Sharp County record., 1888-11-15
ASH FLAT NEWS
r. E. HUDDLESTON, ! ED,ToRs.
VIM. E. BRAWLEY,

"What news from the election p
Blue, bluer, bluest.
G. w. Mclean visited Hardy on
business last Monday.
Robt. Daugherty of Spring river,
spent Sunday in town.
Our merchants are receiving ad-
ditions to their stocks constantly.
G. D. Ritchie is slowly recovering
from an attack of malarial fever.
Jack Frost made his presence Sc
verely felt last Sunday morning.
That smile on S. P. Turner's face
is not caused by the election news
Its a girl.
In the school>room quality should
be the primary, quantity the second
ary consideration.
IT. l. Hernn of Highland made a
flying business trip to this place last
Saturday.
The family of John Estes has
moved into the residence lately oc-
cupied by w. D. Craig.
w. E. Brawley and wife spent
Sunday last in the neighborhood of
Kings Mill.
Mr.. Brunston of South Fork was
in town last week making arrange
ments to enter his son IN school.
Ed. w. D. Craig has removed to
lizard county. Our people regret
the loss of that excellent family.
Sheriff Hall spent a portion of
Saturday and Sunday IN town. He
was en- route to Hardy on official
business.
The incessant rains in the early
part of last week deferred the COM
pletion of the church lately leased
for school purposes, and the school
opened IN the old building.
The name of Simon P. Hughes for
the U. S. senate is frequently mems
toned by our citizens. Let our SEN
ator and representative know your
choice before they go to the capital.
A republican from Missouri ex-
pressed tho belief that the dispatches
conceding Cleveland's defeat were
democratic tricks to win large sums
of money from over. confident re-
publicans. So mote it be.
Since the election a general buzz
of excitement has prevailed. The
mails have been eagerly watched
and our spirits have been playing a
game of 'see>saw'" Favorable news
carrying us high in the air and un-
favorable dIopping us again to the
ground. Shoot the sender of bogus
kilograms.
Last year at this date the greater
portion of the cotton crop in this
section had been gathered and mar,
keted. At present it is yet in the
fields. The following shows the
movement of the staple at this point;
W. E. Brawley 8 bales; A. M. Saw
yer 80; S. p. Turner 25; H. K. Biv-
ing Is; Richie & Phillips Is; S. L,
Clark 5. AS the season is not half
out, it follows that this Is about the
best cotton market in the county.
We are informed that a petition
for the removal of the county seat
is again in circulation. If the mat
ter must be submitted to the people
for the fourth time, why wouldn't
Ash Flat make good racer We
have live town, only ten miles from
the railroad; remarkably healthy
locality; thrifty, energetic people,
and a large number of the most des>
irable building sites in the county.
Ash Flat may yet be the capital of
Sharp county.
This column has been kindly plac-
ed at our disposal for the benefit
of Ash Flat and vicinity. TO make
it interesting we must have the NOR
al support of the people for whose
edification we are laborlng. Being
otherwise engaged we shall depend
on you for locals events of general
interest and other matters of impor-
tance proper to appear in print. If
you know anything that you think
would be of interest or profit to the
many readers and patrons of the
paper please inform us about it and
we will take pleasure in arranging it
for publication. AS it is but an ex-
pertinent, this column will be dis
continued if not properly appreciat>
ed. We are working for the ad-
vancement and upbuilding of this
section of the county and not for
any pecuniary consideration; hence
if we succeed you must help us.
Lot your rpliolOn ha seen saws Mr.