The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1901-08-09

search of health.
/ Miss Ethel Ruch. of Atkins. Ark.
a charming niece of SIR. +. h. Foeg,
il visiting relatives in the CITY and Is
guest at the home of Mrs. Hancock.
Mrs. J. .. Kendrick and little daugh-
ter Evelin, of Memphis. arrived Tues
day and are guests at the home OF theil
cousin, MIS-. j. c. Higgs.
Don't miss the excursion TO Mem
phis Sunday. via. the Choctaw Route
Special train. sl.75 round trip, see
the Choctaw's big display lad 10
! this issue. Talk to like about 1t.
Miss Lena Williams went TO Pales-
| tine Tuesday morning 10 spend week
on visit to friends and is the charm
ing guest AT the home of DR.. aud Mrs.
| Felrell.
Major Gregory. eolored, handed us an
ear of yellow corn II inches long. fair
sample from an eight-acre patch of old
land. He calls it the dry weather
corn.
Farmer Coffman, from near Haynes,
passed through the city Wednesday
pnroute To Memphis, Chicago and
Detroit. on an extended visit Of busi-
ness and pleasure.
For the benefit of hunters We pub
lish the import OF the law passed by
last legislature: Deer cannot be killed
between March 1st and September 1st
turkey, May lst and September lst;
quail, March lst and October lst.
w. o. w. had a meeting last night to
act on II \ . Knights resignation as
clerk. +. X. Atkins resigned as adj
wiser and was elected clerk; Is. j. Nc
Crazy was elected adviser and II. 4.
Knight banker.
Last Saturday morning fire destroyed
the dwelling on the Hiram Houston
place, near Widener. It was occupied
by Widow l.. G. Floyd, who lost every
hing in the way OF furniture, clothing
aud provisions.
Mrs. Ella Davis, of Little Rock, who
had been such a pleasant and appre.
ated guest at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. T. Sanders the past three
weeks. returned to her home in the
city OF Roses Tuesday morning.
The Shepard house is now under the
management of Mrs. l.. l.. Harton,
whose experience in the hotel lire as
sures patrons all the comforts OF a
home. She will give her personal gu
perSl sion to the table. and the bill Of
fare will compare favorably with any
| hotel In the state.
At the opera house tonight Miss Jo
Sephine y. Mason will give d unique
and int eresting entertainment, assisted
| by home musical talent. Miss Mason
| comes we'll recommended by the press
| aud public and promises an evening of
| pleasure to all who attend.
Bob Benson returned last Saturday
| from a most pleasant two weeks va
cation with home folks and old time
friends at Byhalia. This custom of
Nessrs. Brandon u Baugh in giving
| heir statesmen an annual vacation is
greatly appreciated by the young men.
The ladies of the Christian church
will give an ice cream supper next
| "Wednesday night at the home of Mr..
| aud Mrs. w. III. Aldridge, the proceeds
Of which will 90 to the church building
fund. Everybody is cordially invited
let rybody attend.
Another week has slowly dragged
itseif out and no rain The weather
las been considerably cooler and the
nights pleasant indeed. Our people
are beginning to take the drouth as a
natter of course and many claim that
crops are hopelessly damaged and that
II rain now would do corn and cotton
no good.
Mrs. w. b. p. Shields and three
lovely daughters, returned to their
home in Helena last FRIDAY after de
lightful visit to Mr.. and Mrs. Jack
Neel on College Hill. The ladies ere
very much pleased with the growth al
Forrest City since their last visit il
1891
Mrs. Alice Casteel and daughter
Mrs Rookh Bach. returned home yes
terday morning from FAYETTEVILLE Mis-
Bach is convalescent from severe al
tack of typhoid fever and is yet very
feeble, but it is hoped that the change
will soon restore her to her norma
health and happiness,
The bricklayers engaged on the new
hotel struck Wednesday. The cause
was the difference in wages paid h,
whites and blacks, the whites gettin,
81 per day, while the negroes only re
:eive IS % Asssoon as this difference
was found ont all hands quit, demand
'ng the same wages for all. a few mel
were at work yesterday.
| Peter Covington,' colored. of Mad
sou, paid "a debt Tuesday of II years
Handing. That number of years ag
John Finley, then a little barefoot bov
caught stray mule of Peters, VIII
! promised to reward him with "A water
melon. Last tuesday Peters con
cience smote him, and he paid tn
debt.
| The protracted meeting at Forres
chapel, New Castle. which closed las
Friday night, resulted in nearly 80 pre-
.ssions of religion, about 40 acces
'i0ns To the Methodist church and >
children baptized. At this same churc
great revival was held last year.
3. Manley. OF Thayer, Mo-. assiste,