Sharp County record., 1880-12-09
LOCAL NEWS
Town and County.

Marriage llcens6 ISSUED tnls week IOr
NJ. F. Kinney and Sophia Bell.
A new supply of goods just received
at 7. j. Spurlocks.
We learn that further effort will be
made to repair the brick church in this
place, shortly.
Any person desiring to purchase a
parlor organ can secure one on reasonable
terms by applying at this Office.
Mrs. Margaret E. Boules, wife Of
JOSEPH Boules, deceased, died on the lst
inst, of consumption age, about IS years.
-Messrs. Green, Hankins & Crawford
are pushing work on their new blacksmith
and wagon shop, and will have the same
completed shortly.
We are informed that Mr.. W. II.
Dungan has traded bis farm near King =
Mills, this county, for d farm near Smith
vile, and has removed to the latter place.
Best coffee 49 pounds for 81, and best
brown sugar lbs. for 81, at Spurlock's.
Our local merchants are all receiving G
new supplies of goods, preparatory to con-
Quoting a large trade during the approach
ing holidays.
Rev. Mr.. Hammock will preach at
the Baptist church in Evening Shade next
Sunday, at II o'clock.
We erred in stating that DR.. F. NJ.
Cox was examined as an expert in the
ease against Drs. Hardister and Brown,
last week lie testified as witness only.
Mr.. T. ]. Spurlock has employed his
brother Burrel to assist him in his store.
Burrel is clever young man, attentive to
business, and is always ready to wait ou
customers.
The past week has afforded US but
few local items, the farmers being busy
making an effort to finish gathering their
crops, and having little time to visit town.
Have yon dyspepsaP If so, get bot
tie of PRIcKLY ASH Bl1TERS, take ii accord
ing to directions, and you will soon be
cured.
c. j. Wilson has bought the
residence property formerly owned and
occupied by DR.. Noel, in the northeast
part of town, and has removed his family
thereto. "Grandma" Williams again oc
cupies her residence on East Main street
There is an opportunity for somebody
to make money by chopping and hauling
good wood to Evening Shade this winter.
1t has been hard matter for those who
have not teams of their own to obtain
wood lately.
MI. J. W. Lyman, a deaf mute well
known here, is acting as agent for the
Family Herald and several books of mere
or less interest and value. He has com
menced an energetic canvass, and is hav-
ing fair success, he informs us. Unlike
many book agents, he doesn't talk any
body to death.
-Unfavorable circumstances, including
the cold weather and sickness in our fam
lily, have rendered our efforts to publish a
paper almost unavailiug lately. The
RECORD is not now fair sample of what
we intend to make it as soon as circum-
stances will permit. We ask the indulg-
ence of paying patrons for time, and
trust that delinquents will pay up and
enable US to employ help in our office and
make the desired improvements in the
paper.
Would It not be good idea ior the
citizens of Sharp county to organize an
society, with view to secur-
ing portion OF the immigration that is
now flowing into this state? There is
room in this county for many more people,
and those of the laboring class are badly
needed to assist in clearing and improving
the vast amount of land that is now lying
idle, but which might be made to "blos-
som as the rose.'
From the tops of yonder Pyramids"
and from the vale below. we hear the thun-
derlng rejoicing of the multitude laudlng
Days AGUE Tonic.