Sharp County record., 1880-09-23
LOCAL. n EIVETS-
Town and C0JJEs Gy.

Best calico, s cents per yard, at J. P.
Cochran & Sons.
Mr.. w. S. Taylor informs us that ne
has put up eight bales Of new cotton at
his gin.
An infant child of Mr.. ?. j. SchaIes
and also one Of Mr.. c. Compton died this
week.
Marriage licenses issued this week
for E. W. Goodwin and NJ. l. Pendergrass,
D. R. Foreman and Sarah j. Biggers.
DIR. Ed. Sullivan, Of Calamine, has
been in town this week, and extracted
teeth for several persons, preparatory to
furnishing them with the kind that don't
ache.
Most of the farmers Of this county
with whom we have met lately, report the
cotton crop lighter than that of last year
Corn crop is also lighter in many places,
though there will be sufficient quantity
to last till another season.
We have not been able to secure
full and correct report of the recent eieo-
ton in this county, by townships, tor
publication, but will give it as soon as it
can be obtained probably in time for our
next issue.
We cr, informod that The mill sto9es
at Balls mill, near Opposition, Lawrence
county, bursted while running az very
rapid gait, on last Thursday, and the
fragments were hurled about promiscu-
ously with such force as to kill two men
named Rag5dale and Hardin, and cripple
several others who were in the mill at the
time.
List of letters received and not called
for, at the Evening Shade postoilice, dur
ing the past week;
j. w. Anderson, J. r. Beasley, D. d.
Grafton, j. C. Exum, j. Francis, j. Il.
Lane, A. j. Adair, Mrs. NJ. j. Cathey,
L. j. Green, A. P. John, j. W. Jones,
Mrs. Lee Sharp, Thos. Williams, }. A.
Utley, D. NJ. Yeager. Postal cards-R'
T. Jack, II. P. Stout.
The protracted meeting Of The NJ f.
church which commenced in Evening
Shade last Saturday, has been continued
to this time (Thursday.) Services have
been held twice day, Parsons Hays and
Baird assisting Parson Umsted in con-
ducting the same. The meetings have
been we'll attended, and considerable in
terest manifested, but NO conversions or
accessions to the church.
Prof. Boynton 0'Brien, from South
Carolina, will address the citizens OF Eye
ming Shade and vicinity on the subject OF
education, at the Christian church, on
Saturday, Oct, ID, att p. m, and will
take charge of the Evening Shade high
school on the following Monday, A
three months subscription school will be
conducted, after which term of public
school will commence.
The appointments for public speaking
bv Col. j. L. Abernethy and Hon. D. l.
Penn, presidential electors for the fourth
congressional district, on the democratic
and republican tickets, respectively, have
been arranged by the state committees
a Joint discussion having been agreed up
on. The appointments for Fulton, lizard
and Sharp counties are as follows; Mel
bourne, Monday, Sept. 27; Salem, Monday,
Oct. 25; Franklin, Tuesday, Oct. 26; Eve
ming Shade, Wednesday, Oct. o. There
is but one appointment for this county.
-Matlock, who murdered young Miller
during the barbecue at Hickory Valley,
recently, surrendered himself to Squire
M. B. Coger, at the residence Of the latter,
last Monday might: a.tAeee=z had -hAHeE
been out of the county since the killing of
Miller, and being closely pursued for sew
eral days by persons who had learned ot
his whereabouts and were endoa7oring to
capture him, he concluded to give himself
up and submit to the mercy or vengeance
of the law. He was taken Immediately
to Batesville, and committed to jail,
where he will remain until his trial By
the circuit court