The Monticellonian., 1903-12-10


 censed plumbers of the corporation of Monticello. Parties desiring plumbing of any kind will please inform us. Phone No I2o-two rings.
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 Wr. W. K. Brown, of Ft. Smith, came down the first of this week to relieve his brother, Mir. C. ]. Brown, who is express messen- ger on the Warren Branch. Mr. Brown is visiting his father in this city.
 Cards are out announcing the approaching wedding ot Miss Hat tie Trice and Dr. John H. Thomp- son, which ha ppy event is to take place at the home of the Bride s parents, MT. and Mrs. l. A Irice, at Collins, Ark, on the 22nd inst. |.
 Capt. H. C. Burks, of Wilmct, i, Ashley county, visited relatives and friends in our city last week. The Captain is hale and hearty and says that he has not taken dose of medicine in sixteen years. He Is also running for sheriff in his county.
 Rev. C. Pope. the popular P. E of the Monticello District of the Little Rock Conference for the past year has been transferred to the White River Conference. Rev. w. M. Hayes comes to Monticello as the P. E. for the District, and Dr. NJ. B. Corrigon has been re- turned as the station preacher for this city.
 MT. E. NJ. Scale and Miss Pearl Oslin, of Wilmar. were united in marriage by Rev. w. C. Harley, at the home of the Brides father. MT. C. D. Oslin. last week. The newly made pair are most highly esteem ed young people and carry with them into their married life the best wishes of host of warm friends. May peace, prosperity and happiness be their portion.
 Gentry Bros. gave two exhibi- tions of their trained animals in our city last Saturday. This is a good show, and people who visited it went away impressed with the opinion that animals have not on- ly instinct, but good sense. The performing elephants, ponies, monkeys and dogs are truly won derful.
 Knives and forks, table and tea spoons, berry spoons, sugar spoons, cream ladies, gravy ladies, oyster ladies, pie knives, pie servers, chids sets, butter knives, salad and cold meat forks, nut crackers and picks, carving sets and many other things in the way of silver ware and sterling silver novelties at T. w. Loper's, cheap, cheap, cheap.
 On Wednesday night of last week at 10 O clock back room of Drs. Wright X Shewmake's Den tai parors, in the upstairs of Scott X Maloney's store-house, was dis covered to be on fire. By prompt action on the part of the fire de pertinent the fire was extinguished without serious loss to the large two story brick building. Wright X Shewmake lost about $I5o worth of fixtures and implements, while the damage to Scott X Maloney's large stock of goods is heavy; the principal damage being from wa ter. Had 1t not been for Monticel- los excellent water system there would undoubtedly have been d great loss of property.
 In this issue of the MoNTIcEL. LoNIAN appears the formal an nouneement of pr. os. F Hughes, of WiImar, who is candidate to represent Drew county in the Lower House of the next General Assembly of the State of Arkansas Dr. Hughes has served the people of this county in the same capacity heretofore. and he has many friends throughout the county who will cheerfully give him their support. He IS we'll known to the voters O the county, ard IS fluent speaker 1 and will. at the proper time give