The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1897-05-07

YESTERDAY. on VlSlt to her husband, |
Hon. Y. b. lizard, and friends.
Baker Hoskins, of Waco. Tex. en-
route 10 his home i'm Norfolk. Va.
stopped off Tuesday to spend few
days with his cousin, Mrs. Il. Turley.
Mrs. Matte T.. Upton and Mrs. l..
w. Tucker, mother and sister, respec
lively, of Mayor J II. Upton, arrived
in the city, Sunday, on visit.
~ Whol Whol Who's there :?
Es At the nest Saturday night.
~ Several "pin feathers" to be pulled.
The little old grey owl on the nest
We learn Of the increasing illness of
Robert Freeland, a former resident of
| this county. now of Memphis. who was
wounded by II. ID. HUFF over "A bust
ness transaction in that city some time
since.
We learn of instances of serious in
conveniences which farmers are put toll
in procuring seed for repanting their
crops. which latter condition resulted
from the devastation of the cut worms
| w. A. Simmons returned from two
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| terday, and has since been putting in
time cumming The girl left behind
me-"
The representatives and delegates
who attended the meeting of the Grand
Lodge X. and l.. of III returned yes
terday. with the exception of Mrs
knight, who went to Hot Springs.
Rev. JAS. F. Jerngan, Mrs. Jernigan
and baby, Paul. left this week for
| Mountain View, Stone county. where
Mrs. Jernigan will spend some time.
She and Paul are both needing the
tonic the pure mountain air prepares,
and gives in Il way not unpleasant to
take. We will be glad when they can
return.
Alvin Byerly, a white man, of Blues
| Point. killed his mother, Friday morn
ing, because she was correcting an
adopted child. Byley then put his fam
| lily in skiff and rowed away in the
overflow. He WAS captured at Tunca.
Miss, Monday. lie was disguised AS
negro. Sheriff Barton of Crittenden
county. was notified and went down
and took charge of the brute and
placed him in Jail at Marion.
Chill tonics containing arsenic make
children look fat-its not flesh. Ar
senlc puffs them up and ruins their
bOne-it's dangerous. 1t should only
be given by the direction of "A physician
DR.. Bells Peppermint Chill Tonic con-
tains no arsenic. it contains no kind
of poison. 1t cures chills permanently.
1t makes stout, sound bone and rick.
red blood; flesh. vigor and vitality. AT
ID. G. Webb's drug store.
On Sunday. May 2, just before SER
vices began, Mr.. Rufus Scott and Miss
Bell Williams drove up 10 the door of
the Poplar Grove church aud calling
for Rev. w. IA. Paslay were duly mar
ried while sitting in their buggy, be-
fore large number of witnesses. and
without waiting for concentrations.
put whip to the horses and retained To
Forrest City, where sumptuous repast
awaited them at the home of the
groom's mother.
Our bottom friends are again visit
ing the city by rail. after lapse of
| forty-six days. Saturday the passen-
ger train on the l.. II x NJ. r. r. made
its second trip from Memphis to Little
Rock and the following passengers
were picked up along the recently sub
merged route: j. NJ. White. Raggio;
7 A. Hawkins. Heth; Tom East.
| Blacktish; Dave Duncan and Dick Cox,
| Widener; u. A. Carr. John Edwards,
Mrs. Ed Berry and Mrs. J. w. Epps,
Madison.
The services at the Methodist church
were good all the way through. last
| Sunday. Sunday school the best up to
date: II O'Clock hour. good congrega-
ton and plain, practical sermon on
parental Responsibility Junior
League, splendid attendance; more
grown people than usual. Night SER
vice WAS not SO well attended, but a
fair night audience; subject. The
presented. The protracted meeting
was indefinitely postponed, but will
likely begin in this month.
The parks have for some months
been the ranging grounds for the city
/ swine. but Monday morning horse
assumed the same privilege and walked
/ through the shacxled fence which is
supposed to keep the only cheerful aud
green spot OF the city sacred. The
neck of his equineship WAS adorned
with leather collar, 10 which WAS at
/ Tackled bell. and by its dulcet jingle
| the citizens and city officials were for
/ hours treated To free music. Just why
the bell was upon the horse was hard
/ TO explain. rs the park is not very
spacious nor the underground very
/ dense, but there are some large evca-
yations made by hogs which possibly ac-
counts for his owners precaution.