Sharp County record., 1881-07-14
LOCAL NEWS
Town and County.


shade several days this week.
license issued this week for
John Holderfeld and Susan Hall.
Some of our citizens will attend the
picnic next Saturday at Newburg.
Col. Abernethy is the only attorney
from this place attending the Independ-
ence circuit court.
Some chills and fever reported along
the creeks and rivers. Visit the medical
springs, and soak 'em out.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. G. Shaver are receiv-
ing congratulations over the addition of a
little female youngster to their family-a
chip or Shaving, we might say,
"A child of c. j. and Elizabeth An
drews commenced life'5 troubles with a
weight of only , pounds, is now just one
year old, and weighs l3 pounds.
A tramping printer gave the RECORD
Office call this week. lie was "all the
way from louisiana" and his physical
feathers were somewhat rumpled by the
hand of Time.
= -Messrs. Cochran & Son have COM
menced the work of making forty-feet
addition to the south end of their store
house. This is done to accommodate their
increasing trade and make room for a
larger stock Of goods the ensuing fall.
Mr.. D. w. Simmons, who has been
employed for several months as a sales
man in leading mercantile house at
BateSville, is taking rest during the
cheated term" and spending the time
among his friends here.
During the exercises at the college
last Friday evening, the members of the
cornet band were presented with two
beautiful and delicious cakes, prepared by
Miss Kate Cochran, Miss Alta Medley
,and Mrs. J. II. Bunk.
Whenever you hear of sore headed
man abusing his family and quarreling
with his neighbors because they read the
county paper, just set it down that the
paper has refused to do his dirty bidding,
and his back is slightly arched in conse-
quence.
We neglected to mention the visit of
Mr.. G. W. Edmonston and bride, daugh-
ter Of Mr.. Bunk Huddleston, of Batesville,
who gave their Evening Shade friends
call while on their way to their home in
Franklin, last week. George seemed to
assume married life very naturally.
We learn that the corn crops on Polk
Bayou and near Hickory Valley, in the
southwest part of this county, have been
seriously injured by the drouth. 1t is
said that not more than half the usual
crop can be made in that section this
season.
Phillips, the insane pauper of whom
we made mention in our last issue, was
returned to the care of his relatives, in
Morgan township, we are informed. The
county court made an order requiring the
sheriff to take charge of Phillips, but as
his stock Of asylums was very limited,
he refused to obey the courts command.
Joseph Barnett, of Washington town
ship, was brought to town last Saturday
evening, in charge of Deputy Sheriff Hall,
charged with going on little foraging
expedition to the residence or premises
of a man named Cans, in Strawberry
township, and surreptitiously appropri-
ating some bacon belonging to the latter.
Joseph is said to have had a partner n
his ne'arious enterprise, named Wells,
with whom he divided the spoils, which
so far reduced the value of his share as to
bring the case under the category of petit
larceny, and the local magistrate imposed
sentence of forty-eight hours in the
county Jail and fine of fifty dollars, to-
gether with costs in the case, all amount
ing to about one hundred dollars. Sheriff
Higginbottom gave the prisoner fur
nished room in the county's boarding
house for two days, and set him free.
Wells is said to have fled the country.