The Forrest City times., 1909-01-01
PALESTINE TIMES.
Happy New Year to all,

No casualties from fireworks have been reported in this section. Now for business to make another crop to get money to celebrate an other Christmas.
 Among the business changes that will be made is the consolidation of the two drug stores at this place, B. l.. Appleby X Co, having sold out to pr. Porter, who will move into the Appeby building on the lst.
 Mayor and Mrs. II. A. Terrell gave a family dinner Christmas and had as guests, Dr. and Mrs. Terrell, Misses Annie and Gertrude Terrell, of Wid- ener; and Stanley Terrell, of Mem phis.
 !. W. Gamble and family spent sev- eral days at Brinkley last week.
 The writer has no sympathy for any man no matter who he may be. that will swear and use vulgarity on the public streets so that ladies can hear it. An officer who endeayors to stop it should be upheld by every man who has wife, mother or sister-or a spark of manhood in his make up.
 'Cncle,' Rich Jones enjoyed very poor Christmas, being laid up with a severe case of rheumatism.
 !. H. Stevens visited his mother in Mississippi last week
 4 party of deer hunters were out Christmas day. The hounds got on the trail of one and followed it north to the military road where the chase was given up.
 Leap year is over and Frank Move says he can breathe free and easy once more. It has been a miraculous escape for many of us
 Jim Jones moves to the country: ''Cncle" Billy Young moves into the house vacated by him and John Warr moves into the Young house.
 The writer has sent for his printers bible (union card and will resume the occupation of migratory journeyman printer next week.
 Squire Frank Sulcer and Miss Belle Scott were married Sunday evening, December 20th, Elder Chase, of the Presbyterian church officiating. The contracting parties are very popular young people and have the best wishes of all for d long and happy life.
 Caf, Christmas tree at the Methodist church last Thursday night Mayor Terrell will occupy the resi- dence vacated by B. s. Cornwen on North Front street.
 Sam Sulcer, Jr., of Argenta, spent the holidays here. Mrs. TeDpleton, principal of the Palestine school, spent the holidays at | Corinth, Mississippi.
 Dr. Scott Appleby is spending the holidays at his old home in Texas.
 Jere Burns has gone to keeping house in the Terrell residence.
 Will Porter spent Christmas at Marvel
 Enough booze was shipped in here to float steamboat but there was very little drunkenness and no rowdy- ism discernibe.
 The people and subscribers of The Times in the west end of the county return the compliments of the season to the publishers, and wish for them in the coming year one of the most prosperous in the history of the paper. It has never been our pleasure to have dealings with more popular country 1 paper or more courteous and gentle manly men. Long may The Times 1 flourish
 The genial countenance of Lucius Wood was missed during the holidays. Major Tom Harris says he was at home factoring a snake bite Tom Grimes, a railroad man, spent l Christmas here with relatives.
 Henry Halbert was laid up for re- pairs Saturday. He attributes it to bad cold but his friends know diff 1 ferent.
 The railroad company has reprinted the depot and section house at this pidSI ttit NC iiOW lldNt tflt IllCtSI uP- pot between Memphis and Little Rock.
 Mrs. Jere Burns left Monday to spend Christmas at her childhood home in Mississippi.
 Mir. and Mrs. B. S. Cornwell visited Memphis Saturday
 Mrs. Hudspeth and Mrs. Lee Moore were in town Wednesday,
 The writer would like to know what has become of his venerable and portly friend, Col. Gus Bryant.
 Squire Cayanaugh has been so good this Christmas that his friends fear the worst and think perhaps he has turned socialist, as he has been on the mourners' bench for some time. \ Cure For Misery.
 ''I have found cure for the misery malaria poison produces, says R. NJ