The Forrest City times., 1914-01-09
NEW CASTLE TIMES

wen, MI Ed1tOr, as the long-lOOked-
for holidays have passed and gone,
and the old year 1918 has been buried
in the past, let everybody resolve to
be better men and women this year
1914, for, as has been truly said 1--WE
have cut one more notch on the
old stick of time"
Christmas week passed off quietly,
with the exception of few ladylike
DRINKS or funny pastimes," as it Is
often called by the boys.
Our farmers, for the first time in
years, have about finished picking and
selling all their cotton, and all are
rejoicing over the good price they
have received for it, No cotton is be-
ing held in this part of the county.
The New Castle Gin Co has ginned
more cotton this season than any year
since it was built.
b. f. Sanders, our old friend, has
bought the old Curtner farm and will
move on it at once. He Is contem'
plating putting several more tenant
houses on the place. We welcome B.
F. and family back In our community.
He has been absent for two years.
Our community has broken out
with the marriage fever OF late. Mr..
| Willie Nichols and Miss Littlefield
were happily married at the mouth
of Sand Slough Christmas day, and
| are now making their home with the
] groom's parents. Mr.. Nikolls is one
/ of our best young men.
Miss Hattie Horton, the charming
daughterO of Mr. and Mrs. II. a. Horton,
/ is spending her vacation from school at
| New Castle with homefolks and
| friends, which latter she has without
number. We shall be glad when she
is through with her school days, so
that we may oftener see her smiling
face.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. O. Pirtle spent
Christmas week at Greenfield visiting
their daughter, Mrs. Alma Jones'
They returned Saturday evening, and
report nice time.
Mr.. George Cody, q lifelong citizen
of this community and county, took
too much laudanum Christmas Eve
night and died from the effects before
day next morning. AS he was com.
planning some In the early part OF the
night, his daughter offered to sit up
with him, but he insisted that he felt
better and told the family to go to
bed, which they did; and between
that time and daylight he got up and
took about half an ounce Of the drug
and was found dead the next morning
His half-brother was buried here a
few days ago. We extend sympathy
to his bereayed family and relatives.
Nh r. 7. Webb killed about 5000
pounds Of meat yesterday. More hogs
are being killed this season than for
several years. but if people don't quit
selling of their yearllng calves, the
cows low will sound like a govern
ment vessel in this part of the county,
for cattle never have been so scarce
in the history Of this country. Milk
COWS are now selling for from s45 to
So. A few years ago that money
would have bought five good cows.
Say, had you ever thought how much
difference our county made In feeding
our unfortunate people in the persons
Of our paupers and prisoners? The
pOorhouse man gets a fraction over
70 cents a day each to house, feed,
clothe and furnish wood for his wards.
The taller gets - cents each u house
to keep them in and coal to keep them
fire, and they furnish their own
wearing apparel That looks mighty
hard to man up a tree. Those poor
people are folks as well as those in
our county Jail, 1t does look like we
people that are more fortunate would
be willing 10 pay little more taxes
TO help those people or the man who
not able to do so, for we all know that
/ he cannot give them many Of the
necessaries Of life at that price, and
their appearance shows that; and Of
course no one can blame him, think
this is matter which our quorum
court has been overlooking for years.
Nh. Ben Miller was to have been
married last night, but there vas a
slip 'twiXt the cup and tie lip some.
where"
Here's hoping that The Times and
its force will enjoy happy New Year.