Sharp County record., 1895-12-19
Mrs. G. G.Southworth is quite sick this

| Mrs. v. d.OOuLnWOrtnlS lS quite SICK IulS
week.
Little Jimmie Rice the Tennent
Stribling Shoe Co.'S representative was in
town yesterday.
J.R Metcalf returned Tuesday evening
frou Searcy accompani ed by Rev W S.
Southworth. They had been attending
the session of the White Riyer Methodist
Confer ence, and report pleasant time.
The farmers of Sharp county as a
rule, are nearer out of debt, and
have more to live on this fall, than
for many years, III consequence of
making cotton their surplus crop.
The young people of Hardy ale
arranging a Concert for the night Of
the 25th inst, the proceeds to lie
given toward building a church at
that place.
Mrs. Huddleston's class requests
every lady in town to contribute a
box for the box supper, with or
without name, the proceeds to be
gwen to the band.
Vol, ! No. of the Hardy Hustler,
published at Hardy by Morgan and
Puckett, is on our table. 1t is 5
column quarto, and filled to running
over with good reading matter, and
..'a.o yegJc s.. Had, sh&plit Sea-.
proud of 1t.
There are rs school districts in
Sharp county, of which 45 are in
the Southern district; and there are
70 licensed teachers in the county,
of which number 50 are in the
Southern district.
While helping to put up a stove
at the Court House Monday, Charley
Stokes by some means had a fall
which Jared hlm up considerably,
and seriously hurt HIS right arm, so
much so that he was unable to use it
for several days.
It's little early, but we want to
remind our farmer friends that the
idea of cotton raising for a living in
this country is absurd. It's all well
enough TO raise some cotton, but be
sure to plant corn enough to make
your bread, and then devote your
spare time and land to cotton.
For the first time since time i'm
memorial Evening Shade will not
have a Christmas tree. Some Of the
old people in town were opposed to
1t, and those IL authority refused to
allow the young people the use of
the church house, hence, as we said
there will be no tree, and the hearts
of the little folks will be sad.
On the night of Dec. 9th the
band boys, assisted by the young
ladies Of the town, will render a play,
entitled "Wrecked in Port, or the
Ocean Waif." The play is a new
Temperance Drama, and some of the
best talent IN North Arkansas will
play in it, AL lovers of a good and
exciting play, will miss rare treat
if they fail to see this. Remember
Friday night, Dec, 9th.
The Southern Educational Associ
alton meets at Hot Springs, on 3lst
inst, and continues three days.
Railroads have reduced their rates
to one fare for the round trip, and
hotels and boarding houses have
given one third reduction.
Teachers cant afford to MISS this
rare opportunity OF coming in touch
with some of, the nations greatest
educators. How many will attend
from Sharp county,
For the benefit of the Itinerant
Ministers who are just now (or a
great many Of them at least) bidding
their old parlshioners good bye, wo
publish the following which we
picked up, though we sincerely hope
none of them will feel toward their
people as did the poor fellow who
spoke these words; "Brothers and
sisters, come to say good bye, /
don't think God loves this church
hooause none of Won aver a,e