The Forrest City times., 1891-11-13

]. M Brown is selling hardware, cooking and heating stoves cheap for tho cash.
 Henry Jennings. OUT efficient night marshal, is the boss hunter. He weht down to E!aekiish Mondty ari killed sixteen squirrels and eight ducks.
 l. $. Tolbprt. Forrest Lity's fayorite tonsorial artist. returned "Wednesday from Nashville, Tenn, where he had been visiting relatives aud friends.
 For novelties in silycrware suitable for weddings, birthday or Christmas presents, go to II. Evans Sl Co. s. They carry tho largest line in town.
 A copious ram blessed this section Sunday, continuing until late Monday night. 1t was badly useded, being the first that had fallen in two months.
 The people at the operaiiou.s Tues day night began reaching for their umbrellas when Ed Zimmerman imi- tated a r2insto ! the shares of his drum.
 We regret ta unce the continued serious illness of MS. J. ;. Fitch, but hope she may soon recover. Her little daughter. who has also been very ill, is conyalescing.
 The waterworks and electric light company should be encouraged. Other enterprises will follow as a natural sequence. Our people should bear this in mind.
 In view of tho fact that t.e Metho- dsts will dedicate their church on next Sunday there will be no preach i'll the Presbyterian or Baptist churhes on that day.
 Jno l.. Stewart of Madison, Ind. is spending q few days at the home of his uncle. J. F. Wolfe. He is down on a hunting expedition. At present is indulgIng in desr hunt.
 TIE TlMgs has sold full page ad- vertlsement 10 one customer and a half page to another, fer December. Watch out for tie interesting matter to be contained therein.
 Messrs. Pettus Bros. & Buford have a new book-keeper in the person Of Mfr. 5idAey Hayes of Byhalia, Miss. who arrived and entered upon his duties Tuesday. We welcome him to our town.
 The dedication services will, no doubt, be largely attended. Every thing that can will bs dGHe to make it most interesting, instructive and pleasant occasion. Everybody is cor dially invited.
 II. Evans & Go. will carry this season the largest line of Holiday Goods ever brought to Forrest City. Their stock will surpas5 all previous purchases. Don't fail to see them be- fore purchasing elsewhere.
 The high-five club, with headquar- ters at Winthrop's x Co.'S, are having great games these evenings. The colonel, however, thinks the boys "hogged' him g few nights ago, and he now sits up nights practising to get even.
 Rev NJ. E. Dervitt, D. D of Nash vile. Tenn. and Rev. J. c. Francis of Franklin, Tenn, passed through last Tuesday on their way to the state Sunday-school convention and Arl1au sss synod, which are in session this week.
 Rev. Jas. A. Mason. accompanied by Mrs. Mason and their little daughter, Lida, left Thursday morning for Little Rock to attend the Arkansas synod of the Cumberland Presbyterian church, which convened there last Thursday.
 The audience at the operahouse Mon- day night was highly entertained by the legerdemain practised by J. ;. Joplin, drummer of Louisiana, Mo. Some of the tricks performed by him were quite puZzling, and afforded much amusement.
 Some men are born small, some at- tain smallness through cultivation, while few are made small by force of circumstances. THE TIMES en- countered specimen embracing the first two of the above propositions a few days ago.
 Patronize every kind of home enter prise, even if it costs few cents more. Every dollar you spend with the for eign concern leaves the country for ever Not so with that spent with the home man. It is kept here and circu- lates among ns.
 Messrs. Sanders, Joiner and Loda went duck hunting yesterday. The condition of the wearing apparel of part of the party indicated they had been where ducks are supposed to con gregate They were wet. The ducks they got were invisible upon their re- turn to town.
 F. l.. Vadakin left for St. Louis Tuesday afternoon, to purchase a large job printing press, their pres ent facilities being insufficient to meet the demand upon them. The machine he buys will be the best on the market and of the latest improved style. It will cost about S400.
 Mrs. J. S. Brookheld and son Ben were in the city Monday en route home at Fayetteville from Clarksdale, Miss, where they had attended the dying bedside of Mrs. Lena Bobo (nee Sanders). The many friends of this Forrest City lady will regret to learn of her condition. Mrs. Brookfield says tn ere is no hope of her recovery.
 A distressing accident occurred at Palestine yesterday afternoon, a young man named Wood being the victim. One of his arms was caught in a gin and the bone broken below and the flesh torn off and the bone broken above the elbow. Dr. Alley went over last night to amputate the limb, and it is reported the patient is doing as well as could be aNsnrfa a3