The Forrest City times., 1908-01-24

ticketS VIII be printed tomorrow.
 Mr. Beatty Thomas and little Harry Thomas are both sick this week
 though not dangerously, and we hope they will soon be up again.
 Mir. c. V. Nash has purchased the place in the western part of town known as the Hatcher place of Mrs A lice Rowland for consideration of 1 $500, and we understand will build 1 hotel there for the accommodation of i those connected with the Forrest City Manufacturing Company, and 1 the Box Factory. Mrs. Rowland will buy let elsewhere and erect q cot tage.
 We regret to learn thai Nf |. r l Taylor k quite iudispoSed lie has been suffering for some time with throat trouble. and we uBderst and viii leave soon for Biloxi and the south eu eua.t to spend some time with the hope of getting relief. He was l iH Memphis short time under ] ItrcatmeHJ returning yesterday We hope our friend aylor will soon be i restored.
 May stewart in As You Like It. l n the opera house Friday night, Jan uary 3l, will be an event that will un- l IdoubtedlY attract large and fash. l onahie house. There k also sure to be desire oa the part of the fair sex 1 to see the gowns worn by Miss Stew art and her excellent company, which are claimed to be the most magniti- cent worn bYauycompaUN touring The South. In the first aet Miss Stewart wears heavily jeweil53 ,o.5 aVcr s ! petticuat of baud-embraidefed satin The white htrbers, Hngeins and i StapletoH, walked out of town sunday I week aga. hey played $ very ! rillfaut engagement here, and left several bills of considerable s.Ie gn- 1 paid. They E0t Us for aBout= 4Iz.t6 Gbe BaHhers Supply Company, of Memphis. tsEb the fixtures, and at- tachmeuts on household goods We're released on payment of costs as it was learned that they could not be 1 held. IL looks like a pre-arranged 1 plot of these fellows to beat the peo- 1 pie here out of as much IS they could after staying here long enough to 1 gain their confidence There ought to 1 be some law To prosecute such dead beats and confidence people.
 The office of the county and circuit clerks WAS the scene of the marriage of Squire Bass Abes, 0f Colt, to Miss Alice Harper, of Jericho, yesterday afternoon about 2:30 o'clock, Judge Folbre officiating in his usual digni- 1 tied and happy manneT. ilc groom is a popular |. r. of Telico township. and the bride is a daughter of Mr.
 Jasper Harper, and has large circle tAT T#i. Ia XVl,,, iNf, in. i,na rfkr congratulations and best wishes. Al ter the ceremony the happy couple had their pictures taken by an itin- eraut photographer who makee .h9- tograph buttons at the alley between
 Naccaro's and Leyy's places of busi- ness, and dined at Mf John +. Browns restaurant, after which they departed for their home, taking with
 them the best wishes of all who
 knew them,
 News was received here Tuesday that Dr. F.. X. Long had finally won
 his suit against the National Surety
 Company. This was q suit brought to recover damages from them aS surety
 upon the bond of T. l.. Humphrey, ! and involved something like 5000
 This ease has attracted T great deal
 of attention. II has been in the courts about six years and has been ; tried six times, three times i'll the lower and three times in the superior courts. This last decision k from the
 supreme Court of Arkansas, and k u
 iinailty. We congratula Dr Long upon his succeSS, and are glad he k to
 be reimbursed at least to some extent.
 because we believe he waS justly eu- . i4I E.,..t,ts-gs
 ae believe surety companies should
 not be allowed te defeat their
 0bi4ations upon t mere techHicality.
 as seemed to ue to be the only ques-
 ti0u involved iu this case Judge <. II Mann represented Dr. Long, and k receiving the cangrat ulat ions of his friends upon his success.
 Mr. ] E. Martin. prominent afchi- tect and eunl rdctor of Memphis, came over 10 Forrest City sat urday and spent couple Of days most pleasant '
 being guest of his br0ther-in-law,
 Nr. Robert N Benson, he drygoods- man of Ihc ] N Beck Company and
 his interesting family. This was Mr. Martiu'~ first visit t0 cur charming little ely. and as Mr Benson was
 very hu~t lu the store oil Saturday.
 Mi. Mar in took iu the city alone and
 thoroughly, visiting all the principal places of interest. t'pan rcturniug To
 the house lie Has mu~t enthusiastic iu
 his praise ot Forrest tity.and declared
 that he was must wonderfully and
 agrceably surprised and That he never
 >aW q town of this Szc with so many
 fine walks. 50 much business. and
 such genial and hospltable citizens.
 He WAS indeed EpfE f4Nar4 btA. inn
 glad 10 hear of it. and hope he viii
 come again, and often and if he does.
 it will be but a matter of time before
 he will want t0 locate here. where he can meet and miagle with the best
 people on earth every daY If his fife.
 Banquet and Dance.