The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1899-01-27
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.

John Inman, OF Cicalla, spent Sun
day III the city.
There are now plenty of colored
school crayons at the Newsstand.
Mrs. G III. Ravens went to Memphis
Sunday evening to visit her daughters.
A new lot of typewriter paper
cheaper than eyer-at the Newsstand.
w. s. Graham has been at his room
a week with la grippe He is able to
be up.
Plantation Chill Cure is made by
Van Vleet- Mansfield Drug Co., hence
is reliable.
Thinking of Valentines? The pref.
tlest you ever saw are now open at the
Newsstand.
Barlow's Ministries are booked to ap-
pear at The opera house next Wednes-
day night, February l.. s
There are innumerable cases of la
grippe IN town and country, and quite
Il number are very serious.
Cashier Charles II. Sanders, wife and
pahy are all on the sick list and con-
hhea to their rooms by la grippe.
Z. L. Brittenum. "A respected colored
subscriber TO The TIMEs, has our
thanks for nice load of wood Satur-
day.
DIR. Paul Bishop. of Caldwell, was
circulating among his numerous friends
In town Saturday and gave us pleas
ant call. !.
We have received another lot of Nut
pick sets-the 25c kind, which were so
popular during Xmas week. Land
voigt " Vadakin.
w 7. Casteel. of HAYNES, was in
town on business Saturday and pleas
ant caller at this Office. He has our
thanks for substantial savors.
Don't impose upon the good nature
of your friends by asking them to make
yo ur bond, but apply to Geo p. TAYLOR
" Co. They represent the leading
guaranty companies of America.
a. h. Vontraine. of Palestine. was
in town Saturday on business. and has
our thanks for substantial favors. He
informs us that he is going west soon
to work on the Choctaw u Memphis
Railroad.
Billiards. Snow Liniment is the most
penetrating liniment in the world, 1t
cures pam and inflammation OF all
Kinds quicker than any other known
remedy. Price soc Every bottle guar
anteed. ID. G. Webb.
Prof. Hal Dennis was n pleasant
caller at The TIMES sanctum Satur.
day. He, IN connection with nearly all
other farmers, had hard luck with
crops last fall. and says he would have
been better off had his farm ''laid out''
last year. We hope 1899 will amply
repay him.
Quite number of sorrowing friends
and relatives gathered at the Mcdaniel
cemetery Monday TO pay the last trib
ute to the me ory Of George Davis, of
near Mcdaniel The services were
conducted by Rev. Mr.. Anderson. Mr.
DAVIS WAS stricken with meningitis.
and died after an illness of only one
day. He was the snn-in-law of W. w.
Mcdaniel, and he leaves wife and
one child to mourn their loss.
Owing to the inclement weather the
gin company has been unable To secure
dry cotton enough to test the new
Lowry press until yesterday, when cot
ton enough was ginned To turn ont four
bales. The press worked perfectly.
smooth and did all that was claimed
for it. The four bales weighed, re-
spectively. 235 PSI. 264 and 267 pounds
and measured Is inches in diameter by
36 inches in length. a saving is made
in freight, compress, insurance, stor-
age, bagging, etc. much. il net all. If
which goes to the producer, so it is
claimed.
We have just renewed and perfected
arrangements with the Commercial
Appeal Publishing company. Of Mem
phs. by the terms of which we are en-
abled to offer TIE TIMES and The
Weekly Commercial Appeal twelve
months for 81 so in advance. This is
the regular price Of The TIMES alone,
and there are hundreds of readers in
the county who are taking both papers
separately, and paying $3.50 for THE
TINES and 80 cents for the Commercial.
Why not pay MS for both papers one
dollar and "A half? Think about it
Besides, every person who subscribes
for both papers through us will be
given absolutely free of charge the
privilege of entering the great guess
ing contest now going On, full partic.
ulars of which may be seen i'm this pa
per under the head of $4,000 Read
it.
Mr.. Edward Baxter Perry. the blind
pianist who will appear at the opera
house next Tuesday night. is the orig
inator and chief representative of the
pianoforte lecture-recital, of which he
has given 1900 in this country in the
past ten years. Last season he spent
in Europe, playing with fine success in
nearly all the leading musical centers
of the old world. The press of Europe
was unanimous in singing his praises,
and from large number of testimcni-
ais We reproduce the following from
the Paris Messenger of Apri. % Last