The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1899-08-25
BRIEF MENTION.


in many sections.
r. IL. Savage, postmaster at Month
cello, died on the 10th.
Mrs. Lou Holmes, a pioneer resident
OF Camden, died August Goth.
Over 325 cars of melons have been
shipped from Portia this season.
Hoboes are not allowed to tarry in
the corporate limits of Newport.
Grading has commenced on the road
from Little Rock to Hot Springs.
THE first bale" was marketed at
several towns in the state last week.
Triplets, boy and two girls, were
born to Mr.. and Mrs. Harris at Wilmot.
The Newport gun club defeated the
Batesville gun club by score of 1873 to
$50.
Wort Bottorff, who killed John Kline
at Dermott July Goth, was released on
81, 900 bond.
Hollis Mcdonald, Hot Springs hotel
clerk, died under circumstances indi-
eating suicide.
M. c. Long, farmer near Newport,
lost $500 worth of hay from fire of in
cendiary origin.
Hon. j. l.. Shinn, mayor of Russell
vile, died August 10th of typhoid fever.
He was ~ years old.
While boring an artesian well at
GAINESVILLE vein of coal was struck at
depth of 173 feet.
Tom Jones, who killed Sam White at
Hudson, near Texarkana, was captured
at Leesville, La.
Since the erection of water-works, the
insurance rates for Batesville have been
reduced from Is to 20 per cent.
The barns and contents belonging to
Abner Gaines, of Garland county, were
destroyed by fire. Loss. $4,000.
Jim Dillworth, who stabbed to death
Louis Boone at Texarkana in 1898, was
arrested at Camden the other day.
A. j. Hughes fell from a passenger
train running so miles an hour near
Camden and escaped without scratch.
The town of Ell Dorado has been
formed into an improvement district
to erect water-works and electric light
plants.
Mrs. Annie Echols and her 19-year-
old daughter died within few hours of
each other at their home in Garland
county.
A petition for pardon Of miners con-
victed in Federal court at Fort Smith
of contempt has been forwarded TO
President Mckinley.
w E. Graham met death beneath
a passenger train at Traskwood, Pu-
laski county. In attempting to board
the train he lost his hold.
Little Rock officers are endeavoring
to rid that city of criminals and worth
less characters, and all idlers are taken
in on the charge of vagrancy.
Attorney General Davis has delivered
an opinion to the effect that county
clerks are not entitled to fees for the
registration of school warrants
A COW fell into 30-foot well at Little
Rock, where she remained overnight
and was removed the next morning
none the worse for the experience.
James Threat, colored, said to be 1l9
wears old by those who had known him
three quarters of century, died the
other day at his home near Clarendon.
Gov. Jones has pardoned VIM. Pur-
cell. convicted in Faulkner county OF
aggravated assault, and Kid Godfrey.
sent up from Union county for man
slaughter.
Gov. Jones has offered reward OF
800 for the arrest of Henry Anderson,
colored, who assaulted a little white
girl in Little River county August 10Th.
The general superintendent OF the
Cotton Belt has issued an order to the
effect that no heads of departments
should retain in his employ any reia-
tive.
The engine. mail car and baggage
car on the Kansas City, Pittsburg q
Gplf Jumped the track on trestle near
Taxarlsana and were almost completely
demolished. Fortunately no one was
injured.
Robert Douglass. young farmer OF
near Mulberry, was arrested last week
on a charge of murder. alleged to have
been committed in the Choctsw natioi>
two years ago.