Sharp County record., 1890-06-05

"A short droulh is predicted by
some Of our local weather prophets,
Mrs. Ora Reynolds Of Batcs>
vile, is visiting relatives and friends
in Evening Shade this week,
The cotton and corn crop Of
Sharp county, Notwithstanding il is
unusually late, is looking well and
growing ut a rapid rate.
Judge Gate arrived Sunday eve.
ming lat and witnessed the assem-
bling of the "antcgrded' Of Sharp
on Monday. lie was well pleased
with the reception gwen him at Eve
ming Shade.
Our circuit courts should strike
us in September and March. June
courts, it seems, are very detrimental
to our farmers, though every county
in the district cannot be suited at the
same time IN the matter Of holding
courts.
The band entertainment last
Monday night was quite extensively
patronized, about $50 being the res
cclptS Of che evening. Al! seemed to
be well pleased with the performance,
and the music was comp!imented ON
every hand,
The band stand is not yet COM
plcted, but was used by the band
boys on Monday evening. The roof
should be painted at once as well as
the body Of the structure. This ad'
dltion to the appearance Of the town
should be preserved as the "pride Of
the village"
DR.. Atkinson of the Highland
section, was among our pleasant call
ers on Tuesday last. He has recently
homesteAded a place near Henry
Loyd's and is improving the same as
his time and circumstances will per>
nit while attending to an extensive
practice covering radius Of eight
OF ten miles.
Hon. Joe Short of Fulton county
was among our distinguished callers
this week. Joe is a candidate for
re>election to the legislature in his
county, and as he was reared in Sharp,
we naturally feel fatherly interest
in his aspirations. lie it was that
charged and stampeded the Union
Laboritcs in the campaign of two
years ago, and led the democracy Of
Fulton to sweeping victory.
-- We have seen several persons
in town this week who owe us Oh
Subscrption,sand knowing it them~
selves they never come about to say
they will or that they can't, kiss my
foot nor anything else encouraging.
Our subscription book will soon be
revised and some long continued
accounts will be put in the, hands Of
an officer. This is our last warning
for these cases.
Washington township held her
democratic primary on last Saturday
Tor fear of a slim attendance on next
Saturday, and the following state
officers were instructed for; Eagle,
Chism, Dunlop, Atkinson, Myers,
Shlnn, Lock. Butler for judge and
Judkjns for pros atty. State treas.
was left blank. NJ. S, Phillips, T..
L. Pickens, John Woods and j. l..
Gawf were selected as delegates to
the county convention. Several
county candidates were present and
made short speeches to the meeting
-Four years ago a Cherokee In.
dian named Mclaughlin stole n fine
horse from Andrew Daily Of Hardy
township. The thief was pursued
to the White river hills in Stone
county and there the trail was lost
Mr.. Daily during the time has been
vigilant and the authorities IN the
Indian Territory have been on the
alert and kept hm posted as to the
whereabouts Of Mclaughlin, and a
few days ago Daily got word that
his man had been baggod, and he
Immediately set ont after the prison,
cr, and arrived here and lodged him
in jail on last Friday, Mr.. Da,ly's
expenses amounted to more than
800. Mclaughlin is not u
full blood, but shows his breed very
decidedly; is u hard customer and
says he will get out without much
trouble.