The Forrest City times., 1899-02-03

Ike Mallory has btted up tue roons over his place of business for sleeping apartments and can accommodate the travelling pubic.
 An operation for appendicitis was rerformed Sunday morning upon A. C. Wood. one of our most highly esteemed citizens. and we are gratiiled to be aoie tu announce that he Is recovering as rapidly as possible. Dr. .. '. W hite has charge ofthe ease and Dr. CTutcher and Dr. John Maury of Memphis. were in consultation The ppeIatloh was psrformedin fifty minutes.
 We have. inst received copy of the finest variations on Old Folks, at ITomer tbat has ever been issued in America. Composed by J. k Lei man. It Is a grand and showy piano composl- tion. brilliant and not too difilcult. suitable for concerts, exhibitions and parior entertainments. IL winds mp with an elegant negro rag tune finale on this most brautiful melody. Price, 15 cents. retail. All readers of our paper will receive d copy. postpaid, by sending p cents in silver or postage stanps to the Union Mutual Music .nd Novelty Co., No. 20 East l4ti St., New York.
 On the 23d inst there was happy family reunion and birthday dinner at the home of Mrs. Jennie A. Harris. in celebration of the 79th birthday of .AGrandma (Mrs. E. L.) Semb'er. mother of Mrs. Harris, at which meet ing there were present representatives of four generations. viz. Mrs. Harris. daughter of Grandma' Sembler ; Mrs. Jennie T. Gurlry, daughter ot Mrs. Harris and Pearl Gurley, daugh- ter of Mrs. Gurley. The wheel of time has dealt kindly with Mrs. Sembler, as is evidenced by her physical ability and THE TIMES wishes her the return of many more similar occasions.
 Miss Alice Rollwage, under whose administration the pldnuIorte lecture recital of Edward Baxter Perry was given Tuesday night, desires us to re turn her sincere thanks to the members uf the Baptist church for the use of their building, to our band boys fui their appreciated help. and to the citi- zens for the generosity displayed in contributing to the deficit in the $4t guarantee fund. In this connection
 
 weather the attendance was small. Had the night been propitious the house would undoubtedly have been crowded to it's utmost capacity. as oui people are not often offered such q musical treat as Mir Baxter's perform ances afford. The audience. though small, was made mp mostly of the musical talent of the city, who hiebi, appreciated the recital. for 1t certainly was the work of aa artist and genius
 At tle theatre Wednesday night Electrician Shepard and A. Becker. oue ot the proprirtors of the house. had E m understanding. Shepard claimed tnat by tle terms of his contract he was entitled to complimentary admission to al performances. The opera houss psople denied this and refused to admit him gratnitously. Shepard threatened ta cut off the lights. but was still rt' fused admission. and then. just as tn, first act was in it's heighth. SheparC burned out the fuse. The house was i,, darkness some three to five minutes when he repaired it ard the periorm ance proceeded without further inter iuplion. HE TIMES lors not know anything of the merits of the contro- v-Isy between MT. Shepard and Messrs decker x Lewis. and they ale inmate. :lal to the public. But that Was mol the time nor place to settle such mat i-rs. and it was the hsighth of folly fol Mir Shepard to exercise such arbitrar, authority. thereby discommodipg the innocent company and audience. which latter was partly composed of large number of ladies. When the audience became aware of the circumstances, | was quite indignant. and had the mat ter not been speedilv rem-died, thert would no doubt have been d roar. We ''or. tue. matter will be amicably set tied.