The Forrest City times., 1894-05-18

O. c. Johnson, with his usual energy and enterprise, has secured the privi- lege of selling the Stuart Springs whis- key, made by J. $. Crawford. It is a pure Corn whiskey, and must be tried to be appreciated. Give Tez a call. Dan Wylds' horse became frightened at the train Tuesday, while hitched to the old rack in front of l.. Rollwage & Co.'s, and damaged his buggy and har- ness considerably, but fortunately he did no other damage.
 Notwithstanding the avowed dull ness of the times, the establishment of Gray & Vogel does not seem to be affected. Several carloads of lumber and feedstufl were received yesterday. Aside from an excess of rain, and cold. this has been an unusually pro- pitiOus spring for the farmers. Good stands and healthy plants reward their labors and Up to this date their expen- ses have been lighter than ever before. They seem to be basing their calcula- tions on 6 cent cotton.
 Mrs. and Miss Hemenway, of Wheat ley, have been spending the week in town. They left for their home M0n- o0y OfCutiSs Dy Hemenway, who had been to Memphis on business.
 Rev. H. Rhodes Moran returned Wednesday from Dallas. Texas, where he had been attending the Baptist con- vention. He is pleased with his trip, and says much good work was done at the convention.
 Notwithstanding the scarcity of "rocks," people still indulge in law suits, as evinced in case before one of our magistrates Wednesday, the costs amounting to BPS, and no satis- faction obtained.
 Several very(fine horses are making the season at the fair grounds at $10 to insure foal. This price puts improved stock within the reach of all, and the people should jump at the opportunity. Elsewhere these horses would con- mand a fee of $25, but with d view to | improving the stock of our county the association has made the price nominal. J, II. Frost, of Collierville, Tenn, and a very accomplished young gentle l man, has been spending several days favorably impressed with this part of oiC otoeC. VO AopC nO VIII SOuOiuuO to locate with us.
 l A depleted treasury and lack of in- terest by it's members. has disrupted the noblest order in our midst, the La dies Benevolent Society, and the aban- donment of their work will involve more cost on the citizens than the little mite they asked monthly.
 All admirers of tho beautiful and good. should visit the store of German
 & Barrow, and examine their stock of l freshly imported China Silks, Challe and White Goods. These goods are of the newest designs and best makes, and sold at prices to suit all. Do not pro- crastinate, but come at once and select from a stock of goods that cannot be surpassed Tn town.
 A Tape Worm S5 feet in length was extracted from a brakeman on the Iron
 Mountain road, by the use of the Kick apoo Indian tape worm secret. Any one afflicted with this parasite would do well to call and see the Kickapoo
 Indian doctor, while here, which will
 be May p, for two weeks--lot near old Red Gin.
 Quite contrast present itself over
 
 this date last year when beautiful crops were covered by overflow, and farmers completely demoraliZed. Now the
 waters are 23 feet below danger line
 both at Cairo $ Memphis. The farm CTS have fine prospects and are work ing like beaver. Success to them. Farmers and Ginners will soon need
 to look after their ginning machinery for fall use; the old ones may do If put in good repair, or it may be more ecO-
 nomical to buy new machines. In eith-
 CT event the Smith Sons Gin X Machine you. Write them for information as
 to cost of repairs and prices of new machines, they manufacture Gins. Feeders, Condensers, Presses, etc.. and
 will promptly furnish any desired in- formation.
 l c. II. Ravens is candidate for your patronage when you want anything in the way of Woodwork or Blacksmith
 ing. He has also gone into the under taking business and is prepared to fur nish caskets, collins, etc., on short mo- tice at reasonable figures. should you be so unfortunate as to require any thing of this kind. He employs none
 but the best workmen and guarantees hiswork to be first-cass. Mir. Ravens is still engaged in the lumber and mill- ing business and also solicits your pat ronage in those lines
 It must have been very gratifying to the prOprietors of Ayers Sarsaparilla when the Worlds Fair opened, to learn that their popular blood-purifer was
 the only preparation of the kind ad- mitted at the Fair. r ct such was the
 fact. Out of all the many blood medi- cines advertised so largely in America,