The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1895-12-20
ARKANSAS CUlliNGS.


jefferson county progressive citizens
are determin d to organize fair ASSOC
iation.
DR.. ]. +. Hughes lost his residence
and contents at Ell Dorado by fire.
Nothing saved; fully insured.
The football team of the Peabody
high school, Little Rock, will 60 to
Arkadelphia New Years day for a
game.
~ l. E. Walther, cashier Of the Bank OF
Commerce at Little Rock, has rendered
his resignation, to take place jan
nary 1.
The college at Mountain Home Is
moving along nicely, and 1t is con-
ceded that il is one of the finest schools
IA the state.
The governor has appointed B. FL.
Thorn collector of Pionsett county, in
place of T. L. Davis, who was elected,
but failed to file the bond required.
Prof. Tharp. of Little Rock academy,
has discontinued foot ball and substi-
tuted lacrosse, says Little Rock paper,
agame as fascinating and more civilized.
There has been a great deal of ty-
phoid fever in the neighborhood of
Mountain Home, according to corre-
spondent of the Little Rock Democrat,
this fall, and good many deaths have
occurred.
A negro by the name of Babe Kill
gore, in the southwestern part of Union
county, was found dead in the woods
near his house. This negro was shot
at several days before by an unknown
party, who shot out one of the negro's
eyes. He had been hiding in the woods
until found dead.
Mrs. j. R. Lindsay, of Little Rock,
had q narrow escape from burning to
death at her home, 1o11 Denison street.
While burning some trash in the yard
her clothing caught fire, but the flames
were extinguished by Joe Wright, a
colored boy, who was near, by throw
ing his coat about her.
Walter A. Webb, well-to-do farmer
who resides near limbo, Stone county,
was arrested by Deputy Marshal Dod-
son and taken to Newport, from which
point he was taken to Little Rock by
Deputy Marshal Sappington. He is
charged with having in his possession
and passing counterfeit dollar.
Judge Williams, in the federal court
at Little Rock, has entered an order
which is considered significant in rail-
road circles 1t authorizes Receiver
Fink of the Little Rock & Memphis to
expend sum not exceeding $1,000 in
making preliminary survey for an ex-
tension of the road to the southwest.
The order was made at the instance Of
the bondholders, and it is said that the
survey will be made In the near future.
Rev. ID. w. Comstock, of Little Rock,
superintendent of the Children's Home
society of Arkansas, few DAYS ago
had the pleasure of speaking In the
Jewish temple in Dallas, Tex, IN ad-
vocacy of the society for homeless chill
dren. The Dallas News says that at
the close of the speaking number of
Hebrews joined the society, most of
them agreeing to care for one child
each.
Robert Henry, colored, has been
lodged in the penitentiary after an abb
sence of several years from that insti-
tuition. Henry was sent up from Brad
ley county three years ago on a SEN
tence of seven years for highway rob-
berry. He had served only three months
when he escaped, and he succeeded in
sIuding capture until the other day,
when he was taken in near Alexandria,
La, by an officer sent thither by Sheriff
Triplett of Jefferson county.
Says a correspondent of the Little
Rock Democrat writing from Mountain
Home: Rev. t. A. Martin, who was
appointed at the Arkansas conference
of the M. e. church, south, to the
pastorate at Mountain Home, we I'M
derstand; will not accept the appoint
ment, and Presiding Elder Tucker will
be called on to secure pastor for this
charge. Rev. Martin served the church
here last year, and, not receiving the
salary he thought he was entitled to.
declines to continue. He will proba-
bly, locate and engage in some kind of
business at Harrison
1t is now stated that the Jury in the
damage case of Mytinger VS.. Hudspeth,
in Little Rock, for alleged alienation
Of Mrs Mytinger's affections, stood 10
TO for defendant. Ten jurymen, it is
said, could not close their eyes to the
letters Mrs. Mytinger had written DR..
Hudspeth. Col. Jones, in his argument
for the plaintiff, strongly emphasized
the important part the epistolary eff
fusions played in the case. The
query is heard in many instances:
why didn't Mrs. Mytinger appear on
the witness stand and make a state
nnent in defense of herself?" A wife
can not testify either for or against her