Sharp County record., 1881-07-14
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FULTON.

FULTON.
A Mr.. Smith recently started from . ar
Vidette to Kansas with eleven hund ed
sheep =. Physicians report great 6'al
of sickness in the county. Hayw cd
Powell was arrested last week and asked
to give bond in the sum Of $500 for ihis
appearance at circuit court, to answe to
a charge of indecent assault upon yirl
Il years of age. While being guarded in
the second story of the court house, on
Wednesday night, he jumped from the
window and escaped Five other jacka ises
whose names are not given and one,sJetf
Shrable are charged with similar brttal
acts, all occurring within a short time ust
past.
IZABD.
The board of medical examiners for
lizard county consists of W. D. Hill, I. K.
Goodman and j. A. Atkisson. There
are twenty legally qualified physicians in
the county, as shown by the register in
the clerks Office. Thirteen of these are
residents" "A three months term of
public school commenced at Melbourne
last Monday The county Sunday school
association will hold convention at Phil
adelphia on Friday before the fifth SAN
day in july" Melbourne has an anti
profanity society, consisting of several
ynung men. ACCORDING t. the rvl7, M,
society, when amember swears profahely,
it is his duty to treat the others to cigar
each. They keep their mouths sealed un-
til they want to take spree, when they
enter a store and formally and wickedly
"cuss" out the cigars for the crowd.
INDEPENDENCE.
Several cases of scarlet fever in the
neighborhood of Dota; some fatal. 49,.
Gov. Baxter's horse took fright and ran
away with him while returning from the
Stone county circuit court, last week, and
coming in contact with buggy occupied
by Padgett and Neill, smashed both ve-
hicles and bruised both Baxter and Neill
considerably =. Two New Orleans COM
mission houses have contributed 500
each as cotton premiums for the lnde-
pendence county fair 49,. DR.. Alfred Bev-
ems, aged &c years, died at his home in
Black River township, on the 2Sth ult.
... Circuit court convened last Monday
at Batesville.
JACKSON.
A number of fine brick buildings are
being erected in Newport, =. e, Some of the
citizens of Jacksonport contemplate So
journ at Ravenden Springs shortly ...
The county court adjourned last week to
give the judge chance to gather up his
hounds and go deer hunting The Her
aid is trying to get up two-bit boom
to raise funds to purchase a fine portrait
Of L. G. Cause, to be placed in the state
capitol with those Of other prominent men
and politicians of the state. The people
of jackson county are expected to con-
tribute the amount required to meet the
expense.
BAXTER.
Extensive Improvements in the way of
new buildings are being made and in con-
temptation at Mountain Home =. =. The
Citizen says "fattering reports of the con-
dition of the crops come from all parts of
the county,
BOONE.
Crops good in all parts of the county
Green apples, green corn, cucumbers and
cholera morbus abound =. The county
has twelve PRESIDENT" and four examined
physicians, according to the county clerks
register. =. During storm on the Goth
ult., lightning struck the dwelling of Will
lis Miles, on Long creek, tearing down
part of the chimney and killing a young
man named Gaultney and seriously injur-
ing Mr.. Miles A little son of W. F.
Pace fell into cistern, one day last week,
and sank under the water, but rose again
and was rescued by its mother, who low
cred bucket and told the youpgster to
take hold, which he did, and was drawn
up. The cistern was twenty feet deep,
and had several feet Of water in it.