The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1886-02-27

Iof our town,
Our Industrial Club has CON
tributed $500 toward paying for
a pamphlet on Mineral, which is
being Published by the Fayette-
vile Club,
! Our CHAMBERLAIN Presbyter-
ians are pushing the preparations
for their brick church building.
1t will probably be located in the
east part Of town.
( M, c. Showalter, Esq, of Mis-
souri, is attending Court here this
week, and has been SO fayorably
impressed by our town and coun-
try that he contemplates locating.
VIM. Holt of Bellefonte, ex-
hibited his recently patented plan
ter and eultivator on our square
Thursday. 1t is undoubtedly a
most useful and economical inyen-
ton.
-Messrs Armstrong and Stars
of Newton county, who were sent
to Detroit Penitentiary for illiet
distilling, returned last week after
having served out term Of seven
months.
-"Soul-Sleeper Robertson" and
a christian preacher named Scott
are arranging for religious dis
cussion at Green Forrest. As us
ual irregular monkey show may
be expected.
Rev. E. NJ. Roach, of Ozark,
Ark, is paying the Cumberland
Presbyterians of our town q visit
and will preach at the NJ. L. South
Church at IL o'clock ON the first
Sunday in next month.
Quite serious damage was
done on Bakers Prairie, north Of
town by prairie fire ON Tuesday
last. Messrs. Jno. Murphy and
NJ. G. Evatt were the heaviest
losers, several hundred dollars
worth of their fences and hay
stacks being destroyed.
There is strong talk of the
erection of n large hotel building
i'll our town by a Stock Company.
Mr.. Cunningham offers induce
ments for the placing of the same
on his lots on the northeast cor
ner of the square which would un-
doubtedly be a most desirable To-
cation.
Brice Jones, of Jasper, took
advantage of the high license sys-
TEN on Tuesday, and his enthusi-
astie demonstrations landed him
IN the cooler. s. and cost appeas-
ell the wrath Of our Court, and he
was turned loose with an admoni-
ton to sin no more, or at least
conhne his future operations to his
home in Newton county,
Messrs. L. ?. LaRue and G.
w. Brock, two prominent capita
lists from Scranton City, Iowa,
visited our town this week with u
view to establishing a general
banking and brokerage business
here i'll the near future. We are
| glad to learn that they received all
manner of encouragement, and,
will probably have their enterprise
in working order within the COM
ing month.
yesterday morning Messrs.
a. j. Vance and j. II. Colfman
completed a trade which made
them owners of the building and
Drug Stock Of w. } Bobo. The
business will be continued under
the firm name of Vance d Coffman,
and as both of these gentlemen
are of well known ability and in
tegrity no doubt Of the prosperity
thereof can be entertained. Mr..
Bobo will remove his saloon bus
mess to the James b rb,r build
ing, which is now his property, and
continue the same as heretofore.
Hon. H. A. Dinsmore, who
contemplates filling the seat in
Congress now occupied by Col.
Peel, has been among his friends
here this week, and as usual it fix
ing up matters in manner which
will keep his OPT on mt busy from
now until the election to unfx.
Mr.. ID. is one of the most popular
as well RS most brilliant young
men of our state, and should our
people elevate him to the position
which he seeks we venture to
promise that his career therein
will be such as few men are cap
able of achieving.
Mr.. G. G. Rhodes and family,
of Somerville, Tenn, arrived in
town last Sunday and are domi-
ciled ut the Residence of Mr.. G..
j. Crump. Mr.. r. viii proceed to
st. Louis in short time and pur-