The Carlisle independent., 1906-05-31
ARKANSAS BRIEFS

| Judge Shipman at the home of Mrs. Reed at Bertig, on the St. Francis river. Several little boys and girls were playing in a room, when one of | the boys found a 32-calibre revolver hidden under a stack of papers. He took the pistol from its hiding place and the little son of Judge Shipman then got possession of it. He was playfully toying with the revolver, when it was discharged, the bullet en- tering the abdomen of little Lovie, ranging straight through and out of her back. The little girl never fell or even screamed, but walked into an adjoining room, where she was placed upon bed, and died about 30 min utes after the accident.
 The official schedule for the annual excursion of the Little Rock Board of Trade which will be held June 12, 13 and IA has been prepared by the off cials of the Iron Mountain railroad and delivered to the secretary. Ac- cording to the schedule the special train bearing the excursionists will leave Little Rock June 12 at 7:30 a. m. and after making numerous stops will arrive at p. m. at Warren, where part of the night will be spent. The second night will be spent at Cam den and the train will arrive in Lit tie Rock at 6 p. m. on the 14th of June. Accommodations will be pro- vided for only 100 persons, and half that number of tickets have already been sold.
 Pine Bluff is to have an eight-story office building in the near future. The building will be put up by the Arkan- sas & Texas Consolidated Ice and Coal Company at the northeast corner of Second and Main, now occupied by Fred Senyard's saloon and Sulli- vans cafe. Jeff Hicks, president of the company, has had the plans for the building for several months and the prospects now are that the build 1 ing will be erected as soon as the present lease on the property expires.
 Thomas P. Johnson, 94 years of age the oldest negro lawyer in the state died recently at his home in Little Rock after a 36 years practice of | law. He was licensed as attorney in July of 1870. He was a slave and be- longed to planter in Desha county of this state. He was twice elected president of the Negro Bar Associa- 1 hn funeral in body. The services were held from Miles Chapel, Fifth and Collins streets.
 The stockholders of the Patton Singing School, which organized last year, met few days ago and reor- ganized by electing A. w. Coulter president and Leslie J. Savage secre- tary. The organization is known as the Patton Normal Musical Institute, and it's purposes having conducted under the supervision of Prof. Pat ton a class in singing at Hamburg some time during the month of Sep tember. Prof. Patton has contracts for several classes throughout the county and this school is the last of the series.
 Fayetteville has already begun to feel the effect of the coal strike. Most of the large coal users have been making turns one way and another to keep up their stock of fuel. The city waterworks company's supply of coal was short and they bought 50 cords of wood, which they are now using. Washington county, however, has an abundance of as good coal as can be mined anywhere, and should the coal shortage continue it will re. suit in developing the home product any of which is worth $5 ton. | A ponderous lemon is being exhib- ited at Elliott. It weighs 32 ounces and measures 16 inches in circum- ference. It was raised by Miss Lutie Frazier.
 The remains of B. F. Walker were taken from the river near Combs the other day. Mr. Walker, who lived with his wife and daughter near Gin cinnati in Washington county, disap peared from his home about two weeks ago. When found he had a 15-pound rock tied to his neck
 R. F. Ballard of Little Rock, has se cured patent on an automatic re. frigerator and cheese-cutting cabinet He is having the first one manufac. tured, and is considering the organi zation of company for the manufac ture of the cabinets.
 The Paris Coal Company, of which Joe Pendleton is manager, will begin sinking shaft about one mile north of Paris in about thirty days. Presi dent Wright of the Arkansas Central was in Paris recently and went over the ground for the purpose of select ing route for switch to the mines
 The school election at Tuckerman resulted in the reelection of s. w Harvey and w. M. Tims as directors A 5-mill tax was voted and the propo