WOODRUFF CO. NEWS.
PUBLJSHBD THURSDAY OF EACH WEEK AT
McCRORY. ARKANSAS.
G. W. KRArtER, Editor.
Entered at the Post-Ofllee at MeCrory.
Arkansas, as Second-Class mail matter.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES.
One Year, in advance, $1.00
Parties executing bonds as ex
ecutors, administrators, guar
dians and trustees are required
to affix a 50 cent revenue stamp.
E. T. McConnel, superinten
dent of the Arkansas peniten
tiary has resigned, and Hon.
Rees B. Hogins of RussellviJle
was elected by the board to suc
ceed him. This is a most excel
lent choice.
The board of equalization for
Woodruff county, composed of
W. T. Trice, president, and E
Vinson and W. E. Jelks began
their labors Monday evening last
of eqealizing the valuation of the
lands in our county. From the
present indications there will be
a pretty general raise in the val
uation of property throughout
the county.
A mass meeting of the citizens
of McCrory assembled at the
Methodist church of our town,
Friday evening, September 6th,
at the call of the mayor. Mayor
H. T. Raney and Rev. S. L. Coch
ran made excellent talks on the
character of President Wm. Mc
Kinley, whose attempted assas
sination was the cause of the
meeting. Revs. Raney and
Cochran eulogized the president
iu very high terms, touching
upon his religious life. A mo
tion was made to send a telegram
of sympathy to the McKinley
househould, but the motion lost.
Rev. Cochran then made a mo
tion that three men be appointed
to draft suitable resolutions, to
be published in The Woodruff
County News, a marked copy of
which was to be sent to the
president's family. Mr. Rasp
berry seconded the motion and
was passed. The chairman ap
pointed Clayton Hailey, E. C.
Kramer and Rev. S. L. Cochran
as the committee. Up to going
to press the committee has not
been heard from.
GONE TO WORK.
A. J. Marsh, Woodruff coun
ty’s most prominent hunter has
at last been discovered by some
of his friends at actual labor. A
peculiarity of Mr. Marsh’ is a
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habit of arising somewhere about
2 a. m. every morning and he
doesn’t usually roll in until some
where near midnight.
This practice is followed
whether hunting or not. Some
times when he starts out with
his rubber boots, gun and dog,
and when people think he’s hunt
ing, he’s only fooling. And it
may be that these friends who
think they have actually seen
him at work are also fooled. As
we don’t get to see Mr. Marsh
except Sundays at noon we will
not give our opinion on the sub
ject for we may have been fooled.
We will say this much however
if Mr. Marsh has so far given up
his hunting as to go to work we
feel sorry for him. One of his
friends asked him the other day
if it was the truth that he had
quit hunting and gone to work.
Mr. Marsh answered by saying,
‘‘Yes, I got so I couldn’t stand
the crowd that 1 had to go with
sometimes. Whenever a man
gets so bad that a dog won’t as
sociate with him, I’m going to
quit him myself.”
Mr. Marsh was at one time a
farmer and was a success in that
J'ne. loathe ever picked 800
pounds of cotton in a single day
is not true. Sometimes he makes
speeches on farming. He be
Now the
Cotton Season
is Here.
I have been equal to
the occasion and feel that
I am, fully prepaired to
meet the demands of my
customers and have the
most complete stock of
Furniture and Stoves that
I have ever had. My pric
es are as low as last sea
son, and where possible
have reduced prices. 1
will appreciate your pat;
ronage. Call and exam
ine my stock.
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.L.Hamilton
comes very eloquent and talks of
the “waving grain, cattle in a
beautiful pasture, ” etc. He can
tell more about farming than any
man his size in the county. But
his main hold is “hunting.’’
"What he doesn’t know about
hunting has never been written.
Atone time he purchased a
ten-cent fish story book and has
been relating them ever since as
actual occuranee of his own, and
although some are as old as the
hills he spits them out as if they
happened to him yesterday. He
believes in a good joke and never
gets mad when he gets a good
one off on some of his friends.
And when they try to get one on
him, he always goes home, reads
the ten-cent joker and returns
with the “latest,” just off ice,
which he rattles off like the fog
horn orator at a museum of
freaks. The latest joke his
friends have on him is that he is
at work, and it is a stunner. At
present Mr. Marsh has not
found any joke in his book that
I will equal it and we fear he will
have to spend ten cents more for
another and later edition. Work.-'
Why he says he hates it worse
than a mad dog does water.
MARTIN.
By Our Regular Correspondent.
R. T. Martin of Howell, was ir
our little city Wednesday on his
way to McCrory to attend court
R. W. Stoker made a flying
trip to Augusta Tuesday.
Wallace the clever section-fore
man spent Sunday at Martin.
The Martin Springs were vis
ited Sunday by several people.
The C. O. & G. Ry. is building
a new cotton platform at this
place.
Messrs. Hamilton, Stafford
and McClean were visitors a1
Martin last Sunday.
The C. O. & G. Ry. is making
a survey of the B. & B. Some
seem to think their object is ex
tension.
Mrs. Ward of Riverside, was
in Martin Wednesday, accompa
nied by her little daughter, whc
was on her way to Searcy where
she will attend school the coming
session.
DEVIEW.
By Our Regular Correspondent.
R. B. Crossett is on the sick
list this week.
Miss Edna Ivy of Little Rock,
is over spending a few days with
her aunt Mrs. Albritton.
George Wild who left last win
ter, came in Sunday to take
charge of the Beard gin this fall.
A. S. Thompson commenced the
brick business. He now has
everything in order for business
James Stack secured a job oi
log hauling at Cotton Plant ano
left last Sunday for that place
He is gone but not to stay.
Died: Tuesday, Septembei
10, 1901, at 11 o’clock, Mr. H. F
Steele after a very short illness
at his home in DeVdew. So pass
es out of this world another old
Confederate soldier. Mr. Steele
has been in bad health for two or
three years.
TIP.
By Our Regular Correspondent.
Ask Mr. Hartsell where his
wagon is.
T. A. Smith is on the sick list
this week.
The meeting at Beards’ closed
Sunday night.
Rev. S. L. Cochran filled his
regular appointment here Sun
day.
Several of our people went tc
the baptising on Cheatam Lakt
Sunday evening.
If the weather remains like ii
is, most of our farmers will gei
their cotton gathered by the fir si
of October.
Prof. Lovejoy intends to have i
first-rate concert at the schoo
house Friday night, Septembei
20. Everybody come and brinj
someone with you.
We had another warm ball
game Saturday evening. We hac
Dee Chaney and C. L. Hodges
with us and therefore you maj
know we played under the laws
of 1901 strictly.
Maiuued: On Sunday evening
last W. A. Pitman was marriec
to Francis Fowler. The happj
couple departed Monday morn
ing on their bridal tour and re
turned in the evening of tin
same day.
T. A. Smith and S. C. Coving
ton are perhaps the proudesl
men in our community, each hav
ing a fine baby girl at their house
Sebran doesn’t have much to saj
but marches up and down tht
road and grins and bows anc
talks in the funniest way imagi
nable, while Mr. Smith is al
smiles and says his girl can sew
The Anarchy Problem
is one hard to solve, but there is no difficulty in telling who
is the Leading Grocery man of our little city.
We have Cabbage, Potatoes and Onions, the very best,
"While they, like all eatables are high, yet we sell them for
a very small per cent, profit. Try a can of our apples for
pies, we add to our stock as fast as there is any demand
for the goods. ::::::
Join the happy band, be well pleased by trading at
Charlie Cook’s Grocery.
ORANGE BLOSSOMS.
Last Sunday was a red-letter
day in our neighborhood for the
young people to give up single
cussedness for married bliss.
While most of the contracting
parties are unknown to us per
sonally, we join their many
friends in wishing them much
bliss, prosperity and happiness
all through life.
HOLDER— TAYLOR.
At Fakes’ Chappell, Rev. H. T.
Raney performed the ceremony
that forever bound the hearts
and lives of Miss Willie L. Hol
der and Joseph P. Taylor, Sun
day, Sept. 8th, 1901.
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PITMAN—FOWLER.
Married at the residence of J.
N. Fowler at Tip on Sunday,
Sept., 8 1901, Miss Louisa F.
Fowler and William Arkless Pitt
man, Rev. S. L. Cochran officiat
ing.
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BASS—HOLDER.
The knot that tied Miss Mamie
Bass and Berry Holder, on Sep
tember 8, 1901, was tied by Esq.
Mayberry Smith. We learn that
a grand supper was given in
honor of the occasion in the even
ing.
WE WANT
YOUR TRADE
Here Is Some Idea
Op The Goods We Sell:
Poney Steel Plows, for $1.00
Best Leaf Tobacco, per lb, 25c
Arbuckle Coffee per lb. 12Kc.
Ladies' Shoes, 75c to $1. per pair.
Number 8 Plows. $2.00
Lkm Coffee per lb. 1214c.
1 Full stock of Stone Churns.
Lartse stock Mason Fruit Jars.
Amusition and Loaded Shells.
Dried Fruits.
I Preserves in Buckets and Jars.
Choice pure Molasses, 35c. per tral.
1 Calico, Sets per yard.
I am atrent for Peter's Diamond
, brand Shoe atDeView.
JOHNSHEARER
McCrory and DeView Arkansas.
NOTICE,
Rev. R. C. Moorehead, our pre
siding elder, will preach at the
Methodist church in McOrory
next Sunday, September 15, at
11 a. m., and a meeting of the
official board is hereby called to
meet at the church Monday
morning at ten o’clock. All
stewards in the bounds of the
circuit are earnestly urged to at
tend. The querterly conference
will be held at DeView some
time in November.
S. L. Cochran, Pastor.
A Communication.
Mr. Editor—Allow me to
speak a few words in favor of
Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy. I
suffered for three years with the
bronchitis and could not sleep at
nights. I tried several doctors
and various patent medicines,
but could get nothing to give me
any relief until my wife got a
bottle of this valuable medicine,
which has completely relieved
me.—W. S. Brockman, Bagnell,
Mo. This remedy is for sale by
Dr. J. B. Neal of McCrory and
A. S. Thompson of DeView.
Bud Takes (col.) was arranged
before Mayor Raney the fy-st of
the week and lined $5.00 and
cost for a plain drunk, accompa
nied with the trimmings.
Miss Jennie Folsom and Mrs.
Lillie Jelks left last week for
Brinkley to attend the wedding
of Miss Nettie Simmons to Mr.
Shults which took place there
September 10, 1901.
The poles for the new tele
phone to be put up right away
between Augusta and McCrory
are now in place. The exchange
office will be located at E. L.
Hamilton’s furniture store.
The saloon building formerly
occupied by Vaccaro & Wilder
in what was known as “happy
hollow” is being moved into
town. It wrill be placed between
the grocery stores of Charlie
Cook and C. L. Jones and will be
occupied by P. M. Lemon.
Miss Eula James has returned
[home after a most pleasant sum
mer outing.W. A. Mason’s
family moved to McCrory Tues
day, where they will reside in
the future.M. II. Patterson
came over from McCrory Tues
day after his family, who have
spent the summer at the Gill
House. They departed for their
home Wednesday morning.
Miss Gover Marsh returned
Wednesday from McCrory,
where she has been visiting a
week.Mrs. Ola Scales is a
guest of Dr. D. W. James’ fami
ly.—Searcy Citizen.
ROBERT S. SHIRROO.
TON SORIA L ARTIST.
Does a general barberinir business. All
work guaranteed strictly drst-eltiss in every
Viartlcular. Transient custom solicited. Cus
tomary prices. On Edmonds Avenue oppo
site H. Arnof.
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