The Forrest City times., 1900-05-25
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Exteno Inc limits or the corporation.
Lsts make Forrest City . city Of the
second class.
Mrs. Rena Hughes. Of Linden, was
cssrning visitor to the city Yesterday.
Mr. J. II. Atkins, Of Memphis, SEN
Tor partner Of the firm OF Atkins 4
horne, WAS . genial business visitor
to the CITY Wednesday.
Miss Mamie Taylor has been quite
i'll this week. We are very glad 70
note. however, that che 70 much i'm
proved at this writing.
Mrs. T.. Ring, wife OF the popular
Choctaw engineer. and her 500. Peter.
Jr.. came over fren ArKenta Yesterday
to visit relatives and friends.
Mayor Upton asd DIR. J. ID. Nc.
Knight spent yesterday evening with
rod and lire on the river below Nadi.
SON. The gsntlsosn caught q enc
string OF trout and psarch.
Hen. w. Il. Townsend, Of Shslby-
vile, Ills. brothsr-in-lxw OF Mr.. Vxd-
akin. after spending 4 couple days in
the city, LEFT this morning in company
With the latter gentleman for Little
Rock.
The BOYS and Girls Literary Club
WAS handsomely entertained Monday
night by the charming president, Miss
Mamie Taylor. Her beautiful nome,
where the bays and girls have spent 30
many happy hours. Was especially at.
trsctivs OH this OCCASION, aud the even-
ing WAS replete with snjoyments for
Club msmbsrs aud number Of invited
guests. ThG features of the evening
were original speeches by members Of
the club. Refreshments were served.
Scott Bond and his son, w. r. Bond,
were in the city Monday and Tuesday
paying taxes and attending 10 other
business matters. These farmers have
. very hatteriRg outlook for fine crop
81 early Irish potatoes, and have abont
l3l acres OF Triumphs which will be
ready for the market in few weeks.
Indications now are that prices for this
product will be good and that these
prosperous and industrious colored
citizens will realize handsome sum
for their 6rst crop.
Forrest City 10 the best town on the
Choctaw railroad between Little Rock
and Memphis, il the town NAV be
judged by the sale Of railroad tickets.
w. j. Prude, agent for the ChOctaw in
this city, reports a phenomenal sale Of
tickets for the excursion Sunday. The.
train WAS occupied by just s. persons
when it arrived, and Forrest City gave
1t 81 additional passengers. This is tho
way we do business. Onr town always
loads the passenger trains. and espsci-
ally II 1t IL cheap excursion.
Probably the NEST successful fishing
party Of the week, and Que which rev.
| Slsd in the true sport and pleasure OF
IN outing Of this nature. was com posed
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Roleson. Mr..
and Mrs. Z. Turley, Dir. and Mrs.
Henry Psttus, Mr.. Chas. Sanders and
Mr.. Tom GRAY, who spent Wednesday
on Fishing Lake. The catch was
lent dinner which this abundxncs Of
game Dish furnished WAS discussed with
much relish and enjoyment by the en-.
tire party.
| Mrs. Ed Robson and Miss Lady Ing.
ram entertained the TON Thumb
Wedding" children Tuesday avening
from until 9. 1t WAS indeed an Occa.
sion Of much mirth for the little ones.
They frolicked and cake.walked, play.
ed lots OF new games and all the old
ones and all were happy and noisy,
even the older Ones-the entertainers
themselves we're infected by the gay
and rOlicksOm capers Of the chrildren,
and great was their enjoyment ia be-
Ing the promoters OF so much pleasure
and amusement. Refreshments were
served. Those present were: Helen
Nichols, Aliyne Rollwsee, Margars.
Barrow. Goodwin Upton, Matte
Mann, George Merwin, Norton Prev.
EFT. Leta May Hancock. Nell German,
Anna Robson, Mamie Evans, Lottis
Aldridge, Bert Mallory. Herman Roll
wage, Paul Jones, John Webb. Casey
Ingram, Henry GatIiHg, Malcolm Cor.
man. Bard Nichols. Jamie Gatling. Rob
German. Edward Rollwage, Maude
McCurdy, Fannie Mann. Floy Han.
cock. Ardale Rollwage, Eveline Pettus
aud Lucille Russell.
A painful and what very nearly
proved to be q serious accident hap
pensd Monday morning to Ernest
Terry, who for the past three or four
weeks has been In the employ Of ". T..
Sanders, the grocer, Ms delivery boy
and salesman. On the morning men,
toned Ernest HAD htcled the herse to
the delivery wagon. after the animal
had rested all dxv Sunday. preparatory
to coming 10 town and entering upon
the duties If the day. Upon driving
into the street \ negro man climbed
into the wagon aud Ernest noticing
that the horse WAS unusually frisky,
gave the Tsins 10 the darky. thinking
Ne could manage the brute with more
esse and skill. shortly the horse be-
gan 10 run. whsreupsn The negro threw
down the lines aud left Ernest help
less on the seat. Finding himself ut
liberty the horse began 10 kick vicians-
~, landing ah the boys left limb b.
tween the ksee and hip joint. the bone
Of which il thought Ia be fractured
cutting une long cash and inficting
another deep, nxly wound witk thu
calks at his iron shoes. Ernest was
picked mp AND carried home. y physi-
clan was summoned Immediately who
dressed snd baEdsKed his wounds, asd
af this writing the younR man in get.