Sharp County record., 1891-08-13
LOCAL NEWS.
Elk ecutors' Sale in this is

Read Executors Sale in this is~
sue.
Shaver & Coger carry he finest
line of tobaceos and cigars to be
found in town. TRY them. 8
-~Convenience postoflice near the
Sharp county line has been moved a
short distance and the name changed
to Mobley.
notwithstanding the dull season
Shaver & Coger are still doing a
lively grocery business. They have
just received a new stock. Call on
them at the poStoffice. 3
Will publish financial statement
of Sharp county next week. 1t Is a
concise and satisfactory showing of
the county's financial condition and
should be read by every taxpayer.
p6r WINE OF eARDvI, Tonic for Women.
We would be pleased if every
teacher in the county would send the
RECORD postal card giving the
number of the district in which
he or she is teaching and report the
average daily attendance Send in
these reports at onee and let them all
appear in our issne of Aug. 27.
1.-The directors and teacher, W.
J. Nicks, in district 69 had disa-
greement and the school is dead. In
district Is, Owen Shaver teacher, a
similar state of affairs exists. If
there's money to carry on these
schools the children should be get,
ting the benefit OF it while they're
young.
In game of base ball last Sat-
nrday at Ash Flat, the Ash Flat club
defeated the Arkansas Toothpicks
by the enormous score of so to 10.
Both mines, it is said, played loose
game IN the field, but the batting of
the home club was simply phenome>
nal, while but very few of the 10
scores Of the visitors were earned.
These two mines will cross bats
again on the 22d on the grounds one
mile west of Evening Shade where
the hopors may be reversed.
Section l2l of Mansfeld's Diu
gest makes it the duty of all admin.
istrators, guardians and executors to
file accounts current once every year
tor settlement with the probate court,
and sections 1877 and 1873 prescribe
what shall be done with those who
fail to make these annual settlements.
The clerk has posted list Of 25 who
have failed this year, and 10 of the
rs never have filed accounts current
since taking charge of their estates.
All dellnquents are liable to a fine .
of $500 and revocation of their let.
ters for such failures.
EsILEEEs WINE Of cAanu! for Weak Nerves
dick Ward was killed last Sat,
nrday evening by Charles Wilson
near Cathcytown, Lawrence county.
The men were drinking and used a
knife and stick. The knife won.
Ward was Wilson's uncle and had
threatened his ncphews life. Sum
day morning, as Wards mother was
on her way to the neighborhood
church she came upon the dead body
of her son lying IN the road, the
tlrst she knew Of the tragedy. The
murderer escaped, but it is believed
he will surrender and plead self,de-
feusc,
M, j. Coger has the stone on
tho ground to put a neat wall in
front of his residence TO which he
will shortly add u good yard fence,
The RECORD would call tie attention
Of tho movers in the new court
house project TO this beautiful bnild.
ing stone which is to be found IN
inexhausiiblo abundance IN / mile of
the building site. And if this quarry
could be tapped by q railroad IL
would be worth thousands of dollars
every year to the town. Such
valuable material cannot be found
IN every county, II is almost snow
white, pure fine sand, almost as fine
as grindstone, and splits like an
acorn when The proper tools are ap,
piled. The hill on the south side of.
town is full of 1t. Lets have q stone
court house,