The Nevada picayune., 1885-02-26

ohN Sfiio tHAo Auu idoe WCCh iLOA Prof J W Conger, who will take charge ofour Schools next Mon day.
 Mir. George Hodge, now o1 Nashville, came down last Mon day to witness the marriage of his sister. He returned Friday morn ing.
 We met Mir Henry Lanier, an old West Point (Ga) friend, on our streets to-day, Wednesday He is now drumming for a New York shoe house.
 Mir. Tobe Bonne-'s house caught on fire Saturday afternoon from a stovehue. Little Henry Garter, one of our office boys, promptly put it out, before much damage was done.
 Let not farmers or anybody else postpone or neglect to come up at once and pay their taxes, oven though the time is extended until April. It will be harder to pay then than now. We are pleased to learn that the Rev. Mir. Rosamond will soon be here to assume his duties as pas ter of the Baptist church. He and family have been quite sick recent. ly, but have nearly recovered. Messrs George Christopher Tode and Pad Bonner, Flames Me- Cullough and Luke Steele, went out on the Little Missouri river Friday deer hunting, and succeed ed in killing two.
 Nat Richmond says he hasn't got the money to buy ten car loads of goods erery aas but he can sell goods as cheap as anybody who who does, because it takes a small profit to satisfy hiH. LosT.-A lady's breast-pin valu- ed chiefly as gift. A suitable re- ward will be paid to the finder, at this office.
 Seed Irish Potatoes and Rust Proof Oats continually on hand at BROOKS, HAMILTON < Go. A daughter of MT. Wm. Downs, living about four miles north of misplace, while burning brush in a new ground on last Thursday, was terribly burned. She fingered in great agony for over three days and died.
 Friday night the south bound passenger and mail train was de- layed about ten hours by the cx plosiOn of the locomOh ve drawing it, inst Shis side of Poplar Bluff Engineer Kline was killed outright and the fireman it is thought will not recover.
 The rebus inserted in this paper last week by MT. bio LewiS, of fering prize of Il ten dollar gold riug to the first correct answer thereto, caused considerable rival. " and amusement among many He puts in new one this week.
 MT. Shelton requests us to state that he is in no way responsible fol the published reports of his meet ings. The reporter is not mem. Der of the Christian church, and the public must not take these re ports as the verbatim utterances oI their pulpit.
 We are in receipt of a car each Meat and Lard Corn and Bran, Su gar coffee and Molasses. All vii be sold for the closest cash prices
 BROOKS, HAMILTON & Go.
 have drove of nice smoothe young mules for sale, will have them in Prescott on Mondays Thursdays and Saturdays. Prices low for cash.
 J.T. BROOKS.
 Capt. W.J Blake left last Sunda. for his old home In Chester, SOutf Carolina, where he will remain two or three weeks visiting relatives and attending to business also. C. c Hamby, Esq will attend to th' duties of the Treasurer's office during Captain Blake's absence.
 The Rev. Mfr. Weeks returned last week from an extended visi to Mississippi and Tennessee. MT Weeks informs us that he is agent for the entire State for the Tennes see Baptist; also the great Baptist Book House, Memphis, Tenn. Pa ties desiring books, or the pape