The Daily Texarkanian., 1898-08-09
FORT LYNN FLASHES.

ThisIast Sunday was the hottest
dag of the summer
/ The farmers are sti.. Iu @ happy
mood. They claim that their crops
of aIl Nuds are twenty-five per-
cent better than Tor d number of
wears. Mother earth was wei. safe
|urated with moisture last wees,
land fl 8, said that one more good
rain at the proper time wl.. mase
cotton aud sweet potatoes, which
Te trust may occur as desired
The health of this community has
Improved somewhat since 'my last.
The saw mill has been shut down
| the past week aud remain idle
while the company puts TO an e.e-
waited track So that they can haul
| the log cars into the mil, TO unload
them,
Capt. aud Mrs. Tupper are enter
| tanning wee stranger fine girl.
who has come TO remain perma-
Ineuty to brighten their home i'm
their declining years, which we
trust win be fully realized. Al. is
well.
My irrepressibIe young friend. P.
|P. Elan, who is clerk iu the comml-
sary department of the Big Pine
Lumber company of Spring Hill,
|La.. came over last Saturday to
visit his father, g. w. EIam, and
| give his friends a warm hand shake,
also to whisper some sweet things
lin the ears of d fair blue-eyed girl
which pleasant occupation, we are
sure was satisfactorily accomp-
IHshed The gentleman returned to
| his duties TODAY.
Last Saturday, We scribe, along
with g. W. Elan, p. p Elan, Mrs
! Mary Ramsey and Miss Lizzie Sauu
ders, went over to Olive Branch 10
Sulphur Township, to attend the
Olive Branch Sunday School picnic
Our party was met at the south
end of the Sulphur Bridge by my
ioyial friend Bert Dodd, with q
hack to convey us to the scene o.
} action, which feat was accomp'
Hshed without mishap, although
the roads were not the best i'm th.
E world,
On arriving at the grounds So,
found about two hundred hapl
people, both great and small as
p sembled with lively anticipations o
, a pleasant days enjoyment, whici
- I will say right here was fully real
e lied. We were soon introduced t,
f Dr. ]. NJ. McCasland, whom W.
j found to be a pleasant and a1abl
-. gentleman The DR.. was manage
T of the days doing, ably assisted b.
e B.J. Sexton, superintendent of thu
e Sunday, School An interesting
e program was arranged for whicI
T was carried out in the following
e manner
D Address of welcome by Prof. j
o W. Proctor, after which some fnu
sacred music was had, Mrs. J. A
McCasland at the organ, followed
e by recitations, essays, eIocution
At y o'clock dinner was announce
t when the Sunday school was formed
in line and marched to the table
r which we found literally loadll
with the best Of good things that
the country afforded, and which
was heartily enjoyed by all present
After the good things Of this life
were disposed OF an hour was spent
in recreation, and getting ac-
quainted.
At two o'clock the people were
called together and the days eXer-
cises were resumed.
BY invitation G, T. Mcclure made
short, practical Sunday Schco
talk, which was well received. Also
Rey. j. B. Morrison gave an inter
esting lecture on the same subject
after which we took our departure,
well pleased with the days outing,
Master John Ramsey, son of Mr..
A, ]. Ramsey was seized with con
festive chills last Thursday, which
was thought at one time would
prove fatal, but we are pleased to
note that the little fellow is out Of
danger.
ONCE-A- w EEK.
! August S, 1898