Nevada County picayune., 1891-09-03

Prof. Thomas Crawford, recently elected principal of the Tom Allen High School, arrived yesterday. He is a clever gentleman and fine edu- cator.
 A glorious revival meeting has been going on out at Shady Grove Baptist church this week. We learn there has been some forty or more conversions.
 Mir. T. F. Anderson and wife of Arkadelphla, returned home Mon day, after pleasant visit of two weeks at Mrs. As fathers near here, MT. A. J. Sullivan.
 MT. F.. T. Mcdaniel of Rosston, was up Monday, after a cotton ele- vatOr and new cotton press. He will be thoroughly equipped for ginning this seasons crop.
 We are requested to announce that Rev. J. w. Funk of Virginia, will preach morning and evening at the Presbyterian church here next Sab bath. Everybody invited.
 Saturday the school board elected Wesley Lawrence, colored, as princi- pal of the colored public school. He is a deserving colored man and we are glad he secured the place.
 If you have goods, land, houses, or anything else to sell, or houses or farms to rent, it will pay you to ad- vertise in the PICAYrNE, which has aver 125O sworn circulation.
 Live merchants always advertise, when they can do so Tn a live news paper. The PICAYrNE offers the best medium of reaching the people of any paper in South Arkansas.
 On our 4th page appears an excel lent article from Prof. W. S. John son on the subject of Teachers as Educators. He will leave shortly to take course in Vanderbilt.
 The Ladies Aid Society of the Presbyterian church will give an ice cream sociable Friday night, 4th, at Dr. Powers brick store house, for merIy occupied by c. w. Terry.
 Mrs K G McRae of Hope is quite i'll with fever. Her mother. Mrs. T. W. Hayes of this place, has been visiting her. Her sister, Mrs. Ella McRae, is now attending her bedside.
 A pleasant call from Mir. J. F. Risinger, one of Rosston' s clever farmers. Tuesday. He tells us his brother, C. J), near Paris, Texas, will probably move to the Indian Territory.
 The Prescott baseball club played match game with the Shady Grove club Monday afternoon. Prescott boys came out winner easily, score standing at close of game 42 to in l favor of Prescott.
 | First bale of cotton was brought in 1 last Wednesday after We went to press, by Buck Washington, a color ed man living north of town about three miles-he owns his own farm. l Several bales in since.
 We have received first issue of the Peoples Tribune, published hcre-J A. o. Bush, editor, and w. A. Story publisher. It is a seven column folio, all home print, and is very well got ten up Geographically.
 We are requested to announce that Eld. ]. P. Copeland will preach at New Liberty church three miles south of Emmct. on the third Sun day in September, at II o'clock n. m., and 2 o'clock D. m.
 Hope has secured the District Nor maj School. Prescott could have gotten it if she had tried hard enough. We must take hold of every public enterprise and work for the upbuiIding of our town, if we ever expect to establish a name and trade to amount to anything.
 g.lE" We have over two hundred pounds of type metal, as good or better for babbiting than babbit metal, which we offer for less than half the price of babbit. Mill and gin men needing it will save money by calling on us at the PIcArtNE of flee.
 1 take this method of returning my sincere thanks to the good and Christian people of Prescott, foI their kindly assistance, many com forts and iidelityto me during sickness and death of my wife. l will eveI remain your true servant and friend
 J. G. JACKSON.
 NorIcE, | have left all watches that have repaired, with MT. Drew Formby. who will deliver same tc owners upon payment of charges At the end of sixty days if any watches remain uncallcd for, they will bc sold to pay for work done upon them, D. |. H"p"ES'
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