The Forrest City times., 1908-09-04
Palestine Times.
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The candidates have spoken.
 The cotton crop k cut short.
 School days are rapidly approaching.
 Palestine boys are playing good ball.
 J. W. Gamble is rejoicing over the arrival of fine girl baby at his house last Friday.
 Cotton picking has begun, and soon the hum Of the gins will be heard in the land.
 The little Rock rooters have given up the ghost. Arkansas will get no pennant this year.
 Jesse Gordon and Miss Maggie Car ter were recently united in the holy bonds of wedlock. This young couple have a host of friends who wish them all happiness.
 The merchants close their stores an hour every morning for the meeting.
 The sickness from dry weather has been keeping our physicians busy.
 Palestine's two gins are being re- paired and placed in condition for the fieecy staple.
 Col. Sweet, democratic nominee for representative, was quite sick here at his appointment, but managed to te l the sovereign voters all about how it happened.
 John Ward, colored, brought in the first new bale of cotton last Saturday. It was purchased by c. M. Wilkinson for 10ic per pound.
 J. A. Jones, of Pine Tree, was business visitor here Monday.
 Drummer Bell, of the Forrest City Grocer Company, was making his visit here Monday, after two weeks lay off.
 The prohibition question is being freely discussed in this section, both pro and con.
 Quite number of Palestineites went out to the lake Wednesday for a fish fry Barring the fact they had to buy all the fish they ate, the affair was quite success.
 Henry Halbert has defeated Wheat ley and is happy. When he defeats Haynes his cup of joy will be full, and he will be ready to rest.
 The cotton crop being cut short on account of dry weather, is very dis couraging to our people The yield will be from bale to ten acres up to half bale an acre, but close around here the half bale to the acre fields are few and far between.
 John Perkins has gone to Helena, where he has secured job.
 Will Harris has been suffering from the effects of a boil on his neck.
 The second base ball nine went up to Pine Tree Friday and played the first nine. The Pine Tree boys laid it over the locals, but Capt. Clifford Parker says he is ready to try them again
 Col. c. M. Wilkinson returned home Saturday, accompanied by Mrs. Wilk- inson and the children, who have been spending the summer at Valparazio, Indiana.
 The revival services at the Metho- dist church are attracting great deal of attention, and much interest is being manifested. Dr. Bennett is winning favor with the people and much good is expected to result.
 Misses Annie and Gertrude Terrell. of Widener, are here attending the revival services.
 MT. G. B. Blount has been qnite sick with malarial fever
 The Palestine ball team went over to Wheatley Friday and played with the team at that place. Tie game was hotly contested, and good ball was played by both sides. Another game will be played between these two teams on the Palestine diamond Palestine line up was as follows: Hughes, eff Bullard, ss; Bradford, D: Hughes, lib; Lindsey, C: Bryant, If; Halbert, 3b; Long. If; Hudspath, 2b Score-Palestine 8, Wheatley <.
 A large crowd was in town Tues day to hear Sam Jones speech on Modern Socialism," but he failed to make connection, did not speak. and the crowd were greatly disappointed.