The Forrest City times., 1893-07-14

Get tickets SOr "The Silver King.n Opera house Thursday night, 20th inst.
 Dr. Lipsey. Chas. Lewis, Ed Mallory, Tom FOndren, Bill Evans. Bob Jack son and the usual accompaniment of boys, fished the bottom out of Island Lake yesterday. Question as to how many fish were caught, but they were unanimous as to having enjoyed a high old time. No snake bites.
 The old reliable l.. R. & M. R.R. can not be kept under. They have built a passenger and freight depot in Little Rock, 1l0 East Markham street. and 1 q transfer will be made from Argenta, making it more convenient to passen- gers than landing at the union depot. No extra charge will be made for tho transfer. Tickets are sold through to Little Rock.
 The Brinkley Dramatic Club. under the management of Fl. l.. D. Whitson, has made date at the Becker & Lewis opera house for Thursday night. July 20. 1898, at which time they will pre- sent "rhe Silver King" The com pany is under the training of Mr. Me- Donald, a professional actor, and we are promised a really frst-class per- fOrmance. Seats will be on sale Mon- day at the usual place and at popular prices. We hope our people will give them good hearing.
 When the spring time comes and you feel tired. lazy and generally no ac- count, don't blame the weather. But cleanse your blood with Plantation Sar- saparilla, and start your liver with Plantation Pills, and begin life anew with the rest Of nature. Sold by l.. ROllwage x Co.,. Pettus Bros. & Blu ford. German & Barrow and 5. H. Mann, J. w. Beck & Co.,, Forrest City, and I. Goldberg. Wheatley. Ark, w. $. & J. l.. Hughes and $. l.. Andrews x Co.,, Haynes, Ark.
 For sometime past John Nichols has been missing his spring chickens from the coop. Various were the surmises as to their disappearance, and it was not until towards the wee hours of Sunday night the mystery was solved. A scramble among the chicks was heard, and upon investigation gentleman of "de rOllin' tail" order was found in the coop. A few chunks with pole soon placed him hOrs de combat. It is ru- mored that the coon belonged to Judge Hinton, and he had been in the habit of hunting his own living.
 Last Tuesday man was circulating petition for aid to start a small busi- ness, claiming to be incapactated for making living by the loss of an arm. He created sympathy to the amount of about ten dollars. We believe him not to be an object of charity. but fraud. for he seemed to be intellectually and physically able to earn livelihood otherwise than by begging. Our citi- zens should be careful as to dispensing charity, for in many cases, like in the one mentioned, they are imposed upon. If they have any money to spare We have worthy poor in our midst that need it.
 Mark Stanley, of the Peter Jackson neighborhood in the eastern part of the county, was in town Saturday, and to him we are indebted for the news of the horrible death of Grant McCrary. Tn. particulars are as follows: Last Wednesday Grant McCrary and com paniOn were walking along path, when a rattle snake struck him on the lower part of his leg. McCrary wanted to cut the flesh cut at the bite. but his companion prevented him. He reach- ed Lula d few hours afternoon and drank about gal. of whiskey: his leg was corded above the bite, and as soon as the bandage was taken off the poi son pervaded his whole system. and he died in twenty-fOur hours after he was bitten. McCrary leaves a mother and three sisters, who were dependent upon him.