The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-11-02
TT. LYNN FLASHES,

A gentle rain has been in prog
ress sir &c 3 o'clock p. m. Saturday,
from which it is hoped that much
good will result from sanitary
stand point.
A heavy black frost was the most
prominent feature observable last
Friday morning, also q light frost
showed up Saturday morning.
The health of this community,
although some are 10th to give up
chills and fever as a weekly visitor,
Of whom p. p Elan and Fred Nc
Clure are the most notable,
The mill has been idle since
Thursday morning when the sheve,
which the slab elevator carries the
chain over the outer end gave way
and had to be taken Off and carried
to the Gate City shop for repairs,
1t was brought back Saturday and
is now in place, and the mill will re
sumo business tomorrow.
Manager Tupper made flying
trip te the Twin City last Thursday,
on business connected with the
lumber plant, here.
Mr. Dewitt Owen is here visiting
his brother, William M Owen,
am pleased to learn that Mrs
Samuel Cooper is convalescing af'
ter a two weeks sever seige of fee
yer,
Mr., W. j. Owsley went to New
Lewisvile last Thursday. The gen
tleman returned Saturday, bring
ing with him the parraphanaIia for
a bed, which by the way Is prolific
peculiar surmlses, | shall expect a
card soon,
Or. Pegram, who IS buying a lot
Of young cattle for shipment, re-
ports the prices will range from 20
to 80 per cent higher than they
we're a year ago, Comments are
unnecessary
Mr., p, A, Brown received m or
der last week for one hundred gall
Ions of his mineral water which he
hauled to Atlanta, to ship Now,
that looks a little strange when he
Is right on the liue Of the \, q S.,
Ryo bat he says that whea he
ships by that road the goods lay In
TeSarkana indefinitely nobody
seems to take any interest In trans
ferring the consignment until some
interested party raiees a rumpus
about It,
The social entertainment aud box
supper which was announced to
take place at the chapel last sat
urday night was postponed, owing
to the mclemeney of the weather
uhtll next Saturday night Nov g.
Everybody Is cordially invited to
participate, The ladies' will furn'
ish the boxes and the gentlemen
will pay for them, Each gentle.
man will be the escort Of the lady
whose name h found In his pur
chase, A pleasant time ls anllel'
pated, come all,
The Big American Show, Charles
Mdyette proprietor came here last
night with the intention Of giving
our people two bits worth of0muse.
ment, but owing to the rain II was
declared of until Monday night
when they promise Us a quarters
worth Of amusement with hun
dred per cent interest II makes
Fort Lynn feel quite metropolitan
TO have q circus here
An epidemic fever struck this de-
voted place last Wednesday night.
but II Ia not considered dangerous.
The prescription for which Ia pair
of rubber boots, a double barfeled
shot gun and 40 rounds OF loaded
shells as the malady was brought
on by the Quaek Quaek Of The fowl
duck, which announced their ar.
rival In large uumbers about .
o'clock on tho night mentioned
above In series Of eQuakIHg con
eefts which Ia known 10 be sweet
music TO the sp0flsmahs ear one
gentleman said that hls fever rag
ed TO sueh A degree that he did not
sleep any during the night, | am
pleased to note that the disease
has somewhat abated In fury, as all
the suiTerers have taken the pre-.
eeHptlon mentioned aud eau safes
" say that they will continue TAX
Ing the medicine until the 6ause of
disturbance tales wing aud aY
away
In conclusion ! dealro 10 sOy TO
the subscribers to the 'fnNAnBAMAN
who are behind with their subsarip.
ton, that | would be pleased # they