Sharp County record., 1886-12-23
LOCAL NEWS

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Sunday from flying trip to Memphis,
j. NJ. Allen Of Shsrp's Cross Roads,
is waiting at the bedside Of his sick son,
Charley.
Mrs. Walker Jones is yet in helpless
condition. Mr.. Jones Is also confined to
lis bed with fever.
Go to the festival at the school house
next Monday night. A grand time iS IN
store for all who attend.
w. B. Huddleston, better known as
Laughing Bill, of Hardy vicinity, made
flying trip to Evening Shade this week.
-Chlistmas tree at the Methodist
church OIL tomorrow friday night
Christmas eve. Hand in your presents
early.
A small drove of mules from Mis-
souri, passed through here last Monday,
headed for Independence county.
j. NJ. Johns and family. late of Nc
Mahan county, Tennessee, relatives OF our
townsman, H. 7. Johns, are recent addi-
tions to the population of Sharp county.
DIR. Williams, late of Franklin, has
moved his family to his farm, two miles
east of town, which he recently purchased
from Capt. Tom Huddleston.
Christmas Flour at Hamilton's mill
st2l.2 and 3 cents. 2.3w
The ladies of the Eastern Star Chapter
will spread a grand feast next Monday
night at the school house. The proceeds
will be used to defray the expenses OF the
order.
killing fish with gigs is on exciting
snort now in vogue in this vicinity.
Walter Sims, Henry Williams and Chas.
Henderson, jr., report the greatest success
80 far.
Assessor John Norman returned last
Monday from Jackson county, where be
has been assisting in gathering the cotton
crop of his nephew, John W. Norman, of
Auyergne.
The Batesville PiOt says the German
carp spoken of in this paper two weeks
ago belonged to Mr.. Joe Arnold, of Mel
bourne. Mr.. Smiley, our informant, was
only mistaken as to the geographical To-
cation of Melbourne.
Next Monday night there will be a
public installation of tho officers of Even
ing Shade Chaptnr, No1q, Q. .Sh-S,, *
the college in Evening Shade. Ad-
dresses by prominent citizens and in
strumental and vocal music will add to
the evenings entertainment. Admit
tance free. Everybody is cordially In
vited to oe present.
"A petition will Se presented to the
general assemble next month praying for
the south half of section % and "a, and
all of sections 25, 26, q, "a, 35 and SO, in
township 10 north, range 3 west, on the
east of Union township, this county, to be
cut of and attached to and made part
of Lawrence county, for the convenience
of the residents of township ~.
s In the course of the EDITORS rounds
last week with the collector, few names
were added to our Williford and Kings
Mill lists; others paid up and expressed
. earnest solicitude for the paper and its
y proprietor. We return special thanks to
DR.. Hail and family of Williford, Squire
Yates of Martins Creek, and John
Sparks of Strawberry, for courtesies ex.
tended.
AT meeting of the Knights and
Ladies of Honor, held on last Monday
night, the following named officers were
elected for the ensuing six months; j. l..
Abernethy, P. Mrs. M, E. Williams, v.
P; Jno. B. McCaleb, secretary; q. W.
Shaver, F. secretary; G. W. Davidson, H.;
IT,. Spurlock, Chaplain; E. B. Andrews,
guide; Mrs. Leah E. Scarlett, guardian;
Juo. S. Wilkerson, sentinel.
s Our old Newburg friend, Mr.. j. j.
Sterling, who, accompanied by his son
!, FAY, passed through here few days ago,
y ca route to Walnut Ridge and Jonesboro,
was in town Sunday night, on his return
home. He attended conference and had
the pleasure of seeing his son duly au-
thorized to preach, and assigned circuit
in the eastern part OF the state. AS Fay
is noble young man, the RECORD force
Joins his host of friends in wishing him
Gods speed in his new and laudable
work.
We Join the citizens of Evening
Shade in expressions of regret at the very
serious illness of Charley Allen, stu
dent of Evening Shade High School, whose
parents live near Sharp's X Roads, lnde.
pendence county. His aiment is typhoid
fever, seemingly in its most malignant
form from the first The patient is at the
residence of R. D. Williams, where he
has boarded for several months, and
where he now has the best of nursing
and medical attention. We hope and
pray for his speedy restoration to health.
The Board of Trustees of the Evening
Shade High School, by good fortune, have
again secured the services of Prof. 7. |.
Hernn as principal of that excellent insti-
tuition. The school will open Immediately
after the holidays and the classes will go
. right Oh with their studies and the school
will be a success from the start. Messrs.
Hernn and Wilkerson, both of whom will
be in the school, have made great reputa-
tion as strict disciplinarians and thorough
teachers It remains only to be said that
they will spare no pains to keep up Its
reputation to the high standard it acquired
when formerly under their control.
If you intend to buy "good things
for Christmas in Batesville, don't fail to