The Daily Texarkanian., 1900-05-30
FIT. LYNN ITEMS.
Nothing transpired of any gen
eral interest the past week,

eral interest the past week.
The farmers are resting again,
owing TO the rains yesterday and
this morning rendering the soil too
wet to work.
Regret to learn that Mrs. Gentry
is still an invalid. Trust the good
lady may soon regain her usual
good health.
Major c. e. Bramble spent Sun
day with his family at his home in
Texarkana.
Many thanks to Miss Lottie Lee
Lennard for an elegant and beauti
full offering of cut flowers. 1t is
very pleasant to find those little
spots of sunshine distributed by the
wayside of our journey through
life. l assure the lady that l fully
appreciate aud enjoy the beautiful
offering, and | trust as she journeys
toward her final destiny, her lot
may fall upon none but pleasant
places, without thorn to annoy
her footsteps.
The Sunday School was well at
tended yesterday, and was gotten
iuto good working order by the able
management of Brother NJ. A.
Beauchamp, and a good and profit
able praise and prayer meeting was
had, led also by the same brother.
Ye scribe took trip to Bolinger,
La, Saturday, by way of Shreve-
port, and as | have not much mate
rial for letter | will endeavor to
tell something of what / saw dur
ing the trip. Left Ft. Lynn on the
morning train, did not see any
thing to attract my attention until
after we passed Iona, when ] noted
that everything took on a more
thrifty appearance, both animate
and inanimate. The farms seemed
to grow larger and better cultivat-
el--cotton and corn, but mostly
cotton, think think the average is
four of cotton to one of corn, the
latter is further advanced in growth
than the former, but both are in
good condition. The cotton is
short but is well cultivated and
clear of weeds and grass-just in
that condition for sunshine and
otherwise favorable weather to
make it grow rapidly. The most
notable thrift l noticed was in the
little towns on the road. They
were all small but had neat and
clean looking buildings, neat little
cottages we'll painted-some with
considerable ornamental and artis7
tic finish, very pleasing to the eye.
The people were all well dressed
with pleasant and satisfied look
beaming on their countenances,
bustling around in a business way
as if they were satisfied with them
selves and all the world around
them. Arriving at Shreveport, l
found on inquiry, that | had over
FIVE hours to wait for train on Cot
ton Belt, therefore after dinner !
proceeded to see-the the town-as
to what | saw | will be silent, as
the most of my readers know more
about the city than | could learn in
so short d time. Suffice it to say
while wandering about the city
about 3 p, m, | discovered that |
was lost and had no idea which way
to go to find myself, therefore |
thought perhaps it would be best
to find the union depot, for fear my
train would not wait for me if |
happened to be late, | began to
enquire for its location but nobody
seemed to know where it was.
Finally referred to the street car
motorman who said he could take
me to the depot, so I got aboard
and in about twenty minutes ride
up hill and down, arrived there.
| went to Bolinger that evening,
where my son is located-found
them well and glad to see daddy, l
also found my old friend Frank Tup-
per, who is in charge Of the saw
mill, and Harry Coffey, engineer.
Bolinger is neat little town of
200 population, mostly white, who
claim to have the best water to be
found anywhere in the south. !
enjoyed my visit very much, took
the o'clock train north and swung
around the circle to Texarkanai
stopped over night, took 1880 7. S.
& N. train and here am.
With best wishes, am,
Yours Truly,
ONoE-A.WEEK,