The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-01-05
NO. 1913.
FIT. LYNN FLASHES.

commencing to write new page in
our life's history, that each of us
may be able to present a clean
sheet at the end of the year, with
out a blot upon its fair surface,
and that we can review every SEN
tence written thereon with honest
pride, being conscious that we have
done our whole duty toward God
and man.
The first day of the year was
warm and rainy, but, notwithstand-
ing the gloom of the day, all our
little community was cheerful and
and industriously worked at their
usual avocation all the day. Truly
according to the old saying which
sayeth, "that what you do on New
Years day you will do the year
round" this will be busy place
the next twelve months,
The sinking of the steamer Hen
derson Sunday night, can hardly be
accounted for as she was all right
at 8 o'clock at night.
Sulphur has risen several feet.
Mr., Price Sans of Sulphur town
ship, made me a pleatant call Sun
day. He informed me that Satur-
days storm had done great
amount of damage in his neighbour
hood; said that DR.. Dodd's large
tarm had been swept clean 10y wind
and water carrying away his fences,
and everything else that was ex.
posed to the fury of the storm. A
great many other farms were dam
aged severely The loss cannot be
estimated yet, but it is large,
The saw mill here has broken the
record for fast saving. The day
before Christmas at $3.50 p. M, it
had three car loads of logs to saw,
when the word went around that
when they were all cut up they
would stop for Christmas. That
news livened up the boys and the
sawyers turned themselves loose,
and the result was in one hour and
five minutes, the logs were all con-
verted into lumber, and on the
yard, or on the way to 1t. Now, to
prove that it was fast saving, /
will say that timed the sawyer on
the last ten logs, and he sawed
them in 10 minutes and 10 seconds.
The scale of the ten logs footed up
,632 feet, which is at the rate of
1892 feet per hour. can say that
every cut was perfect; there was
not one bad piece Of lumber made.
Every saw mill man will know what
that means. ! will say for general
information that car load is usu-
ally from l8 to 20 logs-sometimes
more. The common fiat cars are
used.
The most enjoyable social event
which occurred here during the hol-
idays, was leap year party, given
by Misses Blanch and Mabel Tup-
per, Kenna Beauchamp and Mrs.
Mary Ramsey, at the hospitable
home of Captain and Mrs. Tupper,
on New Years night. All the young
people were in attendance, and
some of the older heads, including
the writer To say pleasant and
social evening was had expresses it
but tamely. The young ladies ex-
erted themselves to entertain their
guests, and it is needless to say that
they succeeded to the full satisfac-
tion of all, especially the young gen
men, to say nothing of the matur-
er heads. Dainty refreshments
were served during the evening.
The party was kept up until leap
year expired, and the new born
year, 1897, was ushered in, when
the party was voted out of date,
and broke up, each wishing the
other happy New Year.
expect to have something pleas
ing to say later on, as to the result
of the party Now, ladies, If you
made any conquest, just whisper
it to me, and will keep my pencil
sharp and piece OF paper handy,
to write it up under glowing head
lines, at moments notice.
Mr.. Ed Barker, one Of our most
popular young men, has announced
his intention Of severing his con-
nection with TT. Lynn next Tues
day, to locate somewhere in Texas.
His departure will be regretted--it
leaves a vacancy, socially, that will
be felt, besides, Ed is a good follow
"a machnlst and good saw mill
man. He leaves in order to better
himself, and | trust he will realize
his anticipations.
A rumor is being whispered
around that DR.. Owsley and a
charming young Wild. by the
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