Sharp County record., 1896-11-20

"scrap" one day this week.
Wouldn't 1t be good idea for
our young people to re-organize the
Christian Endeavor Society?
Sixteen to one. Sixteen republls
cans who want the Evening Shade
post Office, to one who don't.
The young men who were injured
IN the explosion at Cave City, were,
at last accounts, doing very well.
The White River Annual Con,
ference of the Methodist church is
in session at Paragould this week.
1t is rumored that the cotton
factory at Mammoth Spring will re-
sumo operation In the near future,
Henry 1revathan, editor of the
Melbourne Times, is the proud
father of an eight pound baby girl.
y. G. Shaver, of Oxford, lizard
county, came down Monday, and
spent a few days with relatives and
friends.
0. P. Meeks, one of Sldney's most
respected citizens, left yesterday for
Texas, where he will make his future
home.
Rev. W. s. Southworth spent
Monday night in the city. He was
on his wav TO conference at Para"
gould.
If you have friends visiting you,
we would esteem it a great favor if
you would call and give us their
names.
The town gin has been enjoying a
great run for the past several days;
beng compelled to run at night in
order to catch up.
~ DR.. Curtis, the Specialist, came IN
this week as advertised. He is a
Jolly fellow and is SAID TO be very
successful in his practice.
Wouldn't it be a good idea for a
certain man in this town to attend
more closely to his own business,
and leave the affairs of other people
alone?
Don't forget to trade with the
men who advertise IN this paper,
They want vour trade, and will give
you better bargains than you can
get elsewhere.
We try to publish all the local
news, but of course great many
items escape us. If you know an
item of general news, come in and
tell us.
J. R, Metcalf left Tuesday morn
ing for Paragould, where he goes as
a delegate to the Methodist Confer.
ence which met at that place
Wednesday,
Misses Mary and Dolie Vain.
wright, after spending a week visit
ing relatives and friends here, re-
turned to their home at Cushman
Wednesday.
The five months old babe of JAS.
Vance, who lives six miles south Of
town died the first of the week. The
bereaved parents have the sympathy
of the RECORD.
Mrs. Hooper has given up her
position IN the school here, and Miss
Cora Davidson has been selected by
the board of directors to fill the va
cancy thus caused,
The Spring River Bank at Hardy
has again closed its doors. The
matter has been looked into by the
grand jury and something may
"drap" at most any time.
BY request we reproduce on our
first page this week, an Particle from
the Iconoclast. 1t is, I'm words Of
Thos. e, Wataon,) hot stuff, and
should be read carefully by every
one Of our readers.
How is this? If you were on
train running at exactly the speed
Of a rifle ball, and should discharge
rife, would the ball leave the
muzzle Of the gun, or would 1t stop
there until its force was spent and
fall at your feet? Think Of it.
Rev, Mark Minser, a Dunkard minis.
tor Of Deckers Point. Pa, says he can
recommend Chamberlain's Pain Balm to
any ono in need ofa good liniment, and
that be considers it the best he has ever
used. Pain Balm is especially valuable
for rheumatism, lame back, spruips
4 L.