The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-09-10

Mrs. 2. M. Scott has returned
from Helena where she was called
last week by the illness of her
daughter-in-law,M Mrs Herbert Scott,
who has since recovered from her
indisposition.
The Iron Mountain railroad has
force Of men at work tearing up
the old cotton platform on the
right of way between Emerson and
Main streets and is having the
platform rebuilt upon a larger
scale.
Miss Irene Jones of Jonesboro is
expected to arrive in Paragould to-
night. She will spend the next
eight months here as a student in
the high school. Miss Jones is a
sister of Miss Hettie Jones, employ
ed in Bertig's department store.
L. M. Hawkins, formerly mana
ger of the local plant of the East
Arkansas Lumber Company, now To-
Gated at Harrisburg where he is
part owner and manager of lum-
Der yard, is spending the day in
Paragould greeting friends.
Rudy Hill Of Rector, who has
been acting as stenographer in the
law office of Huddleston, Fuhr &
Futrell, has returned to his home,
having been relieved by Miss Bes-
sic Kelley, the regular stenographer
who has returned from her vaca-
ton.
The criminal division of circuit
day, beginning the first round OF
the fall and winter terms. Pros
ecuting Attorney Huddleston went
to Wynne early Monday morning to
be on hand at the opening of
court.
Arlein Thompson of the City
Plumbing Company was yesterday
awarded a contract for installing
the heating plant in the new school
building at Marmaduke, the con-.
tract price being SLAB. Other
bidders were from Memphis and
Little Rock The City Plumbing
Company was also awarded the con-
tract for the heating plant in the
new bank building at Rector.
j. T. Scott of Ward, Lonoke
county, is here on a visit to his
brother, Dr. F. M. Scott. Mr.. Scott
is 70 years of age, though he APP
pears hale and vigorous and easily
passes for a man of younger years. /
He served as one of Forests body
guards during the civil war and
was imprisoned on Johnson's Island
with the late Fayette McHaney of
this city. Mr.. Scott visited Para
gould twelve years ago when Par
agould was just beginning to put
on city airs. |
J. T. Bishop, aged IS years, a
we'll known citizen of Cardwell, T
died at the local sanitarium this
morning. Mr.. Bishop had been in
critical condition for some time
and was brought to the sanitarium
here Monday for an operation as a /
final resort to save his life. The
patient was so weak from his ILL
ness that he failed to survive the
shock of the operation. The re-
mains were taken to the home of
j. P. Robinson on West Garland
street, where funeral services will
be conducted tomorrow morning at
ten O'Clock by Rev. G. A. Crock
er, followed by interment in Lin
wood cemetery. Mr.. Bishop is sur
vived by his wife and several grown
sons and daughters. /
Although it was expected yester-
day morning that Greene county Of
ficials could not accept an invita-
ton to play a game of baseball at
Piggott With Clay county officials,
later in the day several local Off
Gals, supplemented by private"
citizens, went to Piggott in auto
mobiles and cavorted on the dia-
mond at Piggott. The score was
to 7 in favor of the Clay coun-
ty officials. Those who went from
here were Judge ]. L. Light, Dr. c. |
A. Hardesty, w. B. Carr, Ross