Sharp County record., 1880-10-07
LOCAL NEWS
Town and County.


again this week.
"A lot of blank books, stationery,
notions, &c., just received at the postofice.
Mr.. j. P. Jones, Of Batesville, has
been among US this week, looking after
his business affairs.
"A new supply of groceries and bacon
at T. j. Spurlock's.
Mr. Max Blumenthal, book keeper
for Simon Adler, merchant at Batesville,
was in town this week.
See the appointment and request of
the London Sunday School union, among
the ''newsatorials' on our fourth page.
The new county and township officers
are receiving their commissions and being
qualified for their official duties this week.
We are adding new names each week
to our subscription list. The people seem
to be recognizing more and more the
value Of county paper.
W. j. Line, son Of j. N. Line,
of Maxvile, left for St. Louis the first of
the week to attend medical college. We
wish him success in the matter.
There has not been twenty pounds
of butter offered for sale in Evening Shade
during the past three months. Eggs are
also scarce. Both are in demand.
"A special agent for the postofice de-
partment passed up west on the hack line
this week, inspecting the postoflices along
the route. lie found the Evening Shade
Office all O. X.
-Messrs. Medley & Bro. have failed
to receive the material which they ordered
some time since from St. Louis, to repair
their cotton gin, hence there will be some
delay in getting it in operation.
-Wm. NJ. Sanders. formerly a areSident
of Evening Shade, died Of dropsy on tie
DIST ult. Mr.. Sanders was warm hearted,
clever and upright man, and had many
friends in this vicinity. He leaves wife
and two children.
<There are at present thirty six school
districts in this county, thirteen of which,
it will be seen by report elsewhere, voted
special tax at the last school election.
Several new districts will be formed at
the present term of county court.
-Several persons from different parts
of the county with whom we have met
this week report the yield of cotton con-
siderably less to the acre than that of last
year, but as the acreage planted is much
larger, it is probable that the total yield
will be about the same.
Two young men named Hamlln and
Rennaux, from Leasburg, Mo-. gave an ex-
hibition of their vocalistic ability and ac-
complishments at the Baptist church, last
Monday night, with view to organizing
a class in vocal music, but not meeting
with the desired encouragement, put out
for Alton, No., Tuesday morning.
County court convened last Monday,
and is still in session. Report of levy
and appropriations will be found in an
other column. We are informed that the
court declined to receive the outstanding
county scrip and reissue the same, for
the reason that the time of transacting
such business had not been advertised by
hand-bills or posters, in different parts of
the county, according to order of the
court.
List of letters received and not called
for, at the Evening Shade poStoffce, dur
ing the past week;
G. j. Andrews, S. D. Baker, Ernest
Bensch, S. E. BiggerS, G W Cathey, 5 NJ
Cunningham, Chas Campbell, Susan Do
yer, Miss Lou Elliott, Bergman Green,
Robert Hammock, W H Holloway, l. 5
Ivey, 7 H Johns, Elbert Jones, Rebecca
c Marlin, W Metcalf, j N McLain, Grace
Powell, N G Porter, H G Slagle, I D
Starkey, Alpha West, So Wiles, L b
Williams, r A Woodward, j Yarnell.
Postal cards-T j BoSer, j Il Ferreu,
Jehn Farris, Green Moody.