The Nevada picayune., 1884-12-18

new job type and stationery, and are prepared to do all kinds of work at prices.
 Prescott will have plenty of amusement and entertainments during the coming holidays-two or three concerts and three Christ mas trees.
 MT. w. NJ. Johnson, Q citizen of Hampstead county, near Washing ton, and brother Of our venerable townsman, uncle Jesse Johnson, was an agreeable caller Tuesday.
 MT. and Mrs. w. II. Terry returned from Purdy, Tenn, the first of the week, where they went to attend the burial of Mrs T.'s mother, who died in St. Louis, last week.
 Just received by Hugh Mon crief & Bro., direct from the vine yard, Of N. C., two barrels of Scuppernong wine, which we are selling at S2 per gallon.
 Our jolly friend, Abe w. New ton, of the firm of Newton & Co.,, at Gurdon, was in town Monday, and while here 'crdered the PIoA. YUNE sent to Gurdon for twelve months.
 That beautiful china mustache cup we drank coffee out of this morning, was presented to us by that prince of good fellows, Mir. Hugh Moncrief. He has oodles of them for sale in his Drug Store.
 The marshal is warning the cit izens of district No. l to work the streets next week. We are de- tcrmined to keep an eye on the goose pond in front of our office. We clsim it by right of discovery.
 Beautiful line of Jewelry, lace pins, ear rings and sets, bracelets, necklaces, gold and silver thim- bles, gold pens and pencils and el- egant silver-ware suitable for Christmas presents.
 C. A. Clement, in Howell's Drug Store.
 You are thinking, blaming, work ing. yes, and saving to obtain suit able gifts for loved ones tor this joyous holiday season. You want to make a little money go as far as possible and get the best goods for the money, therefore, call at once at HowelPs Temperance Drug Store,
 Our young ladies ''went shop ping" in considerable numbers Tuesday. By the way, Prescott can boast of as many pretty young ladies as any place its size in the State.
 The Sunday schools will have their Christmas eutA, tainments on the following nights of next week; Methodist, Wednesday night; Christian, Thursday night; Presbyterian, Friday night.
 Judge Hale and Treasurer Blake have had the rubbish clcaredsoft' of the Court Housc yard, some stumps taken up, nice walk made and otherwise improved the looks of things around the Court House.
 Nevada county is entitled to the belt. There are four men living near Bourland's Store, within three miles of each other, who have living, g children, and neith- CT of them has been married but once.
 We were pleased to meet our young friend, J Lloyd Lee of Rome, Clark county, in town last Sunday. He subscribed for the PICAYUNE for himself, and ordered it sent a year to his mother at Farmersville, La.
 Mir. T. J. Holmes, of Washing. ton, Ark, and Miss Wilson, of Tal- bolton, Ga, have been visiting rel atives here the past week, the fam fly of Mir. T. w. Hayes. Mir. Holmes has just returned from Emory College, Oxford, Ga
 The Methodists' new pastor, Rev Mir. Traylor, arrived on Friday and preached his introductory sermon on Sunday night. Rev, Mr. Holmes P. F., of Washington, fled the pulpit in the morning. Both ser mons are highly spoken of.
 The PIcAYUNE was honored with a pleasant call last Friday from Rev E. M. Pipkin, brother to our Dr. Pipkin. Mir. Pipkin has been at Pine Bluff, but will make his