Sharp County record., 1885-08-13
Town and County.

-ReaQ administrator SAFE IN lnls
issue.
AS we 90 to press, the appearances
are for more rain
---Drummers more plentiful and our
hotel men are more happy.
The mercury registered l04 last
Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.
-Roadoworking next Saturday, to be
continued next Monday and Tuesday.
DR.. NJ. w. Wrigh. has been on the
sick list for the past few days, but is i'm
proving.
There is considerable sickness report
ed By our physicians. Nothing of very
serious nature, however.
Jordan Parsons, of Batesville, makes
tri,monthly visits to this place. Last Sun
day he filed an appointment here.
Jas. H. McCaleb, of Hardy, has
been rusticatinp among bis, rel"';sesi
conDexion at the county seat this week.
The editor being necessarily absent
last Friday and Saturday our fourth page
shows a liberal use of the scissors this
week.
The friends of John W Masrer, who
has been quite sick Of malariai fever,
will be pleased to know that he will boon
be on his pins again and at his post.
The hack, after rest of two weeks,
came up Monday. Mr. Masner, the con-
tractor says he will make regular trips
with the vehicle hereafter.
Jas p. Jones has sold his business
house to John Metcalf and is making
preparations to move to 1hard county, to
his mill property. John is fitting mp the
postofice building for dry goods and will
soon move his stock the reto.
This paragraph is respectfully set
apart and spontaneously dedicated to the
individual who placed the trough at the
town spring in which water may be kept
for the stock in and around town that are
too fastidious to drink creek water.
Parties who attended the Sabbath
School Convention at Ash Flat last week
report pleasant tine, large attendance,
and hospitable reception at the hands
of the good people of the town. The pro,
ceedings of the convention will be pub
li,hed next week in these columns.
last Tuesday evening this section
was visited by heavy rain which lasted
over an hour We have every reason to
believe that it extended several miles
north and east Of here and probably some
distance west and south. 1t will save a
vast amount Of milet and late corn. Ev
erybody is happy.
We are informed that the mail con.
tractor for the line between this place and
Hardy will soon put hack on the route
to run regulsry three times per week
This will be great help to this town as
we'll rs to Hardy The project should re,
ceive the encouragement OF the business
men at both ends of the line.
-. VIM. Shaver, a nephew of F. NJ. and
nj V. OnaYer, WaB laSb week arrested III
this county for killing man named Rich
in Lonoke county over three years ago
Shaver was carried to Little Rock, had an
examination, ard from the evidence the
killing WAS provoked. He gave bail ir
the sum of $4,000, aud was released.
Some means should be devised to
paint the school building. Why not have
an lce"creaHi supper, concert, gander.
pulling, or an entertainments of some
kind to raise Q sufficient amount for thi,
purpose? These columns may tie used
to place plan tefore the people to ,orine
about this much needed improvern ent.
In making trip to Batesvills las
week we passed several farms both in
Sharp and Independence counties. IN,
corn crop on a a5ority Of these farms
was old enough to have escaped tht
.drouth, while great many fields will
not make two bushels per acre, Cottor
is considerably damaged on the hill lands
while that in the Greet and branch bot
toms seemed to be Boiling nicely anC
l'rromie8d an h7srage yield,