The Forrest City times., 1892-05-27

of the hOspitahle treatment extended by the people of the queen city of tue Southwest.
 Our entire stock of sheet Inus;c. con sisting Of nearly 1000 pieces, vii. be closed out at l0cents per copy. The reg ular price of this music ranges from 10 cents to Sl.50 per copy. Call at the news stand.
 Col Reese E. Ifogins of Russeliville. candidate for the democratic nonina- ton for secretary of state, was in the city Tuesday forming the acquaintance of out people, and made quite favor able impression.
 On Wednesday morning last J. D. | Gray of Terrell, Texas. passed this | place with carload of the finest Jersey cattle we have ever seen. The car con- | tained 5t0G0 worth Of cattle, and they were certainly beauties.
 ! A meeting was called for Tuesday afternoon to take steps toward raising 1 funds for the relief of the flood suf- 1 ferers, but no one attended except q | TIMES representative, and after wait 1 ing il while he adjourned sine die.
 We wish to correct the mistake that i Bud Kirby will not go boat-riding again if Marshall Gaines is one of the party. It was the young ladies of
 Madison who said they wouldn't go
 b0at-rding il Marshall was one of the 1 party.
 Owing to the high waters the lessees of the county conyictS--four in num- ber-cannot find employment for them and Jadge Coffey has them engaged in grading the courthouse lot. Capt.
 Walter Sweet is in charge of the pris- oners.
 l The publishers have concluded to
 dispose of what are left of TIE FOR-
 REST CITY TIMES Souvenir edition at
 five cents per copy in let's of twenty or more copies. These papers should not
 he allowed to remain iiI our office another week.
 For sale Our Webster's unabridged dictionary. bound in full sheep, late revision. cost SIP Been in use short
 time. Good as new. Will be sold fo: S5 ctsh at TIE TINES office.
 This is q bargain and you must come quick to get it.
 Do not let other merchants palm off
 other preparations OH you brcause they | have not Plantation Chill Cure in stock. Apply to agents named below
 who guarantee it. For sale by l Russell, Graham & Co, and J. W. Beck
 & Co.,, Forrest City, Ark.
 Rev <. II. Buchanan. D. D., of the
 Cumberland Presbyterian church. preached two powerful sermons in the
 city last Sunday. He was returning from the general assembly of his church
 in Nembhis to hs home at Clarksville,
 Ark, and was induced to stop over
 here.
 Why have Chills. Ague and Fever,
 suffer death and take gallons of nau-
 seous drugs to cure them? If you keep
 "liepaticure' in your home and take it
 to regulate and purify the great organs
 of life. Blood, Liver and Kidneys, you
 will never be sick, we guarantee. Sold
 by druggists.
 If St. Francis county would establish
 a hospital at this place, where patients
 could receive proper medical attention, It would result in q considerable say | ing of expense to the county and re- suit in the prolongation of many q life
 that is now lost through absence of | proper treatment.
 | The remains of Mrs. Clark, of Win chester, Tenn, who was killed in the awful Crooked Bayou wreck m the Cotton Belt near Humphreys last Fri day night, passed through this place
 Monday morning. Miss Hattie Laura
 Moseley accompanied the funeral party as far as Memphis.
 pr. J F. Shoaf of Coyington, Tenn. and Miss Anna Pettus. formerly of this place but now Of Mason. Tenn.
 We're married on Wednesday of last week and made d visit to Forrest City, the guests of the brides brothers, R l.. and G. E. Pettus. The newly welded couple have our best wishes for happi- ness and prosperity.
 Capt. J. F. Mcdonald of Johnson township was in the city Wednesday, Several month ago Capt. Mcdonald was stricken with an opthalInic malady which has become very distressing, de- priving him of the sight of one eye, and he was OH his way to Memphis to consult an oculist. We hope he will experience speedy relief.
 The election fer school directors last Saturday passed off quietly and brought out only a small vote. Messrs. w. F. Williams and E. Bonner, the candi- dates of the masSmeeting, were elected, tue former receiving l26 and the latter 97 votes. On the day of the election some of the boys started a boom for Q. D. Johnson and he received 3G votes. Misses Ida and Lizzie Grobmyer, who have for several months been the guests of their uncle, l.. R. GrObmyer, in this place. will leave for their home ut Carrollton, Ky, next Sunday even ing. Tbese charming young ladies have made many warm friends during their stay in our midst, and the intel lgence of their departure will be re- ceived with extreme regret.
 It has been suggested that the demo- cratS make no nominations for county officers this year. This is wrong. Let us nominate d straight ticket and vote for the candidates. There is still time for q thorough organization of the party. Every democrat should feel that the success of the issue depends upen him, and exert himself to the utmost. Brethren, let us go to woek. At the school election held in the Nineteenth district, L'Anguiile town ship. the Alliance and republicans elected MT. Tom Ellis, with the under standing that a negro would be the ap- pointed director. No tax was voted Twelve Alliancemon and eight demo- crats have signed the petition to the county court to appoint Mir. J. A. Thompson, the defeated democratic nominee, to the position. There is also d petition to appoint negro director.
 Bill Harrison and Joe Petty, two