Nevada County picayune., 1885-11-05
Richmond buys hides and furs.

Mrs. \. T. Richmond is visiting her parents in Hempstead county.
 Our cost sale is no humbug. Don't fail to price.
 Brooks, Hamilton & Go.
 MT. D. E. Pipain, of Delta, who has been canvassing this county for the "Memoirs of Gen. Grant," was in town yesterday. He has sold quite a number of books.
 Messrs. Hatley & Christopher, one of our live mercantile firms, have purchased the vacant lot back of their store, and will use it as a wagon yard for their custom CTS.
 As cal be seen from a glance at the markets in the first local col. umn on this page, the price of cot ton and meat is still on the decline. Prices will not be apt to go up much before early in the spring.
 Several of the boys who acted as deputy marshals last week, expect ing to get into the show, were dis appointed as there was no night ex hihition, and they served through the day as we'll as night before.
 We regret to learn of the death of Mir. w. NJ. Cottingham, of Red Land township, yesterday. He He was one of the first settlers of this country, and had been living where he died for thirty years. Peace to his ashes.
 Mr. Ira Rudolph showed us yes terday at his furniture store, a com plete set of mechanical tools tha. were unique and wonderful. The tools are diminutive, ,and used with a handle the size of an awl handle, in winch they were encased.
 The young mems Bible meetings every Sunday afternoon are quite instructive, and the attendance is generally good. Last Sabbath the subject of keeping the Sabbath was discussed from large number of quotations from Scripture.
 The Baptist State Convention met at Hope last Friday. A num- Der of our citizens went down, Prof. J. W. Conger, Hon. w. E. Atkinson, o. L. Moncrief, Mrs. D. ] l.. LaTourette and Miss Sue God ley being among the number.
 Rev. Mir. Lucas, a Baptist evan, gelist, preached al the Baptist church sunday night, and Rev. A J. Kincaid of Searcy, on Monday night. The latter's sermon, ol Christians letting their light shine was an able and instructive one. 1 See new lad" of MT. W. II. Dan iel in this issue. He is an expert enccd and first-class jeweler aud opticiau, and also keeps fine as Sortment of jewelry, silverware 1 spectacles etc., and guarantees prices as low as the lowest. Give him a trial.
 The business in our Circuit Court is being dispatched as fast as possible. Judge l.. A. Byrne understands lis business and does his full duty. His ability and firm ness iE rendering decisions is marked. and attorneys and people respect him highly.
 Our merchants are selling "stacls" of goods See our col, umns for those doing the largest business, and selling at lowe st prices. A man that won't adver- tise and tell the people cf his busi' ness, is not generally anxious to sell. In other words they are not live, progressive business men.
 Jno. T. Abeles of Hope, who was tried in the United States court last week at Little Rock for selling whisky without license, was found guilty and sentenced to 30 days imprisonment. He selected the iail here, as his place of conGne, ment, and Mayor Glow, who is also U. $. Deputy marshal, brought him down as his prisonsr last Thursday.
 Messrs. Woodbery, Portis & | Terry have built a connections store house at Okolona, and will open a branch house there ill few days. MT Jno. F. Portis will go over the latter part of the week, to take charge of it. MT. P. will be much missed here, as also his ac- complished bride, who has been organist at the Christian Sunday school and church. We regret to have them leave Prescott.
 Billy Webb, Mayor Glow and others, returned from Little Rock Thursday night last. The cars were badly crowded and an emi grant car with wooden seats was taken on at Little Rock, and all the rest took quarters in 1t excepting I T..