The Forrest City times., 1895-08-09
ADDITIONAL LOCALS
Cut the grass in the parks.


 Some one should open up a bath house on water works hill. T. w. Barrow contemplates erecting handsome residence shortly. Dr. w. J. Matthews is mending ra- pidly, and will soon be himself again.
 Ihere'll be music in the air soon- the colored folks are about to organize brass band
 NJ. N. Gaines. of Blacklist, was in town this week, looking the very pie ture of health.
 Mrs. Landvoigt's condition is very critical, but hopes are entertained as to her recovery.
 present at the marriage of their broth. CT at DeVall's Bluff last Tuesday.
 Mrs. E. k. Shade went to Brinkley Wednesday night and spent yesterday with Miss Katie Hahn and other friends.
 A score of r to in four innings. in- dicated that the Wynne boys had a walk0ver yesterday in the game of ball with the Crackajacks of this burg.
 Squire $. F. Wilson run over Mon- day from CoIlierville, Tenn, ostensi- bly, on business, but it is rumOred that we are indebted to sparkling pair of black eyes for his visit.
 0Messrs. Baugh & Brandon shipped a carload of hogs and cattle, and Messrs. Grobmyer & Lindsey one car of hogs and cattle and one of cattle. yesterday. A healthy export trade will prosper this country.
 Miss Lena O'Brien, of Medicine Lodge, Kansas, niece of Gen. Geo. r. Taylor, left for her home yesterday after visit of several weeks in this city. She expresses the pleasure of her sojourn in glowing terms, and was sorry to leave the scores of warm friends made during her stay.
 In noting the carload shipments of produce and cattle from this county a couple of weeks ago, we neglected to mention that some twenty or thiJty car loads of cattle had been shipped from Wheatley and Goodwin. These points ship more cattle than all the rest of the stations combined within a radius of forty miles.
 At business meeting of the Citizens Band, several days ago. it was resolved that a vote of thanks be extended the ladies of Forrest City for their kind ness and thoughtfulness in giving the Band thecbenefit. and also to Mir. and Mrs. C. l.. EgglestOn for their kindly interest, as manifested, and that the Band appreciates these kindnesses to the fullest extent.
 From an itemiZed report from State Superintendent Junius Jordan, we learn the following facts regarding the the apportionDent of the common school fund: Total amount to be ap- prDpriated S32l, 255.S7. Total enumera- ton of children 43S I'll. Amount appro- priated to each child 73c. Balance in treasur y$903 04. Amount apportioed to St. Francis County, $3,9S4 34. School population 545S.
 A colored boy named Harris. an in mate of the'county poor house, was con- mitted to jail Wednesday for safe keep ing. At different times he has been attacked by something akin to hydro phobia, foaming at the mouth and fighting everything within reach. X bout two weeks ago he cleaned the poor house .Out entirely. beating one old negro very severely. He was locked up as a dangerous lunatic.
 There IS now Tn progress at the big red gin little enterprise which though not attracting much attention is de- serving the investigation of up-to-date farmers. A. J. Smith and Dr. D. NJ. Darden, colored, raised about fifty acres of broom corn this year, and have put up machine in the old gin house near the Iron Mountain railroad. and are stripping their corn by horse power. It is worthy of note that the product issof very fine quality and commands ready sale at good prices.