The Forrest City times., 1897-03-05
A'big rain fell early this morning.s5

Abig rain fell early this morning.51
 Circuit court convenes Monday.
 Japaneseanterns st the News stand Canned Goods of all kinds at A. Meyer & Co.
 Six cabinet photos for sixty cents. Ea
 HUMPHREY BROS.
 Five good Mules for sale or rent, cheap. N. E. INGRAM. Rev. Nj. NJ. Smith, P. E., will preach at the Methodist church Sunday at II o'clock a. m., and 7:l5. Come and hear him. He is a cogent thinker, and a coherent reasoner. You will be ben
 At the mass meetiHg last night it was decided to have the procession. in the event of the second Tuesday falling on Sunday.
 Notwithstanding the threatening condition of the elements, a large crowd turned out to see The White Pilgrim.
 Prof. Ezelll's orchestra gratuitously contributed most charming music to the entertainment of The White Pill grim.
 No mail from the north this morning owing to an accident happening to the train between Kneble and Wynne.
 MT. J. II. Dunavant. of Mississippi county, was prospecting in this city | this week, with the view of opening
 Floating Soap, S1. .00 per box. Strict y cash at A. Meyer & Co.,
 The Humphreys Bros, of St. Louis. nave moved down from Wynne, and are erecting a photo gallery near the Baptist church. They are fine artists. ana their prices are the lowest ever known here.
 We call the attention of the public to the advertisement of John Nj. Brown Tn another column: Having purchased the stock of the Racket Store ana added many new goods to the same, he IS in the field of competitions MT. Browns long residence in the city IS guarantee that his patrons will be the gathers by his embarking in the general merchandise business, as hls motto is best goods. quick sales, small profits" An invitation is ex- tended all to visit his store in the Blail- ton building and examine his goods.
 A full line of FURNITURE kept constantly on hand at l.. ROllwage X Co.'S, very cheap for cash.
 Simon $. Hartman. of Tunnelton. West Va, has been subject to attacks of collie about once year, and would have to call doctor and then suffer for about twelve hours hours as much as some do when they die. He was taken recently just the same as at otll- CT times, and concluded to try Cham berlaic s Collie, Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy. He says: 1T took one dose of it and it gave me relief in five min- utes. That is more than anything else has ever done for me-" For sale by Tipton.
 Cabinet photos, 6 for 60 cents-near baptist church. HUMPHREY BROS. The following changes in the direc- torships of the St. Francis Levee Board is clipped from the Commercial. Appeal of Wednesday. The law gov ernIng the workings of that institution provides that one new director shall be appointed annually from each of the counties lying within the Levee Board territory. The officers, president, vice president, secretary, treasurer and col lector of taxes are selected by the Board. Gov. Jones today appointed the following as board oftirectors of the St. Francis levea district, their terms to expire May II. 19OO W. N Stroud, Phillips county 1e. II. McGee. Lee county Frank w. DeRossett. St. Francis county T. F. Smith, Critten- den county; J. M. Levesque. Cross county; T. J. Fuller, Poinsett county Dr. A. A. Horner, Phillips county (vice E, c. Horner), term expires May II, 1899. The Craighead county mem bers will be appointed in a few days.
 Try the Studebaker Wagon. l.. Roll- wage x Co.,, sole Agents.
 A white man by the name of Charley Shay, being wanted in St. Francis and Lee counties for various offenses, was located near Earl, and acting on upon information from Sheriff Williams of this county, r. A. Mahon, deputy sher- III ot Crittenden county county, assist ed bp Deputy Sheriff Ed Horton pro- ceeded to Smiths mill on Wednesday ot last week, for the purpose of making the arrest. Upon being called upon to halt, Shay turned and fired npon the officers with double barrelled shot, gun, severely woundipg Horton in the head and slightly wounding Mahon in the hip and Was about to reload with buckshot when the officers returned the fire hitting Shay twice. from the effects of which he died at s o'clock. Shay's remains were brought to Wynne and turned over to Sheriff Williams. who brought them to Forrest City and was buried on Thursday Of last week m tue cemetery. Shay said that he thought the officer was Frank Sher- man, and he had made up his mind that Frank could never take him. hence the shooting Shay was about 28 years old, unmarried, and was con. .I f..A ..e