The Forrest City times., 1907-05-17
CORRESPONDENCE
New Castle Times.

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 The sweet soBgsters of the country woodland are singing more sReetly. it seems. than they ever did before. l suppose the reason is that winter. with its cold and chilly grip, has last cd SO long. they. like us. are happy 10 see and feel the bright. warm sun shine
 The farmers have commenced to pull the bel cord over old Beck this week, and one could hear nothing but gee, haw, whoa and sgiddapa from every direction.
 The farmers are blowing up their cotton and replanting just as fast as they can. The seed heretofore plant ed is nearly all rotten, and you might say We have got our crops 10 plant and make right from the jump, be- cause in addition to rotten cotton seed, the cut worms have eaten up all the little yellow stalks of corn that were up. don't know of single piece of corn or cotton in this neigh borhoOd that is worth working, and all will have to be replanted 10 do any good. But if the good Lord will give Us ten days of nice dry weather, We will make old Beck sweat and our mer- chants think We are going to make crop anyway. All we ask of him is to stay with US little while longer, for l never saw farmers hustling SO in my life. You can see them going in every direction, on business bent, and hunt ing for cotton seed, for which they are offering as high as s40 per ton Seed are very scarce and only a few 10 be had, and to my notion it Is the best thing for the people that ever happen ed, for fl this disaster had not oc- cured. there would have been raised the biggest cotton crop this fall in the history of our county.
 Mrs. James Wilson, we are glad to report, is some better at this writing and We hope to see her up again soon.
 This community is about depopulat- ed today owing 10 some excitement or attraction at Colt.
 NIT. Bozeman Swan and Miss Leta Littletield took in the dinner at Colt. Sunday, May 12. They seemed to be happy couple, as we viewed them through d crack in the window, as they passed along the public highway. But they failed to see us, for they lad eyes for nobody but themselves, and were perfectly obliyious to all sur roundiHgs. Oh, how cunning love is.
 Messrs. Theron Pippin and brother. with Miss eizzie Rawlison and sister, visited Colt Sunday. They seemed to be enjoying the beautiful Sabbath day with its sunshine and splendor. They report nice time
 The people of this section have not had an outing for so long that they began to pass by enroute to Colt, by sun up Sunday It looked more like circus day than anything else.
 Miss Alma Pirtle will return from Galloway College, next Saturday, May Is.
 Mrs. McDougal and family spent Sunday at Colt, attending the child rens' day exercises.
 The folks up here wouldn't know a preacher, or a Sunday School, or a prayer meeting, if they were to meet one in the road. There are many per sons in this community who have not heard sermon for two years, and still are supposed to live in land where the gospel is free. But just as sure as we live today, somebody is going to suifer for 1t in the day of judgment You can often hear persons say, T would like To hear preacher one more time. But We will have a big time after we get through with our crops. Brother Mcintosh is coming with his tent, to hold meeting. and We are looking forward 10 a glorious and happy time, and we win pay him, too, as We always have to do. We have for years paid our circuit rider and then had to employ man to hold meeting for Us, so l reckon We are better of without preacher. The | conference saw it in their wisdam not | to send Us one. But Ged will settle | the matter in the day of reckoning |
 Our church was torn down last summer with the intention Of re- building it larger and putting new foundation under il. Ne made il df- I teen feet longer, put hriek F-lars un- der il, got it painted g0t ttt rafters up and part of the sheathing on. | bought and put on the ground the weatherboarding, and there the work stopped. It seems that the people have lost all interest iii church af