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Window glass for sale at H. T.
Raney’s.
Wedding invitations for sale at
the News office
Doors, windows and window
glass at H. T. Raney’s.
Your editor attended to business
at Augusta, Wednesday.
John Benson, of Pumpkin Bend,
spent Thursday in Augusta.
C. W. McCrory and Marcus Tay
lor were A*ugusta visitors, Monday.
Just received, a car-load of
lumber and shingles.
Hackney & Raymond.
Dr. W. T. McCain, wife and
•children, were Memphis visitors,
Sunday.
Miss Mamie Lockheart, of Mem
phis, is spending the week with
relatives, here.
It rained the first of this month,
so the farmers should prepare for
15 days rain in June.
DeWitt’s Little Early Risers,
the famous little liver pills, are
sold hy Howell Drug Co.
Miss Jennie Thompson had for
a guest a couple of days this week,
her mother, of Vanndale.
Prof, and Mrs. Hayes will move
to Fakes Chapel soon, where they
will teach the summer school.
Foe Sale: One four room
house with two lots. In Lewis ad
dition. Myra Jeffries.
Mrs. Henry Miller, and children
visited relatives in Clear Water,
White Co., from Friday till Tues
day.
Mrs. R. M. Comer had for her
guest, Sunday and Monday, Miss
Syhilla Morgan, of Huntingdon,
Tennessee.
For Sale : One fine milch cow
with young calf, for $25.00. Ap
ply to A. C. Dilliard, McCrory,
Ark.
J. A. Jones, of Elk City, Okla.,
■came Monday for a week’s visit to
his cousin, F. M. Rhodes, of De
View. This being Mr. Jones
first visit to Mr. Rhodes, in four
teen years.
Among those who attended the
County Teacher’s Institute at Cot
ton Plant, this week, were: Prof,
and Mrs. E. L. Hays, Mrs. W. G.
Dilliard, Miss Ruth Powell and
Prof. J. D. Wilder.
For Sale : One good, and com
paratively new, Eldridge sewing
machine, with attachments.
Reasonable price.
Mrs. A. C. Dilliard,
McCrory, Ark.
Dewitt’s Kidney and Bladder
Pills are prompt and thorough and
"will in a very short time strength
en the weakened kidneys and allay
troubles arising from inflammation
of the bladder. They are recom
mended everywhere. Sold b y
Howell Drug Co.
Keep on Keepiu’ un boosting
the McCrory Concert Band.
Esq. C. N. Henri, of Tilton, was
a visitor here the first of the week.
Mrs. T. C. Bull is the guest of
her mother, this week, m Searcy.
Mrs. J. W- Wilder had for a
guest this week, Miss Mag Win
free, of Tip.
Maj. R. B. Keating is having a
residence erected on his lots in the
north part of town.
W. A. McCain, Forrest City’s
Marshal, was a business visitor in
the city, this week.
W- B. Kyle a delegate to the
State Democratic Convention was
an attending member of that body
in the Capitol city this week.
Big cuts or little cuts, small
scratches or bruises or big ones
are healed quickly by DeWitt’s
Witch Hazel Salve. It is especial
ly good for piles. Be sure to get
Dewitt’s. Sold by Howell Drug
Co.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Crossett
leave Monday June, 8, for Santa
Cruz, California, where they will
spend the summer with the form
er’s sister, Mrs. E. C. Kramer.
They will make stop-overs at
Denver, Salt Lake City and other
points and we wish them a happy
vacation during the heated season.
They will be gone about 90 days.
Died: Wednesday, June, 3,
1908, about 2 :00 o’clock p. m., at
her home in Pumpkin Bend, Mrs.
Clara Frye. The deceased was a
good motherly woman and a life
long member of the church. A
brother, two sisters, one grand
daughter and mother, six children
and a host of friends are left to
mourn her death.The News extends
heart-felt sympathies to the be
reaved.
P. W. Archer pile driver engi
neer, while tightening some bolts
on his engine which was engaged
in driving piling on the long
trestle near Fakes, Tuesday morn
ing got his right arm caught in
the machinery which crushed same
to pieces. He was immediately
brought to this city but was later
taken to Wynne. It is thought
that his arm will have to be am
putated just below the elbow. Mr.
Archer is a member of Judsonia
lodge No. 54, of the Independent
Order of Odd Fellows. Six men
were required to turn his engine
off of him. His family resides in
Wynne.
The members of the McCrory
Concert Band met at the News
office Monday night and among
some of the business transacted
was the renting of the McCrory
concrete hall and after all the
money had been paid in, Secretary
H. C. Shearer was requested to
order the instruments. Walter
W. Raney was elected manager
and J. M. Hacxney was made a
member of the Band. No teacher,
as yet, has been employed but it is
supposed that the excellent ser
vices of Mr. Frank D. McClean,
who has so ably and efficiently
taught the Paragould, Wynne and
Earle bands, will be employed. A
meeting will be held at 8:00
o’clock Monday night at the News
office. All members are requested
to be present. Any young man
of good moral character is cor
dially invited to join the organ
ization. The admission fee is $10.
00, the person so joining to furn
ish his own instrument.
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—See Doctors Crain & Thomp
son next week about your dental
work.
Bob Johnson, of Memphis, spent
Sunday with friends and relatives
in McCrory.
—Don’t forget to see Doctors
Crain and Thompson next week
about those bad teeth.
Kennedy’s Laxative Cough Sy
rup is the one that children like so
well to take as it tastes nearly as
good as maple sugar. It is diff
erent from the others as it does
not constipate, but on the other
hand it acts gently yet freely on
the bowels and thereby drives
the cold out of the system. Sold
by Howell Drug Co.
WILL QO TO TEXAS.
Captain H. P. Riggs informs us
that Company “G” will leave
July, 16, for an encampment at
Leon Springs, Texas. The Mc
Crory company has the privilege
of going all to itself, while the
other companies over the state are
required to combine together to
make one good company for the
Texas trip. Twelve more men are
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needed at once for the local com
pany, as no company will be al
lowed to go on this trip- without
58 enlisted men. Twelve, good
sober men, who will try to make a
good name for Company “G” are
now wanted and absolutely needed
as recruits for the trip to the above
place which is near San Antonia.
Capt. Riggs requests that the boys
go to work at once and raise the
company to its full strength not
later than June, 20, and to come
in to drill Saturday night as he
wishes to tell you all about the
school he has been attending at
Ft. Roots. There will be drill at
7:00 o’clock Saturday night, sure.
All members are urged to come.
THE nusic CLUB.
On Friday, May 1st. 1908, the
Junior Musician’s Club met iu the
school auditorium, where quite an
interesting program was rendered.
Each member responded most roy
ally with his number. After the
rendition of the program, the Club
members were called to order, and
new officers elected to serve during
vacation. They are as follows:
Maynard Wherry, Pres., Jim Sto
ker, Vice Pres., Miss Ruth Hailey,
Sec., Miss Pauline Bull Treas.,
and Nettie Raney Press Cor.
Misses Pauline and Terry Bull
being new members who joined
the J. M. C. at this meeting.
Committees were appointed to
make out the programs and to en
tertain the Club at each meeting.
There will be three meetings this
summer.
Miss Pauline Bull will be host
ess to the Club Thursday, June,
18th.
The program for this meeting
j has been arranged by Maynard
I Wherry, Misses Linuie Kyle and
[J Mary Johnson.
DENTAL NOTICE.
Doctors Crain & Thompson, of
Wynne, will be in McCrory next
Monday, June 8, prepared to do
all kinds of dental work. Teeth
extracted without pain. Will re
main five days.
DEVIEW.
By Our Regular Correspondent.
Homer Craver, of Union City,
Tennessee, is the pleasant guest of
his sister, Mrs. Harry Hall.
Rev. J. H. Barrentine, of Wel
don, spent last week with relatives
here. He returned home Satur
day.
Miss Ruth Best, after a week’s
stay with friends and relatives,
left last Saturday for her home at
Judsonia.
The many friends of A. S.
Thompson are glad to see him out
again, after two week’s suffering
with rheumatism.
Henry Jackson, one of De
View’s old residents, but now of
Searcy, arrived Saturday to visit
his many friends.
Master Raney Barrentine, and
sister, Miss Alice, of Weldon,
came down Tuesday to visit their
brother, Jim Barrentine.
Miss Eula Brown, who has been
governess at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. G. Stark, will leave this
week for her home at Beebe.
While some of the farmers are
planting corn, others are laying
by corn. All are about through
planting cotton. Chopping is the
order of the day. Good hands,
who are willing to work, can get
employment near this place.
After a few days stay hero with
relatives, Mrs. Rose McCauley has
returned to her home at Judsonia.
We understand Mrs. McCauley
will teach our summer school. Her
many friends will be delighted to
know this as she is a first-class
teacher.
John, better known as Tobe,
Burkett, son of our townsman,
John Burkett arrived home last
week from Chicago, where he has
been in business some 6 or 8 years.
John is in very bad health, but we
are glad to see him improving
since his return home.
Little Misses Olive and Oriole
Patterson, two charming little
daughters of Senator and Mrs. M.
H. Patterson, of Augusta, are
spending this week with MeCrory
relatives.
Quite a crowd of MeCrory’s
young people, chaperoned by Mrs.
W. B. Fakes, attended the closing
exercises of the Grays public
school, last Saturday night. Every
one enjoyed the exercises and also
the trip there and back.
Misses Grace Lewis and Annie
Sue Wilder, returned home,
Wednesday, from Searcy, where
they have spent another term at
Galloway College. These young
ladies were met at New Augusta
by their friends, Misses Myrtle
Wood, Nellie Brazeale and Mary
Johnson, and Messrs Walter Jim
erson, Lee Walker, Oscar Win
free andElma Wilder.
ASSESSOR’S NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that I will be at the
following named places on the dates set op
posite thereof for the purpose of assessing the
per captia, and personal property of Wood
ruff county for the year 1908 towit:
JUNE
Fitzhugh Monday 1st.
White Church Tuesday 2nd.
Campbell & Crittenden's Store
Wednesday 3rd.
Riverside Thursday 4th.
DeView Friday and Saturday 5th. & 6th.
Pumpkin Bend Monday 8th.
Morton Tuesday 9th.
Meredith Wednesday 10th.
Hunter Thursday Friday and
Saturday 11th. 12th. & 13tb.
Tip Monday 15th.
White Hall Tuesday 116th.
Wiville Thursday 18th.
Howell Friday and Suturday 19th & 30th.
Cotton Plant Tuesday Wednesday
Thursday Friday & Saturday 23rd. to 27th.
York’s Store Monday 20th.
Maberry Tuesday 30th.
JULY.
Gregory Tuesday 7th.
Revel’s Store Wednesday 8th.
Fakes’ Chapel Thursday 9th.
Grays Saturday 11th.
Fakes Station Monday 13th.
McCrory Thursday Friday and
Saturday loth. 17th. & 19th.
Augusta Monday Tuesday and
Wednesday 20th. 21st. 22nd.
Augusta township Thursday Friday and
Saturday 23rd. 24th. & 25th.
I will be at my office in the court house in
Augusta. Ark . until August. 15, after which
time penalty will be attached.
Walteh B. Fakes, Assessor
Woodruff county.
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GENERAL DIRECTORY.
Ceunty Officials.
Senator M. H. Patterson
Represenatlve E. M. Carl-Lee
County and Probate Judge J. F. Sommers
Circuit Clerk
County Clerk
Sheriff
Treasurer
Coroner
Surveyor
A ssessor
Examiner
Will Moorman.
T. E. Simpson.
W. R. Cain.
C. B. Mills.
Steve Davis.
E. L. Billengslea.
W. B. Fakes.
A. L. Hutchins.
Court Sessions.
Circuit Court. Northern District.—Meet
Third Monday in February and August. Sou
them District—First Monday 1u March and
September. H. N. Hutton, Judtre; Will
Moorman, Clerk.
Chancery Court. Northern District,—Meets
First Monday in May and December. South
ern District—Second Monday in Fehruary and
September. Ed. D. Robertson, Chancellor:
Will Moorman Clerk.
County Court.—Meets First Monday in Janu
ary, April, July and October. J. F. Sommers.
Judtre: T. E. Simpson. Clerk.
Probate Court.—Meets Fourth Monday In
January. April July and October. J. F. Som
mers, Judtre: T. E. Simpson. Clerk.
Public Examinations.
Teachers' Public Examinations—Third Thurs
day and Friday In March. June. September
and December.
City Officials.
Mayor Dave Burkett.
Recorder H. W. Jernltran.
Marshal J. P. Taylor.
Treasurer R. B. Keatlmr.
Alderman: J. W. Wilder. J. C. McCrory, K
M. Comer. Fletcher Lewis and K. B. Keating.
Street Committee: J. W. Wilder and J. C.
McCrory.
Finance Committee: Fletcher Lewis and R.
B. Keating.
Board of Health: Fletcher Lewis. Dr. H. P.
Hargis. Dr. B. Howell, R. B. Keating and May
or Burkett.
Ordinance Committee: Fletcher Lewis and
R, B. Keating.
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