Sharp County record., 1881-06-02
LOCAL NEWS.
Town and County.

EP The Evening Shade postofhce has
been removed to the building formerly
used as a saddle and harness shop, on the
south side of Main street.
Mr.. Alf. II. Joblin, the popular COM
mercial agent, is in town to-day.
Mr.. Henry Morris informs US that
he has young corn with tassels in his gar
den near town.
And still the farmers are wrestling
with the weeds, and still we have no
marriage license to report. Make haste,
young persons, to hoe out your row, and
let US hear from you.
Postmaster Henderson, in his new,
neat and cosy Office, has increased his
stock of stationery, notions, &C., and will
be pleased to wait on those wishing any
thing in his line. We may add that in
the presence of lady callers his bow and
Sullle axe peIleoIioh'
Capt. NJ. L. Shaver, of Barren Fork,
paid us pleasant call while visiting rel
atiyes and attending the picnic here last
Friday. We were also pleased to meet
our friends MessrS. 7. N. Lilly and G. W.
EdmonSton, of Franklin, on the same oc-
casion.
Sheriff Higginbottom returned the
first of the week from visit to the east
part of the county, where he found some
of the farmers considerably behind with
their work. the weeds and grass having
taken the start of them during the recent
wet weather.
The county clerk informs US that the
most of the school districts in this county
which held elections on the 2lst ult., voted
fve-mill tax Several districts failed to
hold an election, and we regret to learn
that our Ash Flat friends failed to vote a
special tax.
1t is with great satisfaction that we
announce that the report which reached
US last week, that the wife of DR.. j. NJ.
Dawson, of Center, had been thrown from
q mule and fatally hurt, was untrue; in
fact, there seems to have been no grounds
for such rumOr, IKN
Mr.. ffamp. Price and family, of Cal
anime, passed through town this week,
on their return from Benton and Carroll
counties and Eureka Springs Their So
.ourn at the Springs was, owing to the
prevalence Of mumps and measles there,
very brief Mr.. Price does not report any
smallpox there, however.
Mr.. j. NJ. Douglass, who located in
Evening Shade some months since, but
has recently been on tour of observation
to Ravenden Springs, left with his family
for the latter place the first of the week,
with a view of residing there permanently.
Mr.. Douglass informs us that there is a
considerable number of new houses in
course of erection at Ravenden, and pre-
diets the speedy upbuilding of town of
no small dimensions there in the near
future. He promises to give us items fire.
quently from the Springs, which will no
be of interest to our readers.
--Ex- Mayor Oldham, who with his
family returned last week from visit to
near Little Rock, and has this
week made trip to the north part of this
county, informs US that there is consider
able excitement and indignation shown
by some of the citizens of Union township
over the action of two men-one stran-
ger, the other a resident of the neighbor-
hood-who we're detected in digging up
the remains of citizen named Hardin,
an early settler of that section, who was
buried many years ago. Mr.. Q. also states
that the cotton crops in the neighborhood
referred to are very backward, and in
some places are being plowed under and
the ground planted with corn.
We are glad in being able to call special
attention to DR.. Dromgoole's ENGLISH FE-
MALE BiTTERs. ii has stood the test of
twelve years, and has proven 10 be tho
most rehablc remedy for the cure of chronic
female irregularities and weaknesses that
has ever been offered to the public. 1t has
given satisfaction to all, and we do not
hesitate to give it Il hearty rccOmmenda-
ton to our lady friends. 50