSids stables. Mr. McRae has ad we lot of hblgh-steppers, and is selling taken them at a low Bgure. The 5.mill. tax voledl oo Saturday lt msist at Mecr Rouge In aid of the ILake a that Providence & Western IRatlway wau pretti- almost uaitglonsu. Mayor l1ade lglad speak l i giowiag terms of the p~e.-oe , of that esetio., Mr. 4. W. P1tt1man, h Aestyllit 1Ight s V il nt soe I es f, aats o L.Sh 4 i bsote* pleed hi the eh utt ~ ja j ehise ;~ 1 ] , _" (loo ihe ol sa a Your Boy Stan "Another Suit this winter? If so, attend the SPECIAL SALE of the balance of our atoai of BOYS' SUITS " of good grade.. Investigation of these goods will surprise you, as you will see the same goods that we offered to you earlier in the season all the way from $3.00 to $3.75. T The- sale price N ill be $250" These suits have that warm :nd; dressy appearance, anu , at the [rice, certain lv bespe,ak your consideration for the appearance and c,:. O,:r of YoU: boy. S - SIZES, 5 TO 12 YEARS. t t'y I i W. N. WHITE AGT. UI U 'p -- (0)- - SWe are offering now the. most complete line of seasonabe Goods :Iwe ever carried, consisting of.......,..... Le PLOW RIDLESL PLOWS, o HIDIN BRIDLES, - PLOW POINTS, p COLLARS. HOE CLEVISES, BACK. BANDS. GARDEN RAKES. I IIAMES, SHOVELS AN SPADES, TRACES, NWELL PIPING, B RfEECIiINGS, WELL PUMPS, er LEATH''ER LINES, EXTrRA LONG WEtbLLPOINTS. SCOLLR PADS, CARRIAGE BOLTS, H AME-STRINGS, . PLOW BOLTS, d SINGLE TREES, FRESH GARDI)EN SEED, ug COTTON LINE, EARLY ROSE POTATOES AND S.GRýASS LINE, ALL VARIETIES. The best line of Groceries in North La, i( (0)- l m t o can also fill orders promptly for Lune , Cement and Brick. J. W. Pittman. In this issue appears the law card of Iansdell & Ransdell. Mr. J. E. Rans dell is too well knowu to require cuml ment at ourhands. Mr. F. X. Randelll tie junior partner, practiced law suc- i Sc sfully in this parish for thine,; years prior to 1893. and for the past five years has.been a prominent attordey il CUhat tauoogs, Tennessee, where he came In i to Contact with many of the highestL minds in that State. Hle is attracted to i hi first lo, by 'he growing import ince of our parish and town, and brings ;a well balanced, matur,'d, and carefully trained mind to aid in the arduous duties of his calling. We are satisfied he will prove a aiost potent factor in the new firm, and bespeak for him a fair share of public favor. Mr. Pierson, the leader of the drum mer brigade, sold lots of groceries this week. Mr. Pierou has many frie4 in Providence, who are alwys -gt saee hitm. d O polite colored me ,a Jones, es Levee streJ e n te p g an lmproYMCitl a#6 the • - few days Iba 4 appearac very tngh-. 4J. Ste Oef Alsata, IA., ham a muteLe an sy, thie 6. ilt -escriptiot o salo.r - V A liberalc jwd tr1w e iea recovttry. w4 k egret t4 qitcs th , f Swthich scorret tio Week. et ta clerk U osf t4a t pad ids * pOp *alas' e t_ "} - t d s* r" ky ' a. vrSJ:a f-. r,`" g - =it e y " ýs' ,W',4, i·, c Maokintosh Coats. We have these in all colors, with or without cape. all WA'I'ERPIlOOF. Our MOVIOR COAT, for railroad or tecamrboat people, Is a great seller. We sell BOY'S MACKINTOS'1 Coats. Money back if not suited. Mail orders receive prompt atlou ti0u. WAlRNER &, SEARLES CO., Vicksburg, M iss. To cure aL cold in one dhy. a Lay - ati ve Brolu, Qutiniig t. All )Druggists refund the if it t'aila to cure. 2~c. We l P.orter, the colored sehool - hof the escond ward, left hb et he country very mysterl alew weeks ago. and uhbing )l.rce beeut beard of him. O: Oly four votes were cate against the $-mill tax at .Mor Rouge. We ..goUld bewflling to bo that the four were pops, T'heew retters are -against the -J "J. N.,Bil & Bro.. gt in t o Mfdsame rugs and umattiTg )se week. hie second ordeer :iuc --' 4n 100. W ii t.-' comrpleta assortment of seed !pot:toed, onion sets &c., just in at F Maguire & Schneider's. - ei Last Saturda'a rain astori wa thw heaviest the country ever had. 'TLhe & oldest inhabitants spy that they. never saw the like beforo. Messrs. Everette Pititslos and Caleb jt Richardsoz,, two popular yung geerle. oi meu ot the sot ntl' a\rd, wrIO viiisfors to townu on Sunday. old Sci:l, rep;reslteting tle bIg house of Marx & Si:harff .f Natch z, was in ton this week talking straight goods to the ,Iuerchasnls. a Mrs; Yanoey Be-ll, who jias btfeq in Bitton Rouge for the past toonth ou a visit to her sister, Mrs. E. C. Ltfiicr, returned Sunday mnoruing. t • ,',Thtse high top giftiie shoes at { lls nr'e just whnt you want this m:tiddv wentier. tFr Sale. The elegant residence known as the Senkins house, now.oceupied by W. C. McRae, on easy terms with modorrito cash payment. This is a 'asp for some one. Keller Residence, corner First and Hood streets.. Has 8 nice rooms, kitchen, cow house, ete. This is one of the most desirable residen ces in Providence. Will be sold cheap. A Residence in Fauxburg Arling ton, with 6 rooms and large plat of ground. Has good paying ten ants. The Waddill Plantation, about 600 acres; one of the fluest places in the parish--near 'line of projected railroad. A IKEATIFItL FIVE ACRE LOT. having a lrnrt ," two chai} s and sixtf-eix irtiiks. ou wt!e a':,d; road. n.xt to the property of ir. ,1. C Itag. *This is beyond. a dou!,t the tinest tive :cre bui;dtug lot ta East Carroll I A pair of nice m:atelted pontes. TLre, , r ,our nice saddle mares.* Two bug- eis. Four atow-iig }nac'chinet. For terms &c., apply to MIJLLIKINg & HARLEY, Reneac Estate ent-atl, Laku Provi dence, La. S-i . y ; ,,r.'. r}ýpondeace ans-;w reid proum: tly !I B a Peol·co oom Parlor, -- Pf-8:L P1. CWBIE, Propri'csor, t o at Ltt vyy'e' I 1 C1 otiixU g SLtow", ...LAKE an .LEVE' STREET6,. -BILLIARD and POOL TABLE. *l~r.. o rnds of Which""., I randise, Wince, tgore id To- _ Laco. K~eelp on baud; Live Oak, pure Bye; Memphis Club, here Rye; I. T. Ilippey, es. orted and reidrpurte4; J. E. Pept ,r haLrnd-rnade sour matbh Lourbcu; Jockey Club, 'band-made soeur m ah; Melwooci, pure Bourbon, bpring '91; lli~iusin County,. 4 . pnr lBye; Iecchwood, pure Blye. Case Oclod, inli'quarts--Old Bourhbn, 21 0'ears old; NY. Ui. ~ Mcrayer, Old Taylor, the cr*tfl of Irish .whiskey in jugs, iu- - . oý. ported; 'Windrsip Club 1880.- This is the choicest and zUcst rites .z stock of this class of goods ever br u ht touhis market. Noi- o D tr&clairge for jags > An ,Ir.IUse i-bOusch Ksa Bee', T. J, Powell; -~ Llvvce Streo~f, La~ ~Prov Itduo,iavO, IQ~r t*1tU bs or1 , t;CALDEA* iLER.I. or 1 Fine 1Ttc2 ing, Haety CGaps, si au 1.%eats' f+thn rielg Good,!a Trunks and Valises. I , , I MxkaeiChiidr 'n scd 3ou'i!s shoes. Overshoes for al Qr. r egacid Plautatian sup~plies. ou Guenard Drug $re' e S LAKE BTU EET,: LAKE PROYVW3Nc .". V .f `' -ed ofo Lg Riling Pieas 'risa ape. .t1 b) . a ha:.5 Gibe are z x 't I5-. `srr, ý ve L.ogý ,. "'.:! ..-, ca f- ,. " _14" - "s- ..d - IRS .sýA fresh supply of Buckryh Flour, Self Rising Buckwheat, fleck. er's Rolled Oats, Imported Spagetta, Macaroni and Vermicella at Magulro & Schneidetr'. , An exchange very truthfully ay# that there are a whole lot of fellowslsa , and about etery town iwiho cotili teach school botter than those who are our teachers; preach better than ttLose who are preachlnv; run a store bhotter than the store keeper; plead law better Ila ; all the attorneyc In the oduntry; run* a newypaper better than the men lho run themr. Yes, the woods, the felds andl towns are full Of them, but none of them ever taught school..preacheds practiced law, run a store or paper and never will. They have always spect their time in loatzg, arout f4 dltri fauot with other people, and don't kntuow-eough to do good honest work atd mo t of themn never will." lr-A-silee line of fruit can alwys be found at MAGUIRE & SCIINEWUS - - -------------~ ' Chas. Swoftord, , Bggy Paltingandale Haxs t a Lake IProvldencie Ira. d - - . Vicksburg and breenalie Pakst D, t Carrying U. S. Mall. Steamers RUTH and ANNIE LAURIE. Schedule Taking Effect Monday, Nov. 8th, 1897. FniOR G1REE VILL.E. "" Str. Ruth, .A. F. Niuitz, Master. Leaves every Monday and Thursday 11 at 1 p. inm. -tr. Annic Laurie, T. V. Do La Hunt, Master. JLcve ev _-rI Wednesday and Satur. t day :t 1 p -. PU'LDY & .SCiiNEIDER, Agents. * YANCEY BELL. i- t Agents. P. S.--Tis schedule in effect until