Sharp County record., 1883-04-12
Town and CQgnty.
court in session.

Mr.. J. L. F. McLain, of Reeds
creek, was in town this weel,,.
Don't forget to sead the "Blind Ii
ger" law on the 4tA page of this Issue.
We had a sprinkle of hail yesterday
morning, about the size Of marbles. No
damage done.
Remember, tqz payers, that the time
for paying taxes withou5 penalty expires
on the Goth of this NORTH.
Mr.. R. W. Bandy and family, of
Jacksonport, are in town, visiting rela-
tives and acquaintance.
Mr.. Burt Hynson and lady, of Bates
vile, were in town Monday night. They
left, Tuesday morning, for Salem.
Pink Eye is raging among the horses
in the neighborhoOd of Strawberry post
Office, Lawrence county.
-Undeg the naw lay our circuit courts
hereafter will convene on the I'd Mondays
in April and October, including next
October.
Mrs. Sloan. mother-in,law Of Capt.
T. Y. Huddleston and his daughter. Miss
Allie, haye been very sick for the past
three or four days.
We le9rn that last Thursdays rain
was general, and put all the little one
horse streams on high" causing some
citizens to get on higher ground.
-.,hr. II. X, ArAoid, Esq, iormosiy 'ol
Evening Shade, is now located at Will
ford. We wish him success at his new
home, and long and happy life.
Our old ex,townsman, Mr.. Nat
Guthrie, came in on the Smithville hack
Monday evening. He is now in the en-
ploy of the bridge builders on the Kansas
City & Memphis railroad.
On account of ths sickness Of Capt.
Huddles,on's family, which prevented
his taking any one, ard Mrs. McCaleb
(proprietress of the Central Hotel having
all she could accommodate, many persons
attending court had to put up at private
houses in town.
The following attorneys are attends
ing court NJ. N. Dyer, prosecuting at
torney, Mt. Home Elisha Baxter, j. W.
Butler, Robert Neill, John B. Barnwell'
w. B. Padgett, Batesville; M. D. haber'
Frank Mack, Powhatan; F. NJ, HandLey,
Melbourne R. K. Arnold, Williford, and
our home bar.
We would say to our delinquentS
who have not already done SO, don't for
get to bring what you owe us and an ex'
ira dollar to pay for the RECORD one year
in advance, as we have been compelled
from past experience, to adopt the cash
system and "play cut the credit, in arder
to prevent "playing out" ourselves.
Mr.. DaYe King, who has been doing
business at Mammoth Springs for three
or four months, was down this week visit
relatives, friends and Tour devil says,)
the girls. Dave says the whistle Of the
"kars" in his city sounds great deal
more like "biz" than the whistle of the
irving size boys of Evening Shade and
Maxville does,
Circuit court convened last Monday
| (9th), instead of the 10th, as heretofore
announced. This was owing to the fact
that the time of holding circuit courts IN
this judicial circuit was changed, by our
last legislature, after the adjournment OF
our February term. Some confusion, OF
course, results from the unexpected ses'
sion, which, under the circumstances, is
moving along very WELL
/ Mr., ]. J Hooper, Of BatesviIIe, agent
for the Phoenix, New York and other
staunch insurance companies, was in town
last week, and done good business in
his line. Az we have been personally
acquainted with Mr.. Hooper for many
wears and know him to be man who
represents only first class, solid companies,
we have no hesitency in advising the pub
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