The Forrest City times., 1907-02-22

N--k, Thomas, eOl.,= CT Mcdaniel, was in the city Saturday, gave Us d call and had his name enrolled for The Times.
 Mrs. T. ], Davis left this morning Tor Augusta, io visit her daughters, Mrs. K. k. Ftzhugh and Miss Matte Mai, for few days.
 MT and Mrs. O. W. Lambert. of Franks township were trading and shopping in the city Saturday. Mrs Lambert gave uS q pleasant call and has our thanks for renewal of subscrip- tion.
 \ rat was found in the Col s copper domed I'll trap yesterday morning. but he thinks il questionable whet h. CT the rdl entered the trap of it's own yolitlou or was placed therein by some practical Joker of the Southside.
 Our genial friend. Mir. W. B. Mann was in town Wednesday dispensing Ills smiles among his legion Of friends He was on his way home To Mariana after a little business trip to Little Rock, and has our thanks for substan- tial fayors.
 Prof. Nall and Messrs. James Euart and Nathan Norton spent Monday on the prairie near Wheetly with dogs and guns, and succeeded in baggiHg twenty-five quails and four snipes. They had good sport and enjoyed themselves immensely.
 Our Hat Department is constantly being replenisfed with the latest of, ferings in stylish headgear for menl P hi times q complete line of the celebra- ted John |. Stetson hats from the va riouS popular blocks. Give us a call when YOU want d hat, and we will ft and please you. Fussell-Graham-A AI- derSon Company.
 MT. ]. k. Johnson has purchased the shop and good will Of Tez Johnson, blacksmith. and removed the shop from South Washington street 10 the shop formerly occupied by Dave Clark. on Jackson street, opposite the Meth odist church. He las an advertise ment Ill this paper, and asks d share of your patronage. His Specinlty Is hOrseshoeing.
 Hon. R. ] Williams went to Little Rock Monday to present a petition to the governor, asking eXeeut i've clemeney in the case of Albert Carr. : who is ill the St. Francis county iaiI under sentence of death for the mur- der of Bill SilVerS The petition was numerously signed, and there is con- siderable hope that communication of the death sentence will be made by Governor Moore.
 MT. A L. Sage, of Drew, Missis- tf4t,,
 arrived in the city Tuesday evening for visit of week, and is hand some and very welcome guest in the Swan home We had the pleasure to meet the gentleman Wednesday and found him very pleasant company. He is fayOrably impressed with our city and We would not be surprised if he located here soon.
 Barlow X Wilson's Greater New York MinstrelS will make merry at the opera house next Friday night. March lSt. giving what the press terms thoroughly clean and whole some performance. The company is d very clever one and it's personnel is made up of a number of well known burnt cork performers X big feature is the noon day street parade. which is both new and novel,
 The protracted meeting which had been in progress at the Christian . church for ten days or two weeks, and conducted by RevS. G. A. and ] w Dunn, of Memphis, closed Tuesday night. There seemed to be a good l deal of interest, but there were no confessions nor additions. These g gentlemen are cousins of our towns man, Mir. w. L. Lawrence, and are very able and earnest preachers, I Messrs. Kirby & Stout's closing out ! sale Is still in progress and they are doing a big business. They repeat their advertisement this week, and } are literally covering the county with the same in circular form. They !, mean business and just what they advertise, hence the rush of patrons to secure these goods before the best out of the dry goods business and deal in groceries exclusively.
 We regret to learn that Rev. ]. J. Cornish has accepted a call to Van , Buren, this state, and will leave soon with his family for that city. The reverend gentleman had but a short , time ago fully made up his mind to 7 remain in Marianna, but his health has been so poor he was again forced to consider the idea of leaving. We trust that his health may be improved i'll his new home and that happiness may attend both himself and family. Lee County Courier.
 It is "a matter of public gratifica- tion to know that the public schools of Forrest City, both white and color ed are in tlouriShing condition, and getting along nicely Prof. Nall in- : formed q Times man Tuesday that the Crowley Ridge Institute has over 300 pupils enrolled and that the children afe doing good work The teachers are taking lively inter est in the advancement If their scholars and are always at their posts promptly.