The Daily Texarkanian., 1900-06-13
FT. LYNN ITEMS.

DR.. Munnerlynn VIII give up MS
practice here, and move back to
Myrtis, La, tomorrow, having Sc
cured a paying contract at that
place. The DR.. was very popular
here, but he says unfortunately
popularity would not buy bread and
butter.
Mr., Win Borders, one of the log
train men, is nursing a broken fin
ger. While he was trying to seize
a broken wire cable which was
trailing after the engine, the end
of the cable caught on a tie and
when it let go the rebound caught
his hand against the tender, break.
ing the little finger and lacerating
the third finger, which makes
very painful wound
Several of the sporting young
gentlemen of this place took in the
excursion TO Shreveport.
l have just learned that the
Lynn log train was wrecked during
the storm, ditching seven cars.
Albert Jewell, one of the train men,
was severely but not dangerously
injured. Did not learn the cause
of the accident,
While the majority of our good
people were waiting to see the be-
lated passenger on the 7. S. & N.
come, they were treated to a spec
tacular scene not often witnessed
in this quiet and harmonious little
town-being no less than a mutual
admiration contest (hght INDUCED
in by a well known business man of
TeXarkana and an equally as we'll
known travelling merchant of the
Twin City, who while waiting for
the train, INDUCED in expressing
their mutual love and regard for
each other in such strong terms
that they became excited and car
ried away by the intensity of their
great regard for each other, that
they forgot their surroundings and
threw to the wind all restraint and
modesty, and came together in a
loving hug, each vieing with the
other to see which could hug the
hardest. In the excitement of the
contest they lost control of their
legs and came to the ground with a
resonant whack and then began
such rolling over in the yellow
mud as is seldom witnessed, and
during the process of wiping up the
mud, low hoarse mutterings were
heard that if heard rightly would
not be proper to introduce into a
Sunday school.
Mr.. G, 7. Mcclure has severed
his connection with the Lynn Lum.
Der Co., to take a more lucrative
EpositiQn at the Bolinger mill in
Louisiana. In leaving Lynn he
does not cut his pleasant acquaint-
ances with Texarkana, which will
continue to be his trading and visit
ing point as of yore.
Rev, T. Fl. Williams preached an
excellent sermon at Lynn chapel
Sunday at IL o'clock and again at
night.
Mr.. Mcclure delivered his fare.
well address to large and atten.
tive audience. He called attention
to the many changes during this
life, and the frequency of uttering
the word good bye" which we
hear on every hand, which is otter
spoken very lightly, without any
real meaning, in contrast of the
good bye spoken in anguish with a
world of sad meaning-when the
soul breaks down--good-bye, good
| bye. Then he told of the next
world just across the dark river
where no matter what trials anC
tribulations have been in this life
where there were no good byes- il
is all welcome, welcome, to the glo
ries which God has prepared for al
them that love him. In conclusion
he said l pray the great Master Of
heaven and earth that all Of us
may be abe able to get there. -
, Amen.
In conclusion | desire to thank
the people of Ft, Lynn and vicinity
including my friends in Sulphur
township, for their ever uniform
kind and sympathetic treatment OF
me during the seven years that
have been among them. And in
bidding them good bye, l wish them
first, health, second, happiness, and
last, wealth and general contented.
ness. | trust they may have a
kindly thought for the old man,