WOODRUFF CO. NEWS.
PUBLISHED THURSDAY Of EACH WSBK AT
McCRORY. ARKANSAS.
Or \V. KRAHER, Editor.
Entered at the PostOfllce at MeOrory.
Arkansas, as Second-Class mail matte.'.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES.
One Year, In advance. fl.0t)
In speaking of "the status of
the negro at a recent meeting
Dr. Parkhust said among other
things: “The southern white
man dislikes the negro-and owns
up to it. The white man in -the
north dislikes the negro and lies
about it.
FROM AN OLD CITIZEN.
The following letter wTas re
ceived by us a few days since
from an ex-citizen of Woodruff
county now residing in our old
home town Russellville, Mr.
Harrison Smith, who is now one
of the leading merchants in that
town. It will no doubt be of in
terest to his many old friends
here who will be glad to hear
from him.
Russellville, Ark.,
May 24, 1901.
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Mr. G. W. Kramer,
“Editor Woodruff County News.”
McCrory, Ark.,
Dear Sir: Through the kind
ness of your father, Ernest B.
Kramer, I am permitted to read
each number of your paper
which affords much satisfaction
for two reasons: first, the editor
being one of our hometown boys,
who has already gone far beyond
many who had equally as good,
if not better opportunities than
yourself; second, it was my hap
py privilege to be a citizen of
Woodruff county from 1872 to
1878, the greater part of the time
on Edmonds’ farm where Dr.
Fakes now lives.
Well and kindly do I remem
ber many of the old citizens, a
few names I will, recall: Fakes,
Lewis, Atkinsons, Jelks, Shear
ers, McCrorys, Jeffries, and
Phillips. The reading of your
paper brings fresh to my memo
ry many pleasant incidents that
occurred during my stay in that
country.
With best wishes and kindest
regards for the editor and my
old friends, I remain,
Yours very kindly,
Harrison Emith.
MeCRORYVS. COTTON PL ANT
McCrory won the first game
of the Cotton Plant series last
Friday. Although a heavy rain
fell just before noon the ground
was sufficiently dry in time for
the game. The Cotton Plant
team gave evidence of the want
of practice from the beginning,
and they met their Waterloo
when they ran against our boys.
It was a very quiet game and
the firewrorks were very scatter
ing, due no doubt to the lack of
interest in the game. Only a
small crowd witnessed the game
and only three or four of the
Gotten Planters were up besides
the team.
The following gives a general
idea of Friday’s game.
SCORE BY INNINGS.
Club 12345678 9
McCrory, 3 2 1 0 1 2 5 6 -20
Cot. Plant, 1 0 1.0- 2-2 0 0 0—6
Batteries -J. Herman and G.
Patterson, J. Herman and D.
Chaney, McCrory; C. Meehan
and L. Hartley, Jno. James and
G. Jordan, Cotton Plant. Sam
Kyle, umpire.
The following is the official
score and outs of each player:
M ’CHOKY.
scores outs
G. Patterson, c & 1 b 4 2
J. Herman, p
E. Carter, 2 b
J. Lewis, c f
D. Chaney, 1 b & c
E. Gatlin 3 b
J. Crossett, s s
H. Walker, r f
B. Smith, 1 f
Total
*
2 2
2 4
2 3
2' 2
1 4
1 3
4 1
2 3
20 24
COTTON PLANT.
R. Jordan, 2 <b 0 3
G. Terry, 3 b 1 4
Jno. James, 1 b & p 1 3
G. Jordan, 1 f & c 1 3
T. Grogan, c f ' 0 2
C. Meehan, p & ° h 0 4
L. Orum r f 0 4
J. Sollinger, s s 2 2
L. Hartley, c & 1 f 1 2
Total (5 27
Hunter.
Crowded out of last issue.
Mr. Sharp of Stuttgard was in
towTn last wreek.
W. R. Cain brought in a small
drove of cattle the last of the
week.
Mr. J. L. Odell returned from
St. Louis, where he shipped
another car-load of hogs.
Miss Ora Berry and Olan De
trie of Dent were visiting Mr.
Keathe’s folks Sunday.
Mr. Caple went to Brinkley
Friday on business. He will
leave for the mountains soon.
Geo. Gibson and family of
Brinkley were up Sunday to
attend children’s day exercises
Mrs. Zimmerman returned
from Jonesboro Sunday. We
understand they will move there
soon.
Rev. Hall a young Baptist
preacher, preched here Satur
day night. He went to Brinkley
Sunday.
Mrs. Ganer who has been vis
iting her daughter Mrs. Arthur
Stewman of this place, returned
to Little Rock Saturday.
The 1st base-ball nine of Hun
ter and Rabbit Ridge played Sat
urday, the score standing 14 to
18 in favor of Rabbit Ridge.
The school election passed off
very quietly last Saturday.
Francis Deason of Rabbit Ridge,
was elected as the new school
director.
Little Gretchen Cain happened
to what might have been a se
ious accident. While playing in
a lime box she got lime in her
eyes but her eyes were not in
jured.
Children’s day was observed
here Sunday. The attendance
was good bub would have been
better if it had not rained. Con
sidering the short time they had
in which to prepare they did
well.
A mad dog visited Hunter a
few weeks ago and bit several
dogs and a cowT belonging to J,
C. Mitchell. The cow went mad
last week and was killed. Mrs.
Christwcll’s dog went mad.
Esq. Ward thinking it time for
action killed all the dogs that
were bitten.
By Our Regular Correspondent.
Frank Smith has a new wheel.
The Mauning saw mill is run
ning full blast now.
P. M. Ward’s wheat is almost
ready for the harvester.
We had a small shower Mon
day night but not enough to save
oats.
One of Mrs. Smith’s horses
died of an unknown cause last
week.
W. T. Freeman our clever
merchant, visited Brinkley on
business Monday.
Mrs. Cain and daughter Miss
Tora of Morton visited relatives
at this place last week.
Dr. Hamilton’s uncle and
brother were over from Wynne
last week paying him a visit.
Will Cain and wife and Miss
Mary Lue llysmith went to Mem
phis Monday to attend the Con
federate reunion.
Section Foreman Zimmer
man’s family left last week for
Jonesboro where they will
make their future home.
Tip.
By Our ReKulur Correspondent.
J. W. Wilder of McCrory was
down Iasi week.
pi “SPRING”
\ is the time to have
] your Painting done. Why -5
e not let some one do the
work who is a practical
PAINTER
I write signs, hang paper, ^
• do all kinds of Interior deco- [jj
i decorating, in fact anything j§
3: usually done by a painter,
prices consistent with good -5
work. Give me a trial.
JOHN O’FALLON
Will Bolton wTas over from Wi
ville Sunday.
G. P. Wood has been very sick
several days.
T. A. Smith made a trip to
McCrory last Friday.
Little Carmins Covington has
been sick several days.
Mrs. B. W. Chaney has been
visiting several days in Grays.
Chas. Hamer of McCrory was
down on business Sunday.
We had a very good shower
Friday which was greatly need
ed.
Howard McNight was in our
neighborhood last week buying
cattle.
Several of our people were at
DeView Sunday for children’s
day service.
W. L. Melton was down last
week and accompanied some of
our boys to DeView.
John Burrows is probably the
best hustler among our farmers,
having plowed his crop the third
time before it came to a stand.
! Mrs. Wise concluded an ex
tended visit among relatives and
friends here and returned to her
home at Paragould the 21st insl.
Grays.
By Our Regular Correspondent.
Miss Anderson left for Cotton
Plant her home last Friday.
Rev. S. D. Johns preached at
this place Sunday evening.
Quite a crowd from here will
attend the Re-union Wednesday.
W. H. Knowlton is busy this
week building an office for our
townsman Dr. I. R. DeWit.
Miss Ada Miller left Tuesday
morning for Somerville, Tenn.,
where she will spend the sum
mer.
Mr. H. R. Lacy of Cotton Plant
a former resident of this place
is in this vicinity sharpening
gins.
Mrs. T. P. Atkins and child
ren who have been visiting Mrs.
Lucy Moore, returned to their
home at Devalls Bluff last Mon
day.
Mr. Tom Ward and Miss Lena
Roberson, and Mr. Charlie Wetch
er and Miss Ella Ward were
married at the home of Mr. W. P.
Yarbrough last Sunday evening.
Messrs. Harrison who repre
sents the telephone company
located at Augusta, and Reynolds
a lineman, were in our city the
latter part of last week looking
over the field with a prospect of
establishing a local telephone
exchange in McCrory. We are
advised that a suitable place for
the exchange has been decided
upon and preparations are to
be made in the very near future
for its establishment. When
this establishment has been
made McCrory can get connec
tion with the long distance line
at Brinkley, thus placing us in
communication with the world
at large. From the same source
we learn that the line under con
templation is also to be extended
to Newport, by way of Tupelo,
another long distance point.
Don’t forget the Children’s Ex-!
ercises Sunday night at 8 o’clock
sharp.
The heavy shower that McCro
r.v had last Friday did quite a
little damage to trees, etc.
Will Cain and wife and a young
lady Miss Mary Lue Hysmith,
of Hunter, were in our town
Thursday morning.
Do you know that we wont be
bothered with the malaria spread
ing, pesk;y mosquito this year as
we were in others? A St. Louis
doctor claims that they have all
been frozen to death. We- hope
they have.
We are requested to announce
that the “children’s day exercis
es” will be given at the Method
ist church in our city on Sunday
evening at 8 p. m. sharp, in the
place of having it during the day.
Everybody is cordially invited to.
attend.
Mrs. Dr. Neal who has been ill
for quite a while past was out on
the streets Wednesday. She
was not able to walk but through
the kindness of friends was car
ried to the post-office on a cot.
Everyone is wishing for her a
speedy recovery to perfect
health.
An Eastern editor says that a
man in New York pot himself
into trouble by marrying two
wives. A western editor replies
that a pood many have done the
same thing by marrying one. A
northern editor says that quite
a number of his acquaintances
found trouble through barely
promising to marry and not go
ing any further. - A southern ed
itor says that a friend of his
found trouble enough when
simply found in company with
another man’s wife.—Ex.
Our little brother E. 0. who
acts in the capacity of Insurance
agent when he has nothing e!se
to do has been doing a land-office
business lately, the company be
ing represented the most is the
Planters. He does not care
; what he insures, insuring any
| tiling from a grasshopper to a
steamship. Among other things
insured by him recently are
trees, pumps, fences, etc., each
of which has the sign “Insured
jin Planters” tacked on it. If
you want to insure rain, success,
a good crop or plenty of butter
milk from your cow, it you are
troubled with a mean old motlier
ln- law or step-mother and want
to insure her death, in fact if
you want to insure anything it
will pay you to see him before
deciding.
The following joke is going the
rounds now on our friend W. H.
Gray, who resides at Grays.
As we heard it, Mr. Gray has
been an ardent admirer of a
certain young lady of that place,
and it is said that the friends of
both have been expecting and
anxiously awaiting for the time
when those two souls are to be
made one. Here is the joke. A
few days since a couple of young
ladies called on Mr. Gray for
some “all-over” lace. Mr. Gray
does not know the “all-over”
from any other, knowing each
lace only by its corresponding
pidce. He therefore asked them
the price of the “all-over” and
was told that it was $8.75 per
yard and that it required from
10 to 20 yards of the lace to lix
up a bride anyways half right.
I A few days after this these same
! young ladies called on Mr. Gray
again, noticing at once that lie
had a kind of far-away, crest
fallen look on his countenance,
and at once asked him the reason
of the depression of his spirits.
He told them that, ever since
they had told him the price of
the “all-over,” he had been figur
ing up to see whether or not he
; had enough money for such an
I investment. At present his
friends entertain slight hopes
| for him, but if the prayers of a
j concourse of friends will have
! any bearing on him we can say
j that he will very soon go on
his way rejoicing, even if he has
to buy 40 yards.
: OUR AIH
Our constant aim is to keep abrest of the times
with a complete line of seasonable goods in every depart
ment.
Spring and Summer Goods.
We have just received another lot of spring and a r
summer goods. We wish to call attention to our line of
lawns and warm weather Dress Goods, in all the latest
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shades andstyles, and a better line than we haveever shown. ||
Shoes is one of our specialties. Wolf Bros’ f i
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Shoes for women and children cannot be excelled in j jj
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Tobacco, etc.,
-GO TO
VACARRO & WILDER,
We handle the James E. Pepper, Richland liquors, and our
Jessie Moore and North Carolina Corn, both favorite $!J.OO a gallon
can’t be beat.
flcCrory, .... Arkansas
Professional Cards.
dr. l. a. jelks
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
McCROKY. - - - ARK.
Office next door west of E. L. Hamilton's
furniture store. 1 will be found at my offlee
day or (light.
DR. W. T. ncCAIN,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
McCROKY. - - - ARK.
Oiliee corner Maine staeet and Edmonds Av
enue W ill answer all Calls day and night.
E. C. KRAMER,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
McCrory, Arkansas
i Will practice in all the courts of the First
I Judicial District. Will write risks iu town or
j in the country against loss by lire, lightning or
i cyclones. 1 represent the best Fire-Insurance
! companies In the United States.
| Waverly Hotel.
MILS. l. m’fall, Prop.
McCrory, - Arkansas.
Centrally located. Convenient to depot.
I Porter meets all trains. Your patronage
| solicited.
K. Tj. Johnson.
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CONTKACTOR & BUILDER.
Plans and speeillcations given for all kinds
of building. All work guaranteed to give sat
isfaction. ut reasonable prices. 1 do every
thing usually done by a ilrst-class carpenter
such as building houses, mill-lighting and
moving houses.
CARL-LEE & SUMMERS,
ATI ORNEYS-AT-I.A V\
Augusta, . . . Arkansas
Will practice in all cou.ts of the Slate.
W. T. RANEY,
TONSORIAL ARTIST.
Does a tfenerul burberin# business. AH
work guaranteed strictly ilrst-cluss-ln every
particular. Transient custom solicited. Cus
tomary prices. On Edmonds Avenue oppo
site H. Arnof.
McCrory. - Arkansas.
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It will be money to ail who need b
g. Tombstones, Marble and Menu
t merits to see my designs and prices t]
C before you buy. :j
£ J. H. Barrentine, DcView, Ark. c]
^1 Agent for ;i
5 w IJ HRADBERKV, Holly Springs, Miss. '2
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See or write
W. TT. Jimeuson,
M’UKOKY, - - ARKANSAS,
about Tombstones or Monuments. He repre
sents Morris Bros., Memphis. Tenu.. one of the
largest manufactory of the kind in the south,
anil will make close price i.
IRON nOUNTAIN ROUTE TIME TABLE.
* GOING EAST.
Passsenger No. 160 arrives McCrory. 1:13 a. m.
No. 151 “ " 11:41) a. ut
GOING WEST.
Passenger No. 153 arrives McCrory, 11:10 a.m.
No. 150 " " 10:33 p.m.