Sharp County record., 1883-04-12

| we learn tnal NE' Dyle, llFluS oh
Cainy creek, Independence county, had a
mule bitten by mad dog last Monday.
Our old friena cf yore, Rev. David
Hunt o. Reeds creek, called on US last
week and exchange few "reminiscences.
Last Sunday week, while Mr.. Geo.
| Cathey and family were attending Sunday
school, Jim johns, young man about II
years old, entere3 iis house, broke open
a trunk and extracted therefrom So Or $40
in cash and a pistol. That night after
supper Mr.. Cathey and neighbor started
in pursuit of Johns, when they soon found
him at 9 neighbor's house, in bed, with
the "littla pistol" under his head. When
asked about the money, he Acknowledged
the corn" and handed over $7.l5.
Reeds creek Leighborhood was Wis
tied last Thursday eVsniag by a severe
and destructive hail storm. which killed
pigs chickens, destroyed. vegetation, and
blew down great deal of fencing. Stones
fell as large as hen eggs, in all kinds Of
shapes. One farm alone had fourteen
pigs and lot of oh ckenS killed, and six
or seven hundred plnnels of fence blown
down and scattered lo the fore winds. He
says it was the most terrific storm he eyer
saw.
Our friends, if we have any, will
confer a great favor by sending US all
news items of thei, respective neighbor-
borhoods. Our merchents and others in
town can also greatly assist US in making
the RzCoRD more zaw0y and interesting
by gathering items from thsir many coun-
try customers when We DO. not see only
enthusiastically, ag nine"tsnths OF our
time is required to attend to the inside
business of the oGee. We would be glad
more than glad, that they would attend
to this little matter, or else give patron
age that will enable US to keep the
"deviln paid up, j order that he may
fight our battles, hook down, drag out
,4.l. lses, Jsis~44t ,ha.a>e cea9as soao-
tum floor, while we we're out gathering up
fuel with which to keep the columns of
the RECORD "red hot"
The best light,up house we haYe eyer
seen in Evening Shade was the Christian
church last Sunday night. Several new
lamps and refectors have recently been
put up, which, among other noticeable
features, speak well for the brethren. If
there's anything we do admire it is a
church house well light up with lamps.
It looks very cheering, shows that the
Christians don't want to "hide their light
under o bushel," all can see to sing any
where in the house, and Ehows that lis
members are interested enough in Chris
tianity to prepare these essentials IN a
workmanship and business,like manner.
We would be pleased to see our Methodist
Baptist and other churches, in town and
country, always as brilliantly light up as
was the Christian church last Sunday
night, instead of few honorary, sickly-
looking, Pickering lamps and candles
which barely give light enough for the
audience to find their way to the seats,
making all feel, from the dark gloomy ap-
pearance, somewhat ike they had come
to hear the funeral of a poor, cast way
paupes preached, and that che church did
not want to waste many lights on the CO.
casion. More lights, and better lights,
both literal and spiritual, is what we want
to see in every church in Sharp county
and elsewhere.
For the benefit of our readers we will
say that the report which has been going
the rounds of the country to the effect
that Capt. Bill Dawson, of Black River
township, Independence county, killed a
stock buyer for his money some time ago,
is totally unfounded, and that there is not
one word of truth in the whole story
Jacksonport Herald.