The Forrest City times., 1899-02-17
MADISON TIM ES.


 The weather has moderated, to the delight of everyone.
 The river is rising.
 Zpro clothes were in demand Satur. day and Sunday.
 Dave Thomas's condition is some. what improved.
 "Col. Winter 2 has done away with the necessity of embalming beef. w. F Eppes has been too indisposed this week to attend to his official duties
 Would it not be good idea to inyes-
 igate the recent conduct of the weather clerk. he having sent us such violent and destructive weather, causing every one to feel SO unpleasant.
 Miss Jessie Eppes. deputy postm aster. is numbered among the sick.
 We hear of some stock perishing during the severe cold snap. Potato growers have sustained the greatest loss of any class. conservative estimates placing the loss at 25 per cent. Scott Bond thinks he will lose 500 bushels.
 k. l.. Berry was the recipient Mon. day of d fine year old horse, presented by his father, Edward Berry. It is Il valuable gift that would have been ap- preciated by anyone, but from the fact that it was awarded him for the faith ful discharge of his duty while looking after his fathers interests causes Bob toplace agreater estimate upon it than he otherwise would have have done.
 Mr. and Mrs. Hunter Crippen are both quite sick at this writing.
 The enterprising firm of w. E. Kirby X Co. have converted the old Blinn mill shed into an icehouse and have been working large force putting up ice from the river, the thickness of which is from eight to fourteen inches.
 Sunday was day long to be remem, bered by the inhabitants of Madison, it being the coldest on record. Ther- mometers registered 13 degrees below zero where they were exposed to the open atmosphere on the north sides of buildings. Tie minimum temperature during the day was degrees above the Zero mark.
 Farmers who have cotton in the field (which most of them have) should con- gratulate themselves on having week without ra;n. :,
 Last Monday noEniDg while Mrs. J. s. Thomas was building a fire her clothing, caught and was in flame when she discovered it. She started to run ont of the room. but was caught by her son Harry, who was too feeble to hold her and exl inguish the fire, which was assuming alarming proportions that would soon nave enveIoped Mrs Thomas's entire body had it not been for the timely arrival of Miss Jessie her eldest daughter, who had presence of mind to throw blanket over hel mother, and by this means the flames were snbduad. All three received very painful, though not serious, burns. The many frieds or James Temple ! will regret to learn of his death. which | occurred at his brother in laws, one and a half miles from Madison, last Friday night at o'clock. He was for. melly a resident of thIs county, but fol the last six or seven years lived in Texas until last summer. when his health became so bad that he returned tn Arkansas. hoping that a change would prove beneficial. but it was soon discovered that that much dreaded de stroyer. consumption. had so thorough- ! ly undermined his constitution that il would b- only few brief months. al tarthest. umiil 1t would complete its deadly work. He was never married | lis luvihg sister and numerous other relatives have the sympathy of the en. l tire community in their sore affliction
 The telephone company are at work here this week.
 Miss Maud Littlefield has returned