The Nevada picayune., 1885-09-24

interesting ana instructive. 1 Mir. Elmore Nelson is now clerk ing at Messrs Martin, Policeman & Co.'S, and will be glad to see his friends. The above firm have a house fnll of new goods, and defy competition. See their attractive ad elsewhere. -----------
 Theiarge rattlesnake at MT. N. 1 T/Richmond's store shed it's utter Hcoating the second time this sea- son Friday. Although imprison ed for twelve months, it has not eaten 'any thing at all, though it drinks water~occasionally. -.
 Mir. o. Paget, the genial repre- sentative of the St. Louis type foundry, gave us pleasant call Thursday. He is one of the most entertaining and pleasant gentle. men we ever knew, with q varied experience, full oflife and energy. He is practical printer.
 We learn that Okolona. Clark k county, has at last completed her branch road to the St. L. I. NJ X Southern R. R., and is enjoying considerable boom in consequence. It is said her merchants are paying good price for cotton. Prescott had better bestir herself, or else she will lose trade from tn at quar- ter.
 Our postmaster, Capt. w. R. White informs Us he has already re- ceived the new 1Oc special delivery postage stamp, which will go into effect October 1st, for letters de- sired to be delivered immediately after their arrival in cities with free delivery, It many cages it will save the trouble and cost of a telegram.
 Rev. Harry May. the conve rted Jew evangelist, is holding bg re- vival meeting at the Metho dist church at Philadelphia. We learn there were 125 conversions up to Monday night, among them some of the county officers and most prominent men of the town. Rev. R. NJ. Traylor went up to assist Tuesday morning in the meeting.
 MeSsrs. StaintOn & KcSwain, the live merchantile house of Emmet, have a lot of locals in this issue read them. These two gentlemen are worthy and entcrprising, and will do what they say. We print a lot of half sheets, which they send out gratuitously to their customers, not already subscribers to our pa per. We have a large list at Elm. 1 met.
 A mulatto negro by the hame of Parker, who has beer here for some time, from Hot Springs, un- dertoOk to run over Marshal Bus sell and was smartly buuged up Saturday night and finally landed in the callboose. Mr. Russell makes a fine marshall, and it is best for all, both black and white, to understand that he ip- tends to keep order, and our be st citizens will uphoid him.
 Tue Tom Allen High School of this place, opened Monday under suspicious circumstances. Prof. J. w. Conger, the Principal, is q live and energetic teacher, with fine quail factions for the position he holds. He is assisted by Il corps of teachers who would reflect honor ufon themselves in any field There were 235 enrolled the first day. and all were classified and placed in the proper grades thit day. It is though: there will be over 300 in the school in a few weeks. While the merchants of Camden are making strong efforts to Induce cotton and trade to that place, by advertising in ths "Beacon," scat tering flaming circulars by the thousand, the hGsiness men Of Prescott are sitting supinely quiet and doing absolutely nothing to in' fuence trade hitherward, and hedged in as we are are, if some. thing is not done our cotton re- ceipts are going to fall off heavily. We are sorry to make this state ment. but dc it in order t0 try tu arouse our merchants to prompt action. It remains to b" seen whether or net thcE will m"'e E. 1 tue matter.
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