The Forrest City times., 1899-01-20
wIDENER TIMES.


visiting her haif-sister, Mrs. T. J. withers.
this week.
w. r. Mcdowell spent Saturday in the
Bluff City. :. MACK" is a whole soued.
good fellow.
l Mrs. Matte Wood. OF Forrest City. is
the guest OF Mrs. William johnson.
Sheriff Williams aud N. N. Gaines Wis
tied our city Tuesday.
School is progressing nicely under the
supervision Of J. w. Penick. considering
the sickness and bad weather.
The recent bad weather 10 causing con-
siderable sickness In our community.
There have been some deaths, which the
writer Is not able TO note.
/ Our estimable friend md substantial
citizen. James McCutcheuu: and family
moved out east OF Forrest City last week
for better health and where he could have
the advantage Of educating his children
at the Crowley Ridge institute.
Business is at q low ebb. owing to the
unfavorable weather. which will not per.
mt ths farmers to finish gathering their
crops. The fields are yet so white with
cotton Hiat we need no snowbanks to be-
reminded Of them. There is some corn
in the fieldsiBet.. The roads are in such
condition that logging has about been sus
pended.
Hon. +. w. DeRossitt now occupies Mr..
McCutcheon's residence. We are indeed
glad to have him with us. Mr.. DeRossitt
is an enterprising citizen. who runs the
cotton.gin ard sawmill here. which adds
much to the building up Of our little town.
Mr.. DeRossitt knews q good thing when
he sees 1t. and then he knows how to push
1t along.
Miss Tommye Davis, who has charge of
the Burnt Cane school. passed through
our city Saturday en- route to your bor-
ough.. We imagine there were other at
trscticAs rather than to see home. folks
We are glad to learn that Miss Tommye has
her school under excellent control and
that .iie patrons are highly pleased with
her administr alton.
We are indeed sorry to chronicle the
death of Mrs. Lizzie Hughes. wife of w
II. Hughes. who died at her home at Wild
1ner. Ark, "Wednesday morning, January
l6, 1899. OF pneumonia. after only two
days suffering. which she bore with the
greatest patience. Her remains were in
TERED in the Hughes cemetery Thursday
morning. She was born at Louisville.
KY. September "a. 1862 and came to this
e. Clark, in 1880; was married to w. I.
Hughes January 81. 1891. She was an
aifectionate wife. aud lived a devoted aud
consistent Christian life for number Of
years before her death. She leaves four
little children, a young husband, a mother,
two brothers and many friends to mourn
her departure. While this sorrow is SO
deep F,nd life seems so lonely without her,
WE trssst they will lift their hearts to Jesus,
who said = will never leave thee nor
forsake thee His grace is sufficient.
Husband aud relatives have our deepest
sympathy and prayer.
Weep not for her. She is an angel now.
And treads the sapphire floors of Paradise,
EAlfdarkness wiped from her re fugent brow,
/ sin. SORROW. suffering banished from her
4 eyes.
Victorious over death. TO her appears
The yista'd joy of Heavens eternal years.
Weep not Tor her!
Weep not for her. There is no cause for woe
But rather nerve the spirit, that il walk
Unshrinking DER the thorny path below,
Aud from earths low defilement keep thee
hack.
So when ii few feet swerving years have flows
she'll meet thee at Heavens gate-and lea !
thee ON.
Weep not for her.