The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1903-11-20


Brandon & Baugh's.
Mr.. j. S. Youmans and Mr.. Sam
Mauger, Of Pataskala, Ohio, were
pleasant callers at this Office last Fri.
day. They were down on visit 10
Clerk G.. b. Mallory and family, and
other friends, and had been enjoying
themselves to their hearts content.
If you want to see something which
is perfectly exquisite, go to Dunavant's
and look into the first showcase on
your right. 1t is filed with the most
perfectly lovely French China that
money will buy. For Xmas there is
nothing more appropriate, and certain
ly there is nothing in chinaware more
beautiful. 1t is hand-painted and
burned.
The farmers Of st. Francis county
have just cause to be happy. They
have made good corn and hay crops,
and while the cotton crop is very short.
the prices are very satisfactory and far
beyond expectation. The price of seed
is up to the average, and these should
combine to make the farmers indie
pendent and put them in splendid
shape for another year.
The Christmas Delineator-the first
of the handsome holiday magazines
has arrived at the Newsstand, Con-
tains 800 pages, four gloriously color
ed pictures of the "hoodso in wo-
mans life, and other splendid pages
in colors, Christmas stories and poems,
winter fashions, holiday cooking and
Xmas suggestions. Don't fail to get a
copy at the Newsstand.
''The Convict's Daughter" at the
opera house Monday night proved
quite drawing card. The seats were
nearly all taken, and the audience
seemed we'll pleased with the produc
ton, and especially with Miss Pauline
Sain, as Edith, and Miss Bijou Wash
burn, as Susan, the housemaid. The
latter WAS especially pleasing in her
pertness aud shapely figure.
The Woman's Missionary Society of
the Methodist Church will hold special
services at the church on Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons of
next week. This is the week Of prayer,
set apart by the Woman's Missionary
Society of the entire church, to be OBJ
served throughout the South A gen.
eral invitation Is extended to the ladies
of the town to attend All members
are expected to be present.
Mr.. A. e. Vontraine, of Magazine,
Arkansas, formerly Of Palestine, this
county, was business visitor in this
section last Saturday and gave US a
pleasant call. He has our thanks for
substantial favors. Mr.. Vontraine is
highly pleased with his new home, but
he still has warm spot in his heart
for good old st. Francis county and her
hosptable people, many of whom are
bis personal friends. His little son
was with him.
The Ladies Guild of the Episcopal
church expect to have the bazaar,
which has been announced before, on
December the eighth. There will be
fancy articles for sale made by the
ladies and their friends. There will
be cake and candy. Hot tanaalas, .oys-
ters and coffee will be servedfor lunch.
The Young Ladies Guild expect to
assist in this bazaar, and it is hoped
the public will accord the enterprise
liDeral patronage.
w. T. Sanders has on exhibition in
his store window a handsome specimen
of the Ponderosa lemon tree. This
tree was purchased three years ago
by Mis-. Sanders, of nursery, and she
has nursed it carefully. Last year it
bore three very fine lemons, Of which
pies and lemonade were made, and
there is now growing on the tree three
of the largest and finest looking
lemons that we have ever SEEM, 1t is ii
beautiful tree, and is worth seeing.
Rev. L, c. Bingham, of Mariana,
occupied the pulpit at the Presbyterian
Church Sunday morning and night and
delivered two verv excellent sermons.
To the one at night we had the pleasure
of listening. 1t was PLAIN and splen-
did presentation of that old but beauti-
full story of Jacobs Dream of the ladder
reaching from earth to heaven, and of
Gods holy angels descending and as
eendng, with its lesson clearly defined
Rev. Bingham is deep thinker, has a
splendid delivery, and his words were
very comforting to the weary souls of
his hearers.
The Women's Guild of the Episcopal
church will be ready to open their
Bazaar, Tuesday, December 8. IN the
old Bank building near the postoHlce.
They will make speciality oe hand.
kerchiefs-but numerous other articles
of needle work will be found on hand
The Young Ladies Guild in assisting
IN this work, and the young ladies viii,
have charge of IA tempting booth whe re
delicious homemade candies aud ca 'Ses
may be found. Oysters. hot taplalas
and other good things will Re S .rved
The ladies cordially invite the public
TO visit them that day.
Fl. A. Quinn, better Known as Buck.
who had been adIudgfd insane, con.
lined in the county Jail and released
last Thursday, was rearrested i'm Brink
lev and returned to Jail Monday.
quinn 10 "a negro. He rode "A horse to
Brlnkley and Dearly killed the horse.
and at the time of his arrest was still
running the horse up and down the
streets or that town When taken in
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