The Forrest City times., 1899-02-03
MADISON TIM ES.

 
 Wednesday morning was the coldest this winter, the temperature running down close to the zero mark.
 The river is 20.S feet. with I fall.
 Tuesday evening while Capt. Ed Gurley was dropping the boat he is building down to keep it out of the way of drifting ice, the current caught it aud. the lines not being of sufficient strength to hold it, it drifted down against one of the piers of the bridge and sank barge that was attached to it, doing considerable damage to the boat. We failed to learn the extent of the damages.
 Enos Kopp came out from his timber camp in the St. Francis bottom Tues day morning and returned that even. ing. He is one of, our most successful iogmen and,has one of the finest cattle teams that we know of, but hear that one of the ''wheelers has been a source of annoyance for the past few weeks. So says Madame Rumor.
 The public school will commence here next Monday. Miss Jessie Thomas has been employed to teach the young idea to shoot.
 We understand that our bachelor friend, Capt. j. G. Stern, is going to have his dwelling renovated, repainted and fixed up to the queens taste. Who knows but what-well, it will at least add greatly to it's already attractive appearance.
 There will be an entertainment at the schoolhouse Saturday night for the benefit of the church. As we have failed to procure copy of the pro- gramme we are not prepared to state with any degree of certainty what will be presented, but it is most laudable undertaking, and the names of those at the head of it are a sufficient guar anttee that it will be success. We bespeak for them good attendance. MT. Major, who represents a St. Louis lumber company. has purchased a fine consignment of lumber from J. w. Wheeler x Co. and is busy shipping same this week.
 Mir. Roach, of Marianna. was here the first part of the week calling on sope of our log men.
 Frank Wintker killed fine wild tur- key Wednesday. Reports are greatly at variance as to how he killed it, but he got the bird all the same. If he said turkey we failed to hear it. Neil McFall has sold his farm, one and half miles below Madison, to County Clerk Geo. Mallory. We have not as yet learned the consideration. Mir. McFall has purchased a log team and contempates going into the timber business. We wish him abundant suc- cess.
 One of our genial young friends, re- gently in the employ of the Southern Pacific Railroad Co.,, ia now making tri- weekly trips over the Choctaw < Mem phis, from Forrest City to Madison. He comes down on Sunday and tries all the week to get back. Some very great at. traction here, we presume. By the way, say. how about him running his watch back to keep from arriving late at his boarding house. Rather d grave charge against railroad man to have incor. rect time. We trust, however, that he will be able to establish his innocence So far as our own Knowledge goes. we don't know whether he denied his Savior or not. but We do know the roos- ter crowed three times.
 The Annual Conference failed to fur nish the church here with preacher for this year. While the members and the entire community feel the sting of humiliation very keenly, they have borne it with great tortitude and with a true Christian spirit are endeavoring 10 procure a pastor. At a meeting of the members last Sunday night, Miss Jessie Eppes was instructed to cores pond with N. w. Hendrix. of Brinkley .. relative to securing d portion or all of his time. as tine case may admit of. We trust that Miss Jessie will be success full in her efforts. for Bro. Hendrix is devout Christian gentleman and an earnest worker for the Master. We predict that much good would be ac- complished through his untiring en- ergy.