Sharp County record., 1881-08-18
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JACKSON.
The Jacksonport Herald says consi .er-
able sickness is reported in the couSty,
but none of serious nature. Crop of
all kinds burning or drying up for wint
of rain "A couple of citizens of Jack
sonpors are making tour through the
state with photographing outfit, taking
sketches for an illustrated paper in New
York. The Herald is of opinion tlat
Neport is the "hottest place on record,
save the place that was boosted out Of Lhe
Testament
INDEPENDENCE.
Flux has been prevalent among the
people of Batesville and vicinity for some
time. More than hundred cases were
reported Last week some deaths. A
deputy U. S. marshal was prowling about
Batesville last week. No arrests reported.
.., Active preparations are being made
for the county fair, to be held in Octob,f,
friend Deatns ,-ofthes9eart, Us
been sick, and in an hour of convalescence
quotes poetry in praise of his nurse-a
woman-but fails to explain whether it is
his wife or the servant girl whose magic
touch gave him such fit of poetical
ecstacy . The Pilot has information that
Batesville is ''to be afflicted with barrel
house, where red liquor will be dealt out
at five cents drink" The Pilot states
that the premium list of the Independence
county fair, which bears the Guard's ear
marks, was printed in Little Rock.
The wife of Hon. Samuel Peete, of Bates.
vile, died last week; also, Mrs. Anna
Shirley. .. Rev. John E. Mcmillan, a
very promising and highly esteemed young
man, died at Batesville on the 7th inst.
IZABD.
There will be a barbecue at the Baden
Springs, near Pineville, on Saturday, Goth
inst. The Melbourne cornet band will
be present Jesse and J. NJ. Hinkle
have returned from a visit to Texas.
A Violet Hill physician is proposing to
treat patients having remittent, typhoid
or pneumonia fever on the insurance plan;
that is, no cure no pay. If the patient
dies, he has the comforting ~ reflection
that the physicians experiments cost him
nothing, and that he has been luxuriating
on purgatives, laxatives, mustard plasters,
&C., free of charge. The different church
organizations at Melbourne are improving
their respective houses of worship. ..
Delegates to the recent Sunday school
convention, at Philadelphia, made favora-
BILE reports from the different Sunday
schools in the county, concerning their
membership, progress, &c. :. Farmers are
somewhat discouraged with the crop pros,
poets.
FULTON. I
The water is failing in the wells about
Salem, and several families are carrying
what they use distance of two miles. D.. !.
At revival of the NJ. E. church held at
Oak Ridge, recently, there were twenty
one conversions "A fish fry of consid.
cradle weight and dimensions was held
near Vidette, few days since. ~
BAXTER.
Notwithstanding the drouth, the Noun
tain Home merchants are purchasing
large supplies of goods. The school at
Rig 6 Elss h niT5ty'Odd pupils enrolled.
-. The river improvement corps, while
blasting ous the bed of the river near
Gassville, recently, discovered what is
supposed to be valuable mineral, and sent
specimens thereof to st. Louis for exami-
nation. . "A number of new houses are
being erected at Gassville. . Water is SO
scarce at Mountain Home that several
wagons are kept running to supply the
town from springs in the surrounding
country.