Sharp County record., 1896-01-02
State news.

Mrs, Ross, of Fayetteville, died
last week, aged so years.
3 J.C. Ansley, a prominent merchant
of Center Point, died last week. ].
E. W. Gray had his arm mangled
in a steam gin at DeAnn last week.
. In Pine Bluff one day last week a
street car was held up and robbed Of
$3.50,
The State has 700 conv,cts ami
has begun to hire them out for the
coming year.
+. G. Bradley, an old resident of
FordyCe, died last week in The G8tb .
year Of his age.
Thomas Hopkins was killed last
week by an explosion N one of the /
coal mines at Denny.
Joe and Scott YearginS residence
at Maysyille was destroyed by fire
last week, Loss $4,000.
Jacob Kohn, Mariana merchant.
failed last week. Liabilities and assets
each place at $1,000.
q Oscar Rowley, of Sayrc, Onachita
county, failed last week. Liabilities
and assets about the same.
An illicit dlstillery of loo gallons
capacity was destroyed in Pike
county last week by deputy marsh-
ais,
Congressman Dinsmore has intro,
duced a bill providing for the erection
Of public building at Harrison,
Uncle Dock Cliff, ? resident Of
Hot Spring county for Fifty years,
died last week. lie was 50 years
old.
Robert C. Hughes, son of Supreme
Judge Hughes, was married last
week at Lonoke to Miss Alice Chap
line.
The First Methodist church,
which was burned IN Little Rock
last week, will be rebuilt at cost of
about $4,000,
Two frame business houses and
their contents were bnmed at Jones'
boro on the morning Of tie l9Cb, |
Loss about $4,000,
The Folsom Mining Company was
incorporated Saturday. 1t will OPP. |
crate at Leadville, Sewer county.
Capital 100000.
Gregory Scott, a /? years old |
negro boy, was killed at Arkansas
City last week by lever Aying back
and striking HIM on The head,
The city council Of Pine Bluff re,
duced saloon license from 5000 to 5000
per year. 1t viii be paid in cash in,
Stead oil scrip, as formerly,
The American Aluminium company
of st. Louis is negotiating with the
owners of the Little Rock bauxltc
ields for the purchase of large Quan~
tltles Of their product.
o- .s The store of Green q Co., of Low
ell, was burned one night last week.
Loss $4,000, The fire Is supposed to
have originated from the eXploSi Oh
of can Of powder,
Frank and Tom Stanley, arrested
at Pine Bluff on charge Of lncendja-
rism, have been discharged 10y order
of the prosecuting attorney by whom
The case against them was examined
Capt. w. f. Pace and the heirs Of
Lorenzo D. Rush are suing for the
DOSSSSSlOll VI u u dSu VI 'dllN "HNh
which the town Of Harrison is silu>
ated. The property Involved Is val
ped at 100000.
The Arkansas Democrat says the
convict farm at Sunny side has yield
ed 1900 bales of cotton this year,
with $50 bales yet in the field. In
addition to cotton the State raised
10000 bushels OF corn on its fields,
The Argus say the Van Buren, ice
factory is rapidly approaching com"
pletoE. The engine will be a CO.
horse power Coriss. The capacity
of the tank will be 800 two.hondrcd
lbs, cakes of ice and 800 one hundred
pound cakes The coudensing boiler
is of l60,horse power, The value
of the plant will be about $50, 900,
Barney Brown, Of WrightsyiIIe,
Pulaski county, was murdered on
tho night Of the 10th by Calvin
Elicit and Valentine Hampton, both
OF whom are under arrest. The
murder was committed IN particO'
iorlv Lrntal manner. Brown was