The Forrest City times., 1897-06-25
ADDITIONAL LOCALS.
J. II. BARD, Weather Observer.

uay Tor few weeks stay at Mont Eagle, Tom.
 I Peterson Jackson, of Democrat IS Tn the city today and reports good rains and fine crop prospects.
 T. J. Davis and T. c. Merwin returned from the big reunion of the old vets yesterday and report having great big time.
 The Little Rock X Memphis train carried an extra coach west this morning, presumably for the accommodation of returning vet. erans.
 Miss Bettie Govan. enc of Mari anna's most accomplished, beautl- iul and charming young ladies, is a guest of her aunt, Mrs. T. c. MerWin.
 o. E. Hambleton, Esq, ono of the boys who wore the gray, came struggling in from the big Con- federatc reumon this morning in good shape.
 Mrs. w. l.. Page arrived yester. day afternoon and joined her hus- band who IS stopping with Judge Cowan and working in the interest of the Farmers Record.
 James. Alley iolnod D party and spent three days on Long lake fishing thls week. He reports having fair success with the small fry, but caught no genuine fish. He stated that tho hail storm at that poins Tuesday evening was terrific and damagi az to crops, Information still reaches the city concerning the r;vages of last Tuesdays storm east ct the St. Francis river. The storm reached from Fishing lake, to the Cut Of, a distance of some fiftecn miles, and was attended with more or less hail, which did considerable damage to crops.
 Representatives of the St. Fran. cis lovee board are in attendance at the meeting of the Mississipsi river commission, now in sessi ca in New York. From ts.days CommerciallAppual we extract the following from yesterdays pro- Fceedings of4that body: "The St. Francis people made good fight, but the general impression is. that It will not get enough to mako it's contingent bon ] issue available" :" The meeting at tho Baptist church is stall in progress. After a week of prayer each night, con- qucted by. the pastort Ed. Il. c. Rosamond, of Helena, came last Monday evening and. has been preachi az every morning and R,ght since. Threo have professed faith and others are mansfesting inter est. Mr. Rosamond'is q very f inc pr .acher. and all who have heard h nm are highly pleased. The con gregations are fairly good, but not , as largo as should be. Mr. Rosa. mond will fbe with us yet some days, and we hope the people oi our City wIh turn out and cncour' ago the meeting.
 Wednesday afternoon the resi-. dence of C6u nty Clerk Geb. B. Mallory, two miles north of the city, was totally destroyed by fire. Inc blaze oifginated in the kitchen hue while Mrs. Mallory and chil- dreh were absent visiting rela' lives and Mir. Mallory iat his post in the clerk's' office. The fire was discovered too late to save any. thing except few articles oi household goods The loss on the buiding and contents is about sl,20O, with no insufance. The many friends of the family deplore tine sad misfortune, but have con Adehce in George's ability to cope with the disaster.
 .Ascertain party was angry a few days since at the manner in whict the county ferry was being run al 1 Madison. The finances of the county wilt, not permit the pay ment of fair wages for ferryman hence the ferry has been run by private subscriptions recently The same party was asked what ht valued a piece of property At. The reply was. "sI,ooO." This piece of property is assessed at s260. Al this rate of assessment, is it any wonder that the county finance, will not permit proper service ol improvem ent. If the property O the county is assessed at its proper