Nevada County picayune., 1889-09-18


 cipal. Attendance 284 first day.
 Misses Helen and Carrie Davis, who have been visiting their aunt here, Mrs. G. F. Smoote, returned home to Hot Springs, Saturday.
 The school board have had the academy repaired, nicely painted, and pretty green blinds added to the windows. Building is now quite handsome.
 MT. J. J. Mays, one of Boughton tp. s best farmers and most promi- nent citizens, was in town Saturday and remembered the printer, for which we thank him.
 Mrs. Kirkland has just received a large and handsome stock of fall millinery and notions, which she IS selling cheaper than ever. Call to see her.
 FoR SALE.-A good six room res ldence; good out-houses, garden, lot and patch; on Main street, with in three blocks of depot. Apply at this office for further information.
 Brooks, Blake & Co will receive in a few days an immense line of mems ladies misses and children's boots and shoes at prices lower than eyer. Don't fail to see them.
 Large quantities of goods being received at depot for merchants. Over sl10O paid to the By Agt. for freight Monday-a good days busi- nest. Prescott is alive and kicking. MT. E. T. Mcdaniel tells us of an old negro living in Leake township, who is III years of age, and has been member of the Baptist church for S7 years. Ills name is Aga Griffin. Mir. and Mrs. Isaac Moore have a little three year old son, Jewel, who is a musical prodigy. Although he can scarcely talk as yet, he can sing correctly, in good time, almost any song.
 Tell your neighbors that the wood- en bridge over the Carouse, at the levee. has been rebuilt, and IS all right. Bring your cotton to Pres colt, the best market in Southwest Arkansas.
 Nice hand-sewed French Calf and Kangaroo Shoes for men, and French Kid and DOngola for ladies and misses-a full stock at low prices. Just received full line of latest styles of manufacture.
 BROWN & BLAKEY.
 S4.50 will buy a Seth Thomas clock, strike and alarm. This is BOSS clock, and will give entire satis- faction. Come in and let me fix you up one, when you come to the Fair. $. W. WHITE,
 Hope, Ark. Beginning Monday, September 23rd, we will give to each purchaser of clothing at our store handsome walking cane. Notice them in our show window. We guarantee to save you money on your fall suit.
 BROWN & BLAKELY.
 Messrs. Brooks, Blake X Co. have something of importance to say to readers. in a double column adv, on opposite page. Read it. They are among our leading merchants, and mean business.
 Dr. k. l.. Powers showed us cu- riosity in the way of cotton plant, Monday-all of its leaves were five fingered. He says there are many stalks of it in his cotton and he can not account for it.
 MT. J. T. Mays, the Boughton merchant and mill man, solcits our readers patronage, in neat adv. elsewhere. He will sell you goods cheap, gin your cotton and grind your corn see adv.
 The Board of Equalization of this county, composed of Messrs. E. I. Mcdaniel, k. k. Garland, and Geo. Christopher, have been in session last and this week. But few changes of property assessed.
 MARRIEp-on Sunday, the 18th, by Rev. J. k. Cason, Dr. A. T. Baird, of Washington, and Miss Mamie Hays, of Okolona. The PICAYrNE extends best wishes. May their lives ever be bright and happy.
 Our friend, J. w. Duke, of Caney tp.. sends us word that he has started up a manufacturing enterprise on small scale-has made a cotton basket. Well, this is more than Prescott has done-too much gas and no work here.
 Dr. R. l.. Powers placed in his loan office very fine and showy counter Saturday, made of four diff
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