The Forrest City times., 1897-08-27

His many friends will be glad io learn Of the return of Sid Hayes to our city. He will be glad see to them at Ellis Turkeys, after the lst Sept.
 Rev Jas. Noble will hold divine ser. vices at the Episcopal church as toi iows: Thursday. Sept. ?. evening ser vices, Friday. Sept. 3. communion st 3 d. m: Sunday, Sept. ,, evening prayer md sermon.
 The steamer Ralph. which has been rpnning in the trade between lirleu, and points on the St. Francis river. " $ sunk last Saturday night about cipt. o clock. about two miles above the L'Anguiile. The sinking of tue steam 1T was due tO snags, the being iua Do not make your children to b come decrepid in after years by gis,n. | hem chill tonics containing arsenie. Arsenic ruins their bones and pnii- | hem up. They look beLter--for n while | rhe arsenic finally shows it's shas,i, results. Dr. Bells Peppermint Chill | Tonic contains no arsenic. It makes stout. sound bone. It makes real flesh | health itself. 1t cures chiIls pe,ma nently. Sold by D. c. Webb. X cotton stalk only three feet high grown from seed planted the latter part of May, after the overflow. on the Mahaffey place north of Widener. uss m exhibition at the store of Brandon, Baugh x Trapp, Monday. IL cnn | aimed. by actual count, sixty sever wsll-deyeloped bolls. and one bloom. l 1t is of the "Ounce Bolln variety, anu | ,..,ioaA he pan Eruuiar n.,nut.t. | ing the late planting, and the beigiih If the stalk. this is considered fine | Specimen of bottom cotton.
 w. X. II. Mcdaniel, the genial and big footed editor of the Cruss County | Democrat, was in town a few hours | Saturday evening, on business, and | was A guest of TIE TIMES. While .n- towing modest supper, and particn- larly our hydrant water, whicn i'e eulogized very highly. whistle was heard, and we hustled mm off f.r th-
 lepot. to find it came from a L.. k X NJ. train. Me. if yon will come again, we promise to make up for that inter ruption, and give you d good old lime Arkansas welcome at our board. I The Dunkards had d baptizing Sn"- day at toe bridge below Inc l.. l.. ,S VI By. trussel over L'AngnIlle rty"r Only one candidate was bap,'z-'i Quite a number of persons were iu ar- tendance. The mode of baptism ur .,- tced by this sect is somewhat differ ent from that in vogue by other d.- nominations. and is quite novel. The candidate is caused to kneel in lbe water and is then immersed ibrre times by forward movement of the ''f head and body: when he coiDrs mp "'tt of the water he Is welcomed into the fold by kiss from each of the mens' bership.
 Next Monday being the fifth Monday and the E Y. F. | having adopted hs custom of celebrating filth Moni' ' nights by some kind of entertainme,b different from their usual work. tl'- !
 will make next Monday night mnnsara
 ble by giving real and genuinr "'r fashioned spelling bee at iha F.,rrrsi City Hotel. commencing at s o'''i.ch sharp. All are invited, and rrq, S'r to be present promptly. \ hand ds'nnr
 present will be awarded the hest spei ! Ter. The old Blue Buck Spelier sls ! be used. The admission will b- ire.
 and it is hoped there will be q large at tendance. All who attend mast D p'r ticipate in the spelling, there w'ii l'' no wall flowers, under he praa l' of a forfeit of lo cents. You are in II vited.