The Forrest City times., 1896-12-25
MADISON TIMES.

R. W. Ford who has been located al Edgar for some tune, was in Madison for some time was in Madison Tues day.
 Mrs. El Berry has been very tics foi the past week, but under the hklllful treatment of Dr. White, of Forrest City, It ia thought that her health will soon be re established.
 Misses Jessie and Ludie Thomas left Tursday for Miss wh-re they will spend the holidays wni, friends and relatives at their old home.
 The steamer. Rosa. arrived the frs, of the week with Il load of cotton seed.
 A. ai. Nash shipped two cars of lun Der this week.
 The stave mill is doing a rushing business. The company have put n another boiler to make steam for tht dry kilns. Their receipts and ship nlrnls have Increased to xici, uu pxtrnl that lht railroad company are now constructing another switch which vii add greatly to the convenience cf ih. slave company in the unloading ana soading ot cars.
 One of Maditnh's gall;int beauy whose timidiiy prohibits us from men tionlng his name, went calling Sun day night. when he was informed h, one of the family that the young lad, whom he wislrd io see was no, at home So great was his diSappoin,nseit thai he fairly gasped for breath. Whei some one kindly handed him < g,ass oi water. he WAS so txirem,y ntftuns that he dropped the glass. thoroughly de. moiisllng 1t. He Sas carried home and tucked ii lis littlr bed, where ht was tendrrly nt,iSrd buck to conscjel ausiless. He has sufficiently recnpera ted 10 inable him To be out. but uue oi pis friends declairs hat he (iiie bexux) Is still non coinposmentis.
 We noticed in THE TIMES of of lasl week that tyour correspondent from this place is roasting Uncle Sam aud and his Snag boat officials about thriI carrlrssness in cleaning The rivtr ol Snags. ~tc.. let the good wcrk go on We wIll sit silently hy and watch witt interest the outcome. We are not in clincd to criii:ise or find fault witl any one. but there is something mate rially wrong someN here in the mJnase- Dent of this department Of the govern. ment.
 S.. Francis county is the paradise oi the fisherman. Its waters gre trui, blessed with the tinny tribe. aid soint wonderful catches have bven made hy the many fishermen who follow it foi sport. Our friend. Dave Thorn. could interest you with new fish story any time. but of late. he looks rather sad. and from an interview with him. we find that II. II. Divine has won the honors. and this is why Dave is looking so drjec,ed and forlorn. So a few even. ings ago We Sauntricd into Divine 's place of business and found him ytry talkative. Our conversation was soon turned to fishing ''As Mir. D. is sportively inclined" we rnco,irarp,, him tO tell nsa story, and he did. for he IS always loaded. lle and several other gentlemen were fishing near Houstnh. Texas. They had been very unluck-. and while li.ey were all seated aronnc the camp, X green" boy cross-ryed and red headed walked m. and said "why don't you all get Dad to show you how to fi.hn They of course sent for Dad, and they gave him few drinks of the oii of joy and. the old man says bat vour hooks get on that log. and he began 10 whistle. Divine says he never saw as many fish in his life of all kinds. They caught a carload. and wound up by catching u few aligatOrs, and tips had tQ shs.nt at ihs old man 10 get him unpuck,red. Who is uext
 Chester B. Nash owns farm three miles southeast of Madison which is the most fertile in the county. A short time ago he built box house on it. He was compelled to use green lumber on one side. and in few days after the house was completed he noticed that there MRS something wrong with the structure. One sile was higher han the other, and from actual measure. ment the side that was built of green lumber was elevated twelve inches Cp0n investigation 1t wHs found that the land WAS so rich that the green lnmber was growing. IL created much excitement, but from the last report, everything WAS quiet. The house is q little disfi2nrpd. but Chester thinks af- ter it has finished it's growth, that he will be able to make Luo-siory ,Mid- ing of it. Anyqne wishing further in formation may obtain same. ty ad :. dressing C. E. Fash, Madison. Ark.