The Forrest City times., 1892-01-29
Perhaps the largest audience that

tAh"Po tht EtoO duditntC ever attended performance in Forrest City greeted the Gold Day" company at the operahouse Tuesday night. and all claim to have been well repaid The play is without plot, but is brimful of fun from beginning to end. It simply does what it claims to do-make people laugh.
 Mrs. Henry Hood, who resided in Lee county, just over the St. Francis line, died yesterday and was bdried in the Forrest City cemetery this morn- ing. Mr9. Hood had long been a suf- ferer from consumption, and few days ago was stricken with pneumonia. The family and friends have our heart felt sympathy.
 A Mrs. Anderson, accompanied by her idiot daughter, arrived in the city this morning in search of her son, John Anderson. We are informed MT. An derson is somewhere in St. Francis county, and if this be true he should hasten to find his mother, as she needs his attention. She will go to Colt on this evenings train,
 Robbie Myers, who has long been be- i hind the counters at c. F. Hinton $ 1 drugstore, has severed his connec- tion with that popular establishment and is attending school. Robbie is one of Forrest City's most worthy boys, and will make good and useful citizen. His close attention to business, his en- ergy and courtesy have won the regard of everyone.
 The blizzard struck us three weeks ago tonight, and in shaded places the snow is still on the ground. This is, we believe, something unprecedented in this section. Usually the snow dis appears within three or four days, and a week or ten days of snow-covered earth is looked upon as bad spell of weather" This may appear ridiculous tG our Northern readers, but 1t is true.
 Cedar Bluffs Female college, four miles from Woodburn, Ky, was de- stroyed by fire Thursday night of last Week, which intelligence will be re- eeived with regret by many of our readers, as this institution was the alma mater of number of young ladies of this vicinity. About fifty girls were in the buildings when they burned, but all escaped without in- jury.
 TIE TINEs' course in opposing the l bliUu tiEti lbAdtilf iido DtCii oFNtloiy criticized by certain parties. This was expected and does not hurt our feel l ings in the least. A person who will operate blind tiger" is outside the | pale of the respect of decent people, and tlis paper is not seeking the ap- probation of such characters. They are vioIators of the law-and are of the 1 lowest class of law breakers. at that and should be fined and imprisoned for | it. If TIE TIMES can say or do any thing to accomplish this end, it stands ready, without fear or favor. to do it.
 Joe White has purchased half in- terest in John Reho's bakery, confec- l tionery and family grocery, and the | firm will hereafter be known under the style of Reho & Co.,, as will be seen by their advertisement. The firm is com posed of two as energetic young as can be found anywhere, and we cheerfully commend them to the public. They will make speciality of superior bak- ing. and, speaking by the card, we can testify that in this branch they are not excelled in Eastern Arkansas. Fresh cakes, pies, bread, etc, always on hand, and nothing stale served to GUS l toners.
 It is the duty of every man and woman in Forrest City to aid to the utmost of their abilitv-and we mean by this cash subscriptions-in the erec- tion of a suitable schoolhouse to take the place of the old rookerY recently destroyed by fire. Times are hard. VIC know, but times are never toO-nard for people to provide for the comfort of school children. It is a matter in which every good citizen IS interested as upon the intelligent education of the little ones depends the stability of all our political and social institutions. Let us have good schoolhouse, and let us not abandon school in order to secure the money with which to build | it.