Sharp County record., 1881-03-24
Town and County.

ness here, and will remove to Smithville. {.
DR.. j. S. King has bought property at
Maxville, and moved his family thereto.
j. 7. Wilkins and L. J. Dotson have
been licensed to marry since our last issue.
The next quarterly meeting of the
NJ. f. church will be held in Evening
Shade, commencing Saturday, April ID.
Mayor Oldham has sold his town
property here, and cOntemplates removing
to the western part of the. state shortly.
"A few more cases of measles reported
in Evening Shade and vicinity during the
past week. Judge Wilson and Mrs. NJ. G..
Wainwright are among those attacked.
The gin house of Rufus Brols, in the
south part Of the county, is reported de-
stroyed by fire few days since, together
with over twenty bales of cotton and lot
Of dry hides. Fire accidental.
MIR. j. N. Line has resigned the posi-
ton of postmaster at Maxville, and in
tends to take trip to Texas for the
benefit of his health, soon. IAlf D. L.
King will succeed him as postmaster.
The Medley brothers have received
the machinery for their new saw mill,
and viii soon have it in operation in the
midst of their pine timber about two miles
south of town.
Owing to the long continued severe
weather during the winter months, and
the neglect of many of the farmers in this
section to save seed from early picklngs,
there is a scarcity of good cotton seed for
planting this season.
EBenjamin Simpson, formerly of this
county, died of measles, at his home on
South Fork, Fulton county, on the 18th
inst. His wife had died of the same dis
ease but few days previous, and thus
six children are left fatherless and moth,
erless, the Oldest being not over IA years
NQf age.
One of the heaviest snow storms Of
the season visited this section last Monday,
covering the ground to the depth of four
or five inches, but pretty much all diSap'
peared by Tuesday night. This item is
for our readers abroad-and for those Of
this section who did not know it.
Numerous inquiries are being made
by persons in other states in regard to this
section of country, its soil, price Of lands,
fitness for stock raising, &C., and there is
a strong probability that Sharp county
will ere long receive her share Of the i'm
migration that is flowing into the state.
We are informed that there is a road
district south of town in which there arc
but three persons subject to road duty
two of whom are white, one colored
The white men were both appointed over
seers, leaving the colored man to do the
work. The colored "gemmen" intends tc
change his place of residence shortly.
We will state, for the benefit of all
interested, that agents for the government
are now in this state, and probably in
Sharp county, for the purpose of prose
cutting all persons who violate the law by
cutting timber on government land. Those
detected in such violations will be subject
to arrest and fine or Imprisonment, or both.
Even homesteaders have no right to cut
more timber from the lands they hold than
is required in clearing their lands for cul-
tivation and for making improvements
thereon, and they will do we'll to bear
this in mind.
BY an act of the legislature, approved
on the 18th inst, all lands heretofore for
feited to the state, and now in possession
of the state land commissioner, is with
drawn from market for a narind- of ninety
DAYS, during which the original owners
of such lands may redeem the same, by
paying the taxes, penalty and costs there
on, which, however, in many cases, will
probably amount to as much ormnre than
world be required to purchase the land
from the state at the regular market price
of fTty cents per acre, with GO per cent.
thcreog payable in county scrip.