The Mena weekly star., 1917-05-24
Correspondence
HATFIELD NEWS NOTES.

MefLoN BdieN IS ltlt pWHci VI q new kind of mail cart.
 Miss June Henderson returned from a visit with Mena relatives Tuesday.
 Household goods to be sold on the streets of Hatfield, Saturday, May %. Adv 20 2t.
 Mr. and Mrs l.. A. Cummings at tended the Decoration services at Rock Sunday
 w. R. Parsons of Washington, Ark, is spending the week with his father, c. w. Parsons, and family.
 Austin Lewis, our road overseer, was in town Saturday buying hard ware and clamOring for a Mena Star.
 Mrs. W. E. Mershon, J. E. Will Hams, R. Davis. and Wayman Crane were local passengers to Mena Tues day.
 A c. Blake was in town Tuesday on his way from Fort Smith to his home in Smithvile. where he has a store.
 Lester Dover and Frank Satter- field let it be known Saturday that they were fond of peaches and ice cream.
 Miss Euniee Littlepage received a fractured arm Monday as 8 result of horse becoming scared and throwing her.
 Automobiles come in useful for many things. T. R. Bates used his in moving his new bought stock Of drugs from Potter.
 FOR SALE CHEAp-An acre of ground. with rood three-room house and barn. Inquire Mrs. S. ]. Fvin- ger, Hatfleld.-Ady. 20 2t
 Rev. J. E. Williams went to Rocky Sunday and preached a Decoration day sermon, that was appreciated and will be talked of for time to come.
 Thanks to W. A. Hathaway of Grannis for his masterful summary on Education in this weeks issue of The Star. The writer will read it again.
 J. B. Williams passed the pre- liminary examination for the Navy Friday. Ed Whipple fell down on account of disproporti0n of weight to height.
 Prof. J. D. Holman of Mena was in town Tuesday on his return from a trip to Two Mile, where he closed a contract for a 7-months school. be- ginning in the summer.
 1t is strange, but when W. II. Howell of the Naval Recruiting Service of Fort Smith arrived here Tuesday several boys between 2l and 30 became lame in both feet.
 ]. N Montgomery of Mena has ac- cepted a position with the Watkins Lumber X Mercantile Company. and moved his family here Tuesday, and is occupying the ]. A. Cobb resi- denee.
 An advertiser often make sale to a buyer who never sees his ad. It happens this way: Some man reads it and tells the advertiser of the sale, but fails to tell how he found out.
 Mrs. l.. A. Smith who spent the winter with her son, F. E, Norton and family. returned Co her home i'll 0den, H., Tuesday. Mrs. Smith is g. years old. but enjoyed Arkansas and her people fine.
 Rev. N. 0. Hornsby announces there will he church conference at the Baptist church on the Saturday night before the ist Sunday in June and sacrament services at fl o'clock on tue Sunday Rev. Mr. Hornsby will also preach on both occasions.
 Alec Carper and Joe finders, on tie vote were elected school direct ors Saturday. Mir finders succeeds himself and MT. Carper takes the place of Dr C. F. Johnson. who asked to retire as he had served in this capacity for years Out of the 42 votes east all voted the i2-mill tax except one
 S. K. pottorff is in receipt of let ter from his son, Otis, stating that he is now on the cruiser Olympic, holding the position as secretary to the ships commander. Otis is young yet. but has met with in- numerahle promotions since entering the naval service. Dan Dover and Cliff Cranford are two other Hatfield boys that are making good
 The following persons were ini- tiated into the w. c. w lodge Sat urday night at the Masonic Hall; Alec and Andy Parsons, Austin Lew is. Sammy Powell, Penn and J. B. Williams, Hey Nichols, J, F. Will Hams. Wayman Crane. Dewey Chat man. Hugh Cozier. Henry Daniels. W. r. HICKS, J. f.. Beavers ana F.. A. Davis. This makes about 70 mem bers for the Hatfield lodge and the interest is still increasing
 II is Tum0red Hatfield will wit ness one of the biggest reyivials in it's history, which begins Sunday May 27 Preparations began a month ago for the meeting and dur ing the present whole week the women of the town have been hold inc prayer services at Mir and Mrs. J. c. Aliens home and the men have been meeting with Rev. w. R. Ar hold al the parsonage and at other homes for the same purpose. Rev. s. l. Bough of Texarkana will do the preaching. Six-Mile Cemetery t0 Re Worked
 Dinner on the Ground. The Deonle of Hatfield have hppn