The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1884-08-09

- - - - 4hN"i VIZ IANHNH
at the NJ. Z. Church next Monday
evening.
Tho largest and hnest apples in
our town are selling at five cents
per dozen,
Our Clerk has already docket
cd tifty.two cases for the coming
torn of Circuit Court.
" All who attended the darkey
Ypic mes say that barbocued meat is
most excellent diet.
Now, could we but market our
wheat crop, what flush times these
would be for our lalmors.
-"Franeis' is the name OF the
newest post. office in Boone county.
II is nine miles north OF US.
Judge Keencr, of ELIXIR. pass.
cd through our town last Saturday
on his way TO Jasper Court.
i, N. Keeling, the efficient post.
master at Tomahawk, Searey eoun.
ty, was among our visitors this
week.
--Twenty-iour moro days and our
State and County elections will be
over which will be no small relief
to a majority OF our citizens.
Not much business at Jasper
Circuit Court, the dockets were
cleared on Thursday and Court
probably adjourned yesterday.
Sec tho announcement in an.
other column of J. S. Mitchell US
candidate for the Office of Constable
of Harrison township. He would
undoubtedly make most excellent
officer.
If you know anything which
you think should be published, al.
ways come around and give us a
hint. There are men in this Sec
ton who get angry at us occasion.
ally for not publishing things which
we have never heard Of.
Rev. J. J. Henry will lecture
on Temperance and Biblical sub.
jects at the following times and
places:
AT the Court House in Harrison,
Tuesday evening, Aug. 18th 1884.
BelIefonte, Wednesday eve, 18th.
Valley Springs, Thursday eve,
l4th. Let all attend.
Extensive preparations are be.
ing made for race which will be
run at Has PRrker's, several miles
south of town, on Friday next. A
Boone and Searcy county horse
will compete for tho CHAMP ionship,
and considerable money has been
wagered on both sides.
1t is rumored that II ma jorlty OF
the candidates for the legislature in
this coanty are making their race
astraddle OF a whisky barrel. When
a man can ride into Office on such a
steed as this it will be time for our
people to consider what kind of en-
enlargement they are holding out
to their children 10 become sober,
upright men and women.
In our regular department will
be found the announcement Of VIM.
Mills as candidate for the office of
County Surveyor. So far as we
know, he has no opponent, and as
he is eminently qualified to per-
form all The duties of that position,
we congratulate our people on Sc
curing 80 good man for such an
important yet not very lucrative
trust.
"A little the biggest case OF
grass ever seen has been brought US
by Mr.. J. U. Baker, of Bear Creek,
who wishes il sent to tho New Or.
leans Exposition. 1t ia oflhe "Ever.
green Millett" variety, 8 feet 6
inches in height and with heads
measuring 27 inches. Mr.. b. says
by moving it several times a year
1t will yield IL tons TO the nore be.
sides a large amount Of hog forage
furnish cd by the Dubious roots.
Owing to some religious misun.
dcrstanding our colored people, and
quite q number of tho whites, on.
joyed two pic MICS last Monday; ono
in the Court Park and the other O.
thu Walnut Grova Epnnohno yyoro