Sharp County record., 1880-09-30
T0wn and County.

county, as reported to the county exam
liner, is 1891.
Mr.. Z. F. Smith has rented portion
of his farm i. lizard county to parties re-
Gently from Tennessee.
ZSeveral of our citizens attended Bar
NUNS show, at Newport, last Monday.
They have all returned, and report the
show big thing,
Marriage licenses were issued FOR
Bergman Green and Miss Mary Bonham,
Jas. A. Biggers and Miss Isabella Arm
strong rsnce our last issue.
Mr.. J. L. Psndleton has presented us
with specimen of his beet crop. 1t
measured nineteen inches in circumfer-
ence, and lacked considerable of being as
large, he stated, as some others he raised
this season.
1.-The dam at the Sharp mills, near
town, has been repaired, and the grist
mill will resume operations to-day Thurs
day) in charge of the Medley brothers.
The cotton gin is being put in good con-
dition, and will he in operation in few
days-Frobably by the first of next week.
The state democratic central com
mittee has appointed a special eleetor for
each county in the state, whose duty it is
to cooperate with the general electors in
promoting the interests Of the party.
We notice that Hon. S. II. Davidson has
heen chosen to act in said capacity in this
county
Prof W. P. McKie was in town the
first of the week. and after brief visit
among friends loft for his home in Cross
county, taking with him some household
goods which he left last spring. The
Professor seemed to be considerably i'm
proved in health,
A young man named Allen Franks
died very suddenly at his home four miles
north Of town, on Monday last. of infam-
nation Of the stomach. A child Of David
Franks, at the same place, died on the
following dav, Of hux. DR.. Cox was called
TO attend both, but not until it was too
late TO afford them relief.
We learn that petition is being cir
culased and signed to obtain county seat
election, with a view to removing the
county seat to Poughkeepsie. This looks
n little like taking an under hold on our
friends north of the river, who are waiting
the action of the supreme court in regard
to holding an election for Center.
Mr.. W. W. Brooks, of Batesyil'e, was
in town last Monday, on his way TO Fulton
county. lie recently purchased the Cowan
nill property, near Salem, to which he
will attach a cotton gin and roll factory,
and will push business right along. Full
ton county acquires good and energetic
citizen in the person of Mr.. Brooks.
A travelling agent for the sale of
sewing machines was in town this week,
and proposed to sell us machine for a
reasonable price, for cash, provided we
would give him s25 worth of advertising.
The way we didn't accept seemed to
astouish him. He shouldered his cheek
and walked away.
Another vote will be taken on the
question of issuing liquor license in this
county, at the election to be held on the
I'd of Novamber-it being claimed that
the recent election was not the proper
time to vote upon the liquor question, ac-
cording to law. If that is the case, then
several counties in this portion Of the
state will nave to try the matter again.
List of letters received and not called
for, at the Evening Shade po0toffce, dur
ing the past week;
J.R. Arnold, s. D. Breeden, j. N. Berry
J. A. Bishop. c. NJ. Compton, Miss Sue
Carg i'll 2, Sarah J. Canada, Sarah Carpen-
ter, j. P. Cargill. S D Campbell, W L Good
man, Louisa Holcomb, Robert Jack, Miss
Ellen Jack, Maggie Kettle, Emma Laura
son, J c Mayginnes, Allen Mcdowell, Mrs
E NJ Moore, Nancy Stokes, F NJ Tarlesley'
W S Taylor. Martha Thomas, } c Wilkes,
Mrs NJ C Williams. Postal oards-J W
Roberts, I Ring, Sol Yeager.