a-A. D. STAFFORD.®
Can be found at his TENT ready ana prepared
to do your WORK in his liae in an artistic manner.
A Picture, made by Mr. Stafford, will brinjf back
the fondest memories. Tomorrow, your loved ones
may be no more. Pictures enlarged to any size on short
notice, come to Stafford’s photograph uallkry
and have your picture taken now.
McCrory,
Arkansas.
»■ LOCALS
Old Papers at the News for
25c per hundred.
Low excursion rates for the
Mardi Gras via the Choctaw.
Mr. Emerson Conner of Au
gusta visited Memphis Tuesday.
James Gross and Will Bowers,
of Wiville, were in town Tues
day.
Mr. George Merrill has been
on the sick list for the past few
days. j
G. A. Hughey, of Lynch Burg,
Miss., was in town the first of
the week.
Mrs. Stanford of Augusta vis
ited her many friends in our city
last Sunday.
Mrs Nora Hunnicutt, of Wi
ville has moved to town to do
a general millinery business.
\vnen you go to Augusta, go to
Oil Kirkland’s Saloon. He keeps
both kinds-Good and Bad.
Oil Kirkland’s is Headquarters
for Sports, Speculators and
Dudes. Fine as silk. Augusta.
Mr. and Mrs. Elmo Carter of
near Augusta, were in town vis
iting friends and relatives last
Sunday. j
One fare plus $2,00 for the
round trip for Mardi Gras, New
Orleans, Febuary 18-24 via the
Choctaw-Rcek Island.
Mr.Woodie, the well known
lumber man of Union City, Tenn.
was In town the first of the week
looking after the ti mbor business.
Mrs. Berta Terry, of Forrest
City, was attending Probate
Court in Augusta this week and
spent a fow days visiting friends
and relatives in our town.
Messrs. T. A. Jeffries, H. Jo
nah Cariker, Tom Arnoldjand the
News man visited Probate Court
at Augusta Monday and Tues-,
clay. AH unfinished business was
promptly finished.
Messrs. I. J. Stacy, M. E. Fer
guson, Dr. Fletcher, A II Hamil
ton, all of Augusta and M. H. Pat
terson, our sheriff, were in at
tendance at Brinkley Tuesday to
take the Knights Templar’s De
gree in Masonry.
Mrs. Perkins is having at siege
of sickness at her home. Her
little daughter Mamie who has
been on the sick list for several
weeks, is now slowly improving.
Willie and Vergil are also indis
posed. We trust that the angel
of health may visit and #oon re
store the ailing ones.
Kramer insures country pro
perty against fire.
Mr. Bruce Keating, the efficient
salesman of E. T. Wherry, left
Sunday night for Muskogee, I.
T. on a short visit to his mother.
He will return hext Saturday
much refreshed by his trip, we
hope.
Miss Nina Biggs, who has
been visiting her friend Mrs.
Will Melton at Reyels, returned
home Tuesday. She was accom
panied by Mrs. Will Melton, who
will spend a few days visiting
Miss Nina and others.
On last Sunday, Messrs. Fred
Gullic and Alva Short, two gen
teel gentlemen of 'Augusta, were
in our midst; they enjoyed their
visit very much and spoke in
highest terms of our little city.
Come again Gentlemen.
Mathews <*■. Lansford,
BLACKSMITH & WOOD
WORKMAN.
SEWIITG MACHINES, GUN?,
CLOCKS REPAIRED.
OLD FUNITURE RE
PA USED and PAINTED,
mad4,to look >ike NEW.
McCrory, Ark.
From The Free Press.
Miss Emma Carter, of Black
Rock is tbs guest of Mrs. Chas.
Douglas.
J. B. Boggard and Charles
James spent Sunday in McCrory.
L. B. Y,Tinfreeour County clerk,
was v isiting friends and relatives
in DoView township this week.
PROM THE COURIER.
P. "I. Quarles went to Little
Rock Wednesday.
Mrs. Luther Roberts, of near
Maberry, died Monday.
E. R. fiysmifcb-tooka car of live
stock to Cincinnati this week,
Chas. Brennerman, of Hunter
is teaching school in district 29.
RCLynch went to Hot Spring’s
Sunday to be absent several days.
L. II. McKie of Vanndale was
in town this week visiting his
brother, J. D. McKie. We under
stand that he has rented the
Humphrey hotel for 1903.
T. Aleck Simpson has sold his
interest in the Simpson farm and
left Wednesday fo* Garland coun
ty, where he will make his future
home. We regret very much to
see him go. {
I r^rkL' Th tc? List of Bed roOTV1 Suits, Ward
L«OOrk w VCI i Mild* robes, Glass Door Cupboards,
Kitchen Tables, Sewing Machines, Beds, Mattresses,
Springs, Window Shades, Curtain Poles, Bureaus, Bed
Lounges, Iron Beds, Chairs, Rockers, Child’s Cribs,
Child’s Beds, Doors, Windows, Stoves, Stove vessels of
every kind, Tinware, Shelf Hardware, Ventilators. Roof
Flanges, Stove Pipes, Pipe Caps, Elbows, Thimbles, T’s,
Grinding Stones, Wash Retries, Matting, Rugs. Floor Oil
Cloth, and Trunks. See if there isn’t Something that you
need, if so, I can interest you; for my line is complete and
my prices are right. Hamilton.
P. fl. LEMON
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Contractor and Builder,
Estimates furnished at any time. Iam prepared to do
any job-work or building on short notice.
I guarantee satisfaction. Building repairs and job
work a specialty.,
MeCrory
Arkansas.
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J. M.& R. N. COOK’S
SALOON!
Fine Whiskies. Wines and CIsrars,
„JUG TRADE A SPECIALTY.,
Express prepaid on all orders from a GALLON up to any
point; MONET MUST accompany EACH ORDER.
Fair Oaks, : : : Arkansas:
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Notice Notice.
On every Saturday evening, you can get your corn
chopped or GROUND into MEAL. Bring your corn
to me at DeYiew. I am prepared to do the WORK.
A S. Thompson,
DeView, Arkansas.
Have Kramer to write your
Fire Insurance.
WIVILLE.
By Regular Correspondent.
W. P. Merrill visited Cotton
Plant Monday.
Mr. J. D. Robertson was out
riding in the country Sunday.
We had tne pleasure of hear
ing our new pastor Rev. J. H.
Barren tine last Sunday.
Mr. Bonds, the agent for the
Western tie and timber Co., is vis
iting Jonesboro on business this
week.
It is said that there will be a
new store and a stave factory
opened up here in the near
future.
Ask Marshal Thompson how
he would like to dance a two step
or a waltz with the hay, straw or
grass widow.
Mrs. Pat Kelley, Mrs. May
King and Mr. Rob Richard, the
agent at Howell, were visiting
here recently.
On last Tuesday Mr. Clop
bludgeons and family moved to
Smithdale, Ark. to make that
their future home.
Mr. W» P. Merrill visited
Little Rock la&t week. He visited
the meeting of the good-road con
vention while there.
Mr. J. W. Robertson, Hie
agent atl Riverside, was in town
Sunday evening visiting his best
relatives. (A sweet girl.)
We are sorry to see Mr. Bill
Smith, the blacksmith, leave cur
town. We hope he will be success
ful in his new home at Smithdale,,
Ark.
Its a curiosity to see Chas.
Tyrone take the girls out driving
in that double rig and see the
other boys stand around aa they
sail by.
We hope every reader of the
News will fall in line and help
our worthy editor in making the
News the best country paper in
the state. We will help him from
Wiville.
It dosen’t make any diffrience
how much mud nor how cold it
is, James'Crittonden and George
Merrill will come to town every
day.
James Crittenden and Erastus
Smith hunted for work all day
Monday. They found no work in
accordance with the prayers they
were continually sending to the
throne enternal.
Sheriff Paterson was in town
Tuesday collecting taxes. He
was astonished at the readiuess
with which the people paid up.
We are proud that the sheriff
called to see the people.
The picture man is doing good
business here. Two charming
young ladies, of Howell, came
over Sunday to be shot by the
camera.They were accompanied
by two of our city’s most famous
heart breakers.
MissBerme Angus is visiting
Mr. and Mrs. Elmo Carter near
Augusta this week.
Mr. J. C. McCrory left last
Saturday to visit his Uncle, Mr.
James, who was reported para
lyzed. He fou nd him improving
nicely. After enjoying the hospi
tality of relatives for a few days,
he returned home Tuesday.
The following named young’
people of our town attended the
dance at Grays last Wednesday
night. Rufe Comer, Hannibal
Raney, Jeff Mitchell, Ollie Hoi
land, Louin Cole, W. B. Scott,
Fred Carone and wife. This was
a jolly party aud from all appear
ances and all accounts, nothing
was lacking to make it success
ful for a time. Rufe did his part
well. Hannibal Raney lost his hat
and of course he has the blues.
Louin Cole and W. B. Scott were
paddling there own canoes. Their
avoirdupois became so noticable
to the anatomy of the vehiole in
which they were travefing, that
the frame work gave way and
their paddling work and mud
sboveing ability came to good use.
They all enjoyed themselves
hugely.
H T RANEV
City Undertaker,
Always keeps on hand the LARGEST and MOST
COMPLETE LINE of COFFINS and CASKETS in
♦or?!?. Give me yonr patronage at Mccrory, Ark.
r*rinnjn|
J B Atkinson & co!
Livery and Feed StabI e
1 the Reliable
We have good
teams and care
ful drivers.
Commercial men given special attention. GIVE US
your BUSINESS. MeCrory, Ark.
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E. H. CONNER, PRESIDENT F. * . ' “i:- > -* f«’t:
WOODRUFF COUNTY BANK
CAPITAL $25,000.00
—AUGUSTA, A RK. ^
Solicits .your account and oilers the same Courtesy l
the smallest depositor that is given to the largest.
Will cheerfnlly attend to any business with County %
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Officers for our friends. *
T. E, BONNER, Cashier. “
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I am prepaired to do your GINNING and WRAP
PING at 50 cents per hundred. Good service and
prompt attention are given to all my customers.
I am also prepared to do your GRINDING. I ask you to come
and investigate my wora: for yourself. I have one of the best and
cleanest GINS in the county. I solicit a share of your patronage.
JOHNSON, ilcCrory, Ark.
The First Quarterly Confer
ence for McCrory and DeView
will meet at the church in Me- <
Crory at 2o’clock, p. m. Jan. 81st!
Let every member give his pre
ence to the meeting.
F. E. Taylor, P. C,
ROLL OF HONOR.
The following named pupils
of the McCrory Public School,
averaged 80 per cent or over for
he weekending Friday, Jan. 23,
1903. No grade less than 80 will
be published.
Miss Macnab’s Room.
MableFulsom
Turner Fakes
Dan Root
Frank Powell
Grace Angus
Nettie Dilliard
Walter Raney
Rosa Cariker
Noble Wherry
Bessie Dilliard
Mamie Huff
Nellie Fakes
Ruth Powell
Virgie Anderson
Amy Hartin
Jim Hartin
Strother Taylor
Lillie Johnson
Myrtle Marsh
Cora Phillip#
Leslie Sturdivant
Fay Colier
+ + ❖ + + *5*
Miss McCrory’s Room
87
90
91
87
83
83
85
80
85
62
83
82,
85
87
87
83
85
84
83
80
80
83
+
Mildred Patterson
Gretchen Tarpley
Olive Patterson
Harry West
Edna West
Ellen Lewis
Walter Huff
Willie May O’Fallon
Grover Oariker
Lela Anderson
Ethel Huddleston
Pauline Huff
Hunter Black
Pearle Arnold
Mildred Angus
Hicks Lewis
Lester Lewis S
Charley Smith
May Smith
Ottie Huff
Jimmie Anderson
In making out the above ro'H, a
general average is made of the
deportment, recitations, attend
ance and scholarship.
Helen Macnab, Prim
Mary McCrory. Assistant.
92
80
90
81
95
85
83
90
89
88
80
82
91
83
82
85
90
84
82
92
88
LYuSsS
LA KMTH WE
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NATURE'S CURE Ftm COKSHPATlOai
la a pleasant t&JKiag
laxative compound,
made from the choicest
extracts of frnits and ]
vegetables known to the
medical profession to act
most beneficially upon
the human system as a -
laxative. For the care
of chronic constipation
and its many attendant $
Ills, and to dispel colds,
headaches and fevers.
It acts gently on the
kidneys, liver and bowels, and as a tonic to those
vario^^rgans. It is absolutely harmless, there
fore cm>e taken with impuuity at all tio*e and
under all circumstances by the most doUu&tAly
constituted ladies and children.
Price 28c and 50c Per Bottle.
xatfurACTuaso obit bt
LYON MEDICINE CO., LoubvUie, K?. .
For sale by A. S. Thompson,
Deview, Ark.
GENERAL DW.B TO RV
DcView Township Officials.
Constable. John Hatcher
Justices of Peace. Sam Watson & J. T. Angelo
Court cssious.
Circuit Court meets third Monday in Februa
ry ar.d August.
Woodruff Chancery Court,—Third IMondiy
in May and December.
County Court.—First Monday in Januart.
April, July and October.
Probate Cosirt meets fourth Monday lu Jan
uary, April. July and October.
City Officials.
Mayor.
liecorder,
Marshall,
Aldermen: C. B. Cook,
H, T. P.anoy
W. B. Kyle
Col. Stafford
E. L, Hamilton
E. T. Wherrv. C. Hailey and H. J. Canker
LODGES.
W. O. W. Gum Woods Camp No. 108 meet*
at McCrary, Ark , fi:-st Tuesday of each montlt
at 8 p.m. H, T. Raney, C. C.
The MASONIC LODGE of StcCrory meet
on the 1st and 3d Thursdays of each month
Ail visiting brothers are most cordially tuvlted,
F. E. Taylor G M
The Chapter of O. E. S. of McCrary meet
on the 9m1 and 4th Thursdays of each mouth
All visiting members most cordially invited.
Mrs. W. B. Dougherty. W. M.
The Knights and Ladies of Honor meets at
2 p.m. on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of each
month. AH members cordially invited.
Mrs. J. C. Crossett. Protector.
County Officials.
County arid Probc.te Judge.
Sheriff,
Circuit Clerk.
County Clerk.
Assessor.
Treasurer,
Snrveyor.
Will Moorman,
M. JL£. Pattersou,
Faul Martain.
L. B. Winfree
Will Cain.
Eugene Billingslea
Henry Schroetcr.
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Church Announcements.
M. E. Church. South, F. E. Taylor, pastoi
Services every first and third Sunday. Sun
day School every Sunday at 9.30 a. m. Dr. G
B. Fakes. Superintendent. Prayer-meetin
every Wednesday night at 7:30 p. m.
Christian Church, of Pc View. Services
and 3rd Sum] ays at ii a. m., Eld Long preach
ing on the tirst Sunday and Eld Wood on the
3rd. On hod and 4th Sundays of each month
communion services areheld at 2 p. m.
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McOrwry,