The Forrest City times., 1892-10-28

Kas., and will occupy his pulpit here next Sunday. both morning and night. This will be Mir. Kelley's last Sabbath at Forrest City, as he expects to leave with his family next Thursday morn ing. He very much desires to meet all his members and friends at the services next Sunday.
 Miss Birdie Lennon. aged la years, died Monday evening at her home near Millbrook and was buried in the For rest City cemetery at o'clock Tuesday afternoon. Rev. J. A. Mason cnnduct- ing the services at the grave. Just two weeks before little Birdie was laid away her father, T. r. Lennon. was buried at this place. We sincerely sympathize with this afflicted family.
 Children Cry for Pitchers Castoria.
 Prof. ". J. McIlwain, we'll and fa- vorably known to the citizens of this place, has been elected principal of the Nashville Ark school. The school began last Tuesday week, the 18th inst, and lasts eight months, paying SlOO per month. We congratulate Prof. McIlwain, and hope that pros perity may ever attend him. He IS an accomplished instructor and thor ough gentleman.
 A horrible fatality occurred at Cald- we'll, five miles north of this place on the Iron Mountain road, Wednesday night. Joe Harding and his wite put their three young children 10 bed, locked the doors and went to make an evening call upon neighbor. They returned about S:30 o'clock to find their home a mass of blazing ruins and their youngest child, boy some or 4 years old, cremated in the burning building. The charred remains of the unfortunate child were found on the hearth, and it is supposed his clothing took fire and he WAS overcome before he could move away, and that the flames from his burning clothes was communicated to some other combusti- ble material, which caught the walls, etc. The two older children escaped. It was a terrible sight for the parents, who have the sympathy of the entire community,
 At 4:30 o'clock Wednesday afternoon the alarm of fire was sounded and it was soon discovered that Haven's gin was burning. A crowd rushed to the scene and, by heroic work, succeeded in subduing the flames. The fire orig mated in gin-stand on the second floor, catching from friction in the brushwheel, and was almost instantly communicated to the cotton on the floor and in the lint room. The press was full of cotton, which also caught, but the block was run up and the flames smothered. Through the desperate work of l.. F.. Davenport and N. J, Allen. the fife in the lint room was ex- tnguislled, although these gentleman come very near being asphyxiated. Marhall Gaines had his hands burned, as did several others. As is usually the case, our colOred citizens did spendid work-in fact. everybody pres ent must be commended, The damage was slight, amounting only to about $50. 1t was a narrow escape from d disastrous lire.
 Winsome Marie Heath is the bright, particular star of the musical comedy, "A Turkish Bath" that appear at the Becker X Lewis operahouse Friday, November H. F., II. Macoy is the manager and he has strong company in support of his star, prominent among which Is Miss Fannie Durham. the celebrated soprano; James F. NtttDC, tllC llotiC COilltuldi anu ddi- cer. late of ''Oh, What a Night" Hen ry Vogel, leading baritone from "A Baba;" Frank Murphy, the famous
 Irish comedian; Jeppe and Fanny De lano, the refined society sketch artists, late of Tony Pastors own company; Walter Dauphin. T. D. Miles. John Gurgeon. W. A. Rusco, and last. but not least, Miss Josephine Stanley, the fa- al, anA oavnnpftna Marie Heath Is fast pushing her way work is entirely different from anyone else, and what lends great assistance is her wonderful singing, and, by the way, it is not general understood. but it is fact that she is a graduate of three of the leading musical college of America. her early intention being to adopt the operatic stage, but she wisely gave up that idea and took up the line of work that she has made such wOn- derful success with.
 The contested election cases ended, so far as the county court is concerned, just as everybody predicted and ex- pected. McCullars (populite) was de- clared elected over Brown democrat for assessor and Wilson tpopulIte) over Aven (democratl for treasurer. Judge Coffey, in order to reach this remarka- ble judicial conclusion, was compelled to throw out the votes cast in Franks township. his grounds being irregulari- ties and fraud. The irregularities con. sisted in the manner in which the l judges were sworn in and the fraud
 was based upon the testimony of ne'
 groes who pledged their honor before
 the election to vote for Brown anG
 Aven, but now say they voted for Mo
 Guitars and Wilson. The defense, feel
 feeling it was useless. did not intro
 duce the evidence at their command, but
 preferred to open up in the circiut court
 NJ. T.. Sanders, counsel for plaintiffs
 is in Little Rock with a certified copy
 of the record in the cases and will en-
 deavor to have the commissions o
 Brown and Aven revoked and Cther'
 commissions issued to McCullars anG | Wilson. The counsel for the defense
 Messrs. N. W. Norton and J. NJ. Prew
 cit, will be on hand when the matter
 is brought before the state board nex
 Monday, and it is probable the commis
 stoned officers will hold the position
 to which they were fairly and squarel!