Sharp County record., 1885-08-20
Tovyn and County.

have been made on Our streets III ING
past few days.
M. ". Wrichss illnea2 has assumed
the phase of typhoid fever and his r7e0T-
cry is doubtful.
Franklin Tt7ings Obo BoTce buys
soothing syrup and siugs By ana 6J, yes
By and Bye Its ooy.
--Twsnty-oda teachers attended The in
stiruta last week. Among them We .ce-
ceiyed some new subscrI5e-s.
john 5. Medley has received bis
single machine and viii be ready od!l
orders in that line this woeE.
The RECORD predicts apo,.cr month
of dry weather which viii blast the tlr-
nip and late sweet potato crops
More pleasant weather for the past
week. The time is ias5 aPpracb,og
when more LiyeI" will la the cry Of the
uuadle-beG trash at night.
We are pleased to Learn that there
are more hogs in this section no8 than
has been for number Of years, also that
there IS an abundant mast which will soon
keen those that belong in town out OF the
streets.
Capt. r. C Sims, who has Just re-
turned from an extended tip to Texas
and through the southern portion Of this
state, says that the crops in TIE Lone
Star state" are good, but those in south
Ark. will Lot average half crop
The picnics end Sunday school con-
ventoDs are all past, and yet.the attend
ance at the Sabbath school at this place
is good; yes, aud increasing Mothers,
fathers See that your children attend
srpdaU s2eeapl Eegul5'ly- ,1-
There we're four gentlemen in town
the first CT the week, looking for a suita-
bic section through which to construct a
railroad, We presume they were satisfied
with their search as they went out south.
west of here looking for mineral for ship,
ment.
John AIetcalf received bis commits.
sion as postmaster at this place les; Mon
day, and is nov engaged in licking post
age stamps for tho democr&tio admnistra.
ton. john has had considerable expert
ence in postOice matters and will doubt.
less make faithful Official.
The proceedings of tie Sunday
school eoHTention monpOiizes the most Of
our space this week which fact We hope
will be properly appreciated by those di-
reotiy Interested. That yop E.ay convince
US that slch is the case, come in and SUB.
scribe for your county paper, you who are
not already subscribers.
The Big Bottom "Poindexter" base.
ball clue challenge all North Arkansas
for game of ball, to be played at The
Batesville fair grounds, and the Mel.
bourne "Growlere" having accepted ,he
challenge, the game is to take place there
next Saturday, the winning club to get
tae gate receipts. An exciting game is
anticipated.
Shame Oh you boys who bathe at the
Metcalf ford at midday. A fourteen
year old boy who would expose himself
on the public road in this manner shoald
be compelled hereafter TO bathe in a wash
basin for the next ten years. Wait til
night II your bathing-placo is on the
road.
Sam Allison and Joe Ault left the
first OF the week for Scott township where
they are now engaged in building a
district school house in No. %. These
good people are greatly enthused on the
Tree school question and will leave moth
ing undone that ould advance the intcr-
ests of the great cause.
p. NJ. Barnett, en- old resident Of
Cave tow aship, made us pleasant call last
Saturday and reported that corn in his
nelghborhood would make q two-th;rds
crop, while cotton would not exceed a
halt crop. Wheat and oats were almost
failure, An average cotton crop for the
section is 800 hounds TO the acre; corn
about twenty five Or thirty bushels per
acre.
Our friend a." who opposes lesson
papers in Sunday school, says, after copy
ing the RECORDS defense Of that itera-
'ureo, Some one may say that the Inter-
RATIONAL Lesson papers Go not contain
anything that is sectarian. All right; if
they contain nothing but Bible, let's Just
use the Bible at once; but if they contain
anything more We don't want them
II you cling with such teuaciry to the BIZ
Die alone, why Go the Elders and Deacons
IN the church attempt comment On its
teachings? What are our ministers and
missionaries for, if the Bible alone is suf-
nicientiy plain for the human race to grasp
lis truths? Why not send cut Bible
agents TO distribute the Testament, close
all the Institutions Of learning, more es-
Peolaiiy the theological colleges and let
me human family work ous its own saliva,