The log cabin Democrat., 1908-07-09

recently just at sunrise, and was able to recognize her only son, Davld Akins, and Alice Akins, her grand daughter, who live with her. Dur ing the day Mrs. Akins was able to distinguish objects out of doors. As night came on her eyes gradually began to fail. and everything has been blank to her ever since. Mrs, Akins declares she visited heaven. and in the spirit, and saw and talk ed with her children and people, She is continually giving praises for the wonderful day, and says 1t was the happiest day of her life Mrs. Akins, was born in Madison county, Ala, January IS, 1918, and came to Arkansas with her parents in 1898. She is the mother of Is children, six boys and seven girls; has 100 grandchildren, 50 great grandchildren and 25 graat7great grandchildren. Edward Akins, her husband, whom she married when she was 16 years of age, was one of the first to assist in blazing the road to Hot Springs and the first man to drive a wagon over Cedar noun tain. He was born in New York. He was working in a bank in Little Rock when he married, his wife being daughter of Martin Geiss.
 The management of the fox hunt at Monte Ne has announced the fol- lowing program: Fox hunt by moonlight, July 6, 7 and s banquet, July 9; fox hunters ball, July 10 On July 9 there will be bench show of blooded hounds, silver cup being the prize that will be awarded to the winner.
 Joseph Aylieaus, a Syrian. while walking along the railroad track near Buena Vista was struck by Cotton Belt freight train and hurl- ed down an embankment. In fall- ing his left arm was caught under q car wheel and was ground to a pulp from the shoulder to the wrist.
 Judge A. c. Steele, county judge of Sevier county, made a contract with Frank Tillar of Drew county to work all the county prisoners con- victed and fined in Sevier county. Mr. Tillar is required to pay all fines and costs of the prisoners before taking them to Drew county.
 The reunion of John c. Fletcher Camp, United Confederate Veterans of Osage, has been changed from August 7-S to July 30-31, so as not tc conflict with the date for the un- yelling of the Confederate monu- ment at Bentonville, August 7-S.
 J. H. Norton, chemist at the ex- pertinent station and professor ot agricultural chemist in the Arkan- sas University at Fayetteville, has accepted the position of superin- tendent of the Southern California Citrus Station at Riverside
 Dock Clark was fined $50 and costs in Mayor Griffin's court at Har- I risburg Saturday on the charge of carrying pistol. On the day pre- vious he was fined the same amount in Mayor Probst's court at Weiner, also for carrying pistol.
 Granger & Kelley Bros. box fac tory, an enterprise recently estab' lished at Eureka Springs, began operations Tuesday. The plant ii operated day and night to supply the demand in that locality for fruit boxes.
 Miss Edith Anderson of Helena was thrown from buggy in a run away Friday, and before the horse was stopped, she was dragged dis tance of five blocks. She was severely bruised but no bones were broken.
 Twelve carloads of zinc concen- trates were shipped from Baxter and Marion counties during May, the value of which is estimated at $15,- 900.
 Smith Bros., publishers of the Fri County Advocate at Fordyce, whose office was destroyed by fire recently, have let the contract for a large brick building, to be used as q printing office, to J. M. Flenniken,