Sharp County record., 1896-10-23

The Commercial hotel, at Hardy,
is the best place to stop in that
| town. Mr.. Merideth, the GENIAL pro-
prletor asks us to say that he is max
| ING SPECIAL arrangements for court
week, He Will have stoves IN all
rooms, so that all may have fires,
and will also Feed horses at reduced
rates during court. Those who at
tend court from this part of the
county should stop with him.
]. F. Roberts and R. J. Wilson,
of Cathey Town, Lawrence county,
were up the first Of the week They
brought 200 pounds of wool to the
cardlng factory. Mr.. Roberts says
they believe IN home industry, and
that his wife now has 56 yards of
cloth IN her loom, and will put in an
other piece this winter. We never
saw either of the gentlemen be.
fore, but venture the assertion that
they are independent farmers,
The squirrel gut alias cred worm
fishing club will not visit their old
haunts on Spring river this fall.
The late cool spell having chilled
the water so "dlylng' after fish Is
impracticable. This, together with
the abandonment of the "baf'way
house." the loss of their cross"cut
saw, and the general constlpated
condition of the atmosphere, making
it impossible for them to secure a
supply of "mustard" of the par
tlcuIar brand they use IN camp, has
caused them to postpone their out
ing indefinitely,
Rev, Mark Minser, a Dunkard minis
ter of Deckers Point. Pa, says he can
recommend Cham berlain's Pain Balm to
any one in need ofa gcod liniment. and
that he considers it the best he has ever
used. Pain Balm is especially valuable
for rheumatism, lame back, sprains
swellings cuts, bruises, burns and scalds
1t is one of the most remarkable medi-
cines IN existence, and its effects will both
surprise a1d delight you. For sale at %
and so cents per bottle by all medicine
dealers.
Some two months ago a move
ment was started to build new
Methodist church at this place, to
take the place of the old brick church
building that IS so badly cracked,
and thought by some to be unsafe.
A subscription list was started, and
most all our citizens who were
broached on the subject subscribed
literally, and in an exceedingly
short time considerable sum
(somethlng over five hundred 5000
was subscribed. This. If rightly
used, in connection with the matters
al that could be taken from the old
building, would, it certainly seems
to us, build very respectable house
of worship; one that would accom-
modate all who attend church ser.
vices, and would be credit to our
town, and we had thought to see
the structure IN course of construc>
ton before now. But everything
seems to have been dropped as sad.
denly as it was begun. Why is
this? We have talked with several
of the leading and influential mems
bers of the church who have sub,
scribed literally toward the new
building, but they don't seem to
know just why 1t Is that the work
has stopped, They tell us that they
are ready at any time to make good
their part Of the contract. What is
the matter? Why don't the officials
of the church get move on them
and get the building started? Most
Of the parties who have subscribed
toward the new bullding are ready
to pay in their subscriptions, and are
ANXIOUS to get the thing under way.
The young people Of the town, some
Of whom are not members of any
church, propose, if the church is
built this fall, to furnish carpets for
the pulpit and isles, and also to put
ia nice chandeliers, outside Of the
amount already subscribed by some
Of them to the enterprise, Wake
up you officials, and let's get the
building under way.