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SUICIDE AT JONESBORO.
Bride Of A Year Ends An Unhappy
Life—Seems To Be Some Doubt
Of Suicide.
Jonesboro, Sept. 19.—At an early
hour yesterday morning a tragic end
to an unhappy life came to Mrs. Vir
gie Bynum, wife of Brock Bynum,
of this city. While the circumstances
surrounding her death were not all
made clear, the coroner’s jury ren
dered a verdict that deceased came to
her death by a pistol shot tired by
herself.
Mrs. Bynum, formerly Miss Vergie
Wicker, was noted for her beauty and
vivacity. She married while young,
but her married life was an unhappy
one and she separated from her first
husband. A year ago she became
Mrs. Bynum, and in this union she
seemed to be uuhappy at times.
Wednesday night she was at a
neighbor’s house for the night, her
husband being in Memphis. He came
home, however, and she wanted to go
home, but on account of a downpour
of rain he refused to let her go out.
A quarrel ensued, a pistol shot rang
out and her body fell limp to the floor
the shot striking her in the center of
the breast and coming out of her back.
A 32-calibre revolver was used.
PROPORTIONS OF
PEARL INDUSTRY.
Dr. J. H. Myers, the father ' of the
pearl trade in the northern part of
Arkansas, was in Little Rock Thurs
day and to a Gazette reporter gave
out the following interview relative
to the pearling industry and the pro
portions it has reached.
“The pearl season for this season
is about to close. Most of the pearl
ers have been taken from the river
banks to the cotton fields to get out
the fleecy product for the market.”
Since he began hunting for pearls
along the river bank five or six years
ago Mr. Myers has himself bought
several hundred dollars’ worth of the
jewels, and has made considerable
Bums in trading in the gems. His es
timate of the amount of money which
has been brought into Lawrence,
Jackson, Independence and Randolph
counties in the past five years as the
result of the pearl trade is §5,500,000.
This immense revenue was practically
created where there had been no rev
enue before.
The benefits are to be seen every
where the trade has been carried on.
Formerly there was a large class of
poor people in the counties named,
who seemed ground down by misfor
tune. This class is almost eliminated
now,|and had it not been for pearling,
dozens of merchants would have
failed during the two years when
crops were bad. Almost every neg.-o
now has a neat little bank account
and they are mostly living on their
own farms or town lots. Nearly every
farmer has been able to afford lux
uries which he would not have
dreamed of five years ago. In num
berless instances they have paid their
debts from proceeds of pearl finds.
Mr. Myers has made an estimate of
the aggregate bank clearings in the
four counties and they show 70 cent
per capita more than the amount of
currency per capita in circulation in
the United States. Mr. Myers him
self has paid out §75,000 since January
for pearls. He has a specimen with
him which he values at §2,000. It is a
perfect sphere, brilliant and glisten
ing, nearly half an inch in diameter.
He values it the more because he
found it himself.
hoxie"STRIKE SETTLED.
Hoxie, September 19—The strike in
the Iron Mountain yards yesterday
among the white laborers in the steel
gang against the negroes working
with them was declared off yesterday
afternoon. Yard Foreman Tom Troy
made them an eloquent plea to return
to work; that he would separate the
negroes and put them in the lower
yards, about two miles away. This
being satisfactory the strike was de
clared off.
SUNDAY SERVICES.
Rev. Dr. Norton of Searcy will con
duct the regular services at St. Paul’s
church tomorrow. Mr. Welsh, form
erly of St. Andrews, New York, will
preside at the organ.
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At the Methodist Church—Sunday
school at 9:30 a. m. and Junior Ep
worth League at 3 p. m. Rev. M. M.
Smith, P. E., will fill the pulpit at 11
a. m. and 7:30 p. m. All are invited
to attend.
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Preaching at the Baptist church to
morrow at the usual hours by the
pastor, H. E. Gabby. Morning sub
ject, “Christ the Great Teacher,” and
evening subject, “Conscience.” Sun
day school at 9:45 a. m.
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At the Presbyterian Church—The
morning service will begin promptly
at 11 o’clock, subject, “The Founda
tions of Rock and Sand,” Matt. 7:24-29.
Evening service at 7:30, subject,
“God’s Invitation to the Sinner,” Isa.
1:18. Sabbath school at 9:30 a. m.
A cordial invitation given to young
men to join a Bible class led by the
pastor of the church.
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Dr. Cline’s subjects for next Lord’s
Day, the 21st, will be as follows:
“What is Worship as Defined by New
Testament Teaching?” at 11 a. m. At
7:30 he will begin a series of sermons
on the fulfilled prophecy of the book
of Revelation. His first will be the
meaning of “666” of the 13th chapter
of Revelation. All desiring to enter
upon the study of the last book in the
Bible, so full of mystery, are invited
to begin with this, the beginning of
the series of discussions. Special
music will also be given by the choir.
CHANNEL MAY CHANGE.
The inspection of the ravages of the
old Mississippi just across the river
from Memphis in Arkansas by officials
of that city and Frisco railroid re
cently, confirmed the worst fears, and
all came back firmly convinced that
something will have to be done soon
or Memphis will be left high and dry,
while the Father of Waters turns
aside to meander through the corn
and cotton fields of Arkansas.
While of course this is the extreme
view, and it is possible that even if
the river does its worst that there will
still be left enough water in the main
channel to answer all purposes, the
possibility of dire calamity cannot be
minimized. It is evident that the
danger is a real, a threatening and
possibly immediate and overwhelming
one, and calls for prompt action upon
the part of those who are the proper
ones to avert/ he catastrophe.
Should the river do its worst it
would mean that Memphis will be
without a water highway. It will
mean that the present bridge of the
Frisco system will be useless, and
that a new one will have to be built.
In addition to these great and almost
incalculable injuries to the prosperity
and future of the city, and the anni
hilation of profits on the part of the
railroad, it would mean the devasta
tion of fertile plantations, and hun
dreds of other ills which would nat
urally follow in the wake of such dis
aster.- Memphis Commercial Appeal.
A CLANDESTINE MARRIAGE.
Quite a fervor of excitement was
created in the smart set of Augusta
Sunday morning when it was learned
that Chas. B. Mills, Jr. and Miss Sadie
Mae Cook had quietly slolen out of
the city ostensibly for Memphis, and
with the intent of getting married.
So clandestinely did they lay their
plans that not even their most inti
mate friends were acquainted with
their intentions. They were passen
gers on the early morning east bound
train for Memphis, where they were
married by Rev. Mr. Johnson, return
ing to Augusta on the evening train.
—Augusta Free Press.
Charley Terry was reported worse
Friday afternoon but his physician
says that there has been no change.
PROGRESS ON EXTENSION.
The track of the White River rail
road is now being laid fifteen miles
beyond Penter’s Bluff. Progress at
that point has been delayed somewhat
by the building of the bridge across
Bishop’s Branch. Building bridges ac
cross the many streams running into
the river on this line has been, and
will continue to be, a rather fruitful
source of delay. The grading is being
done all along the line with all the
men and teams that can be had, and
it is hoped cars will be running to
Buffalo City on the first of January.
The great amount of sickness among
the men on the work has retarded re
sults. Chief Engineer Rohwer and
Devereux are now inspecting routes
beyond Buffalo, where the greatest
difficulty is in finding a satisfactory
way around Lee’s Mountain.—Bates
ville Guard.
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