Sharp County record., 1880-08-26
LOCAL NEW s.
Town and County.

~ Supposeu Iuau-uoS Was Alllo1 Al
town this morning.
Health is very good in this portion of
the, country, for this season Of the year
= Marriage license issued for D. W.
Vance and Celia Barnett, this week.
-Messrs. r. D. Williams and w. G.
Shaver started to St. Louis the first Of the
week. to purchase goods.
-SMr. W. S. Taylor, of this county, las
put up 30S bales of cotton at his gin dur
ing the past season.
Remember that Elder Toole will
preach at the Christian church in Evening
Shade on Saturday night and Sunday
next.
Attorney r. X. Arnold, who devotes
considerable of his leisure time to garden
ing, presented us last week with the finest
sweet potatoes we have seen this season.
"a new postof6ce, called Sitka, h as
been established in Sharp county. will
some friend be kind enough to inform US
where it is located? ...-....
qTgaH wsiaRa Ra1y2 s2s% % Gnrsghasss gess sse for
been received and placed in the NJ. E.
church. 1t is said to be first class in.
strument. ... .r. -
Mr.. Thos. I. Herren's school in this
place will close this week. Mr.. lerren is
good, steady young man, and so far as
we have learned, has given entire salts
faction to the patrons of bis school,
Attention is called to the announce
ment of Dr. j. S. King as a candidate
for representative. The Doctor has Joined
the other candidates in the general can
vass, aud will no doubt give them Lively
race.
The state superintendent of public
instruction reports l,945.40 in state scrip
and S238 3S currency due Sharp county for
public school purposes, and the same will
be forwarded to the county treasurer upon
application. ..... ..
1t is said that some of the county
candidates are indulging in sharp per-
sonal reflections in their speeches during
the canvass. They should endeavor to
keep cool during this extremely warm
weather.
--Remember that Messrs. Gunter and
Peel candidates for congress, will ad-
dress the people at Evening Shade on to-
morrow Friday, 27th) at Calamine on
Saturday, the 2Sth, and at Ash Flat on
Monday, the 30th inst.
We are informed that q gentleman
in South Carolina has been employed to
take charge of the Evening Shade High
School, commencing the first of October
The first three months will be taught as a
subscription school, after which arrange
ments will be made for free school.
p. P. B. Hynson, formerly of the
house off. M. Archer & Co., Salem, Ark,
but now representing the house of Sims
& Neeley, New Orleans, was around yes
terday, and gave us call. Burt expects
to be round to see our business men
every thirty days.
The school election in Evening Shade
last Monday resulted in a defeat of the
special tax measure, by vote of 80 to IS.
Several persons who, it is said, are in fa-
vor of special tax, were absent on the
county canvass and elsewhere otherwise
there would have been q different result
in the election.
AS yet, nothing definite has been
learned of the whereabouts of Matlock,
who murdered Thomas Miller, though it
is reported that those in pursuit Of him
are on his trail somewhere in the
counties west of here. Matlock is
described as follows: About five feet
ten inches high; hazel or dark gray
eyes; dark hair; little round.shoul-
dered, and in standing leans a little for.
ward very low forehead, high cheek bone,
and quite dish faced not educated, and
butchers up the English language in con-
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