Sharp County record., 1881-09-08
Town and County.

JuotiCOo O'"hho ava
office.
TO our surprise peaches have been
selling on our streets this week at so cents
per bushel.
Squire D. N. Huddleston has been
confined to his bed for several days with
dropsical affection.
Hon. S. II. Davidson has been quite
sick during this week, but we are glad to
know that his health is somewhat i'm
proving.
\-Mr. Polk Jones and family arrived
this week with their household goods,
and are again snugly ensconsed in their
old domicile.
The weather is so dry that even the
pine trees are pining for rain. We don't
mean that their voices arc so low they
can't give the pitch.
-Robt. Hall, Esq, Justice of the Peace
of Jackson township, called on us Tues
day. He reports CROPS quite promising,
considering the drouth.
-Messrs. R. D. Williams and W. D.
Cochran are in St. Louis, purchasing
supplies for their respective stores. Mr..
Cochran took along Q drove Of cattle for,
the market.
The fall and winter term of the
Evening Shade high school began last
Monday. The attendance as yet is not
large, but the prospect for successful
term is favorable.
...--A son of Mr.. Jacob Schales, living a
short distance northwest of here, was bit
ten on the hand by rattlesnaks one day
last week. The wound swelled the arm
to considerable size, but be is now said
to be doing well.
Marriage licenses were issued this
week to W. S. Cason and Sarah Spradlin,
Eli Harrell and A. j. Reeves, Jas. W.
Corbett and Matilda Gocia, La Fayette
Alexander and Eunissa PEBBLES, James
Vaughn and Amanda Middleton.
-Rev. Mr.. Umsted, assisted by Elder
Fizer, commenced series of meetings
here last Friday night at the Christian
Church. Considerable interest is being
manifested in the cause of religion, and
we trust the community will profit thereby.
We failed last week to call attention
to the card of B. G. Noel, with Samuel
Siesel, at Batesvile, Ark, to be found
elsewhere on this page. We alluded to
this young gentleman's high social and
business qualifications in former issue.
The annual exodus of our Missouri
friends to the cotton regions of this state
has begun earlier this season than usual.
Csrayans of covered wagons, loaded
with cotton. .pickers, daily pass through
here en- route for "the bottoms" which
generally means Jackson, Woodruff and
independence counties
This issue closes the fourth volume
of the RECQs0./ Owing to the partial
failure of crops this season, and the con.
sequent temporary reduction of business,
the first half of the fifth volume will be
issued in fve.column size. This will
enable us to keep within our income,
which is the secret of success in every
line of business. The paper will be pub.
lished regularly as heretofore.
While in Smithville this week we
made the acquaintance of Mr.. j. j.
Field, whose name was mentioned in an
article, charging several young men with
removing and concealing q wheel from a
vehicle belonging to travellers, sometime
since. We were reliably informed that
Mr.. Field was not implicated in the mat
ter se4esnaa &C. RI: s:zs. i, iiSTiu
mischievous pastims INDUCED in by
some of the boys about the village.
-Messrs. Medley & Bro. are "doing"
the lumber business about right at their
steam mill just south of town. They have
in operation 25.horse power engine, just
from the Eagle Machine Works of Indian.
aRolls, Ind, which is a beauty, to say
naught Of its value. With the latest i'm,