The Nevada picayune., 1885-08-06
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sick list for several weeks-visited Shower Springs last week.
 There will be a camp-meeting at Holly Wood, in Clark county, embracing the fifth Sunday of the present month. Dr Winfield expects to be in attendance a p ortion of the time.
 Capt. Henry Bonner, of the Oko- Iona neighborhood, than whom there is no truer man in any community, was an attcn- tive listener to the Saturday and Sunday ser- vices at the big meeting.
 Hon. T. c. McRae spoke at Ark. adelphia Monday. His regular canvass will commence next Monday. The election will take place on the first Monday in September which will be the 7th day.
 MT. Calhoun Young of Ga ney has been in Prescott everal days since the meeting began. So far as We know his only business here was to see that all his sweet hearts attended the meeting regularly.
 There are fine crops all oyer the county, with the exception of a few strips that have suffered from drouth. The princi pal one of these is around Boughton and to the left of it on the Little Missouri river.
 The town authorities have had the public well in front of the depot clea ned out They should also have good windlass and bucket put to it, and we presume they win. It has been neglected long time.
 Mrs. and Capt. Matt White re- turned from Columbia county Sunday with their little son, Charlie, who was reported dangerously i'll last week, but is now conva- lescing and able, We are glad to say, to walk about.
 Monday while at the shed, MT like apoplexy, and it was thought for awhile could not live. He is now improving. He had a similar attack at Arkade' phia, a few years ago.
 The close season of deer and quail under the game law will expire on the 3lst inst. The open season extends from the | first day of September until the first day of l February during which time it is perfectly lawful to kill deer.
 Messrs. w. R. & H. NJ. Barham are putting up a new steam gin at Boughton, which they will operate the coming season in ! al ,., tbo;, at Shady Grove. Their machinery was re- l csived here last week.
 Willie Burch, a young man well known in Prescott, and q former employe in the PIcAyUSE office, has become night opera tor in the telegraph office at Hope. Willie is worthy. promising boy, and we wish him success in life.
 John Pittman received four steam engines ard mill and gin outfits this week for parties who have purchased from him. One goes to Boughton, one to Wal laceburg, one to Bngen, and the other one to Pike county.
 MT Albert r. Bourland passed through town Monday en route to Rosston. on a visit to his father, Squire B. W. Bourland Mr. Bourland is professor of English and modern languages in the Southwestern Bap- tist University at Jackson, Tennessee.
 Saturday night in several parts oftown, we learn, parties fired off pistols and disturbed the repose of some of our citizens This is an unusual thing in our orderly town an1r&e are surprised and paned to know of l W We trust it will not be repeated. { Mir. c. c. Hanby of this place, left Wednesday morning of last week, to spend the remainder ofthe Summer at the beautiful lskeE in Michigan and Wisconsin lIc is now at Battle Creek, Michigan We wish him much pleasure and benefit.
 The contract was let at public teutcry by the Sheriff last Monday to MT. J. K Waddle to build . bridge on Caney creek, at the crossing of the old Washington, and Prairie De Anna road, near John Bag els The amount of Mr. Waidlc's bid was Sl25.
 Onr dear old friend and pastor, Rev. N. Givcns, writes us from his home ill Waxahachie, Texas, that he feels deep in- terest in the big meeting in progress here and wishes to see the PICAYUNg's weekly re- port of it. Wo are sorry he cannot Do here himself.
 There were heavy and general rains throughout this section last Saturday and Sunday, cooling the atmosphere and doing great good to crops and gardens It was the first rain of much consequence that had fallen here in town, and in some portions of the county, in nearly six weeks.
 The Superintendent of Public h. struction has made tho apportionment of the State school fund for the current year to tho several counties. Tho amount apportioncd to Nevada county is $5l7S, which will be apportionod to the several school districts by the counsy court at the October term.
 George D. Hodge and F. V. White, two Nashville dudes, came down to hear Mir. Williams preach Sunday. They said car load of people would have came with them had they fot been prevented by the heavy rain which was falling and had been tor some time when the train started.
 In view of the extreme hot wealth 1 l.l NJw N,poa -.,;ll haya to make