The Forrest City times., 1892-10-21

Aside rom tile closing or the pOStOfiCe and bank. this is the only demonstra- ton in this city.
 Children Cry for Pitchers Castoria.
 The store of ]. S. Fitch at Caldwell was burglarized Sunday night of. seventy dollars worth of goods and postage stamps. The thieves effected an en- trance by boring around and remov- ing the lock. A number of ten-eents stamps were found next morning north of the store in the road. No clue 10 the burglars.
 The Forrest City Canning company will pay 10 cents per bushel of 60 pounds for 300 bushels of Yellow Yam sweet potatoes delivered at their facto- ry, and 30 cents per bushels of 60 pounds for other varieties. Potatoes must not be mixed. Yellow Yams pre- ferred The company will begin to can sweet potatoes Monday morning.
 Ferguson Wilkes and Haviand, the property of the Eastern Arkansas Far association. and Croftwood and Yacht owned by c. II. Sanders, are at Helena at the races. Ferguson Wilkes did some good worh Ill a trotting contest Tuesday. taking third money. being opposed by some of the best horses in the country. CroftwOod took no part in the races, being simply on exhibit tion.
 PostofIice Inspector c. II. Thomas examined the books, etc.. of our post office last week aad pronounced every thing in iirSt-class order-surpassing in neatness and accuracy those of any office in the state. He expressed him self as much pleased with Mrs. Win fields work and system of doing busi- ness and complimented her very highly. It affords us great pleasure to publish these facts, and we congratulate Mrs. Winfield oil being able to merit such encoiniuins from her superior officer.
 A shooting scrape occurred Saturday night at the little station of Hicks. six miles south of Forrest City on the Iron Mountain road. John Ward rlIns 4 saloon there and Raif Johnson (colorrd) is his porter. A difficulty at the time named resulted in Ward shooting John son three times, and the wounded man is in precariuuS condition. One shot passed through the lower part of John sons face. another through his breast from front to rear, and another through one of his arms. Ward was arrested and brought to town Tuesday, and was released by Squire Bonner on a $500 bond. Our information is the shoot ing was justitiable.
 Between l and ? o'clock Saturday af ternoon sparks from passing Little Rock and Memphis engine ignited the cotton on the platform used by the public weigher, and for a time it ap- peared as though serious fire was inevitable. Prompt and enegetic work on the part of the citizens, however, saved all but sixteen bales, which were slightly damaged. The steam pump at the public well was soon ready and d stream of water was turned on the burning cotton, which had been rolled close to the pumphouse. There were about 250 bales on the platform when the fire started. The owners are Se- cured against loss.
 The young people had quite an en- joyable tie and apron party at the home of G. B. Pettus on Friday night last. Among those present were: Misses Eola Fitzpatrick. Louise Dunn, Rosa lie Durborow, Pearl May. Florence Davenport, Lula Mason. Lutie Beck and Willie Mcdaniel. Messrs. J. k. Pirtle, J. D. Davenport, Mack Durbo- row Paul Durborow, Joe Sanders. Troy Sanders, Harry Knight, Ernest Long Dick Winfield, Len Hurley and Will Webb. The first prize. a cut-glass ink stand, was won by Paul Durborow fol the speedy and artistic hemming of an apron. The booby prize, tin horn was voted to Dick Winfield.
 A shocking accident occurred a, | Beck's gin, west of town, Wednesday afternoon, resulting in the death of Elza Glenn, colored man about 25 years old. It seems Glenn raised the breast of the gin to clean the hnt of the saws, when his hand was caught anC the arm drawn into the gin. The ma chipery was stopped, but it was fifteen minutes be fore the unfortunate man could be released from his terrible DO stion. The hand and arm were hor- ribly mangled. and Drs. Matthews and Cason went out and ampntated tho | limb near the shoulder. Glenn died between l2 and l o'clock the same night, never rallying from the shock
 The friends of John II. Cole will re gret to hear of his death, which tool place at McLemoresville, Tenn, or Tuesday, October II, 1892. The intel | ligence of his demise did not reach thi