Sharp County record., 1896-10-16

Cotton seed are worth l24 cents
per bushel.
A little child fell IN the fire at Sa-
| lem last week and was seriously
burned,
Little Robby Warner,i'of Jackson
county, is visiting at the residence
of c. w. Shaver.
This weather is a God send to far,
mers, as 1t will enable them to eath>
er their crops, there5y losing nothing
by waste.
J. r. Metcalf, the llVe manager of
the Evening Shade Roller Mill, went
to BatesvilIe Monday to exhibit the
product of bis mill at the fair there
this week. 1t is just possible that
he will not get the premium, but The
man who beats him will have to have
some mighty good flour and meal.
In this issue we reproduce an ar
tlcle from the Iconoclast, published
at Waco, Texas. in answer to that
Carbondale editors harrangue on
Arkansas, written Just after our
State election. We gave you his
article three weeks ago, you read it
and got mad. Now read the article
from the Iconoclast and indulge in a
hearty laugh at the expense of the
"Egytian fool"
1t was reported here last Friday,
that Sheriff Northcutt, Of Fulton
county was dead, but from last FRI
days Banner Nugget, published a;
Salem, the home of Mr.. Northoutt,
we clip the following;
Sheriff Northcutt is still confined
to his bed, but Is thought to be I'M
proving some., He has no fever now
and Is getting SO he can eat heartily
of light diets. If he continues to
improve for few days he will be
out of all danger.
Last week, near Calamine, in the
lower part OF this county, two broth
ers, whose names we did not learn,
were engaged in digging a well
when one of them was overcome by
damp and died before assistance
could reach him. The well was an
old one, and near so feet deep but
had never been finished, and some
trouble had been experienced the
day before the tragedy with damp,
1t was disagreeable in Fact that fire
had to be lowered into the well sew
eral times that day to drive 1t out,
but when the unfortunate man was
lowered into the hole the next day
he told his brother that he thought
he could work alright if some of the
tools were removed, but while his
brother was removing the tools he
called for the rope saying he wanted
ont. The rope was Immediately
lowered, and the poor fellow at,
tented to climb out by it, but only
succeeded in climbing a few feet,
when he fell back and died In few
minutes.
Last week we mailed statements
with the paper to all our subscribers
outside the town of Evening Shade,
and this week we mail them to those
who receive the paper at this utfice.
These accounts are given as our
books show them, and If there is a
mistake, we are not responsible FOR it
for we are governed by the books
left ns by our predecessor, Mr.. Hen
derson. However, we will take
pleasure in correcting all mistakes as
far as possible. But this we do
know, that whereas we have had
control of the paper just one year
and three weeks, that every indlvid,
ual to whom we send, statements is
due us something; the amount may
be small, but remember that we
have 700 of these small accounts -
and some of them are not so small
as they could be and we must urge
upon ali that you pay us something,
II you can't pay your account IN full
pay what you can NOW, and we
will be satisfied,
Ladies of Evening Shade, and
Sharp county: Some of you have
been patronlzlng the firm of D.
Crawford d Co., Of st, Louis, but
don't continue to do so, Why?
Because the first Of this week they
discharged every free silver man IN
their nmnlov. savino thu, thn,, want.