The Monticellonian., 1899-09-08
BRIEF MENTION.


 tracted inside of two hours.
 All the St. Francis levee bonds were taken by Memphis capitalists.
 A stalk of sorghum 16 feet long was exhibited at Van Buren last week
 The Pee Gee is building new steel bridge over Red river, near TeXarkana.
 Walter Simmons, Faulkner county farmer, was thrown by mule and killed
 Forest fires did much damages to fences and grasses in the southern part of Calhoun county.
 Thirty-six convicts will be released from the penitentiary during Septem- Der, their terms expiring.
 The annual state convention of Chris tian Endeavors will be held at Fayette- vile Septembe. 28th to 30th.
 The tax assessor of Garland county has doubled the assessment of mum Der of large property holders.
 The George M. Waters, a small stern wheel steamer, sunk in six feet of water 12 miles below Arkansas City.
 While he was in bathing near Bates vile, thief stole s25O from Henry Johnson, St. Louis drummer.
 The annual meeting of the State Sun day-School Association will be held at Fayetteville October 11th 10 18th.
 Green Trice, colored laboror, was seriously stabbed by white man named Leonard in Little Rock saloon. Sam Dixon, prominent colored Mason and the oldest bath house at tendant in Hot Springs, died August 31st.
 " B. Tardy, of Pine Bluff, is fleet signal officer of the staff of Admiral Watson, on board the flagship Balti- more.
 E. D. Morse, white convict, was shot and killed bya guard in Jefferson county while making an effort to escape.
 A Miller county farmer says patch of popcorn on his place was spoppedn on the stalk during the extreme warm weather.
 A Marion county farmer was fined ing because he mashed his thumb with a hammer.
 Reduction works to handle the baux- ite ores of Saline and Pulaski counties will probably be erected either at Lit tie Rock or Bryant.
 The ex-Federal Soldiers Association of southeastern Arkansas will hold their annual gathering near Stuttgart September 10th to 21st.
 Charles Crowley, switchman, was killed in the Missouri Pacific yards at Van Buren. His body was mutilated almost beyond recognition.
 In digging well on his place near Conway, Bud Lea struck a vein of coal at depth of IS feet At IS feet another and larger vein was struck.
 Ben Muldrew and John Dooley, both charged with murder, escaped from jail at New Lewisville by burning a hole through the roof of their cell.
 Pension Commissioner Evans annual report shows that Arkansas has 10, ,472 pensioners, who drew sl ,399, 74S. 33 for the year ending June 30, 1899,
 The draw bridge over the St. Francis river near Marked Tree gave way and went down about 20 minutes after a freight train had passed over it.
 Gov. Jones has received copy of a resolutions passed by the last legis- lature of Colorado endorsing female suffrage, after trial of five years.
 Eight prisoners escaped from the calaboose at Pine Bluff by knocking the main door from it's hinges with a crowbar furnished them by confed- crate.
 Seventy-five colored stave makers employed at the St. Louis Slave Com pany's plant, in Pine Bluff, went out on strike because the company adopted a monthly instead of weekly payday.
 A negro woman named Lizzie Stokes was killed by lightning near Lonoke.
 At Viola team drawing the re- mains of John Harris became fright ened and ran away, throwing the coffin out and breaking the glass top
 George Washington, colored, went to the home of a negro woman named Laura Holt at Texarkana and attacked her with club, crushing her skull
 At the meeting of the American Bar Association, held in Buffalo, Judge L NJ. Rose, of Little Rock, was elected a mem Der of the executive committee
 A Little Rock lady the other day dis covered man hid under her bed. Sht ran from the room screaming and the intruder escaped through an open win dow.
 Prof. J. w. Pagan was waylaid anC assassinated on College Hill, Texark ana suburb. There is no clew as t the identity of the assassin or what tn, motive was.
 Col Wm. R. Kelley, one of the frs settlers of Texarkana, is dead He wa for 10 years circuit clerk of Miller coun ty, and served as postmaster at TeNarll