The Forrest City times., 1908-08-21
HalfStiae Times


 Naseruaei0U> have played out.
 The timlsF hssineSS is helping some.
 Sunday SchoasS were Slimly attended las5 sunday
 i Cotton l> tesInning 0 open in spots in Soaae feds
 HenTr Halberi visited Forrest City Saniay night
 The singing at the Methodist ci1arch sunday night was largely at- tended and highly enjoyed. ] The little daughter of T. II. Harris las teen suffering from an attack of i fever.
 Nr. Thomas Warr. Of Whiteyille. Tennessee. spent last week the guest Of his brother. NIT. C. C. Warr. J. II. Stevens spent the first part of the week al his old Mississippi home
 Bob Levitt, Tote Wilson. and Misses Myrtle and Ola Woods left last Thurs day for q visit in ..Old Tennessee T
 Dr. G. A. Mccormick. Of Goodwin was recent visitor to Palestine.
 Mir. A. L. Stevens. of the Forrest City Grocer Company, spent Monday in our town shaking hands with his host Of friends and incidentally talk ing orders for groceries.
 Mrs. Dr Terrell. of Widener. spent Sunday with her son, Mayor Hammett Terrell, called here by the serious ill., ness Of her little grandchild.
 The thermometer stood 9s in the shade Monday afternoon. Squire J. J. Wood was able to be in town Saturday after a severe spell of l fever.
 Sam Sulcer. Jr. is in Little Rock. where he has employment.
 The question that is worrying the Moon Lake young people is why Jesse Wilson did not take his girl to the Ringville picnic last Friday.
 Col. C. NJ. Wilkinson left last Sat urday for I two weeks vacation at Valparaiso, Indiana. Mrs. Wilkinson and children, who have been spending the summer there will return home with him.
 W. NJ. Carthon. of Gill, was in town Monday trading.
 Uncle George Taylor attended his first out-of-town barbecue Friday. The reputation of Ringyille for hos pitality was too tempting for him to stay away. He says he was the only man that wore a buttonhole bouquet home
 The county ieyee has been complet- eel and is open for public trade.
 Depot Agent Moore, wife and baby, have gone to housekeeping in the rooms over the depot.
 Miss Pearl Campbell has been guest of relatives at Rentonyille the past two weeks. Elder Chase, Of the Cumberland Presbyterian church, has closed most successful revival meeting at Wood school house. Street Commissioner Joe Stayton has done some good work on the road leading south. Last winter the road was impossible at times, and the work is appreciated by those living south. Avery Blount was in Forrest City last week looking after the placing of the names of the Socialist nominees on the ticket 10 be voted in Septem. | Der.
 The Rock Island boarding cars are sidetracked here, and the crew is at work repairing the L'Anguille bridge. 1t is so intensely hot that the street sprlnklers have struck. City Marshal llalbert is thinking Of calling for the militia To quell the strike. The legislative race is waxing hot across the L'Anguille,n and the speaking here will be largely attended by those eager to hear the issues discussed.
 Little Lulu Gore, daughter of Mrs. Tucker, died last "Wednesday of con. gestion, and was buried the following day In the cemetery north of town. Little Lulu was general favorite and will be missed by her companions in both the public school and the Sun day school. The sympathy of the writer Is extended to the bereayed mother in her loss. The Woodmen of the World gave a big barbecue al RingyilIe last Friday. which was we'll attended by Palestine people. There was plenty to eat. and to spare, and every one who attended reports q royal time. Palestine and Gill played game of ball for the pleasure Of the crowd, which resulted 6 to j in favor Of the city of biblical fame.
 The Goodwin boys challenged the Moon Lake team for match game of ball Saturday evening, but when they saw the NJ oon Lake bunch they took to he woods and only turo of .1a.