The Forrest City times., 1900-04-13
LOCAL ADDENDA.

a. m. "Second Coming of Christ" at a:30 ?. m. Services every night next week. All christians are requested to attend. All who will sing also be present. A. N. Couch. Pastor. The greatest values in Spring and.l Summer Pattern Hats, may be had at Madam Boyle's. Artistic and fashion able shapes and styles, well calculated to meet the demands of the most criti- cal and fastidious. She invites an in- specton of this exquisite stock by the public and her friends, believing that they will be pleased, and that their best interests will be subserved in styles and values.
 | The Hot Springs Limited, which passes this city at 1l:l2 a. m, oyer the Choctaw is indeed pretty train and is attracting universal attention and comment. The company is just be- ginning to give it's passenger service extra attention, and the accommoda- tion afforded by this solid vestibuled train throughout is tirst-class and up- to-date in every particular. The train is made up of the baggage car, three day coaches or chair cars and three sleepers.
 Some weeks since mention was made in these columns of the establishment of a Floral business i'll Forrest City by Mrs. Maggie Hatcher and Mrs. T. W. Barrow. These ladies have been re- ceiving shipments of plants and flow CTS at intervals since that time and are now ready to cater to the wants of the public in cut flowers and decorative plants of many varieties and descrip- tions. When desirOus of purchasing anything in this line make your wants known to Mesdames Hatcher tS Bar row, the Florists.
 Joe A. Beck, better known about town and among his friends as Young Joe, has embarked in business for him. self, and now owns the shop and tools on the Red Gin lot on Rosser street, which originally belonged to his uncle, MT. J. E. Beck. and is soliciting the patronage of the public in all mechani- cal work, blacksmithing, etc. and he IS unquesti0nably the best horse shOer in the city. Promptness is the young mans slogan. He was manager, for d long time, of the shop he now owns and has already made himself an envi- able reputation in this county as a me- chanic. Go to see Joe when you have repair work or horse -shoeing to be done. he will appreciate your patronage and treat you square.
 Gen. Jno. B. Gordon, of Georgia, was a distinguished guest at the Belser Sat- 1, urday night. The venerable soldier came in so unostentatiously that few knew he had patr0nized our city Gen . Gordon is stiking example of our old Confederate heroes. How different it is in these latter days, when it seems that so soon as a soldier or sailor ac- complishes anything great or achieves national fame as a hero, he immedi- ately commits some act of rashness and folly, which brings down upon } him the nations scorn and contempt, and whereas his name was held sacred It now passes lightly with jeers and ridicule. We are glad to have few great soldiers left who have sense and pride enough to hold their honors and remain exhalted in the hearts and minds of the people.
 A storm period" caught this sec. tion Monday night and Tuesday the winds raged and the rain poured, fol- lowed by one of the most severe hail storms ever witnessed. From balmv spring weather the thermometer went down almost to freezing point and those who had been enjoying the privi. leges Of shirt sleeves and the pleasing afternoon breeZes on verandas and front porticos, dOnned their Overcoats, wraps and comfortable frocks and re- tired to cosy sitting rooms, where bright fires burned cheersully and con- genlally. Indeed is our weather most caprici0us. Yesterday morning there ) was a lovely frost, and no doubt what ) fruit was lett on the trees by the hail storm was killed by this blighting and unwelcome visitor. Many persons had rushed the season and had taken down their stoves, but this spicy varie- ty of weather is making them sorry. and some are ordering coal, putting up stoves and making preparations for comfort and warmth just as though the seasons were reversed and we were on the eve of winter instead of spring. One of Gentry's high-jnmping grey hounds jumped the show at this place Monday night, and reward of sl0 was offered for his capture. Our fleetfooted constable" Potts. was appraised of this fact and gave chase. In the meantime, however. a number of other citizens, and all the small boys in town, both white and black. heard about the show dog beng at large and the ten dollars which would fall to the lucky individual who would turn him over to the Dog and Pony show on its return from l.onOke and half the population was putting forth its best efforts to corral the nimbe ca nine, and those who were not actually chasing" were talking great deal and many said they would grab the hound should he cross their paths but the grabbing tactics wouldn't work as many of those who were after him will
 testify. Some tried to capture him by main strength and awkwardness, oth CTS were after him on horseback, there was no small number who hoped to nab " him by stragetic schemng, and It IS said that one man adopted the Boer tactics. and endeavored to sur round the dog all by himself hut the