The Forrest City times., 1895-07-05

/ New invoice or FISnlng lackie. base
Ball and Tennis goods at the News
stand.
The Iron Mountain railroad has sig
nifed its intention to grade the ugly
bitches between their tracks on West
Front street. Ii they would complete
the job by filling the frog pond by the
red gin. they would receive the praise
of the whole community.
Over two hundred people from this
city went to Brinkley on the 4th. and
nearly all the balance of the population
went To the barbecue at Sugar Hill and
pic-nics and fish-frys elsewhere For
awhile it was thought that DIR. Stone,
Marshal Wolff and We local were the
only ones left.
The tand boys received their hand
some new uniforms Tuesday. and with
few minor exceptions are up to their
expectations They left for Brinkley
Wednesday night in high spirits. Plans
for an inexpensive band stand have been
submitted To the authorities with re-
quest that it be erected in the hotel
park; aid we may soon expect IA weekly
open mir concert. The boys are pro-
crossing very nicely. and handle high
grade OF music very creditably.
John Il. Jacket and E. Milan. of
Jericho, were III town Tuesday inves-
tigating the potato market. They
have about so bushels to dispose of.
and the samples exhibited by them in
dictate that they know how to grow
them TO perfection. Something of a
curiosity was sent us by Rayburn Tack
ct. which they delivered. 1t is tuber
of large size with eight smaller tubers
perfectly formed and growing from it's
sides. 1t was the only potato in the
hill.
A printing Office is usually consider
ed IL rather tough place. aud the news
paper worker Il mighty bad man. Sta
tiStics. however, do not bear out that
idea. Of $500 convicts i'm the state
penitentiary of Texas there is not "a
printer or newspaper man, while
there are ministers, doctors. bankers,
BARRIERS. photographers. barkeepers,
cooks and members of all other pro-
fessions and calings. The printer
gets "A bad name because the nature of
his bushes teaches him to detest shams
and he sc0rns TO play the hypOcrit.
Eureka Messenger.
But for the prompt application of
remedies by Il coiored doctor. the young
4.year-old daughter of JAS Beard, near
Palestine. would have met an awful
fate. The child was in the field with
| its father and in its wanderings STUN
bled over "a rattlesnake. The snake
struck at the child, and inserted its
fangs in her forefnger. The little one
ran screaming with the snake dangling
on her hand. The father ran to the
house with the child quickly. and by
the application of a live chicken cut in
two, the poison was extracted from
the wound, and no serious results are
anticipated.
The barbecue at Sugar Hill, about
eight miles south of town, was well at
tended yesterday. many people going
from this city. The committee of ar
rangement evidently knew their bust
ness. for the crowd was lavish in their
praise OF the good time they enjoyed.
Barbecued meats. bread. chicken and
pie ab0unded, and dancing and games
filed the cup of happiness to the brim
The strangers within their gates" had
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caused by the Indictment weather, or
beer. created little unpleasantness.
but was soon checked, and everything
ended joyously.
A warrant was sworn ont in Squire
Nelson's court Monday for the arrest
of VIM. Marmajuke. on IA charge of
rape on the person of Louisa Brown.
a colOred girl about twelve years of
age. The girls father. Jonas Brown
charged him with he crime, whereupon
Marmadnke assaulted him with an AK i,
slightly cutting him on the shoulder.
hence an additional warrant. on the
charge of assault with intent to kill.
Marmaduke Immediately took to the
woods. All persons concerned are
colored. This. if true. is the second
case of its kind during the year. An
example will probably be made of the
third.
Professor r. G. Hall returned this
morning from Forrest City. where he
conducted the normal He reports
good work with an enrolment of thirty
seven. and an average attendance of
thirty-three. The teachers showed
marked attention from beginning To
finish. He recommends that the act
appropriating $4,000 for this purpose
should be amended. making attendance
compulsory. Professor Hall will leave
within few weeks for his old home
at Suffolk. Va, and will spend the
next two years at the University of
Virginia studying medicine. Mr.. Hall
has many friends here who will re-
greet his going away.-Little Rock Dem