The Forrest City times., 1892-09-23
We are in receipt of an invitation to

We are in receipt of an invitation to attend the Eastern Arkansas Fair st Forrest City, commencing Tuesday. October 4th and ending the 8ths The management are offering some fine in. ducements to owners of fine stock and we understand some of Cross county s two forties" will be on hand to com pete for some of the fancy purses. We , thank the secretary for "compli- mentary .-Cross County Gazette. Rev. c. A Bruce. rector of the Church of Good Shepherd celebrated divine services at the Presbyterian church Sunday morning and evening, preach ing an eloquent sermon in the morning and giving a very interesting, and ln- structive talk at night. The night services closed with an impressive solo sang by Miss Louise Dunn, with flute obligato by Prof. l.. Rollwage. Alto geti,er the services were very much en. loved by those in attendance.
 Capt J. ". Dennis contributed his check for so5O to the building fund of the Baptist church, last Saturday. thereby enabling and encouraging the committee to take immediate steps to complete their handsome new church. Mir. Dennis has always been friend in need to the various christian in- stitutions of our city. and at the most opportune time opened his purse and signified his interest by most liberal donation.
 While driving home from George Mallory's Saturday J. W. Aven's horse became unm snagesble and lraped into a ditch about ten or twelve feet deep. breaking Mir. Aven's right leg just above the ankle. The horse appeared to have been killed but in about twenty minutes got mp and shows no signs nov of it's rashness. Mir. Aven is get ting along as we'll as could be expected and has the kind sympathy of many warm friends.
 A few dollars laid away monthly in the building associations make the best preparations for tue rainy days that come to all of us Every house built by the aid of the association furnishes employment for the unemployed. a home for the homeless, enhances the value of all adjacent property, makes permanent resident of a transient, and ; increases the number of good and sub stantial citiZeus in community. Nearly all lines of business are laid under contribution, and the whole town is benefited.
 Col R. E, Kicker, general manager, W. T. Kelley, superintendent and c. II. Stevens. paymaster. of the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern
 railroad were in the city yesterday and expressed themselves we'll pleased with the improvements made here. Presi- dent Jay Gould. and $. II. II. Clark are expected here in few days. These visits indicate something. and from the best information we can obtain, that something is that this branch will soon 1 be the main line from St. Louis to New Orleans.
 Waiting for the soil to produce a crop is the chief occupation of some people who call themselves farmers, and this reminds us of the surprise oc- casoned q professed farmer the other
 day, when in speaking of his tomato crop being eaten up by worms another and more successful farmer advised him to pick them off. He remarked that's very good idea" and doubt
 less he had never thought of it before,
 but sat by and watched the destruction of his crop. and talked about the
 wonderful things in store for the farm
 or when the Peoples party came into
 power What fools these mortals |. be-
 Acting city Marshal James Taylor
 brought prisoner before his honor
 J. M Brown Monday charged with
 using obscene and vulgar language on | the streets. The prisoner was dis charged. although there was nothing but proof that he was guilty. Upon inquiring of the mayor why he had been discharged we were informed that
 there was no ordinance covering the charge. We recommend that the city council investigate th!s matter. and proceed at once to enact, or amend the present ordinance 80 that profane, boisterious. obscene and vulgar lan- guage will be All offence, and punish able by d good round fine.
 With the many drawbacks that it has been forced to combat, the Forrest
 City canning factory is an enterprise that has demonstrated beyond any per adventure that it will be success f. nancially and otherwise and that it will put money into the pockets of the la
 boring classes, and that class of farmers who have hitherto been unable to i handle dollar from one years end to 1 the other. and just at a time when the
 merchant has furnished him all the i supplies his mortgage call for. Every
 man that is able owes 1t to the upbuild- ing of this county and the crying needs of the people, to invest a few dollars in
 this'enterprise. There is no question
 but what the investment is good one from every standpoint. The company
 would like to sell 5000 of stock.
 The Baptist choir placed an order
 with Landvoigt S Vadakin Saturday
 for Clough & Warren organ, list
 price of which is S525. This organ is fitted with what is known as the quail
 flying tubes, by means of which the
 quantity or volume of tone is very
 largely increased, and the quality ren.
 dered equal to that of the best pipe
 organs of the same capacity. thus fur
 nishing all the desirable characteris
 tics of the large church pipe organ,
 It has thirteen sets of reeds, twenty
 ones stops, with knee swell grand or.
 gan knee lever. foot blow pedals, and
 blow lever. It can be pumped either
 by foot or hand power and is the
 finest instrument ever brought to our
 city, and one which will add materi-
 ally to the beauty of the music rendered
 by the choir. The instrument will ar
 rive in time for the first service after
 the new house is finished.