The Forrest City times., 1909-07-02
LOCALS.

MeSsrs. Walker Seaborn and Ben
Lewis leave Monday morning for an
extended trip in the Northwest. TAX
ing in Kansas City, Colorado Springs.
Denver, Salt Lake City, San Francis
CO, Los Angeles and other points. We
wish the young gentlemen happy
trip. They will be absent about three
weeks.
Mr. John Jackson. who has for some
time past been employed at thu New
stand. resigned Monday afternoon. and
has accepted position with his uncle.
Mr.. j. j. Evans, of the Richmond
Hotel at Hot Springs. We regret to
see John leave Forrest City, but wish
him success in his new field Of En-
deavor.
Our friend Mr.. w II Paslay, is wear
ing broad and happy smile and an
enlarged head piece these days, as
the result OF visit Monday night of
the stork. Its fine baby girl, aud
mother and baby are doing nicelys
We congrat ulate the proud parents,
and wish the little lady happy, pros
porous life.
Mr.. W. +. CarloSs, the we'll known
and popular deep well man of Men,
phis, has been in the city several days
this week winding up his contract
with the City Water & Light Com
pany. Mr.. Carloss has a contract to
sink several deep wells at the rice
plant at Wheatley, and is now engag
cd III that work.
We are striving to increase our sales
on Hampton's Magazine and win a
prize of an automobile or of some
smaller prize. We hope our friends
will help US by purchasing a copy for
June. July, August, September and
october at the Newsstand, II cents.
1t Is one OF the best magazines on the
market and II you read one you will
want another. This was formerly the
Broadway Magazine.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. T. Brasher. Mr..
and Mrs. ] H. Mann and two child
rem, Mrs. f. G. Bridges and one child.
Mr.. aud Mrs. NJ. b. Barker. DR.. and
Mrs. VIM. Cruther and two children,
Mrs. Y. Y. Mann. Mr.. and Mrs J NJ
Walker and two children, of Mangum.
Oklahoma. and Mr.. and Mrs J. X.
Walker, Of Brownsville, Tennessee.
were guests Saturday of Judge and
Mrs. 5. II. Mann. enroute to the Mann
family reunion at Mariana.
Mr.. \. Becker, of the firm of Beck
er & Lewis. the big furniture people
of Forrest City. has left the city for
the Northern and Eastern furniture
markets. This makes the third
time this year. Mr. Becker has visited
these excellent markets. Mr.. Becker
- a no ar in Io
of their successful business career in
Forrest City has their business caused
him to make three visits to the furni-
ture markets in so short time
Mr.. Nat Graves. secretary of the
Merchants Exchange. of Memphis,
was in town yesterday. welcome
visitor among old time friends Mr..
Graves was night operator here in
1876, and in 1879 was called from
Texas to relieve the operator at Mem
phis during the yellow fever epidemic
He has been valued citizen of Mem
phis ever since, but there is a warm
spot III many hearts in Forrest City
for genial Nat Graves. This is Mr..
Graves first visit in thirty years.
The vestry of the Church of tile
Good Shepherd have accorded TO their
rector, Rev Edward T. Mabley. the
privileges Of a vacation at his discre-
ton, for the warmer part of the sum
mer. The Sunday services viii there
fore be restricted for the present TO
the short service Of morning
prayer and Sunday School It 10
O'Clock in the morning. The adult
Bible class will continue as usual. at
the same hour. Al will be cordially
welcome. Edward T. Mabley, Rector.
Narcissus Washington and her
mother, Julia Darrell were held be-
fore Squire Turley Wednesday.
charged with attempting to make
way with an Legitimate child. The
first named mother Of the child, was
bound over to the grand jury In the
sum Of 500, and the other was held
as an accessory in the sum of $50
The unnatural mother put the baby
Immediately after its birth, under
tup and left it. Potts found the
child i'm time to save its ifp and ar