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News of The County S§
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BOTTOMS.
It seems as if the rain does not
know when to quit.
Dr. Neal was in our neck of the
woods Tuesday seeing the two Mr.
Middleton’s.
Miss Mabel Ensor returned to her
home at Tupelo Saturday after hav
ing taught a three month’s school at
this place. She was an excellent teach
er and her many friends regret to see
her leave.
Hiram Cook made a business trip
to Auvergne Wednesday evening.
Glen Handel was seen in our vicin
ty Tuesday delivering groceries.
Mr. and Mrs. Middleton Sherrill of
this place visited his parents of Shoff
ner Monday.
Miss Lottie Gipson of Auvergne
spent Friday night with Misses Ma
bel Ensor and Johnnie Dawson.
Blue Eyes
BEEDEVILLE.
Prof. Z. D. Barber closed a success
with an entertainment at night, which
ful six months’ school here the 19th
was highly appreciated by all present.
County Superintendent Shaver was
present and made an address, after
which he presented the five young
ladies who finished the seventh grade,
with a nice diploma. Those finishing
the seventh grade were: Misses An
na and Birdie Hutchens, Vina Hill,
Francis Beede and Laura Roy.
Prof. Barber will teach our school
again next year and will have an as
sistant for the entire term. The eighth
and ninth grades will be added next
year. He was ably assisted the last
five weeks of this school by Miss Lil
lie McFadden. We hope and believe
the day is not far distant when we can
have an eight or nine months’ school
each year. We hope our efficient di
rectors will continue to push the good
work. Let us have good schools.
F. W. Beede returned home Mon
day from Newport, where he had been
under the care of a physician. He is
improved some, but not entirely well
yet.
A religious debate was held here last
week between Elder J. B. Lashlee,
Christian, and W. E. Sherrill, Baptist.
The debate went off pleasantly and
each side seemed to be pleased with
their man. Some people don’t believe
in debates, but we do where they are
conducted orderly as this one was.
But as I am not writing for a relig
ious paper, will say no more on that
subject.
Eura Plummer, who has been keep
ing books for Beede Beede for about
a year, left for his home Tuesday:___
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AUVERGNE
We are having more rain. It has
i already rained three days and nights.
| Everybody is anxious for the sun to
! shir.e again, as they want to get busy
gathering their crops.
F. L. Bleakley returned from Mem
phis last Friday.
David Taylor was here last week
looking for a location.
Earney Wilson went to the box sup
per in the bottoms Friday night.
Mrs. M. B. Hare returned from Con
way Saturday where she has been vis
! iting relatives.
Miss Lottie Gipson spent Friday
night with Misses Mabel Eason and
Johnnie Dawson.
The crowd returned Thursday from
their deer hunt, having killed two
deer. t
Mrs. M. B. Hare and Mrs. J. G.
J Handel spent Tuesday afternoon with
Mrs. G. E. Land.
Miss Stella Sherrell spent from Sat
urday until Monday with her sister,
Mrs. Tom Neal.
Mrs. Anderson Johnston and Misses
Etta and Florence Johnston went to
Newport Saturday.
J. G. Handel returned from Hot
Springs Tuesday morning.
Mrs. Tom Neal spent Friday night
with her parents at Shoffner.
Willie Neal went to Newport Mon
day.
Visitor.
YELLOW SCHOOL HOUSE.
Weather is fine and rainy up here.
Health is very good, with a few ex
ceptions and bad colds.
Sunday School was rained out last
Sunday evening.
Hub Janies of the firm of James.
Bros., passed through here going to
Tuckerman Tuesday.
We need a lot of cotton pickers in
this burg. Please send us a few.
There will be preaching at Yellow
school house next Sunday at 11 o’
clock and at night. Let everybody
come and bring some one with them.
There will be good singing too.
BALLEW CHAPEL.
The weather is very bad at this
writing. We had a few pretty days
the first of the week and we all made
use of them. This rain is certainly
bad on corn. Corn needs to be in the
crib now.
We had a nice little singing school
at this place. It was conducted by
Rev. R. W. Busby.
Pearl Woodrufl entertained a crowd
of youngsters Saturday night.
The girls and boys of this place in
tended to visit the Island girls and
boys the 27th, but were disappointed
on account of rain.
Mrs. Willie Ogden and children and
Mr. Ansil Hoyle paid Mrs. Ogden’s
brother a visit at Swifton Saturday
night, returning home Sunday even
ing.
There was a good meeting held at
Grubbs last week by Rev. Gibson, with
three converts.
Blue Eyes.
NEW HOME.
Brother Doyle will preach at Pleas
ant Valley the third Saturday night
and Sunday and talks of holding a few
days’ meeting.
Singing school started at this place
Monday night with 25 members. Mr.
Stroud is the teacher.
Little Clara Cason is on the sick
litst this week.
Mr. Lamons will preach at Possum
Trot the second Saturday night and
Sunday.
There will be another ball game
soon, between the Boys and Dads.
Brother Rowlette will preach next
Sunday at Pleasant Valley.
Johnnie Cason, who has been pick
ing cotton for his grandfather, W. T.
Cason, left for Tuckerman Saturday.
BALCH.
We are having some gloomy weath
er at this writing. Crops are being
damaged considerably.
Luke Balch left last Monday for Ft.
Towson, Oklahoma, where he will en
ter school. .
Mrs. A. A. Evans and little son of
Newark returned home Wednesday,
after a visit to her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. R. Johnston.
W. B. Overstreet has returned from
Newport, where he has been serving
as a grand juror.
Mr. and Mrs. William Pulliam have
returned after spending some time
awa\ for their health.
Mrs. Elza Balch spent the past week
at Pennington with relatives.
Arment Lail of Eight Mile passed
through our community Saturday.
Several of our citizens attended the
Lashlee-Sherrill debate at Beedeville
last week. . •
Oral Cook of Poinsett, county was in
our town Saturday buying hogs.
Mrs. J. M. Balch has been spending
some time with relatives at Pleasant
Plains.
THE ISLAND.
Well, after a little lay-off will try to
send in a few items though news is
scarce and everyone busy. Our gener
al occupation is, cutting wood, picking
cotton, trying to keep dry and getting
married, hence you see we are quite
b°Mr. John Elam of Tuckerman spent
Sunday night very pleasantly with J.
C. Rainwater, returning home Monday.
W. G. Neal is spending several
weeks with his uncle, T. E. Rainwater.
J T. Drummond, an old resident of
The Island, but for the last two years
living at Rector, Clay county, is pre
paring to come back to his farm thia
W Mr Perry Ruby and Miss Nancy
Eads "were married Saturday. Me join
their many friends in wishing them a
long and happy married life.
W. D. Runyan is attending court as
S JChasr: Webb was in Newport Tues
daMrs. Amanda Gilliam spent a few
hours Monday with Mrs. Laura Smith
and Miss Kate Rainwater.
Mr. Ben Holt of Newport and Miss
Fay Smith of The Island were married
Sunday. We heartily congratulate
them and join their many friends in
wishing them a most happy, prosper
ous and long married life.
Mr. Dee Washam went to Batesville,
Calico Rock and other points up the
White River road Friday.
Cotton pickers are scarce here.
There is lots of cotton opened and the
price paid is good.
Bettye Breeze, you wanted to know
why I don’t furnish the Island news.
Will say that I have no excuse worth
offering, although I am very busy
slinging the skillets and pans, but will
try to do better hereafter. Hope you
will continue to come on with your
part.
The mosquitoes here are not quite
as large as wild turkeys.
Slim Jim.
BATTLE AXE.
John Shipley and Maud Driver were
married at residence of Dow Thornton,
on the evening of 24th, R. F. Tyer of
ficiating.
Miss Lucy Lindley visited several
days at her father’s, returning to
Tuckerman Saturday.
Sunday school was to be organized
here last Sunday, but constant rain
ail morning prevented. We hope for
more favorable weather next Sunday,
and trust parents and children will
turn out in force, that all classes may
be organized and supplied with teach
ers. We have been without a Sunday
school for months, and there seems to
be widely prevalent purpose to do
better. So be it!
Pickers have been coming in and
locating rapidly, and the “fields are
white with the harvest,” but weather
has been unfavorable, and some pick
ers are returning to their homes.
However, as sunshine has again re
turned, we trust no more will leave
and that the gathering may go on at
better speed.
J. W. Lindley learned last week of
the death of his niece, Lena Lindley
at Wynne. She had been sick several
weeks but not considered dangerously
CA
J. F. Jones is on sick list and under
care of Dr. Kimberlin. Reported
quite sick, but expected to be up again
A. J. Hanley and wife and H. Han
ley have been summoned to the bed
side of Elmer Hanley, son of A. J.,
who is very sick at his uncle’s home
in Izard county. Message to friends
here yesterday, Sept. 30th, stated that
he was somewhate better. H. Han
ley’s family during his absence, are
staying with friends here.
The rain last Thursday and Sun
day have damaged badly much hay
that was cut early in the week, and
entirely spoiled some. With the re
turn of sunshine mowers are again
busy, and some of the damaged hay
will be taken up. Those who stacked
before the rains now find much of it
too badly rotted and molded to be
worth baling. Ed Maxie estimates
his loss thus at $275.
Youngest child of Charlie Harrolson,
daughter of about six years was tak
en last Monday afternoon with con
gestion and died yesterday afternoon.
Miss Lucy Lindley came out again
yesterday accompanied by Mrs. Carrie
Smith and baby—the first visit said
babe has ever made out to see his
Grandpa Lindley. This is October 1.
Two more short months and 1913 will
be laid to rest with the departed
years. How many of us have accom
plished more than half that we plan
ned for the year? Let’s see how
much of the remainder we can crowd,
or cram or squeeze into the other two
months.
Scribbler.
GRUBBS.
The rain is damaging the crops and
unless it ceases they will soon be
ruined.
Several of our citizens have been
attending circuit court for the past
week at Newport.
A. G. Steadman returned home
from Newport Saturday, where he
has been all week waiting to be call
ed as a witness in the Mayberry case.
J. L. McElrath, the cotton buyer of
this town, better known among the
farmers as Liverpool, has moved to
town and as soon as the material can
be placed on the ground will build a
nice cottage on Barnwell Avenue.
Our public school will soon com
mence here, with E. H. Bowman of
Remmel as principal and Miss Mc
Fadden of Beedeville as an assistant.
Mr. and Mrs. George of Missouri
are visiting their son, Dr. C. E.
Tiiov will remain about a
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week.
R. W. Hess of St. Louis, Mo. is
down at his farm on business this
week.
Mr. and Mrs. Emanuel Mayer re
turned home from Jonesboro Friday,
where they have been visiting some
of Mrs. Mayer’s relatives, who were
injured an automobile wreck.
J. M, Ivy, county treasurer, was on
our streets one day last week.
Several W. O. W. members of this
place visited Cash W. O. W. Lodge
Friday night and did some initiatory
work for that lodge.
The new home of Emanuel Mayer is
nearing completion and when done
will be an up-to-date two story cot
R.' W. McMurray is adding a ware
, room to his business 32x 40, so he can
make room for a full line of dry
goods and shoes. »
R. A. Ivy is having his store made
IDEAL LAUNDRY
C. H. WALTON
Proprietor.
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longer so as to give him room for a
} better and a larger stock of goods.
Messrs. Roy Moon and Frank Stu
ard of Swifton have been here for
the past week buying cattle for the
St. Louis market.
James Ragsdale of near Newport
! has moved to this place and engaged
j in business here. We are glad to have
such citizens in our midst.
Mrs. John Darden is getting ready
to have some repairs made on her
residence.
The Woodman Circle is organizing
a degree team here and we hope to see
them in the near future ready to do
good work. They have plenty of good
material to select from and can make
a success if only they will push.
Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Grizzle are the
proud parents of a fine boy. When
last heard from both mother and babe
were doing well.
J. F. Webster, the axe handle man,
whose home is Dexter, Mo., but who
stays here the most of the time, is
preparing to move his family to this
place soon. We are glad to have them
locate with us.
D. J. Browning, formerly of this
place, but now of Alcoa, will move
back about the 15th of October. Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Ray have been occu
pying Mr. Browning's residence since
they have been gone.
Our streets were crowded with vis
itors Saturday and the merchants re
port a good business.
! Happy Jack.
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54d6 BARKER’S.
After Fugitive In Texas.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, Oct. 2.—Sheriff
! P. A. Billingsley of Izard coun
jtv, called at the office of the
I governor Wednesday, being en
I route to Hillsboro, Texas, after
Elgin Winn, a fugitive under ar
j rest there on a felony chanr
The officer has been advised that
Winn will return without a re
quisition, but nevertheless he
made arrangements with the
governor for the issuance of a
requisition if it should be found
necessary.
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