The Forrest City times., 1893-12-01
If there is anything unusually the matter with TIE rIMrs fhis uaek

| lndllCl Nltu HE lItlS Ntth. | good, bad or indifferent, it may be at | tributed to the fact that our last born | has tooth and the chicken pox, and celebrated his first birthday Wednes- day.
 The servants house at the residence of Mrs, Moseley caught fire Monday. l Prompt work of Messrs. Apperson and | Will Pearson saved the structure with l slight damage. The corpse of colored baby was in the room during the ex- citement.
 German & Barrow now have a com plete stock of fresh family Groceries, | and will give this department of their business very careful attention, en- deavoring to give the best bargains to be found anywhere for the cash. Give them call.
 A very neat restaurant has been opened at Catarboona's old stand bv his successor, George Graieb. He will also sell fruits, candies, groceries, nuts, and serve all kinds of nice lunches cheap. He invites the public to give him call. No pains will be spared to give satisfaction.
 If you subscribe for anysmagazine or newspaper regularly, remember that we are agents for all of them, and will take your subscriptions at regular prices and save you the postage and trouble of ordering. Don't forget this. We have sent in many subscriptions re- gently for magazines.
 2olfe and Hatcher are closing out their business and will retire from the field Every Saturday from this date nntn all nf thnir ctnnly ic cold thov xyill offer everything in their store at auction. Parties wishing to buy the show cases and fixtures at private sale, or auction, may do so at q bargain.
 The large assortment of new cooking and heating stoves at Russell, Graham & Co. $ is attracting the attention of all careful buyers, because they are be- ing sold at prices which puts a good stove in reach of any and every citizen. The cash will buy them very cheap. Heaters for wood or coal may be had. ns,-r- sLACK-pRAuGHT tea cures Constipation
 The fourth and last quarterly con- ference of the Methodist church for 1893, in Forrest City, convened Monday. The pastors salary was not .ully paid, ], but will be before he goes to confer ence, and our church will go there with a clear record. We congratulate the working members upon this encourag- ing condition.
 Mrs. Lucy Higginbotham and Miss Mamie Arridge, of Dublin, Texas, were in the city several days the first of the week visiting Mrs. N. L. Fondren and other relatives and friends. Mesdames Higginbotham and Fondren are sisters. A Il three left yesterday for Oxford, Miss, on visit, Miss Arridge's ulti- mate destination being Charlotte.
 Dr. I. B. Prentiss who has been the accom- modating and genial prescrip- tionist at Winthrop & Co.'s Pharmacy for several months, will leave next Thursday for St. Louis, where he will be married, and go into business for himself. THE TIMES is sorry Forrest City will lose his citizenship. It wish es him much success in his new un- dertaking.
 F. J. Badinelli's saloon, opposite the L. R. & NJ. By, on North Front street, is headquarters for all kinds of Fine Wines, Liquors, Cigars and Tobacco. Ike Mallory, the genial manager, is al- ways on hand to attend to the wants of his customers and friends, and will see to it that they have the best in the house, both as regards goods and at tention. Give Ike call, when you want the very best whiskey to be had in this market. Don't fail to see the huge barrel.
 Sam Bridgeway is very much wanted man at this place Tuesday night G. W. Kirby gave him an order on the Izard House for nights lodg- ing, and morning developed the fact | that he had skipped by the light of the moon, with the contents of c. H. Hol- wells pockets amounting to S6 20, hnd pen knife, also gold watch and chain belonging to B. NJ. Breskow. The watch was of the N. Y. Standard | Co.'S make, and box locket was at tached to the chain. It is not known | what direction the thief went, but 1t is surmised that he left the line of the "tramp's march fo the sea-" and gone west. A reward of S10 will be paid for l his arrest.
 | Old man John Huffman, a former employe of the Little Rock X Memphis railway, on section 6, near Wideuer is dead. He has been III this city several days on protracted spree. Tuesday afternoon about four o'clock he started west on the L. R. 6 NJ, By, on foot. l telling another man that he was going to Brinkley. He did not go more than quarter of mile, when it is supposed he became ill, and laid out all night. | Wednesday. about 10 o'clock a. m., section foreman Curry discovered him; as he was unable to walk, Curry brought him to town on the handcar and let him lie on the floor in the waiting room at the depot, where he l breathed his last about an hour latter. IL Rnrd hnntal m thn nnl lnrt a l. ar.