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Sharp County record., 1891-04-16
THE MONITOR CORRECTED,

ED. RECORD: Allow me through
the columns Of your paper to explain
and correct the erroneous article
published in the Mammoth Spring
Monitor of last week in regard to
my marriage to Miss Fannie Lee on
the 2Sth ult. The facts in the mat>
ter are these: Miss Fannie was lv,
ing in Portia, not Hardy; and having
been acquainted with her since child.
hood, felt that | knew her and that
she would make me an affectionate
wife could | gain her affection, which
| did, and made an engagement be-
fore we went to Mammoth Spring
and am proud | did, As for Mr..
Hill, he had been corresponding with
her for quite a while, but on account
Of her being left a grass widow by
a british man at the age of fifteen,
as many Of your readers well know,
Mr., Hill, though | speak with due
respect, seemed to be ashamed to 90
IN company with her, but would
write her that it was on account Of
the boys deviling him, which sounds
rather thin. And when | found she
was gong to Salem and had no one
to 90 with her. ! proposed to 90,
which was right and proper. 1t was
shameful to think Of sending a
young lady to the Salem court alone,
especially when she had to pass thro'
Mammoth Spring, As for Mr., Hill
coming to Porua, it is false, lie has
not been in Portia Cor more than a
year until last Sunday, the 5th; and
as for his furnishing the lady with
funds, he did give her some money,
but not half enough to pay her OK"
pensos, and the amount has been re,
turned to him. SO, rearly every
thing the Monitor had to say about
the affair was false, and the man
who wrote the article should have
known the facts before making any
statement.
With well wishes to the RECORD
and friends in Sharp, ! am
Very respectfully,
Porta, Ark II, i, ADAMS,
Sharp County record., 1891-04-16

Spring Is here, notwithstanding
the season was not ushered in by the
rural poet. Yes, the posoy poses to
perfume the picturesque panorama,
the violet vies with the voluble vault
ethereal, the plum is plumed with
plenteops prettlness while its fra
GRANGE attracts the honey>gatherer
from his depleted storehouse, the
birds build beds on the budding
boughs, the farmer Finishes his fur
rows for fruIting his fields. while
the festive fnny tribe is watching
the stealthY approach of Waltou's
disciple whose "beautiful cast" they
ignore for the willow pole and lazy
urchin near by, who has one eye on
his "cork" while the other watches a
mockasin snake against the opposite
shore. Yes, sir; and in addition to
| these evidences an occasional back
number straw hat is seen amid the
sidewalk congregations, and Whitti-
er's "Barefoot Boy" is typifed in
many ways; the orchards of the
village are sending forth mixed
ordor from variegated beauty, which,
dying, gives place to the tender fruit
and young verdure that is soon to
adoln the proud Southland "from
the rivers" to the Gulf-shore at the
| far south.
o, no; we need no poctcal an
nouncement to bring on the baImy
spring>time. Its already here.
Sharp County record., 1891-04-16
NO PRIVATE EXAMINATIONS
GRANTED.

No more private examinations
will be granted. That man or wo-
man who has not the self,confdence,
the GRIT and intellectual nerve to
stand the test in public examina'
ton has not got the necessary quail
fcations to successful teaching.
Don't ask for a private examination,
but if you want license come to
the public examination as prescribed
by law. There are several reasons
why l adopt this rule and expect to
adhere to it closely. In the first
place the law in its provisions cons
templates just such a sytem of ex-
aminations. In the next place the
County Examiners of the State, in a
recent convention, decided upon
quarterly examinations at certain
dates to include a certain prescribed
scope of work, to be the same all
over the state. In the last place the
public school interest of Sharp COINS
ty positively demands more careful
and systematic regulation as regards
the licening of teachers No hons
esily qualified teacher will object to
these regulations. Perhaps quacks
and impostors will grumble, and we
hope they will, for they are the very
ones we want to catch. | don't
know that any districts of Sharp
county have been imposed upon, but
that is exactly what is required of
me Ito watch impostors and guard
the public schools against them.
Hoping that all the teachers and di>
rectors of the county will heartily
endorse these regulations, | am
respectfully,
HENRY G. PORTER,
Co, Examiner, Sharp Co., Ark.
Sharp County record., 1891-04-16
SCHOOL!

The Eighth Annual Session of the
Evening Shade High School will open
Sept Sth, 1890, and close June 10Th, 1891.
A thorough course of study has been
adopted which embraces the Normal
Course Of tho State University, and do.
signed especially for those who may dc.
sire to teach in the public schools of the
state. This course includes all the
branches required for state license by
our school laws, and is practical and
well graded,
Persons who expect TO become teachers
or desire to take full collegiate course,
will find this course Of great benefit to
them as to time, money and proficiency,
System is ~ essential and valuable in the
school as on the farm or in the business
house.
A certificate Of proficiency will be
awarded to those who successfully com.
pletc this course.
Special attention, by competent assist
aistonts, will be given to the Primary
Department. thoroughnoss and practabil.
ity being tho choif objcc in view.
Board and tuition reasonable.
T, |, HERRN, Principal.
Sharp County record., 1891-04-16
IRVING SOCIETY.

Meeting to be held at Judge Wanns
April 18, 1891. Following is the pro-
gram
Opening exercises Prayer by the
president.
Roll-calh with quotations from any
author.
Music By Miss Artie Abernethy.
Essay by Miss Berta Davidson.
Select reading by f. G. Henderson,
Music by Miss Cora Davidson.
Chit chat, by j. S Metcalf
Recitation. Miss Artie Abernethy.
Reading from Irving, by Miss Mag
King.
Song, accompanied by guitar--E. G.
Henderson,
Sleepy Hollow Time8-D. L. King and
J A, Abornethy.
Closing song by the Society.
Sharp County record., 1891-04-16
Bust 30.
Nlonroo COUNTY, Sun

Monroe County sun
Two men planted fruit trees tn,
same year, in the same month and
from the same nursery Their or
chards were only separated by a
partition fence, Ten years later
one man had a fine orchard of bear.
ing trees with abundance of good
fruit, and the other had nonc Do
you know why? Simply because one
tried and he kept his orchard culti-
waited and prunod from sense Of
duty when il wasn't producing any,
thing and the other did not" that is
the secret
1t is just so in the church. Two
men profess faith in the same church,
and always have the same opportuni.
ties, One becomes power for good
and produces abundant fruit, --
thirty, sixty or q hundred fold.
the other does nothing but cMucisc.
May God pity the aHlrQillal class
Sharp County record., 1891-04-16
Twice a Week for a Dollar a Year.

The "Twice>a>week edition of the
St. Louis Republic has won success
by deserving it. Its circulation
boom has been unprecedented.
Every mail brings orders from all
sections Of the country. A six page
semi-weekly, at the price of the
cheapest weekly, it is departure
from the beaten tracks, as original
as it is liberal. Issued on Tuesdays
amp Fridays, 1t gives the news half
a week ahead Of any weekly paper
and at tbe same time, retains every
essential requisite to make it a com
plete home and family journal. Ans
other popular feature is the publica-
ton Of special State editions for
Missouri, Illinois, Texas, Arkansas
and Kansas, and also ngeneral eds
ton for other states. Remember,
the price is only One Dollar a year.
Sample copies, or a premium cata>
logoe, sent free on application. Ad-
dress The Republic, st. Louis, Mo.
Sharp County record., 1891-04-16
A Card.

The question OF the removal OF
the county seat having been under
consideration at the last term of the
county court, and having understood
that some persons are laboring un-
der a misconccptlon of the matter as
1t was presented to the court, and
occupying the position that do, "a
decent respect for the opinions of
mankind" | think makes it necessary
that | state the matter as 1t was pre-
sented to the court and my action
in the matter:
Section 1853 of ManSifeld's Di>
gest provides that county seat elec,
tions shall be understood as general
elections are required by law to be
understood. Section 1859 sets forth
the manner Of voting on the question
Of the removal Of county seats,
which embraces two propositions or
each ballot. First, "for" or "against'
removal from the existing location;
second, the place to which the voter
desires the county seat removed.
The law requires that return shall
be made and the vote canAaSsed and
abstracts made as in other elections
and the clerk shall present the same
to the county court at its next reg
ular term for further action.
Now, this was all done in this
case. The election was advertised
in our county paper, tie editor doing
his whole duty, and when the matter
was presented to the court the only
question before the court was the
lnsuficiency of the vote as returned
by the election officers. Some Of
the townships were certified as hay>
ing cast their vote for removal with>
out designating any place to which
the voters desired 1t moved. Others
would show a number Of votes for
Center without saying anything
abort removal. There was not a
sufficient number Of yotcs cast "for
change" from the present location
and for Center, according to the face
Of the returns, to authorize an order
for removal. The court had moths
ing to act upon but the clerks ab.
stract and the poll books, as certified
by about nnety,fve sworn election
officers. The court could not 90
further back and open the ballots
cast by the voters; for section 1904
Of Mansfeld'S Digest says positive>
" that in no event shall the ballot
Of an election be opened except in
case of n contested election. Con-
sequently the hands Of the court
were tied as regarded the opening
Of the ballot, as there was no contest
before the court. And section 2722
prescribes the manner of entering
contests in election cases, which law
requires a petition and ten days
notice TO the opposite party.
JOSHUA WANN,
20, Judge.
Sharp County record., 1891-04-16
REMARKABLE,

al am not to say busted, but | feel
feminmely embarrassed Just now."
Alfred Brewster.
81 look north now for consolation"
-Minter Coger.
#&
"Wrcstling with Blackstone at
Senator Daydsor's Office. u. S.
Metcalf.
"Anything fresh ~ NJ. B. Coger.
~
"Certamly, certainly; same to you,
same to you'd. L. King.
~
"The Hardy folks seem to be well
pleased with the county seat matter,
and say they will now enlist Center's
help and strive for the establishment
OF another seat of justice at Hardy,
7. |. Herrn.
~
owe had refreshing season at
Lacrosse last sunday, and | feel
that the Lord is going to abundantly
bless the people of Evening Shade
this year. REV. Southworth.
"Just at this time need a horse
every day, and am holding myself
in readiness for prospective night
work, and therefore keep two horses.
DR.. Bacon.
-.
"How's your lip? ?"-Till Medley.
Sharp County record., 1891-04-16
LOCAL NEWS.
THREE IN ONE NIGHT

John Kersey, the Ash Flat mail car.
rier, brought the news Monday evening
last that there were three men killed OF
the railroad Sunday night-one al
Hardy, one above and another below.
The one killed at Hardy was a section
hand and was trying to force an en-.
trance to the saloon and was shot dead
by the saloon keeper,
Sharp County record., 1891-04-16
HOW TO BREAK Up A c LID.

[From the Virginia City, Mont. Madlsonianl
When we find a medicine we know to
possess genuine merit, we consider it a
duty, and we take pleasure in telling the
public what 1t is. Such a medicine We
found in hamberlain's Cough Remedy.
By the use of this syrup we have reliey-
ed, in few hours, severe colds, Ond in
the course ef two or three days, entirely
broken them up as kas several of our
friends to whom We have recommended
it. 1t is all it is represented to be by the
manufacturers. If you have cough
and want to stop it, Chamberlain s
Cough Remedy will do the work. Fo,
sale by Williams, Price & Co,
Sharp County record., 1891-04-16
10 Farmers.

The jack which was advertised by
Geo. Ballard to do service on the
Coger farm in Cave township this
season has been moved to Evening
Shade, and will stand the remainder
of the season at Mr.. Coger's stables
on the terms mentioned in the hand,
bills.
Sharp County record., 1891-04-16

john Estes went 10 Little he OK as
FedcIal grand juryman last week.
Senator Davidson attended the
lizard circuit court this week,
Mrs. Coger has been confined to her
room for week or more with fever,
but is now much better,
Will Cochran got leg hurt Monday
while helping to roll logs on his farm
near town.
If you feel too bad to make garden,
60 out and dig up rod or two of earth
get some worms and 90 fishing.
If you can't look dignifed and wise
without making up an unpleasant
'phis' to brace you, let nature take her
course and Icok according to your in
tellectual size.
John Collins, after being confined
to his bed for three months with somee
thing like rheumatism, was able to be
out the fist Ct the week, but is yet very
feeble
Prof. Herrn made a run to Hardy
last Saturday, returning Monday. lie
reports mining craze on in that section
They thiEk silver has been found in
paying quantities just this side OF Spring
river.
-Prayer-mceting every Thursday
night at the Methodist church, con.
Quoted by Rev. Southworth. Try
to go, and have your friends 20 with
you.
The collector las extended the time
for tax-paying till May lst, All those
who have not settled with him should do
so during this month, as the penalty
will positively be attached on the lst
proXlmo,
The editor Of Southern Sentmcb
Riply, Miss, believes that every
man who reads a newspaper should
pay for it and hits borrowers this
rap; "When man is so stingy as
to borrow newspaper when he is
able to buy, he will talk tbrou gh his
nose to save his teeth.'
--Prof. WiIkerson sent some Of
hIs little folks from the school room
last Tuesday to hunt yioIets in order
that they might better understand a
poem, the current lesson, when they
wandered away in the woods, led on
by natures enchantmcnt, and were
.o gone so long as to cause considerable
measiness and search to be msutut-
ed, The little ones came in after an
hours ramblc, loaded with q variety
of flowers aud in lcslaUcs Of delight
ut their adventure,
AS a false report has been crcu,
lated IN portions Of the county with
regard to advertising the county
seat election, which was calculated
TO make against the RECORD, Sheriff
llutchison makes statement in tos
days paper that should bo read by all
persons who are TOO ready to believe
floating rumorS put in circulation by
parties for solf.aggrandiacment, and
that without investigation. Judge
Wonn's card also contains u rcrula.
tion Of the Inc,
Sharp County record., 1891-04-16
ANOTHER CARD.

lnasmuch as it seems that q false
report is rife in portions Of The coun,
ty concerning the advertisement Of
the recent county seat election, | de.
sire to say to the public that the
order Of court was printed six cons
secutlvo times in the SHARP COUNTY
RECORD rs the law directs, and that
the SheriIf's proclamation for saId
election was posted thirty days prior
to said election as prescribed by law;
but failing to observe that portion Of
said order providing for the posting
Of the order Of court in hNndsbiIl
form until my attention was called
to the matter by the editor himself,
sand hand. bills may have lacked three
or four days of being posted thirty
days before the election, as provided
in said order But as this matter
was not brought up at the recent
term of our county court, the mans
ncr of advertising the election cut
no figure IN the failure TO move the
county seat And os my laying the
blame Of the failure mentioned
above 70 tho acts or design Of any
other person or persons, desire to
say that such a report is positive
IoIsehood' Respectfully
JASPER lluTcmsoN,
Shnwn
Sharp County record., 1891-04-16

Go to RID. Williams & Co., Batesville
Ark. for cotton Seed from tie fines
Cotton in the world.
Jack Davidson is witness before
the U, s court at Little Rock.
Sharp County record., 1891-04-16

"How's your lip" Till Medley.
Sharp County record., 1891-04-16
Legal Advertisements.
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE,

The undersigned, as administrators Of
the estate Of W. e. Boles, deceased, will
apply by petition to the probate court Of
Sharp county, Ark, at the next Nav
term thereof, for nm order to sell tho un.
divided onc-twentieth interest in the E.
A. Brown lands, lying in Sharp and
lizard counties. belonging to the said es
tate of W. E Poles, deceased, for The
payment of the debts c! said estate.
W. A, EDWARDS,
W, II, PRICE,
~ Administrators.
Sharp County record., 1891-04-16
NOTICE FOR pUBLICATIoN-dljo,

LUVU V0TUU Ut LlIlIe ROCK, ARK,
March I, lsOl
Notice Is hereby given that the following. nam.
cd settler hNs lllqd notice Of his Intention 10
innke lil,ol PROOF u support of his. Culm nnd
lhlt sald proof WI be made before the county
Judge, or IN hls absence the county clerk Of
sharp comfy " Evening Shade, Ark, on Ami
@ lsOll, VIZ William II Robertson, II II, ilIO,,
for the n hl $40 qr NE Qr sW ar and Sr ar NV
qr,, section y, TWP 20 north, range west
lle names lhe following witnesses TO prove his
continuous residence upOn and eulllynlion nj,
said iNnd Wat w
walker I luytoN, Bennett, Burns, II NJ Conc
DNld Robinson, sharp county, ARK
,,.,,,,, J., RALEIGH,
Meh " ~ Register,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-11-20

A French military writer says that in
riding horse that is trying to swim the
rider should lean forward upon the animal 5
shoulders, without touching the head, and
let the reins hang loose. The hind-quar-
tiers of horse sink so readily that the
body in swimming is only three quarters
erect. If the rider leans back or pulls on
the reins, the headquarters will sink more
and more until the brute is in vertical
position. Then he will drown.
In the Treasury at Washington recently
the question came up as to the weight of a
dollar bill. Scales of perfect accuracy
were brought into requstion. and the sur
prising discovery was made that p 81
notes weighed exactly as much as a $50
gold piece The latter just balances 80
grains. However, the bills weighed were
perfectly crisp and new. Trial made with
soiled notes, such as come in every day for
redemption, showed that - of them weigh
ed considerably more than the $50 gold
coin
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-11-20


Fred Butterfly, a granite polisher, died
suddenly of hemOrrhage of the lungs while
working i'm the Weston Smith shop at
Montpelier Wednesday evening.
The water works system at st. Johns
bury is unsatisfactory for fire purposes, as
in the present low condition of the river
the village only has protection from single
steam fire engine. The trustees have been
investigating the subject and find that they
can put in a new system for $4,000, by
laying a 12-inch pipe from JOe's pond, a
distance of nine miles.
The Montpelier Argus states that Al
bert Carpenter of West Randolph re-
Gently administered such severe beating
to his son that the neighbors interfered. 1t
was thought for a time that the boys in
iuries would prove fatal, but he is now
slowly recovering. The punishment was
administered because the boy had broken
several lights of glass in the house of the
rifle club.
Mrs. Nellie Boynton, who died suddenly
at Cambridge, Mass, last Friday from the
effects of an overdose of laudanum, was
well known in Wallingford and Rutland
where she had spent several summers, She
was a graduate of Vassar and moved in
the highest social circles of Cambridge.
She was divorced from her husband, Mr.
Wellington, a prominent society man Of
Cambridge, who is now serving term in
state prison on charge of attempting to
murder his wife.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-11-20
VICINITY GLEANINGs.

\ valuable black mare owned by VIII
liam Ilawley OF Windsor was left standing
az the door OF a shop for moment one
day last week. when a passing freight
train frightened the animal, and she ran
down the track in front of the engine, and
at the bridge was struck by the locomotive
and thrown 60 feet to the river bank. and
instantly killed.
Chester business men had large sums of
money locked up in the Maverick bank at
Boston.
Frank Heisler, young man who for
merly worked on the Moorehouse coal Job
at WoOdford, was recently shot and killed
in saloon in a Western state, while de
Tending his right to land claim winch he
had taken.
Diphtheria has prevailed in Ludlow to
| considerable extent the present fall, but is
now evidently subsding
The effort to establish another wooden
mill at Ludlow has been crowned with
| abundant success, the citizens taking So
600 of the stock, and Geo II. Levey. the
prime mover Of the enterprise, taking an
equal amount. Mr.. Levey is a practical
manufacturer and will manage the factory
The Montpelier Argus states that Chellis
~ Kinney of Claremont, Y. H., having
bought nearly all of the standing timber
on the east side of the Ascutney mountain,
are now building lumber camps and max
ing preparations to cut the lumber and
wood. They have sold to United States
Marshal Rollin Amsden 100000 feet of
logs, and the balance goes to the Sheldon
meadow, preparatory to putting into the
Connecticut river to be hoated to Bellows
Falls and Holyoke in the spring.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-11-20
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