The Forrest City times., 1898-08-19
NEW CASTLE TIMES.

As you have had no correspondent at fhs place for some time. send you few items.
 Health is very good in this community al present. with the exceptions of some slight levers and colds.
 Will Dillon has his lumber on the ground to build for himself and bride a new cottage. Success to you Willie.
 Joe Miller has rented his entire farm and will locate in Forrest City about De- tpbrr 1. for the purps,se of sending his children to school. We regret to lose Mr. Miller and family. but our loss will be the gain of the good people of Forrest City.
 R. K. Swan contrmpIates building a n.w residence this fall.
 We are having lots of rain this year. Captain Balls tells us that the late rains hve been a great disadvantage to the growing crops where he is farming-in the bottom.
 Prof. $. NJ. Blalock. nominee for repre-. sentative fron st. Francis county and principal of our school at LSttinore School hvise. has fine school with over one Ftlidfed pupils enrolled. He has given 6ntire satisfaction so far. and Is the man tat we have been needing for some time i'd one we hope 10 keep. He Clicks" them from two feel high up to six feet ten i,ches. and is no re>pect0r of person in the school room. We glory in your grit. S. NJ. We heard a patron of ihe school say the other day, if il took the blood to mase his children mind, let it come.
 Mir. Franks. of Forrest City. has pur- chased d half interest in the black smith shop of E. +. Sanders. We are glad to htye Mir. Franks locate in our community
 ]. r. Mcdonald and 0. D. Winge px. hiDited their new patent churn l.. Furr-st City Monday. We Wish them success with its sale.
 We have the finest crops in Johnson township that we have had for fifteen years. The cotton crop is further ad. vanced at this season of the year than we tv.r saw 1t. The bottom nd middle crops are made. the top crop has bloon,rd and tr sea0, in ihe gromnd will make it Corn. peas and potatoes were never better; late potatoes are coming very well, and there are lots ot hogs in this country. w. r. Dillon tells Us he has a head that have cost him nothing but a little time. Give Us s cents tor our cotton this fall and 50 cents fur our corn. and SI % per b,isliei fo, our peas. and we will pay 90 per cent. Oi all the debts that Johnson township owes.
 Mir. Vital Snowden is very sick at his home at this writing.
 Our school will be out in four weeks. We regret to see it close. We will not have winter school We had to divide our money and give the people in the bot tom a two omonihs sctaol. Prof. Tom Doris Is th-lr teacher. Success, to you.
 Miss Edna Benerro, Of Cedar View, Hiss. is our assistant teacher under Mir. 5. NJ. BIalock. at Lattimore School house She Is well qualified for the position she hold, and is well liked by all the pupils, lrncipal teacher aud patrons.
 Our protracted meeting closed at Forest Chapel to-day. the 14th. with only three conversions and the church glariou,iy re- Nived. for God has been with us and His goodness and love has been felt and wit messed around Forest Chapel Brethren. how little we appreciate the g0odness of our Great Creator. When we look around ps and see the fine crops that He has given us-our fields iadened with ail the good things that our hearts and minds could wish for, and stiIl some of us are ready to grumhle because it Is moi shelled Let Us pray God to give us a cont-nipd mind and heart and always he ready to do our Masters will, and the balance will be added unto us.
 Mr. Horton, who lives in the mountains of this state and a brother of Mrs. j. w. Stout and who has been on a visit here witt, his sister, has returned home. They had not met before for 39 years. They enjoyed our protracied meeting together.
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