The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-04-17
Fl. LYNN FLASHES,

The past week has been prolific
of news in this vicinity. I will
briefly mention a few of the events
as ! have few minutes that
can devote TO writing.
The water in Sulphur is receding
fast and will soon be at good
stage to develop an immense crop
of mosquitoes.
The chill and fever is rather pre-
valeut among the coIored people,
earlier than usual this season, but
l trust with 4 little care it will
prove but slight
Mrs. W. NJ. Owens spent Sunday
in Boggy, with friends.
Hotel Elan has changed hands
again, owing to the death of Mrs.
E'am, the former landlady. Mrs.
Henderson has taken the house
again The lady received a hearty
welcome rrom her old friends. She
is most excellent lady and will be
a pleasant addition to society, aside
from keeping a good house. l wish
her the best of success, which she
deserves,
FIT. Lynn was almost deserted
Sunday The few that remained at
home say they we're so lonesome
that the two days absence of the
people seemed like a month; quite a
number accompanied the remains
of the late Mrs. Elan to Texarkana
last Friday, to attend the funeral
of that good lady, The young men
who remained, became so home
sick to see the absent ones, especi-
ally Ed Barker Walter Owsley and
Fred Mcclure, they quit work,
boarded the train and followed on,
and when they met their friends in
the city, everybody seemed as
| pleased to see. each otner as if they
had been separated for months,
and | wish to add right here, and I
mean what | say when l add it,
that it Illustrates the true friend
ship and brotherly love and harmo-
ny existing among our people, both
/ old and young We all spent Sun
day in the dusty city and enjoyed
having our eyes filed with very
fine sand early in the morning, but
happily, before we we're entirely
sanded under, it commenced rain
ing which put a check on the flying
| particles, And now my dear
friends of Texarkana, | trust that
none OF you will take the least Of
Tense if | presume to give you a
word Of advice in a very mild man.
ner but in very firm tones with the
accent on the first syIabIe-PAvE
YOUR STREETS, and hold the sand
down, l6 to it will be money well
spent and will yield a large divi-
dend
Eight Ft. Lynnians, including ye
scribe, enjoyed an excellent dinner,
highly seasoned with pleasant So
cial converse, good WILL true friend
ship and brotherly love, which was
thoroughly enjoyed by all partici-
pants, with MIR. and Mrs. J. FL.
Earhart, at their beautiful and
comfortable home in Fairview
which will be remembered by one
at least, as a green oasis in the des-
ert life Of an old man
While in the city a number of our
boys visited the gentIemanly, wide
awake and up to date, Messrs.
Sharpe & Brewer, proprietors of
the most complete gents furnishing
establishment in the southwest
and after looking over and admir-
ing their immense and fine display
Of goods, it inspired so much conf
dence in therehabjity Of these gem
tIemen, that each left quite a gem
erous amount OF cash behind, TAX
ing some Of their fine goods as GER
tifcates Of deposit
Monday morning all of the Lynn
delegation took the $50 train and
returned home, and at once each
resumed his or her regular line of
occupation
Rev j. B, Morrison will preach
the late Mrs. EIams funeral sermon
next Sunday, April 10th, at II
o'clock a m All dre invited to be
| present,
Trusting that the above will not
prove uninteresting to the readers
of the TEXARNANIAN, am yours,
ONCE A WEEK
p, S, Thanks brother Home Spun
and ! hope you will not feel a little
hit veXed with your elder brother
if he presumes to offer you a word
of advice, If YOU desire to promote
harmony among your fellowman,
abstain from walking on their