The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1908-12-31
Wallaceburg

sunday nlgnI OF last Weeh jus aooA1
dark it commenced sleeting and lasted
for about an hour then set into raining
and cleared off before morning. Mon
day evening it commenced raining then
turned into sleet and about shutdown 1t
commenced showing and lasted until the
snow was about an inch deep on the
ground.
The road overseer on this district has
done more needed and useful work IN
the last four weeks than has been done
here before in that many years, he has
cut down high hills, filled up hollows,
broadened the roades, built bridges,
and Strengthened more crooked bends
than has ever been before in this town
ship.
Earl Wood, who has been attending
college at Fayetteville came home the
first of last week to spend the holidays
with home folks.
Mr.. Taylor, went to Prescott the
early part of last week to meet his
daughter Alice who dism IS S ed her
school until after the holidays.
Thursday night of last week the
/. O. o. F. at this place installed nheir
newly elected officers for anotheryear
The Hampstead County F. e &C. U.
of America will meet with union local
Jan. 7th and 8th. the first Thursday
and second Friday.
Sweet Home local installed their new
elected officers Thursday night before
the third Sunday in this month and
elected delegates to the county union.
Hog killing is now the general order
of the day and although few that
killed during the wet spell lost most of
their meat but we have had several
days since with heavy frosts just right
to save meat.
Rev. Henry Bruce, who was raised
in this community until fully grown and
entered the ministry and has been tried
and proved worthy and this will make
his fourth year as presiding elder OF
the Arkadelphia district, was visiting
home folks last week and also dropped
+ in at our quarterly conference at New
Hope This district can boast Of having
the heaviest presiding elder in the Little
Rock conference he only weighs 275
i pounds and his kind heart corresponds
with his weight in that it draws every
+ body toward him that meets him.
G. A. Wilmington our merchant at
+ this place was selling out at cost last
week preparing to move back to his
farm, having already sold his place
/ here to DIR. j. H. Philips.
Another murder case to be credited
to WalIacebuhg township this time be-
tween a white man and negro woman,
the facts as we can learn are that
t C. NJ. Robertson and two huskey broth
ers were riding along the road in the
Cottngham vicinity when they appro-
ached a negro woman when Robertson
remarked'1 want to speak few words
to that woman, " when she then dared
him to get out Of the buggy, not heed
ing her remarks and not expecting any
danger he got out when she ran at him
with an open knife and threatened his
Iife 10y making a lange at him and
struck MIN right back Of the shoulder
inaicting a bad if not a dangerous
wound, he started TO run and she after
him for about twenty yards, When he
Saw his life was in danger he drew his
gun and fired and as tbe tirst shot Gid
not stop her he fired again, both shots
taking efectin her hand, she still APP
preached him with The open knife, he
saw the only remedy was to kill her
and fired the third shot through her
breast, when she dropped dead.
Christmas morning smoke was dis
covered at the old Bean place when we
learned that the house was atire. Mr..
Thomas and family occupying it at the
time. They heard the cracking Of the
fire on the roof but supposed it was
rats in the loft not knowing the differ
ence until sparks dropped through the
ceiling. Everything was a complete
loss.
G. E. Bailey and family, former resi-
dents of this place but now of Washing
ton, was up visiting home folks and
spending Christmas.