The Forrest City times., 1900-08-31

IN the city a couple OF DAYS this week
on business and visiting relatives aud
| friends. "''
Mrs. Sallie Maris and charming
daughter. Miss Lucy. who lrave been
guests AZ the lovely home OF senator
IL. ). Williams for several weeks 20
turned 10 their Tennessee hone Il
Someryille, Wednesday.
AIRS. ). III. Mann and children who
mad been visiting relatives and friends
ut Pine Bluff for few days. returned
Yesterday afternoon. to tire delight ~
her husband and numerous friends
She was accompanied by her niece.
MISS Lola, daughter of Mr.. }. II. Mann.
of Pine BLUM.
Mrs. Mary Shade went to st. Louis
las, last night. Mrs. Winthrop and Miss
= ahiiie are making arrangements to
ioiioW sometime next week, and will
reside iiiefe permanently, leasing their
home here to DR.. Dunavant. Tur
TINES and their host of other friends
regret exceedingly to lose these estima-
ble citizens, but hope they will be han.
ply situated in their new home.
Amos Hooks, prosperous colored
farmer living on his own land one and
half miles from Colt, is Justly proud of
the distinction of having delivered the
ilrst bale OF new cotton. The bale was
ginned and sold to Pettus & Buford of
| this city Wednesday. II weighed a7e
pounds. for which they paid him ten
cerss ner ran"d and made him \ nres.
ent of barrel OF line -four 1t classed
midding.
II ome Seekers Excursions to Points
on the Choctaw, Oklahoma u Gulf II.
IL. IN Indian and Oklahoma Terrific
ries, VIA Choctaw Route, Tickets on
sale at Memphis, Tenn. and Little
ROCK, Ark, first and third Tuesdays OF
September, October, November and
december, at one fare, plus two dollars,
Tor the round trip. Tickets limited for
return passage twenty-one days. Stop
over allowed at pleasure on going trip.
OF the Choctaw Route.
| In this issue Of THE TIMES appears
the announcement of the organization
OF the ilrm OF Trap, Barker S Co.
Ihey VIII do generel merchandise
business, and with ample capital, vim
ana push, and an aim to deserve your
patronage and keep it, will carry "A
complete and thoroughly iirst-class
stock. which they will offer at rock bot.
tom prices. We wish them success.
and bespeak for them liberia, share
OF your patronage. Read their adver-
tlsement, give them call, and tell
them you saw it in The TIMES. They
will do the rest.
Prof. A s. Maddox, OF the Maddox
Seminary for Young Ladies, located at
Little ROCK. was in the city Yesterday.
ana visited Haynes and other points
south OF us. There are several young
ladies in this section who will attend
this splendid school. a special car will
leave Memphis shortly the date and
schedule to be made known later. for
the accommodation OF those entering
Maddox. The buildings have been
thoroughly renovated and rpmodelled,
a large annex erected this year, and the
faculty increased. The attendance will
be greater than in previous wears. II
there be parents here contemplating
sending their daughters abroad 10
school. and who have not yet made ar
rangements, we advised hem TO take up
the matter with the president OF Mad
dox Seminary, of Little Rock. 1t is a
splendid institution, a beautiful home,
aud an enterprise which should be en-.
outraged and patronized by every citi-
zen Of Arkansas.
The Elephants were victorious over
The Grasshopers in hot game OF base
ball "Wednesday afternoon. The score
was IL to s. The brilliant plays of Jim
lizard for the Grasshoppers and Joel
Wynne and John V. Webb for the Ee-
phants were the features Of the game.
Sam Hodges also made one play that
brought down the grandstand. He
played second, and as GrasshOpper
tried to hop from first To second, Sam
went and got, the ball and grabbed
the hopper in "a warm embrace and held
him fast until he could touch him with
the ball, and the umpire called him
"out.n L. e. Folbre. sr and Geo b.
Mallory tried several times 10 get 10
first. and the latter tried to beat AN
Elephant who pLrsued him with the
ball in his hand, by going around BY
third base After an exciting chase OF
some minutes, the Elephant bethonght
him that the ball could beat the hop
per, so he tossed it down to first and
the hopper went out. All the fine
points of the game were argued to
iIu,sA H.ii Umpire pasclial. and ha
was finally fired and succeeded by Hale,
who WAS no doubt saved from like
disgrace by the fact that but one other
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