The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1897-04-02
MADISON TIMES.

Both the mail and male service has prohih-
lted us from contributing to the columns Of
The Great Eel gious WeeEy' Tor two weeks
the forner failed to deliver the communion
ton in time for publication and the latter
failed to deliver it at #ll,
The gauge read 800 feet this CFnurslayl
morning. with a 03 tenths rise. We were
hopeful that the water would come 20 stand
here by saturday but as the rise is Increasing
it is quite likely that il will lie Monday Or
Tuesday before il reaches the highest point.
we have tried 10 ascertain the maximum
height that il has over attainci here. bat as
we only have a record OF the past ten years.
and opiuiurs are conflicting as to how nigga il
was in 1852, when il is said Ia have been
higher than it has been since lsih judging
from where it is now and where it is said to
have stood on some Of the buildings IL could
not have been less than $50 feet IN lss!.
Sunday wasa stirring day in Madison. All
day persons were coming in from every adjg-
cent ne eEbOrhOOd to take a look at the sea Of
water that now extends from the foot of
Crowley's ridge to Memphis, II distance Of
forty miles The number OF visitors were es-
timated st 1890
Anthony Mober, colored. who WIS living on
T. MnlIory's farm ON Horse Shoe lake, was
drowned. Saturday. He was in duEout ana
il turned over where the current was very
strong aud he was carried under "a DRIFT from
which he never arose. His body had not been
found Tuesday evening.
Both of the saw mills had to shut down on
account OF the high water. The stave mill lie
still running but will close down to-day.
tt. Sn
day, we were pleased to meet Col. Ed Land
voi2t editor 1.-THE TIMES.
NJ y, Gaines, the brilliant knight of the
quill. aIIas Train Hopper was here sunday.
Walter Taylor and Bartie Bogss both OF
Forrest City, came down aud tried the tenn
pcraturc of the water Sunday afternoon.
They were giving free exhibition when their
dugout unloaded them where the water was
about seventy-tve feet deep. Mr.. Dave
Thorn. who WAS near his Skill aud informal
as it may have been did not wait for an intro
ductiou TO the young men but went innmedi.
ately to their rescue. Walter said he not
scared bat we heard him calling for the coro-
nor before Mr.. Thorn reached him.
Notwithstanding, the vigilance OF the officers
we hear of the game law being violated In
every community.
MIR. X. l.. Berry showed us, II few days since,
about IL pounds of coffee sent by Warren
Pearson. colored. from Liberia II is just as
il was gathered from the tree aud there lie
three grades. Peterson once resided here.
Mrs. w L. Eppes and Hunter Crippeu. with
a number of other friends aud relatives, spent
Wednesday in Forrest cry RS the guest OF
Mrs. Lucy Crippcn. 1t was Mrs. Crippen' E
S0th birthday.
Several families have moved into Madison
from the bottoms during the highwater.
j. Il. Mallory and family are stopping in
Madison at present MS the guests Of Mr. and
Mrs. J. G. Trotman.
Prof Ben Davis of Albrook was here
Tuesday,
II. 5. Evans. after visit of several weeks,
to mis- parents at Dardanslle, has returned to
his post Of duty.
We are glad to state that the report that Ed
MEG uffee was drowned while loading II stave
barge for A. Whyte is II mistake
Captain Stern Informed US that the buffalo
are grazing on his potato Drop.
A few days ago Enos Kopp went Gown the
river on the Steamer Fletcher. White gone
he and negro get in dngout and went out
in "A cotton patch and sounded the water. He
says he knows that it was just nine feet. for
he went to the bottom four times before any
one came to his assistance.