The Arkansas freeman., 1869-10-05
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Sunday morning held service in il.
The building, not yet completed, is
small frame. and is only intended to
use until tie now church house, in
contemplation, is finished. TWO lots
about one Llocl, south Of the Ln:heran
Church have been purchased, upon
which 4 good Substantial building II
% bc erected Sunday evening the
ehapej was G!Icd to oyornowing by a
promisouou- audience, 50 tull indeed.
ths many couid hot obtain admis-
sion.
Thorilo Of baptism BY immersion
was administered TO two converts
last evening, at tha foot Of Garrison
Avenue, by Rev. Mr. Compcrc, ana
was witnessed by a largo assemblagc.
New Era, 1T, Smith
Hosw MADE WAGoHs. one Of tile
most unreasonabIy stupid things our
farmers are guilty Of, Is that Of pur-
chasing New York Michigan, Ohio.
and Indiana wugaE-, upon tic sup
position lhatjhey urcin every respect
better than the wagon, made here.
The truth is, fhosc wagons from
abroad arc .mauvtacgored expressly
for the Western ana Southern mark
et@, aud are Sighted in cvcIy essen
tiai particular except those Of paint
and putty, which really aside from
covering up defornilics are the only
element Of excellence about them.
Mr. Daniel Jobc Of this place, has
jnst turned out wagon, which for
real utility, is worth a steamboat load
Of tine imported kind, and at 4 price
lower by far, counaing freight, than
Is charged for thc fancy wagons
We don't know whether MIR. lobe
has more than lie can do to supply the
demand for wagons, but we do know
that one ofthe largest wagon manu-
facturies in the country coud be sus-
taincd here. If our farmers would en-
courage home industry Mountain
Echo.
DISTRESSING ACCIDENT The wife
of Mr.. John Hunt. VINO with her hus-
band and family was proceeding in
wagaa towards Pgairic Grove. met
with most distressing accident when
within about twenty miles of this
place, under the fsl]oWing circum-
stances: Mr. Hunt in some mac
countable manner, got the collar of
his coat cntangled with the hammer
upon his gun, the muzzle Of which
was pointing directly toward Mrs.
ii. tAs Mr. Hunt struck the ground
the gun was discharged, the contents
striking Mrs. IT'S right arm above
the elbow. lacerating it in a most
fearful .manner, so lhat an pusation
jnst below the shoulder will be neces-
sary.
We presume that nobody will be
benefited if we should repeat the ques-
ton, when will people be careful of
fire-arms?-Mountain Echo.
We take the following from the Hor
SpRIEG COURIER Of the 30th ult.
The following named gentlemen
from Hot Springs, viii be in attend
ancc upon the state fair, I2th October
next: Coils. Thos. G. Anderson and
II. A. Wilmington. Dr.. j. j. Me
Almont, Capt. j. j. Sumpter. P.
Ottenheimer, w. A. Moore, Joseph
Terry, and others from tile adjacent
country, whose names have not been
ascertained.
Corn is offered in this county. ten
to fifteen miles from town, at fifty
cents per bnshel. Corn meal sells in
this market ut seventy five cents.
Several hundred dollars had to be
drawn by the pos master atthis place.
during the present week, from the
government, to pay off money orders
in the hands Of visitors at this place.
A handsome business is done by that
branch of the public service at this
place.
Hot Springs has a resident popu-
lation of five hundred, Of all ages and
colors; has a good local trade. and
several hundred thousand dollars are
annually deposited here by visitors.
There is not Queter, more genteel
class of people as regards visitors and
residents, no disturbances ,or affravs
as elsewhere, and the subject of poll
itics Is barely ever touched; though
here, as elsewhere, people are divid-
ed in sentiment. There are no roughs
and thugs, and even petit lar eny is
ofrare occurrence. The Springs are
better patronized than any other re-
sort on the American continent.
The Hot Spring have no particular
season to commend them to invalids
although, like other Watering places,
the greatest accessions come in the
spring and summer months; but no
other reason can be assigned for this.
than that business men can better
spare the time ut these periods of the
year. A man with several hundred
dollars can get a business stand of the
claimants at forty dollars per month
and as the land outside Of the liti-
gents claims. belongs to the United
States, small tract OF decided land
could not br secured inside ofa milo
oftown. Land in the vicinity OF the
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