The Forrest City times., 1909-06-18
COLT TIMES.
Everything is quiet here.

everything is quiet here.
ne farmers are making desperate
EFFORTS TO clear out the grass and
weeds from their crops and get them
well cultivated before the rains COM
mehce again. Oats and grass are the
only products that seems to be getting
ready for harvest. Oats seems TO be
very good.
ihe doctors report quite a good
zeal OF sickness within radius of
their practice. Mumps is an epidemic
tllat seems that our people cannot rid
themselves OF, but possibly We have
the summer Kind. Ii SO, they Will
depart with the season.
Rey. Hood filled his regular appoint
ment at Forest Chapel, Sunday morn.
ing, and preached Sunday evening
and night, returning home Monday
morning.
Prof. Wilson and the Misses Davids
attended the Teachers Institute the
required time and they both express
themselves as being greatly benefited.
Miss Claudia Vinson is attending
the Teachers Institute at Wynne
this week.
Our school will commence July 5th.
" iIli MI dlilCo vi. w IlSOll DTlIl-
cipal and Miss Georgia Holland as as
sistant. Our school was a success last
year under the instruction of this
faculty and the patrons should en-
deavOr To be ready to start their
children the first day and have them
attend every day as the success of the
school depends largely upon its at
tendance.
Uncle Jefferson Johnson, of Texas.
an ex-Gontederate soldier, and one of
Colts old landmarks, is visiting his
niece, Mrs. Julia Casbeer and other
relatives aud friends here this week.
Colt Camp No. 675 W. O. W. I'M
yelled the monument of Soy. b. y.
Lyon last Sunday evening according
TO previous appointment. Sow. e.. q.
Doris, acting as conductor. Miss
Arena Hampton assisted the camp
i'll TINS work by reeiting the lovely
poem, "Oh Why Should the Spirit OF
Mortal be Proud" and Soy. James NJ.
Wilson was the speaker of the day.
The Camp accredited itself by the ex-
cellent manner in which it acquitted
itself. After the unwilling Colt
Lodge No. 53l |. O. o. f, of which
Brother b. A. Lyons, was an esteemed
member, came forward and decorated
the grave. The decoration was pre-.
vented from being what it should
have been on account of want OF
preparation and on account of the
threatening weather.
Colt Lodge No. 53l |. q. o. +. will
meet at Smith Chapel Cemetery Sun.
day evening, June 10Th at O'Clock fol-
the purpose of decorating Brother
Bud Sullivan's grave. The lodge will
meet 1T the hall at Colt at O'Clock
and will proceed thence to the
cemetery.
Mrs. Jennie Wilson spent several
days last week at the home of her
father, Mr.. L. A. Hughes.
The girls of the Colt school have
been talking of serving ice cream for
desk and chair for the room occupied
by the principal. Everyone should
appreciate the progressive spirit oil
our enterprising girls, and lend then
helping hand, thus enabling then
to get desk for the assistants room
too. Girls you should announce 4
date at once, for the boys are getting
hungry for cream.
Mr.. Howell Allen, the best looking
street car conductor in Memphis
came over To visit his father and
numerous friends last Tuesday morn.
ing. We were glad to see him.
Ask Uncle Jesse Taylor how he en-
joyed the pleasant weather Sunday.
Prof. j. {. Wellington, of San An
tonic, Texas, was visiting his nephew
Mr.. J. Y. Wellington, the first of the
week. He left Tuesday for Memphis
where he will visit his son for few
days. The professor says we will have
the garden spot of the world when we
get more drainage and better roads. He
is an elegant old gentleman, and we
are always glad to have him visit here,
and extend to him cordial welcome
and the glad hand.
Our little town had the honor of
sending six of the boys of sixty-one TO
the reunion at Memphis, as follows:
Capt II. 5 Richardson, Major ]. NJ
Taylor, Col. j. S. Walters, Brig. Gen.
Jack Cooper, Lieut.. III. G. Stegall,
Adv.-Lieut. Richard Lemons. They
all report a royal good time. May
these grand old soldiers live to attend
many more reunions, and may their
last days be the happiest. Among
the visitors from our city TO the re-
union were Capt. VIM. Stone and lit
tie grandson, Master Walter Stone,
Mr.. n. G. Williams and two little
sons Masters Harris and Claude, Mr..
w. A. Weddington, Mr.. Stewart and
lovely daughter Miss Anna May, Mr.
and Mrs. S. M. Key. Mr.. G. G. Doris,
and Col. n. j. Allen. Mr.. Allen said
that he had the time of his life, and
we do not doubt it,
Col i i Hobbs has sold his farm