THE HOME NEWS
EDITED IN THE INTEREST OF McCRORY AND WOODRUFF COUNTY
VOLUME 3.
McCRORY, ARKANSAS, FRIDAY, JANUARY 4, 1918
NUMBER 24
Holiday Wedding
On Wednesday, December 26,
1917, the Methodist church in
McCrory was the scene of one of
the most beautiful weddings our
little city has ever known. The
spacious auditorium and gallery
were filled to overflowing, long
before the appointed hour, with
relatives and friends of the con
tracting parties, Mr. L. W.
Sturdivant of McCrory and Miss
Lallie Browning of Henderson
ville, N. C.
Promptly at the set time, 3:30
o’clock p. m., the sweet strains
of Mendelsshon’s wedding march
were played by Miss Ida Tarp
ley who presided at the piano,
playing through the ceremony
McDowell’s “To a Wild Rose.”
Miss Tarpley was tastefully
gowned in a braided taffeta of
old blue, wearing a corsage of
beautiful yellow Killarney roses.
Preceeding the ceremony Miss
Della Jeffries sang in her clear
sweet voice, “Because” and was
indeed pretty in her dress of
toque charmeuse.
First came the ushers, Messrs
G. G. McCrory and M. K. Wher
ry, after whom the groom and
his best man, Mr. R. H. Abbey
of Webb, Miss., entered from the
north entrance, meeting at the
marriage altar the beautiful
bride and her stately looking
maid ofhonor,MissPaulineMcFall.
The ministers came from the side
entrances and took their places
just in front of the bridal party
vhere the marriage ceremony
was said in a most earnest and
very impressive manner by Rev.
F. A. Lark of Heber Springs.
The ring ceremony was used,
after which Rev. J. R . Nelson,
Pastor, prayed a short but splen
did prayer.
The bride never looked lovli
er and was attired in the most
exquisite taste. She wore her
going-away suit which was of
field mouse broadcloth very
elaborately trimmed, and hat,
shoes and gloves ensuite. She
also wore a gorgeous set of rose
fox furs and carried a beautiful
shower bouquet of orchids and
valley lillies. Miss McFall was
gowned in a pretty afternoon
dress of white broadcloth with
bodice of georgette crepe and
black velvet trimming, wearing
a corsage bouquet of pink Kil
larney roses.
Immediately after the cere
mony the wedding party motor
ed to Jelks where the bride and
groom left on an east bound
train for a short bridal journey
Mrs. Cora Baum
Mrs. Cora Baum, age about 24
years, wife of Mr. Ludie I.
Baum, died Wednesnay morning,
January 2, 1918, at 1:50 o’clock
at her home on the H. L. Baum
farm west of Hillemann. She
leaves besides the ‘husband, two
sons, Tommie and Raymond and
one daughter, Jennie V., a fath
er, Mr. T. J. Childers, of Rus
sell, and one brother, Jeff Chil
ders, of Russell. The remains
were laid to rest Thursday in the
Beards cemetery.
Esq. L. B. Win free was a
Little Rock visitor the first of
week.
Mr. Clyde Gray of Guy is a
new resident of our city and is
now a pupil in the 9th. grade of
our high school.
Mr. Otho Walker of Higginson
visted in McCrory Monday and
Tuesday, guest of Mr. W. H.
Jimerson and family.
We are glad to note that Mr.
W. B. Fakes is recovering as well
as can be expected from an oper
ation which he underwent in!
Memphis Tuesday. Mrs. Fakes
is with him at St. Joseph,s Hos
pital.
Died: Mr. G. M. Ellis, age
51 years, died at his home at
Morton, Saturday, December 29,
1917. He is survived by his
wife and six children. The de
ceased was formerly postmaster
there and was one of Morton’s
best and most highly respected
citizens. The funeral services j
were conducted at the residence j
Sunday by Rev. W. L. Black-.
stone of McCrory.
after which they will be at home
to their many friends on the
groom’s large plantation a few
miles south of town. A dozen or
more autos loaded with friends
hurried to Jelks to witness the
going away of the newly weds
and, of course, paid the usual
respects of throwing rice, deco
rating of baggage, etc.
The bride, who is a sister of
Rev. Raymond Browning, evan
gelist, comes from one of the
southland’s-most highly respect
ed families and possesses the
highest degree of beauty and re
finement. The groom is a lead
ing and progressive planter and
stock raiser of Woodruff county
and is truly deserving of the
jewel he has won. The Home
News joins their many friends
in extending hearty congratula
tions,
FLAT OWNERS AS JANITORS.
A scarcity of janitors has com
pelled hundreds of landlords to take
care of their own heating plants, the
Springfield (Mass.) Republican
states. The trouble is confined to
two and three-flat buildings. In most
cases the owner lives in the building.
Heretofore janitors were paid from
$6 to $8 a month for taking care of
a two-flat building. Now that so
many janitors’ helpers have been
called to war service a great scarcity
is said to exist. Janitors are demand
ing $9 for the care of a two-flat
building, and rather than pay it the
owners are doing their own jani
torial work.
GOOD INVESTMENT.
An enterprising Western man in
vested largely in tomato plants and
cans last spring, but the crop of
fruit or vegetables he raised fell far
shirt of filling the 10,000 cans he
had provided. But the price of cans
more than doubled in the season, arid
he finds the empty cans are worth
more than he had expected to get for
them filled, so his investment has
been a profit-making one.
WHERE THE TROUBLE WAS.
Mother—Why do you have so
much trouble with your housekeep
ing? You told me yorur wife could
cook.
Son—She can.
Mother—Then what is the mat
ter?
Son—She won’t.
OIL “MINED" IN COLORADO.
In \ iew of the “war prices” caused
by the tremendous demand for oil
and its products, a new industry for
Colorado—that of “mining” oil from
shale—-is being developed in western
Colorado, and is rapidly assuming
vast proportions, as more and more
capital is attracted to the industry
by rich profits. The process consists
of distillation of oil from shale rock,
where it is not present in sufficient
quantity to warrant sinking a well.
Many deposits rich in oil have been
located in the Grand valley region
and several huge plants for reduc
tion of the product are under con
struction.
Mr. H. W. Jernigan was in
Little Rock this week.
Her Trouble Is Gone
Mrs. Thomas H. Davis, Mont
gomery, lnd., says she had
trouble with her bladder and had
doctored for several months
without relief, when Foley Kid
ney Pills were recommended and
she commenced using them and
got relief. They relieve back
ache, rheumatic pains, stiff,
swollen joints and kidney
trouble. Sold by Red Cross
' Drug Co.
Little Jeanette Shearer
Death visited the home of Mr.
and Mrs. H. C. Shearer Thurs
day morning at 3:20 o’clock, Jan.
3, 1918, and took from them their
sweet little baby girl, Jeanette
Penelope, age three years, seven
months and twelve days. The
little one was ill only a few days,
membraneous croup causing its
demise after everything possible
had been done to thwart the in
evitable.
In the words of the father in
selecting the beautiful casket of
snowy white, “The best is none
to good for the little darling,”
and the broken hearted parents
seemed to keep this one idea in
mind even unto the grave. The
funeral services were conducted
at the Methodist church this, Fri
day, afternoon at one o’clock, by
Rev. J. R. Nelson, a large con
course of sorrowing friends and
relatives attending.
Those who attended the ser
vices and witnessed the sad, yet
beautiful, scene of the little child
it lay seemingly asleep in the
white embossed casket which
was provided with a drop side
and a folding canopy top and
marcelline silk interior with mar
celline and embroidered silk chif
fon drapery and covered with
large boquets of white roses,
ferns and carnations, offerings
of symphathizing friends, were
frank to state that it was the
prettiest they ever witnessed.
After the services at the
church, the remains were placed
in the hearse and conveyed to
the Fakes Cemetery north of
town where they were laid to
rest, a large number of friends
following the body to its last
resting place. The Home News
joins the many^friends in extend
ing heartfelt sympathy to the
bereaved family.
Mr. L. B. Colwell has sold his
restaurant to Messrs. R. L. and
Frankie Davis and has purchased
the pool room from Mr. R. E.
Phillips.
Croup At Midnight Well In Morning
“A few nights ago one of my
patrons had a small child taken
with croup about midnight,’’
writes M. T. Davis, Bearsville,
W. Va. “They came to my
store and got a bottle of Fol
ey’s Honey and Tar. Before
morning the child had entirely
recovered.” Use only Foley’s,
for coughs, colds, croup and
grip. Sold by Red Cross Drug
Co.