The Forrest City times., 1900-04-27
LOCAL ADDENDA.
Council meets next Tuesday night.

'SSeS "eAs AVSSuoy HiSHes Mrs. J. B. Groves, of Mariauna. was the guest of Mir. and Mrs. T. c. Mer- win Monday.
 NIT. F. NJ. Vaccaro, of Memphis. was genial and pleasant visitor to our l city the first of the week
 Mir. J, F. Hardin. of Dark Corner was in the city Tuesday and was pleas l ant caller at this office. He has our thanks for favors. and for his words of encouragement to TIE TIMES.
 Il think DeWitt's LittleEarly Risers are the best pills in the world" says w. E. Lake, Happy Greek G a. They remove all Instructions of the liver and bowels, act quickly and never gripe. J. Il. Dunavant.
 T. F. Hutchinson and B. B. Harvey. or Memphis. were in the city yesterday Tn the interest of the American Round Dale Cotton Press, and with view to establishing plant here. The round bale scheme has been tried here and met with failure.
 The infant son of Mir. and Mrs. T. c. Merwin was baptised according to the 1 rites of the Episcopal church last Sun- day night. Frank Govan Merwin is the name bestowed. Mir. and Mrs. F. ii. Govan, of Marianna, and Walter German, of this city, were sponsors. E. E. Bowl and, of Grand Junction, Tenn. who has been visiting in the Caldwell neighborhood for the past two weeks, will return home tomorrow morning. MT. Rowland has been vis- lting Messrs. J. NJ. and G. NJ. Row land, brother and uncle respectively. Ills visit to our county has been most pleasant.
 Little Van Vanderslice returned to ms home Tn Illinois Monday. of last week, being accompanied by F. T. It. man, who visited in the North for ten days. Little Van has been making his home with Mir and Mrs. Trice for a year, and is well known and has lots of friends in Forrest City who regretted to see him leave.
 It is rumored that there are to be three steam shoyels put to work in thls nelghborhood by the ChOctaw peo- pie real sOon-two in the cut and one III the gravel pit. We hope the infor- nation is well-grounded, (though we cannot confirm it as 1t would mean the circulation of considerable money Tn this good old town.
 J. W. Roy, of Nettleton. was in town Wednesday. He informed us that his business here was to buy hogs that he had been paying from 5 to l-2 cents on loot, and had purchased more than carload. Squire Dave Duncan, an old friend. was showing him our city. and he appreciated it's enterprising aud prosperous appearance
 The most appropriate and apprecia- tive gift for sick friend is fragrant boqnet. Heretofore 1t has always been a perpleXlng question to know how or where to procure such gift of Flowers. Mesdames Hatcher & Barrow have happily solved the problem by going into the Floral business. and are so- liciting patronage as Florists.
 Mrs. w. II. Teers. of Austin. Miss. a sister or Miss Maud Nance, died at her home yesterday. The family have numerous friends in this community who will deeply sympathiZe with them
 
 tie Whitman left this morning for Aus lin where she goes to condole and com fort her friends in their sorrow.
 There will be a wedding at Wynne next Monday, which will be the occa- sion of many good wishes and cnngrat- ulation from the host of friends of the hngh contracting parties. both of whom are of this county. There are no cards, but several relatives and friends from this county will attend the ceremony and escort the happy pair home. In almost every neighborhood there is some one whose life has been saved by Chamberlain's CoIic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, or who has been cured of chronic diarrhOea by the uge of that medicine. Snch persons make point of telling of it whenever Op- portunity offers, hoping that it may te the means of saving other lives. Webb x Sanders.
 James Hassptt. of the firm of Has, sett & Ponciby. plasterers. who will be remembered pleasantly as the men who did the job on the new court house. is in the city for a few days on business and shaking hands with old friends. He will go hence to Marianna where the firm has the contract to finish the new church. MT. Ponciby will be here l in few Gays.
 From letter from Arley C. Stuart. of TeXarkana. we learn that he and l family expect to visit Tn Forrest City in the near future. Arey has many old friends here who will be delighted to see him again. H- has recently been elected member of the city coun- cil of Texarkana. and has strong pull for the vice mayoralty. We are glad to note the prosperity of the fami- | ly.
 Mrs. Mollie Hannah and daughters. Misses Louise and Mamie of Fayette. vile, Ark. are pleasant visitors i'll the city, guests of Mrs. NJ. w. Casteel. Mrs. Hannah $ visit is pleasant sur