The Forrest City times., 1910-09-16

Visitors to the up-to-date grocery store ot Nr E F. Sellers the first of the week. surprised smile on the
 lace of the genial proprietor. that ildsll [ Idded yet, and upon question: ing him aS to the cause were answer. td with the simple statement its boy. Tire uew member of the family arrived sunday night and he and mother are getting along nicely. while
 NE. SelIefs k feeling as proud and happy as the proverbial small boy with liis HrSt pair Of red top boots.
 Ihe Newsstand k the only place in
 torreSt City where the New School books are sold and exchanged. and all Who have books 10 buy should bear thiS In mind and show their apprecia- tlon by giving us all Of their pat ron age Tor school supplies of all kinds. We are doing this for l0 per cent of the cash received on all sales we make.
 and by giving Us all of your school supply patronage Is the only way we can hope To come out even. You ought
 10 appreciate the fact that we are saving You money and accommodating you. Give Us your trade
 We have received several comnuni- cations lately from our country cor respondents. which. owing to circum- stances over which We had no control. We have simply not been able 10 print. Me have had them set m in type, most of them at least. and at the last moment. had To leave them over in order to get in advertising matter which csHe in so late that we could make no other arrangements. We hope our friends " ll bear with
 and continue to send Us the news
 news only and briefly. and we will get 1t in if We possibly can and cer- tainlE appreciate il anyway.
 MT. and Mrs L. ] Hughes. of Humboldt, Tennessee. were in the city several days the first of the week and were guests al the Forrest City
 Hotel. Mr. and Mrs. Hughes have accepted situation as keepers at the Crescent Club House, and took a trip Tuesday to that resort to look over the place, being accompanied by Mr. S. r. Mcdaniel, president of the Club. The new keepers were delight eel with the place and took charge Thursday. We join in extending a cordial welcome to these good people. and hope their stay at the Crescent may be long. pleasant and prosperous
 Fletcher Wright. an industrious ana ehterprlSlng eol0red farmer and customer of Fus~elI-Graham-A Iderson Company, brought in the first bale of new cotton from their lands yesterday morning. [ having been raised on the Galloway place Two and ene haIfmileS nnTt HNE01t fl fI'}s4ra p pounds of seed cotton. which was gin ned by the Forrest City Gin Company. and the bale weighed 54o pounds It WAS sold to the above firm for L. cent per pound, and they gave him S6 for his share of the seed and a S6 barrel of fine flour as q premium. The bale was shipped at once to Stewart Gwynne X Go. Memphis This is the fourth year in succession that Wright has been the first of their custom CTS to bring in bale of new cotton, and we congratulate his upon his in- dastry and hustling activity.
 MT C. (. Fogg, of Widener. brought in one of the first three bales of new cotton which arrived aud We're ginned in town yesterday. IL was ginned at the Planters Gin, weighed il0 pounds and WAS shipped by fine ]. " Beck Company at once by express to Cooke. Gray X Coz. Memphis. The firm pre- sented Mr Fogg with barrel of fine four. Us an evidence of their appreeia- ton of his patronage and as slight token of their esteem. Mir. Fogg b.ought in the first bloom. the first open boil and the first bale last year, the latter on the 2Sth day of August, and he said To q Times man yesterday that he could and would have brought this bale in day earlier Wednesday, if he had not been busy at court Had he done so, il would have been the first this year, and anyway he was only a few hours behind time to win this dis tinction for two years in succession. Besides he had 200 acres frozen out in April, and it had to be replanted. We congratulate our friend upon his thrifty activities and enterprise and hope he will make splendid crop.