The Forrest City times., 1909-02-26

ing over the arrival Ot 10 pound boy at their home Monday morning early. Mother and babe are getting along just fine, and Tom is hustling We extend congratulations to the happy parents and best wishes to the young man. Hope he will grow up to be as good man as his daddy.
 We are offering the ladies of St. Francis county a very large and select stock of muslin underwear, just re- ceived from the manufacturers, at prices which are far cheaper than the material can possibly be purchased to make them yourself. We invite you to cali and see these pretty garments. The J. W. Beck Company.
 New spring goods are arriving every day at the Warshavsky Store, and as soon as Mrs. Warshavsky is able to come to the store, great sale at slaughter prices will take place. Watch this paper next week for her announcement, and in the meantime call and see the new goods which are now being sold at bargain.
 The School Improvement Associa tion met Wednesday afternoon, Feb ruary 9, at the Institute. The chairman of the interior decoration committee reported net proceeds of sl7.45 from the Colonial Tea. A part of this sum will go toward framing the pictures of the presidents. Field day will probably be observed, date to be announced later.
 Mrs. W. s. Graham has gone to New York to visit for several weeks. Miss Becker left about ten days ago. and they will take apartments and spend several months in the great me tropoliS. Mrs Becker accompanied her daughter, and will visit with her for brief time. We wish the ladies a most pleasant and profitable sojourn in the East, and d safe return home.
 We have just received at the News stand forty-one double disc Zonophone Records. Those of our customers who prefer this brand can now be supplied with the latest hits. We have the en- tire February issue. and some of the best of December and January. Also a big lot of Columbia double disc records there are none better just received. Call and hear some of these | fine selections.
 We have received another shipment of the Webb & Ware Drawing Books. this time from the publishers. by freight, and are thus enabled to sell them at much lower prices than form erly, when for lack of time, We were compelled to get them from jobber by express. Nos. l, ,, } and are now 25c. and Nos. , and 6 only 35c. They were formerly 35c and 5oc. We also have the Semi Slant Coyy Books at l0c. Don't forget for a minute that VIC are again in the lumber business. Come and see the immense stock everything you may need in lumber, doors, sash, lime, brick. cement, oils, paints, glass. putty, builders hard ware and builders materials of all kinds, and everything new and fresh.
 No old stock. Get our prices. We will save you money. Office first door west of Hatcher's Livery Stable Euart- Marshall Lumber Go.
 A visit to the Sheriff and Collectors office is due from all tax payers. The collector informs us that the time for closing the books will soon be here and the people should be paying their taxes | now, before the rush which always l occurs just before closing time. Very few have paid or are paying, and per. haps many have forgotten it. This is to remind you, so that you can can at once. pay your taxes and avoid the penalty, which attaches April 10.
 A letter was received by The Times l the first of the week from Capt. J. P. Mcdonald, dated at Hot Springs II will be remembered that Capt. Nc. 1 Donald left this county the first of this year for New Orleans, intending to make that citp his home. However he was taken sick after being in the Crescent City short while, and was obliged to return to Arkansas. We | hope the Captain will soon be restored to his usual good health.
 The Southside this week. can boas, of another improvement, this time, ir 1 the shape of new fence in the real of the Nc Daniel plumbing shop The fence was the work of Mir Charley Me cDaniel assisted by John Womack Ed Landvoigt, Sam Hodges, Joe Franks, Shell Ezell, Burke Kelley, i'm Murty, W. L. Barker, Jim Alley, F.. L. Nadakin, Enos Altman, John Hanna, Pat Folbre, Jake Macon and John D. Brown. The fence is a thing of beauty.
 MT. Marshall Boon, prominent mer- chant of Marianna. who has been seriously i'll with pneumonia, is on a fair way to recovery. His physician, Dr. Dedrick, has been able to dis charge one of the nurses, Mrs. Ste phens, and she returned to her home in Memphis Monday. Miss Trimble will remain until he has entirely re- covered. His two brothers. of Benton, Ark, MT. k. c. Boon and MT. B. H. Boon, made a brief visit to see him; also Mrs. R. II. Boon, of Haynes, who will remain during his entire illness.
 MT. F. J. Powell, the genial agent for the Rock Island at Widener, was painfully and badly hurt by an engine yesterday. He attempted to hand the engineer telegraph order, and missing his hand, endeavored to catch