The Forrest City times., 1898-01-21

Miss Bonnie Schnebley. who is lust
from the A. NJ. College (Ark.) and
directly from the New York School of
Oratory, will appear at the entertain
ment next Tuesday night in an inter
esting Evolutionary recital. This Is a
splendid card for the ladies who have
1t in charge. Miss Schnebley will be
here several days ana give several en-
tertainments of a high charcter. She
will be the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. o. b.
Rollwage.
Your attention is directed to the
card of Mrs. Alice Matthews, in an
other column. AS heretofore stated in
TIE TIMES she has purchased the pew
aud very complete abstract books of n.
b. FiZer. and Is prepared TO make alb
stracts of titles to all lands in st. Frar-
CTS county, accurately. with neatness
and dispatch, and at very reasOnab e
prices. She solicits the business of this
community in that line, and we bt-
speak for her IA liberal patronage.
Mr.. viii Shepard left last Saturday
for Forrest City. Arkansas, where he
is to make his future home. There he
will assume the position of electrian
| and manager of the st. Francis Elec-
trio Light and Power Company plant.
which was recently purchased by his
father. Mr.. Frank Shepard, who is one
of our most enterprising and liberal
citizens. VIII is deserving Dyers-
burg boy. competent To fill his respon-
sible position and his friends here wish
! him much success and prosperity in
his new home .-Dyersburg lrenn.)
! Gazette.
Tom w. Eenney. a "knight of the
road who manipulated the leaden
messengers of thought an THE TIMES
for Il few days. week before last, and
left here for Birmingham, Ala fell
into the hands of the Phiistines b.
tween Memphis and Birmingham
Two negroes held him up, taking from
him lis coat, hat and shoes. after hit
ting HIM in the head with Il coupling
pin-leaving him for dead on the rail
road track. He was taken back to
| Memphis, and Col. Ricketts,. of the
| Scimltar. gave him transportation To
i birmingham, where he is being taken
care of by the typographical unien of
that city.
The Phoenix band started on their
concert tour on Monday. December % j,
making their first appearance in Hel-
ena that night. AT Stuttgart, their
second engagement, the trip was abau
doned and the band returned home
Dates had been made in several of the
principal cities of the state. and the
boys regret exceedingly that cilcum-
stances prevented their filling them.
but it was found that little or no ad
vertising had been done. poor houses
were natural consequence and as
| there were no financial backing to the
enterprise on the part of the promoters
of the trip, the boys quit and came
| home. Mariana Index.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Calling enter
tanned a large number OF friends We'd
nesday night at cars. Progressive
euchfe, with ten tables, wcs enjoyed
until Il late hour. when regiments
were served. Those present were Mr..
and Mrs. Turley. Mr.. and Mrs Nichols,
DR.. and Mrs stone. Capt and Ms.
Knight Mr.. and Mrs. N. Z. Ingram,
Dir. and Mrs. Crutcher. Mesdames Gill
| liam. Norton. Bard, Bomar, Bowen, of
Memphis. Merwin. Misses Minnie,
Alice and Norma Rolwage. Mamie
| Webb. Lucy Williams. Lady Ingram,
Fioy Ross. Messrs. Harry Knight. III
B. Gwyn, Dewitt Davis, Edwin John
son, l.. Turley, Rich. Winfield. j III.
Collier, o. b. Rollwage and DR.. White.