The Springdale news., 1898-10-28

she received her appointment as missionary 10 India and wlll sail about Nov. 5, in company with Dr. Baldwin.
 Sergeant Joe Whitehead :, who had been at his home at Fayetteville on account of sick ness, left Monday for Little Rock to jon hts company.
 John Howard. who recently moved from Prairie Grove to Whey Grove, died on Tuesday morning of last week. He had been in ill health for some time.
 John s. Latla, an old citizen of Washington County, died recently at hls home near Gin cinnati: He was . brother of Mrs. James Mitchell, of Little Rock.
 The yonng people of the Epworth League of the M. E Church at Fayetteville have or ganized a literary society. and are reading the works of John Bunyan.
 The Fayetteville Daily says Uncle Dick Miller killed 19 quails in an hour and d half the other day. Uncle Dick ought to he muzzl ed if he is going 10 kill 'em of at that rate.
 One night last week Dide Johnson, of Wellington, was severely wounded in the shoulder by the accidental dis charge of q revolver in the hands of a friend, Jasper Spears. estville New Era.
 Col. I. NJ Partridge, of the Fayetteville Sentinel, has been appointed justice of the peace to succeed the late T. w Pol lard. There Is nothing too good for a newspaper man, and TIE NEWS congratuiates Bro. Partridge on his new found hon Ors.
 A pardon was gr~nted to Tobe Carr, of Washington county, who was sent to the penitentiary in 1881 for three years for assault to kill. The pard n was granted to restore citizenship and enable Carr to testify Tn an important case.- Little Rock GaZett, goth.
 A sweet potato resem bling an elephant IS on exhibition at G. NJ. Files grocery store at Cincinnati. The potato weighs 6lbs and 13 oz and has a cir conference, short 19 inches, long 26 inches. It was grown by R. T. May. one mile north of Cincinnati.- Westville New Ela.
 k NJ Dickerson. who has been spending some months at his old home near Sulphur City, left last night for Murphy, Texas, accompanied by his wife and children, to join the rest of his family who have made their home Tn the Lone Star state.-Fayetteville Sen linel.
 Miss Kate Sappingtor. wio lives with her uncle, Dr. A. J. Campbell, of this city, received the sad intelligence today of the death of her brother, Pri vate Paul Sappington, who died in camp at Jacksonville, Fla. on Saturday of typhoid ever,-Fayetteville Daily, Monday.
 The stonework on Baggett X McCormick's new building is nearing completion. The un favora ble weather has caused v-xations delays, but a few days Of sunshine will bring the finish The structure will be onp sTnrv in height, 20A9O feet, aud II f-ei between floors Prairie Grove Record Prof WI | Thonps NO Jeff Friday morning fo LinI.- Rnk to join hlo regiment. he First Arkansas, and be muster I'd out of service He is second lirulenant in the Springdalr compiny. Miss Hattie Vii jams of Fayetteville. is teach 1 ing at the institute during his absence Prairie Grove R. cord.
 John c. Smith. he venera ble octog-narian of Cincinnati, is here on visit tp his daughter, Mrs J NJ Moore and family. and dropped in to see the Sen tinel Saturday Mir. Smith jollingly remarked that this was one time he had visited the county seat " thout walk ing ihe distance. It has been at least ten years since he took the ride last, bat pleasant