Sharp County record., 1880-09-09
Town and County.

ing relatives in lizard county.
There is considerable complaint of
rust on the cotton in different parts Of the
county.
Mr.. W. H. Stewart, Of Cave town
ship, has lot of choice seed wheat for
-safe.-
Since our last issue a marriage license
was issued for W. Thompson and Mary
Vaughn
-Messrs. Davidson & wainwright have
Just received fresh supply of goods for
thsir~store. Il
The dam at Sharas griSt mill, near
town, has been repaired, and business vii
\ be rssdmed in few days.
Butter, eggs and onions are very
scarce in the Evening Shade market, and
would meet with ready sale.
SO far as we have learned, peace and
good order prevailed at the elections
throughout the county last Monday.
Sheriff Huddleston is having sub
stantial barn and stable erected on the
site of his old one, which was recently
blown down.
,,-Mr. w. G. Shaver returned the first
Of Che week from st. Louis, where he
purchased large supply Of goods, which
will arrive in day or two.
We can only give the total number
of votes received by each county candi-
date this week, but will give the returns
by townships, and in tabular form, in our
next issue.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. D. Williams returned
last Friday from Powhatan and St. Louis.
Mr.. Williams purchased an extensive lot
of goods, which will arrive the latter part
of the week.
- movers wagon passed through
town one day this week, going south,
with the words "Hell bent for Arkansaw"
painted on one side of the bed. The
dryer stated that he was from Missouri.
Mr.. II. r. Johns has lost a large
number of hogs from cholera, during the
past few weeks. Mr.. Johns ia one of
Sharp county's most Industrious and en-
ergetic citizens, and we regret this fnan-
cial misfortune to him.
1T will be seen, by referring to our re-
port of the election returns, that Sharp
county voted down the reputation amend
ment by large majority. Our people
have placed themselves upon the roll OF
honor in manner of which we are proud.
Rah for Sharp!
The time for gathering and ginning
cotton is approaching, and we would bike
to have the proprietOrs of each cotton gin
in the county to keep account of aud re-
port to us the number of bales they han
die each month during the season. BY so
doing they will favor our readers with
very interesting item of news.
Mr.. w. H. Stewart informs us that
he has threshed about 4, 900 bushels of
wheat and about 500 bushels of oats this
season. The largest crop of wheat was
that of Geo. Lemons, in CaYe township.
Mr.. Lemons sowed eighteen acres in
wheat, and obtained a yield of 29l bush
els, or little over sixteen bushels to the
acre.
List of letters received and not called
for, at the Evening Shade postoffce, dur
ing the past week:
ME- Brown. Felix Brown, John Baxter
Lucinda CrOSser, j G Ferguson, Lewis
Francis, Minta Fulks, L A Hammond, f VI
Hinnard, J B Hughes, T Hamilton, 4
Hammock, VIM Kinney, Sarah ) hnotts
Q MuYgInneS, sam Indy nam ILLtJ .
Israel Packard, GeO. 9uails, ~ ~, nm I'm
man, John Sharp, Jesse Simpson, Thomas
Wood, Samuel Wainwright.
Postal Cards---J H Ellis, } K Ferreii, )
N McCord, Jas Pendleton. e I Parker, Mis-
souri, Roberts.
DR.. W. c. Noel was down from Wal
nut Hill the first of the week, visiting his
family here. He reports considerable
sickness (chills and fever) in Randolph.
lie informed us, also, that there were
about $50 persons at Raven Den Springs,