The Springdale news., 1899-05-12

III the blacksmith business
 Monroe Robinson having wl,h
 drew to work for the Shippers
 w. R. Joyce came Tn Tnas day from the country and is 2 guest at the home of his son | A. Joyce. His health is still very poor.
 Col. M. D. Vance, who ren. resents a wholesale grocery house of St, Louis, will have 2 car load of sugar in Springdale Monday direct from New Or. leans.
 We see from the Fayette- Vile Daily that Bishop B. Galloway will hold the session of Arkansas Conference, M. E. Church South, to be held in Sprlngdale Nov, 15.
 T. B. Miller showed us Mon. day a new variety of straw Der. ries. They are known as 4oung's Early sunrise. and are said 10 be as early as tho 
 Dr. Nose Stearns has pur. chased the old Hale residence property on Emma Avenue This would indicate that Dr. otearns proposes making his permanent residence in String lale. He couldn't locate in a better town.
 Next Sunday is May meet ng day" This day has been 'acredly kept for years by the Primitive Baptists as a day for observing the custom of feet washing. Large crowds from 1eighboring towns usual visit Springdale on these days and we suppose this year will prove no exception.
 The death of Col. Jas. H. ' anHoose, an account of which will be found on first page. was painful surprise 10 his many 'pringdale friends. He was n town and In TIE NEWS of ice only a few days before, en oying the best of health. Many people in this section would have attended the tuner. Il had they known it in time.
 E. H. Pendergrass has pur. ;hased the old building on Main Street, recently purchased y Mrs. W. H. Magruder, and 8 having it moved to Beavers Addition. We understand Ir. Pendergrass will move his amily down from Rogers and make his future home here. The work of erecting a new esidence on the site of the old ,ne will begin soon.
 The appearance of our streets n the business section of the own has been improved fifty ler cent since the town author ties have ordered the mer- ;hants to Keep all of their .oods off the sidewalks. It makes the walks look twice as vide as they formerly dld. - Rogers Democrat.
 The town authorities of springdale ought to follow the example of Rogers. Sidewalks were not made as a place of display for goods.
 Hangers have been placed in he windows advertising the ollo wing gentlemen, who will lppear in Springdale during he Chautauqua, beginning July 13 and closing July 24: Ion. J w Powell, whose sub ect is "Grant and Lee:,a Ed nund Vance Cooke. who as a lumorist is said to have few ,quals three days; Dr. Samuel P Phelps Leland, a distinguished platform entertainer, three lays. Besides the foregoing Prof. Shlnn announces that contracts have been made with Hon. w. J. Ham for four days, Sec. w. Bain two days, Gov. Bob Taylor one day and Col. w. J. Bryan one day. This Is a magnificent array of talent, and it is worth the price of a season ticket, s2 .00, to hear any one of them. No season tickets will be sold after June &. and those desiring them should provide themselves be tore that date.
 This section was visited by a severe rain, hail and wind s.orm Saturday afternoon about six o'clock. and for a time it looked as if we were to be visited by a cyclone, As if was considerable damage was dune to Il number of straw berrv fields Those damaged
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