“OUR LOSS WILL BE f
YOUR GAIN.”
We beg to announce to our CUSTOMERS and FRIENDS |p
and the PUBLIC generally, owing to the recent epidemic f||
in our town, the greater part of our trade was scared away
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LEAVING US OVERSOCKED in every department. Our ^
STOCK must be reduced. With that end in view, we will
make very low prices on all OUR FALL and WINTER ^
STOCK of General Merchandise.
Hailey & Atkinson.
McCRORY, Arkansas.
WOODUFF CO. NEWS.
PUBLISH HD SATURDAY OF EACH WEEK AT
McCRORY, ARKANSAS.
G. W. KRAflER, Editor.
Entered at the Post-OfBce at McCrory.
Arkansas, as Second-Class mail matter.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES.
One Year, in advance. $1.00
Li Hung Chang, the “grand old
man of China, ” died at Pekin on
Nov., 7th. The three greatest
statesman of the century are no
more. Gladstone of England,
Bismark of Germany and Li
Hung Chang of China.
An organization of the Village
Improvement Auxilliary was
completed in Searcy the first of
last week. The auxiliary fias
for its purpose the cleaning and
beautifying of the city, care of
the cemetery, tree planting, and
better streets and sidewalks.
FISHERMAN AND HUNTERS.
Last Tuesday morning big 4
No. 2 made themselves scarce in
these parts and when next heard
from they had all landed in the
penitentiary. The company was
composed of Dr. G. B. Fakes,
Will Dillard, Col. A. J. Marsh
and John Phillips.
Mr. Phillips acted the star role
from beginning to ending. He
could tell bigger yarns with a
smoother face than any man
unless it was Mr. Dilliard, but as
Will did not have such an endless
stock on hand as John, he could
not long compete with John, our
yarner. If one did not know the
yarner, he would at once con
clude by hearing his narrations,
that he was Daniel Boon, David
Crockett, Kidd Carson or Buffalo
Bill. But how soon one’s dream
is apt to fade. Just like a flower,!
one moment it is fresh with |
heaven’s beauty and the ne:
moment it is a withered mome
of dispair. John had all the
4 No. 2, himself thrown
thinking he was bravery
daring personified.
While Will Dillard killed
birds for dinner, Mr. Mar
Fakes and the star were
the little red-boat that e1
has seen and which gave r
Mrs. Nolen so much trou
long summer through. T
was quietly moving over
id water of Cache River
fine trout struck the ski'
Fakes and Col. Marsh s;
fish, but the star could
this specie of the tinny t
as the jolt which that«
ceived was something!1,
dinary, our yarner begai
ter. He at once began •
solemn as if he were givi
ory a chance to enunu
past misdeeds. The
thought the cloudier be
horizon. Every now a
this same fish would
strike the canoe. Dr. I
Col. Marsh were not s1
the least at the tricks o
consequently they en
depressed condition of
Mr. Marsh suggested t
tor to land and as our
er was so abstracte d a
minded, he did not
partnersi disembarkn
they had stepped as
Marsh gave the lit«
with Mr. Phillips in it
the direction of a log x
that trout had done tl
Col. Marsh and Dr.
themselves in some 1
the bank where they c<
ly see the whole per
The skiff had no soon
ed that same portion i
than the trout begun .
more ferociously and set
skiff swaying easier than
he seemed to conclude
would not be so difficult to
turn the skiff. Our brave
' yarner soon banished reveries
and saw the situation. No one
in the skiff but himself and no
I one on the bank to be seen. In
the meantime, the trout kept up
his bombardment. Mr. Phillips,
although the brave hero that he
, was, had never seen this trout
and he at once concluded that it
must be an Atlantic ocean shark
which made a mistake in its
: travels or God had sent it here to
punish our star for his wholesale
yarning. He realized the danger
of the situation and being near a
large log, he quickly left the
skiff, the only hope of reaching
the bank, and stepped on the log. i
The skiff floated along first one '
way and then another. As we
haven’t room for the remainder
of this occurance, we will leave
“The star of bravery” on the log
s' i'-’d the;
Jumped on a Ten Penny Na!!.
The litte daughter of Mr, J. N.
Powell jumped on an inverted
rake made of ton penny nails, and
thrust one nail entirely through ;
her foot-and a second one half
way through. Chamberlain’s
Pain Balm was promptly applied
and five minutes later the pain
had disappeared and no more suf
fering was experienced. In three
days the child was wearing her
shoe as usual and with absolute
ly no discomfort. Mr. Powell is
a well known merchant of Pork
land, Va. Pain Balm is an anti
septic aud heals such injuries
without maturation and in one
third the time required by the
usual treatment. For sale by
Dr. J. B, Neal of McCrory and
A. S. Thompson of DeView, Ark. 1
MRS. CHAS. FOREHAND DEAD.
News was received here yes
terday morning from Dover to the
effect that Mrs. Ella Forehand,
who lived about 2 miles from
Dover with her husband died sud
denly Friday morning, supposed
to have been a case of accidental
poisoning. We are unable to obtain
the particulars. It will be re
membered that her husband
some years ago killed a Dr. Mar
berry for alleged intimate rela
tions with his wife and served
a term in the penitentiary. Mrs.
Forehand leaves several children.
—The Russellville Record.
DR. RUSSELL IS EXHONORATED.
This is to certify that Dr. W. S.
Russell was tried before me on
the charge of obtaining money
under false pretense and after a
careful hearing of all the evidence
against Dr. Russell, the court ac
quitted him; there being no evi
dence to show that he had ob
tained said money and feeling
his is but justice to Dr. Russell,
vvhose reputation might suffer
unong strangers. I gladly testi
fy to the facts set forth abov^.
F. B. Blvnt,
Justice of the Peace.
Attest:
D. S. Clark, Circuit Clerk.
GRAYS.
By Our Regular Correspondent
Will Campbell of Augusta was
m Grays Tuesday.
Miss Ethel Stokes of Jonesbo
ro is visiting J. W. Shelton.
Miss Nana Grantham went to
McCrory Monday afternoon.
Will Winters will leave Grays
in the near future to work for
Mr. Greer in McCrory.
Wilson Comer and wife and
'rs, Comer of near McCrory
ere visiting in Grays last Fri
ty afternoon.
We are sorry to learn that Mr.
,d Mrs. Knight have lost the
iplets born to them last week,
he third child was buried
londay afternoon.
Will Wilder of McCrory was in
irays Monday afternoon and
vhile here donated generously to
,he church organ fund how be
nglmade up. The Sunday School
s very grateful to Mr. Wilder
'or his assistance.
Sunday afternoon a crowd of
*oung people consisting of
Misses .Bernie Angus, Oina
rohnson, Mag Shelton and Eva
ilackwell; Messrs. Horace
owans a nd Elmo Carter took a
ip somewhere down the road,
hey were a little rattled in re
ard to where they stopped but
re might find out by inquiring
t Cotton Plant and Howell.
They say Boyd Angus was to
have gone but crawfished the last
minute.
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BUBBLES.
Money talks, but it has pre
cious little to say to some of us.
A broken down merry-go
round is a relic of the revolution.
A lawyer’s questions are often
like needles—sharp and easily
! plied.
I With a woman in front of you,
it does not require the detective
instinct to get on the trial.
Perhaps the only woman who
is not acquainted with all the peo
ple on her calling list is the tele
phone girl.
It’s all right to call a vaudeville
actor a “ham” when he is sand
wiched in between two who are I
better bred.
A'gii'l will tell a man that he is |
the light of her life, and then if
he doesn’t put himself out to!
please her she’ll turn him down.
—Philadelphia Bulletin.
POST-DISPATCH SCORES VICTORY.
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch
produces the only electrotype
color work in the west, although
many papers have colored covers
such as may be printed on an or
dinary printing press. An elec
trotyping plant is a heavy invest
ment, but unless its contempora
ries open their money bags, the
1 Post-Dispatch will reap a har
vest of increased circulation. The
; colored cover shows the effect of
good workmanship and high
! priced machinery. The front
page of the comic section is ilius
| trated by Howarth, the chief of
1 Puck’s staff, who was secured by
! the Post-Dispatch in partner
ship with the JVew York World.
ARBOR DAY.
On Nov. 2, our governor, Jeff
Davis issued the following pro
clamation:
“In compliance with the law of
the state, and conforming with a
deautiful and established cus
tom now prevailing throughout
the Union, I hereby designate
Tuesday, the 12th day of Novem
ber, as Arbor Day, and I recom
mend that it be observed in the
planting of trees, shrubs and
vines for the adornment of the
the school grounds and the high
ways of the state, and in such
other undertaking as shall be in
harmony with the character of
the day. It is especially urged
that teachers and the pupils of
our public schools devote this
day to the beautifying of the
grounds occupied by them, and
to exercises appropriate there
to.”
A colored gentleman by the
name of Hill was arrested in
Freeman township the first of
the wreek upon the charge of at
tempting to rape a thirteen-year
old colored girl of that place.
That makes two such attempts
within a radius of three miles of
one another within the past two
weeks. Such culprits should be
dealt with to the fullest extent of
the law.
CHAMBERLAIN’S
STOHACH AND LIVER TABLETS.
Try them
When you feel dull after eat
ing.
When you have no appetite.
When you have a bad taste in
the mouth.
When your liver is torpid.
When your bowels are consti
pated.
When you have a headache.
When you feel bilious.
They will improve your appeti
te, cleanse and invigorate your
stomach and regulate your liver
and bowTels. For sale by Dr. J.
B. Neal of McCrory and A. S.
Thompson of DeView.
THE
IRON MOUNTAIN
ROUTE
POE MEMPHIS,
And all points East and South
east.
FOR ST. LOUIS,
And all points North and
Northwest.
FOR LITTLE ROCK,
And pojnts in Arkansas and
Texas and the great Southwest.
ilf" Elegant Day Coaches, Re
clining Chair Cars, seats free
Pullman Buffet Sleepers ' bn.
all Through Trains.
H. C. Townsend,
Gen. Pass. & Tkt. Agt.,
St. Louis, Mo.
E. Edwards, Local Agent,
McCrory, Ark.
For Sale Cheap
for cash. Car-load Flour, best first patent $3.85.
Second best patent, $3.65. Car of Salt. Groceries
of all kinds. Dry Goods very low. Shoer cheaper
than ever was known. Crockery, Hardware, Stoves,
and Trimmings, New stock of Amunition, Shells,
and Guns. New stock of Snag-proof rubber boots
I will not be undersold by anybody.
New Stock of SHOES and DRY GOODS just
arrived at Deview.
John Shearer,
McCrory and DeView, Arkansas.
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