Sharp County record., 1891-08-20
LOCAL NEWS.

Rain is threatened, and rain Is
needed.
The band stand is receiving the
finishing touches.
Monday and Tuesday were the
hottest days of the year.
>-Flour, flour Spurlock will re.
eeive 5000 pounds next Saturday.
Shaver d Coger carry the finest
line of tobaccos and cigars to be
found in town. Try them. 8
The lodge X. and L. of H. of
this place has a membership of thir-
ty and is on the increase.
The job OF painting on w. H.
Prices house is extra good and shows
Jas. G, Anderson to be panstaking
and finished workman.
notwithstanding the dull season
Shaver q Coger are still doing a
lively grocery business. They have
Just received new stock. Call on
them at the postofice. 3
james Barnett, accompanied by
Misses Juna Wasson and Clara
Williams of Batesyille, came up last
Saturday and returned Monday.
Walter Metcalf is home again
from Batesvile, where he has been
holding cases IN the Progress office.
lie says the Journal and Progress
have been consolidated.
The baseball fever is raging
throughout tins section. There's
naught but this August sun can
e1aal it; but the boys are thankful
that lts>not half SO dry.
Misses Ee0ra Erwin and Julia
Shaver came up from Grange Sour.
day chaparoned by Minter Coger
and Will Shaver.
--Sam Estes, with his wife and
niece of Melbourne, came down from
Mammoth Spring on Monday on a
visit to the family of J. j, Estes of
the Gem Hotel,
Our old friend Powell Cochran,
of Evening Shade, made a flying
trip to our town last Thursday, and,
as usual, called on us. We are al,
ways glad to see "Uncle Powell" -
lizard County Register,
Hogs should have good atten.
tion just now. Don't let them have
access to dusty beds, but keep them
in the pasture away from stable or
shed. Feed some fruit and plenty of
salt Dust IS the source Of nearly
ali swine diseases.
M. G. Wainwright returned last
week from bis visit to relatives IN
Washington and Benton counties.
llo is very favorably impressed with
Benton county, the Rogers section
in particular, and thinks he would
enjoy a permanent residence at the
town of Rogers.
w. G. Murphy, proprietor of
Kings Mills, has just purchased IA
new boiling cloth for his Touring
mill-the best in use, and can now
make q good, clean sample, llo asks
trial by old customers,
There were four wagons from
Fulton county, loaded with wheat,
came to l!amilton's mill last Tues.
day where they deposited 1870 bushels
to pay Bill Shell for q threSher The
amount was collected as toll in one
neighborhood. The farmers grow
wheat in Fulton county,
A protractcd meeting will begin
at tho Methodist church here on
Saturday night before the secord
Sunday N September 1t is the re,
quest of the pastor that the members
OF The church get ready both tenn.
porally and spiritually for these ser,
vices 50 that they may be attended
with the best possible results.
Ono of the most quiet babies Of
this or amy other town, is the one at
the residence Of Will Collins adioin
ing the RECORD Office. The little
miss made her advent more chan
three weeks ago, and it was only
yesterday that her presence was
known TO our immigration editor.
ehe promises a permanent stay aud
seems to be well pleased with the
findings,