Sharp County record., 1880-10-21
LOCAL II e TS-
ECygEa and County.

The teacher for the Evening Shade
school has rot yet arrived.
Heavy frost and aome ice in this sec
Sion, on The night of the 18th.
new county officials havs sll en-
tered upon their duties.
Our local merchants are beginning to
receive considerable cotton for shipment
Mayor Oldham and wife ara visiting
friends in Lawrence county, this week.
-The circuit clerks Office has been
removed to the old store building adjoin-
ing the RECORD Office.
A marriage license was issued this
week for Thomas II. Mckinney and Mrs.
EIyira c, S.eony.
The wife Of J. K. Adair, of this coun-
ty, died at her temporary residence in
Fayetteville, on the l4Eh inst.
NJ. Y. J. Davidson is on a trip 10
Bouham, Texas Ia will return, accom-
panied by his wife, in few days.
Cotton pickors from the country
north Of US continue to pass Through town,
in 1rovcs, on theig way to tbs bottoms.
Don't forget the appoiotmont for pub
lieePoakiar, by The preaidaatiel electors
on The the 2S,h inst, in Evening Shade.
The report that has been circulated
that Maddox, who murdered Miller, was
taken from the Batesyille jail and hanged
by mob, recently, is untrue.
-Ne4lcy & Bro have put their cotton
gia in good repair, and will commence
ginning to-day Crhursday.) Satisfaction
guaranteed to all patrons.
Tile state election was the proper
;iEs 70 vote on the dram shop license.
Ply no attention to that portion of tie
sheriff s notice of the approaching elao-
ton.
Mr.. W. 7. Cunningham has purchased
properly in the town of Harrison, Boone
comfy, this state, and will remove there
and embark in tie mercantile business,
shortly
--+r. G. J. Andrews has this week
brought to our office the largest sweet po-
tato Of the season. 1t measured % aud
. inches in circumference. Can anybody
-5eAt it?
We are informed that there is consid-
erabIe sickness among the children in
Cave township. W. Il. Row, Wm, Moeks
and Riley Lewis have each lost a child
with disease known as scarlet rash.
M. Geo. R. Hall has been appointed
deputy eherif, and is acting in that ca
pacity during the absence Of Sheriff iiig-
ginbottom. Mr.. Hall has been constable
Of Strawberry township for several years,
and is said to be an efficient officer.
From almost every township in the
county comes the news that the people
are going to support Col. Guntcr in the
coming election. Faithful service in the
past, which prove his ability to serve US
well in the future, is the reason assigned.
The funeral of Rev. J. W. Campbell
will be preached at Mount Carmel church,
in Sullivan township, next Sunday, at II
o'clock, by Rev. Mr.. Baird, of La Crosse.
The members of the Masonic lodge and
others from Evening Shade and vicinity
will be in attendance.
"A letter received by a gentleman in
this place, from a public official and promi-
nent citizen Of Benton county, in which
Col Peel resides, says Col. Gunter will
get as many votes in that county as Peel
will, and adds that Gunter is considered
much the ADLER man by the people of that
section.
Rev. Lewis Kelley informs US that
family named Harris met with a serious
accident one day this week, near Kings
Mills. Mr.. Harris, accompanied by his
family, several in number, was riding in
a wagon drawn by span of mules, when
the team became frightened and ran away,
throwing the family out, bruiSing them all
considerably, and wounding Mrs. Harris
so severely that she remained unconscious