The Forrest City times., 1899-08-18
A TRIP TO.TExAS.

lizard and Col. Landvoigt returned home from their Texas jaunt last | Tuesday afternoon. with heavily souve [ mir ladened carpet-sacks. refreshed bod ies and many remembrances of one If the best outings of their lives, Two of the party-Ilam Grady and Guy EId- ridge-continued their vacation, tEe former going to Hot Springs, Ark, the latter to Vaughn, Texas, to visit his brother.
 1T entire party excepting Mir. Land voigt, were the guests of $. E. Sweet and faInily. formerly of this city, while in Galveston, whose courtesy and atten- ton showed the boys that there was a warm spot in their hearts for anybody from St, Francis county The visitors were taken in charge by Messrs. D. NJ. Wilson. Lewis Featherston, Robt. Will. son, Walter Sweet and Corp. $. E. Sweet, (all formerly of this city,1 and through their. thoughtfulness and attention more sight seeing and pleasure was crowded into the three days visit than generally fails to the lot of man. Every point of interest in the beautiful Island Ciiy was visited-the jetties, the forts and bomb proofs. the various beautiful gar dens. the quarantine station. q trip across the bay to Bolivar and a 26.mie run over the Gulf & Interstate R R. to Rollover, the entire distance being along the handsomest beach in the United States. To tell of the many magnificent school bui ding, the impos ing courthouse, the charming parks. the massive business blocks, the miles of palatial residences, the immense wharves and huge steamers from all parts of the world, tue superb water fronts and, beach and the hospitable kpeople of Galveston, would take an in. Espired goose quill and more space than TIE TINES affords, and as brevity is said to be the soul of wit. we condense it into vulgar phrase, and say lit was out of sight" ,
 No doubt the acqnaintances of the | Forrest City folks in Galveston will be pleased to hear of their doings and prosperity:
 l Mrs., $. E. Sweet is running the Oleander Hotel, and is doing reasona. bly, well, the presence of her amiable daughters, Misses Lady and Ethel, add ing sunshine tOsthe cordial. hOmelike welcome all guests receive. Corp. s. E. Sweet, basking in the sunshine of prosperity, discusses Arkansas politics and i1 laying plans to blow np the world, hguratively speaking. Walter Sweet is on the Gulf q Interstate R. R.. and makes typical conductor. The big diamond on his, immaculate shirt front tells of his prosperity. a
 1 D. NJ. Wilson is laying by ducats far beyond his expectations. A clipping from beaumont, Texas. correspond ent gives an idea of D. Ms success: ! ID. NJ. Wilson, of D. NJ. Wilson X Co, a Galveston lumbers firm, was in the city placing orders thIs week. He says that his trade in the Island City is something enormous, and that the other yards there have the same report to make in proportion to their stocks. His orders amounted to something over l ,OOO, GOO feet"
 
 .Robt. Wilson is in the fuel andfeed business, and is rapidly developing into a business man, as his trade evidences, (which has increased so that he was compelled to enlarge his warehouse to double its capacity. z. ], John Wilson is agent for the c. & l. R.R. at Beaumont and is coming to the front rapidly.
 Hon. l.. r. FeatherstOn is president of the GulfF& Interstate R. R., but was absent in New York negotiating sale of the road. Lewis Featherston.' jr. has grown to manhood, and is in ever ' way model young man. He is en- gagged in his fathers office, but contem- plates adopting the law as a profession. l Mrs. D. M. Wilson and Mrs. Sweet were untiring in their endeavors to add to the enjoyment of the "home visi- tors, "and they sent greetings to ac- quaintances in,Forrest City.
 ! Our "Old Man" of TIE TIMES did not share in the sightseeing with the party, being entertained by his son-in. law and daughter. Mir. and Mrs. c. l.. Powers. the former, he regrets to say, he found in i'll health. The Colonel's entire time was taken up in 'frolicking with his.grahdchildreh. and the wad- ing and gathering shells Oh the sea I shore and the dips in the breakers of the Gulf made him a boy again dufing his short stay.
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