The Forrest City times., 1914-08-14


 trude Henderson and Two daughters, of Memphis, who had also been guests in the Horton home.
 Mr. and Mrs ErneS, Beck. Ot Mari anna. accompanied by their little son. Master Ernest, Jr.. arrived in the city Saturday evening on a visit with Nf. Beck, parents, Mr and Mrs. Joe E. Beck. Ernest, Hh0 k in charge of the cotton oil mill at Mariana. re- turned Sunday noon. but Mrs. Beck remained and extended her visit 10 Palestine Monday morning.
 NIT. A. b Taylor, the movies man. spent Saturday night at Haynes, where his motion picture show was attended by an audience numbered by the capac " of the house. He Is very much pleased with his reception and the liberal patronage accorded him in the thriving and appreCiative
 little city of Haynes. He will exhlblt there regularly every Thursday night.
 NIT. J. h. Celia and wife and MT. Matt Monahan and family, of Mem phiS. cane over Tuesday and secured rigs here to take them to the Shelby Island formerly the Tennesawl club house. where they will spend a few days fishing, The trip To the club house had to be made with teams, as Monday nights storm had rendered 1 the roads impossible for automobile l August NOgel, who is now braking on the Hot Springs division of the l Rock Island spent Sunday with rela- lives and friends in Forrest City. 1 August is devuting himself strictly t0 business, and hopes to merit promOt- ion when he is otherwise entitled to il He has plenty of intelligence and 1 energy tO make a useful man II he
 will And here $ hoping that he will There was an unusually heavy rain fall at this place betwwen lo and II o'clock Monday night. IL seems to have been general throughout this section, some portions of which were not reached by the rains Of last week There is now no lack oi moisture in the ground, and nearly everyone who
 has garden patch is putting in tur-
 hips, Irish potatoes. mustard, etc,
 for fall crop.
 It is reported that the army worms noted last week as having made their
 appearance in the cotton on Capt.
 James Fussell's farm north of town,
 have inflicted very slight damage SC
 far and do not appear to be multiply ing to an alarming extent Let us hope they will think better o1 it and
 vanish. They are reported in small
 numbers in other parts of the county,
 but appear to be doing little or nc injury to the cotton
 Mrs. ]. A . Harris left Saturday for Memphis on an eX ended visit with her daughter Mrs. Ed Gurley Miss Terril, as her friends still call her. will celebrate her 50th birthday aunl- yersary on the 18th inst tomorrow and Mrs. Harris (who doesn't look much older than that herself, will be one Of the happy participants in the | festivities of the occasion. The ! Times wishes Miss Terrill" many ! joyous returns of her natal day. 1 Clint Reed l6-year-old colored 1 empioye Of the Forrest City Manu- ! featuring Cos plant met tragic death Friday afternoon A large log | Was uelnE nQISteQ rom Uatcar, 1 when the cable broke and the heavy i boom pole swung round and struck ! the boy upon the head, killing him l instantly. A nerye-racking scene oc- |curred when the lads mother arrived, and the most calloused could but sym 1 pathize with the distracted woman.
 Work on the uperstructure Of the ! Christian church is progressing nicely. the concrete foundation having been completed several days ago, and the inner walls now going up. It will be a brick yeneered structure, with two towers and gable in front, and the dlmensons of the building will be 3SN6O feet The baptistry will be of concrete. The members of the Chris tain congregation deserve credit for the energy and liberaity which have made possible the replacing of their | Aaun rA