The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1900-02-17
LOCAL.

"A conservative" man is the
polite way of saying he is penurious
If fellow has a broken tooth it
keeps him busy keeping his tongue
out oft.
As much as some women dislike
to entertain callers, we wonder that
they ever go calling.
"A great deal of needless work
has to be done because folks neglect
doing things right at first.
Lots of men are anxious to help
out some poor man whom they
know to be perfectly good,
The Harrison Electric Light Co.
is preparing to increase the capacity
OF it's ice plant early in the spring.
1t must take a good deal of
nerve for a man to arrange his bust
ness and prepare to die just because
he old.
1t is proper to say of every man.
no matter how stingy he has been.
when he dies that he was public
spirited.
&c. L. Glines. the Jeweler has
Fmoved his fine stock of jewelry, etc.,
to Saffer's Drug Store, on the south
invest corner,
f-The town authorities are add
ing materially to the attractiveness
of the Court Park by rebuilding and
repaint1ng the Band Pavilion in
handsome style.
/ Deputy Collector Lamberton,
wedt over into Newton county. last
week and destroyed a couple Of
moonshine distilleries on the head
waters of Hurricane creek. \
Druggist L, A Safer has let the
contract to ]. W. Page tor fine
business building of stone and iron
Ito be erected just west OF the square,
on Stephenson Avenue early in the
spring.
Prof, Galva Criehet left Thurs
day tor his former home at Spring
field, Mo. During his stay with us
Mr.. e. proved himself to be an ear
nest, upright gentleman, and made
many friends who will remember him
kindly.
An enthusiastic temperance man
who was giving his views broadly
at Gonnerly Hotel Monday night
suddenly changed the subject when,
on STOPPING ever to pick up match,
he dropped bottle of red liquor
from his pocket.
prof. Jas. A. Watkins, in charge
of our colored school has added to
the effectiveness OF his work by pur-
chasing personally a fine set OF
charts; globe and other articles of
the same character. He has an en-
rollment now of 32 and is doing
good work, as usual
The protracted meeting at the
Baptist Church, which has been in
progress all this week, continues
with increasing interest Rev, ]. NJ.
Roddv, pastor of Maj. PENIS old
church t Eureka, is doing most ofthe
preaching, and the congregations
find him to be not only a worthy
man of God, but scholar and an
orator as we'll The meetings will
continue all OF next week, and per
haps longer,
-Prof w. D. Hatton, the music
teacher recently located here, and
whose performances especially upon
the violin have charmed all who
have heard him, has in the view the
establishment of a conservatory in
Harrison wherein finished courses
upon all the leading musical instru-
ments will be given. Such an in.
stitution would certainly add an
other to the attractions of our little
lefty The professors pupils, in
Guiding Misses Sheppard, Vance and
GIBSON and Messrs, Hodgin Kirby,
Poyner and Newman, all attest Prof.
Hatton's superior ability as a teach
r>of violin, mandolin and guitar
A proposition to put in water
works system for Harrison will be
submitted tic our town council at
its next meeting by the Electric
Light Co. The TIMES wishes to be
understood as opposing the crea-
ton of monopolies at home as well
as abroad, and sees many objec-
tons to the granting OF a long time
franchise even for the immediate
advantages to be gained by such an
enterprise. We favor municipal
ownership of such public convenience
es, and would not handicap the
town with contracts just now which
will likely prove hurdensome before
decade has passed. Let it be
understood, however that so far as
the Electric Light Co. is concerned
we feel that Harrison owes to it all
preferences in this line which are to
be given at all. The gentlemen re-
presented in this company have