The Forrest City times., 1900-05-04

MT: and Mrs. P. E. Parker, of Wild
 ersville, Tenn, en route tn Austin.
 rex, spent the greater portion of the
 week in Forrest Cily the cuesfs of
 their sons family, Mr T.. J. Parker
 we had the pleasure of meeting inc
 eider gentleman and found him cutie
 pleasant and genial.
 The pavement at the court house has
 oeen rebuilt, and is apparently a fine
 Joo. The grounds are also receiving
 s.tention looking to the sod. Judge
 Taylor IS determined to put the grounds
 Ih presentable shape, and TuE TIMES
 congratuiates him upon his excellent l Dr. Merritt has purchased Inc R. | Williams lot on the SprinRs road inst south or the old Avery plaee and will erect thereon a modern cottage, This
 iot IS one of the prettiest building sites m the city and the doctor and ms good wife are ambitious for the erection of lovely home on the
 premises. | Lawrence Belser, aecomnanied bv
 his devoted mother. left Moiiday even
 ing Tor Chicago, where Master Law
 rencs will enter McCowsu's Oral
 school for young deaf children. The
 fsculty will undertake the education of
 thls bright lad who has been co unfor-
 inmate in his tender yesyv. Mir. and
 BITS. BeIser are 90 anxious for the mor- al and mental development of their
 boy, and tho whole community ieine us
 ID wishing him success and highest hsnsrs to be attained in the school. Miss lrma Stevens entertained Sat. nrday night complimentary to the BOvs and Girls Literary club. It was charming affair and praise of inc grace and beauty of the hostess was upon ths lips of everyone. The in clemency of the weather interfered materially with the attendance. Tbose present were Master Archer Hatcher and Miss Mary Mallory. Misses Iollie ana Mary Gorman, Ruth Hatcher. Lucy Sanders, Irmx Stevens ana Mir Otis Stevens. Rsfreshmsnts were served and all present. enjoyed the event hugely. e Dr. John lzard, of Smithdale. Ark.
 was genial visitor to relatives and, numerous friends in the city the first of the week: He left Tuesday morning over the ClOctaw in company with his father, MT. F. J. lizard, for Bonneville. Ark., where they go to spend . few days pros pecting and visiting the fam
 ny of Mir. and Mrs. N. w. lizard. who are now prosperous innkeepers in that
 prosperous town. Returning Dr. John
 will visit Wheetly, being the guest of
 MT. and Mrs. W.SHsmenway, whence he will 70 to Riverside for . few days
 with Dr. and Mrs. N. F. Bsaucham n.
 He intends making the round in fort
 night, and altogether, contemplstes avery pleasant trip.
 Several new residences are in cour.a or construction in Correst Citv and
 THE TIMES ia inclined to think that its l advocacy for the building of more mod. ern homes has not been in vain. At any rate, we arc gratIfled to note such conditions of growth aud expanaion. 1 aud hope that other men of msana viii realize tho necessity for building resi- eences in sunicient nuubore to accom- modste persons who wish to make their homes with us. Our own is not grow ing rapidly, but it is enjoying steady growth that will. if 1t continues. sur prise the most optimistic in . few yearc.. Let us all pull together and nour'sh these prospects, and reach out Tor new and greater enterprises. k. T. Gray consigned . car load of corn 10 F. J. Barrow at widener We'd neSday at 55 cents per bushel in the ear. It is predicted that corn Will be exceedingly scarce before the planting season IS over, or at any rate before crops. are laid by. This should be a warning to all farmers to desist from the alI.cotton .idea, and raise hoe and nom!ny at home in sufficient quantity tor their own necessities. It is . ruin ous and impoyerishing policy for the farmers to como to town xud buy corn at sxtravagsnt prices wheu it may be raised m such abundance. Stick to the bridge which has carried you safe y over, farmer friends. Diversity homo.
 Henry Wilder exhibited . species of vegetation the first Of the week which resembled stalks of wheat whom it is almost ready for the harvest. This growth was gathered from . cane brake m the bottom, and we were told by the w0odsmxn that he had never heard of anything like 1t before. What he had shown us are known as csne bios soms. A cane brake in full bloom is rare phen0meDa-a strange Aieht which may only be seen by pefsons living 8t the ends of centuries. Old settlers inform us that such conditions occur just once every hundred years and that IS in the spring of the last year of the century. So ths fact that the cane brakes are now in blosso mi conclnsively settles the question as to whether this is the last year of the Ninstrenth century or the first year of the Twentieth.
 A merry party of young people spent the day most pleasantly Monday on. the river above Madison, the occasion being 2 picnic given by Miss Ruth, Hatcher and Miss Mary Mallory. The boys and girls nshsd "jnst a little, '. but were very considerats and would not have caught one of the dear little fishes for anything. A most enjoya- ln To tho x.e k-