The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1900-09-15
LOCAL.

list church will begin again to-mor.
row morning at II o'clock.
Folks never find out how much
trouble they were to their parents
till they have children of their own.
and then it is too late.
The Union Services will be held
tomorrow night at the M. E.
Church. Rev. M. NJ. Smith is to
preach the sermon. All are invited.
IA Lodge of Knights of Pythias
has been organized in Harrison, and
its first set OF officers will be installed
ON the 26th inst, banquet follow
ing the installation.
There will be basket supper at
White Oak School House tonight,
Sept. Is, to raise money for the Ii
brary. All are invited to go out
and help a worthy cause.
fThe Safer Drug Co. has settled
itself this week in its handsome new
building on Stevenson avenue which
furnishes it one of the very best
store rooms in the town
N-The check of Mr.. L. E. Mitchell,
of the Little Rock Store, for $50 to
our railroad bonus was among the
pleasant features of the last hours
of our railroad struggle, when every
dollar counted big.
Arrangements are being made
for the erection of three large busi-
ness buildings, two on the east side
and one on the west side of Satfer's
new drug store, by Messrs. !. A.
Bunch and Ceaf Parker.
lin footing up the vote of the
democratic candidate for Coroner,
!. c. Ross, last week, mistake was
made which gave him one hundred
less votes than he received. His to-
tai vote was 175S,-the largest
cast for any one candidate.
Mas an indication of what farm
place, right up against the edge of
town, can do, Mrs. W. M. Clemi-
shire presented us this week with a
liberal supply of delicious apples,
peaches, grapes and plums, all grown
in the orchard of her beautiful home
| just east of Harrison.
IN Mr.. H. 7. Horn, of Terre Haute,
Ind, tinsmith, metal worker and
plumber of many years experience,
arrived here yesterday and already
expresses himself as so well pleased
with our town that it is likely
he will go into business here as soon
as arrangements can be made.
During the storm on Wednesday
afternoon last lightning struck the
spire of our Presbyterian Church,
damaging it considerably, and rum
ing in on the electric hight wires
came near setting the building on
fire. The damage will probably
amount to hundred and fifty dol
lars.
The citizens of Harrison are pre-
pairing to present Mcssrs. w. F.
Gordon ard Chas. M. Greene with a
handsome gold~hheea4daeeaa eesaiifieeeaeii III III
recognition OF their public spirit, en-
ergy and liberality in connection
with the recent work which has Sc
cured Harrison the railroad. An
honor worthily bestowed.
Harrison Public Schools are
doing excellent work notwithstand-,
ing the crowded condition which
makes it certain that additional
buildings will have to be erected be-
fore another term commences. Three
hundred and ninety-four pupils are
in attendance in the six grades as
follows: LIST grade 80; 2nd grade
As; 3rd grade 70; 4th grade 80; 5th
grade Sc; High School SO.
S. S. Denton, sold his residence
property on Stevenson avenue yes
terday to R. F. King, for $1,000.
1t includes frontage of $50 feet
Just across the street from the
Thurston Hotel, and will probably
be divided up into business lots to
meet the growing demand for such
property. 1t is also understood that
this deal will result in the erection of
Ma building for opera house purposes.