The Forrest City times., 1899-05-12
NEW CASTLE TIMES.

 in this section. Cotton is coming up nicely, some of the farmers have plowed .heir corn. Good stand of potatoes re- ported. Oats and wheat looking well, and planting about over generally.
 Rev. Harper preached an interesting sermon at Forest Chapel Sunday to large congregation.
 There will be Children's day exercises al Forest Chapel the first Sunday in June.
 Prof. Williams and Otto Rolwage at- tended church at Forest Chapel Sunday. Mr. Williams came up to see about teach inc our summer school.
 Ed Allen. of Forrest City, was visiting l. l.. Horton and family Sunday. Miss
 - has looked for some time like this world had no charms for her, but today all such looks have fled and the light of sweet countenance has appeared again. I'd, don't stay away so long again.
 Mir. B. F. Sanders, of Madison, new photographer of the above named place visited New Castle Sunday.
 Misses Floyd Holiday and Bessie h. gram, of Kelley, Miss. are visiting Mrs. Emma Pirte at New Castle this week,
 School teachers in this county will soon have control of affairs if numbers are to te considered. Our directors in this dis iiict have received about twenty applica- lions from persons desiring to teach the school here. Somebody's going to get lsft.
 We nolced an item in your paper some time ago with reference to hitch racks. atmonishing the citizens and officials to arrange better facilities in this line for the convenience of your farmer friends when they came 10 town. It was a shot m the iight place, for we note the times innumer- able when the farmers on coming to your city would be compelled almost to leave the corporate limits in order to find hitch. tug places for their stock. If the city council should visit us we would furnish them hitch rack The only places to hltch in Forrest City are few old rotton fences with the sign S fine for hitchng htre" in box car letters stu k on them.
 In a thoroughly satisfactory and highly gratifying manner to both pupils and pat fens Miss Garne;t Fitzpatrick closed her school at this place last Friday night. ui praise and the sincere thanks of the public generally and especially the patrons ul this district for her care and untiring efforts in the instruction of our children. ishe growing feature of her labors was . concert given last Friday night, and participated in by her pupils. It was a h.gh class entertainment, which was greatly enjoyed. We give the program below:
 Drill by the school.
 Recitation-Claudia Vincent.
 secitation-Nna Smith.
 Dialogue by four girls.
 RecitatiUu-Mabel Bailes.
 Recitation-Alice Evans.
 Dialogue by Alma Pirtle, Nellie Morley aud Emma Lamb.
 Recitation--Nellie Morley.
 Hectation-Elbert Stout.
 nialogue-Advertislng for servant.
 l;eeitation-Leslie Allen Ia lecture.l
 kecitation-hye little boys.
 lsecitation-Alma Pirtle.
 Recitation-Nellie Morley Little Or i.haa Annie
 I.scitation-Alton Pipen.
 Dialogue-Riv Van Wrinkle
 Recitation. Leslie Allen (Seeing Things ) eeeitation-Six girls.
 Hecitation-Ri Miller.
 Recitation--Nellie Morley.
 Reeitaiiun-Addie Mosby.
 Closing Address-I.uther Stout
 Rev. Harper thanked the audience for n ce behavior and good attention.