The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1901-01-05

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port from the northwest on New
Years day.
-Pruitt is the name of the new
post office established recently, in
North Boone.
= "A telephone line is being put in
between Cave Greek and Mt. Judea,
Newton county,
Work will be resumed next week
on several undertakings that have
been neglected since the last century.
Six hundred mineral locations
were filed with the recorder of New
ton county early on the morning of
the 1st
N-The town having voted against
license Berryyille closed her two sa-
looms for year at least ON Monday
night last,
The new year came in with the
lowest temperature experienced in
this region up to date-12 degrees
above zero.
"A large delegation of witnesses
and Others from Harrison will at
tend the Blair murder trial at Jasper
next week.
We hope that it will be easier to
borrow money and harder to bor-
row troubles in this century than it
was in the last.
E-Twenty.tour new students from
loutside the district were enrolled at
! he Bellefonte school ON the begin
hing OF the new year.
Recorder Eoff, of Boone county,
kept his office open all night Mon
day night to receive mineral loca-
tons, some 1913 of which were filed
after the incoming of the new year.
Over on Richland creek, in Scar
cy county, number of parties, for
want of something better, took their
Christmas spree on wood alcohol
AS result Curt Baker, Jas. Alfred
Frank and John Dickey are dead.
-Obstinacy is no more the proof
of a strong mind than a red nose is
the proof of a rigorous constitution.
The mule is the most obstinate Of
animals. The pig is also dieter
mined" animal. Neither is remarka-
bic for intellect.
Considerable interest is mani
tested in the case Of John Blair
charged with murder, brought here
on a change of venue from Boone
county, to be tried here next week
There are about 100 witnesses in the
case.-Iasper Herald.
Chairman Greene, of the County
Republican Committee, has called
meeting of that body tG be held in
Harrison Saturday next. 1t is un-
derstood that the selection OF post
masters, etc, for the county will be
finally settled at this meeting.
The New Years reception of the
Woman's Book Club. at the resi-
dence OF J. r. Newman was a most
pleasant affair in every particular,
and from the contributions of the
callers library has been established
carrying already over one hundred
volumes
Services at c. P. Church to-mor-
row: At l. a. m, sermon on Israel
an illustration OF the church OF to-
day.-Hos. HIP. At $50 p. m,
sermon on he Mystery of Goodness.
I Tim. SIG. Sacrament of the
Lords Supper in connection with
morning service,
|-Carpenters are now at work on
the first depot building of the new
railroad, near Berryville. Each stat
Ition will be supplied with depotsfnI
the order in which they come Ber1
lryville, Green Forest, Alpena and
Harrison. These buildings will all
be substantial structures.
"A Baltimore college has ascer-
tanned that common salt is the elixir
of life and that even a dead heart
can be made to beat by liberal
application of it. We advise the
doubtful young man to take pack
age with him when he goes to call
on his sweet heart. If he can't touch
her heart he may yet use it to catch
her-if she isn't too old a bird.
In accordance with the request
of the Evangelical Alliance our M.
E. Church South ushered in the New
Year and the Twentieth Century
with Watch Night services which
broke up as the day was born. The
celebration planned by the Alliance
comprehends special prayer meetings
throughout the coming week The
hope is expressed that these meet
ings will develop into revival meet
ings that will extend throughout
the winter.
observer Maxey, of this county,
makes the following meteorological
report for the last month of 1900,
showing an unusually mild and
pleasant condition almost through.
out the month: Maximum temper
allure 60, on the 18th; minimum
temperature is, on the Goth; mean
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