When in Need
of Chill Tonic you will find the
following tonics in my stock:
Wintersmith’s, Plantation’s,
Grove’s, Wood’s, Bull’s Riche’s,
Snider’s, McGee’s, Blue’s.
You can find
a full line of Patent Medicines
and a nice fresh stock of Pre
scription Drugs.
Your patronage solicited.
A. S. THOMPSON,
DeView, Arkansas.
WOODRUFF CO. NEWS.
Dr. Newburn of Howell, was in
our city the first of the week.
For pure Drugs and best
knives in town go to Dr. Neal.
Dr. W. S. Russell, theortheo
pedic Surgeon of Wynne was in
our city the firs t of the week.
T. D.~ Ruffin and wife of Mor
ton, werein McCrory on business
the first of the week.
Bob Smith returned Wednes
day from Searcy where he has
been visiting relatives and
friends.
Fred Gifford while loading
heading on the cars at the depot
had the misfortune of mashing
his hand.
W. B. Angus & Co., have re
tired from the grocery business
at this place, having sold their
stock to C. B. Cook.
Miss Eriua Jones came over
from Augusta last Saturday and
spent a few days visitingrelatives
and friends of our town.
Miss Josie Angus returned
home Friday, after a pleasant
stay of a few days in the city
visiting friends.
M. H. Patterson one of
McCrorys leading citizens and
politicians was in town this week.
•—Cotton Plant Arkansian.
O. W. McCrory and our little
brother Esq. E. C. made a trip to
Ilowell, and intermediate points
last Monday. They report crops
as flourishing.
Stewarts and directors are de
sii*ed to be present at the quar
terly conference on June 29 and
flU with a view of raising and
paying the pastor’s salary.
Col. W. T. Echols of Cotton
Plant, was in our city this morn
ing. He says he is much im
proved by the treatment received
at Hot Springs, where he has
spent sometime bathing.
Mrs. W. P. Musgrove of Grays
was in our city last Thursday
and enrolled her name for the
people’s popular paper. Mrs.
Musgrove says it is the best
paper published in the county.
Our friend County Clerk L. B.
Winfree, of Augusta, was doing
business in our city Wednesday.
While here he informed ns tliatJ.
A. Williams, a magistrate of White
river township has resigned as
magistrate, and Mayberry Smith
has been appointed to fill his
place.
Several of the McCroryites
of the male persuasion, went a
la hand-car to Possum creek last
Sunday where they enjoyed a
nice time boat-riding. Of course
they were all Sunday School
boys and they didn’t fish any,
but several of the mean things
jumped intotheir boat and they
just couldn’t get rid of them.
The Augusta and Cotton Plant
base-ball lights played a series of
three games, played at the new
park at Augusta. The first
game, played Wednesday evening,
resulted in a score of 16 to 2 in
favor of Cotton Plant. Thursday
mo'rning’s game resulted in favor
of the Augusta boys, by a score
of 10 to 5. Friday’s game wras
again taken by the Cotton Plant
boys, score 9 to 5. Although
the Free Press man has found
out that there is something the
matter with Augusta, when it
comes to playing ball, we- believe'
if he will only give them a little
chance to practice they will yet
put up a good game.
Goto Dr. Neal’s Drug Store
for a fine Razor or Knife.
A . J. Marsh and H. H. Hudson
made a business trip to Wiville
the first of the week.
H. H. Hudson returned to
McCrory from Searcy and vicin
ity the first of the week.
Our friend H. C. Rightor was.
in our city the first of the week
looking after his insurance inter
ests.
Miss Mary McCrory attended
the teachers institute at Cotton
Plant, returning home the latter
part of last week.
Mrs. Mollie Perkins and child
ren returned from Fakes’ last
Sunday, where they visited rela
tives and friends.
When you want the onliest
knife or razor in town go to Dr.
Neal’s Drug Store.
Mrs. Mattie Lawrence and
children, Lloyd and Eugene, of
Brinkley, have been visiting the
family of Mrs. Lawrence’s fath
er S. L. Cochran this week.
Quite a number of our citizens
attended the meeting of the Ma
sonic lodge at Augusta Wednes
day, confering degrees on some
members of the lodge. Harry
H. Myer, of Little Rock, the
G rand Master of Arkansas was
present on the occasion.
Miss Josie Angus who spent
a couple of weeks visiting Cotton
Plant friends, returned to her
home at McCrory last Thursday
afternoon, much to the pleasure
of her many friends. Miss
Josie expressed herself as hav
ing had a very fine time.
TWENTY
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apply to
W. H. FLYNN,
3 McCrory Ark.
The third quarterly confer
ence for the McCrory charge
will be held on Saturday and
Sunday June 29 and 30 at Fakes’
Chappell. It is desired that the
stewarts and directors be pres
ent and pay attention to raising
the salary of the pastor.
The Equitable Life Assurance
Society of New York is the largest
life insurance company in the
world, and does business in Eng
land, Germany, Russia, France,
Spain, and all other civilized na
tions on the earth. Her assets
reaches the enormous total of
$304,598,063.49 and she writes
the most Equitable policy, as her
name indicates, Equitable, you
can bujT, and with ordinary
prudence your policy cannot
lapse. It is your duty to provide
for your wife and children that
God has given jmu, and His book
the bible says if you do not do so
you are no better than an infidel.
This company is as strong finan
cially as the government of the
United States and you can have no
fear of your not getting your pol
icy in case of death. If you live
twenty years you get more
money back than you have spent
in keeping it up. So quit throw
ing away your money on these
cheap John, and Johney Jump
up assessment lodges that are
jumping up all over America.
This company is . represented at
McCrory by
H. C. Rightok, Agt.
E. C. Kramek, Asst.
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“SPRING”
is the time to have
your Painting done. Whj7
not let some one do the
work who is a practical
PAINTER
I write signs, hang paper,
5 do all kinds of Interior deco- >
r! decorating, in fact anything
usually done by a painter,
p prices consistent with good [
5 work. Give me a trial.
JOHN O’FALLON
THE
Painter.
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Mr. J. J. Thompson of DeView, s
while in town Wednesday called :
up and handed us a bran new ■
silver dollar for the News.
Mrs. Gillie Mack and her I
charming daughter Miss Viva,'
of Searcy, stopped off a day and i
visited among relatives and
friends here, white enroute to
Paragould, where they will re
si do in the future.
Grover Garland McCrory, son
of our worthy townsman C. W.
McCrory, arrived home the lat
ter part of last week from Bates
ville, where he has been attend
ing school. Mr. Grover in com
pany with his father paid the
News a pleasant visit on Satur
day.
Wednesday evening the danc
ing element of our city enjoyed
themselves in an excellent dance
given at the Wherry hall. The
Newport orchestra furnished mu
sic for the occasion. Quite a
number of visitors from Cotton
Plant and other points attended
the dance.
Quite a little excitemnt was
created in “Pinch” town last
Sunday morning by a rabid dog
being at large. Our friend
Bruce Keating was soon chasing
the dog with a lead propellor and
practiced the “gunnery act” on
the dog. He was soon joined by
Mr. J. M. Haggard who put the
finishing touch to the dog with a
shot gun.
One of our young men who is
very fond of young ladies and
more fond of corresponding with
them, recently asked one, who
lives not many miles from here,
if she would not write to him.
Her reply was, “Yes, if you will
send me the postage for my
letters.” B-says he does
not want a postage stamp girl
and he doesn’t think he will send
her the necessary stamps.
Mr Tom Farrar chief promot
er of the Riverside park enter
prise has a force of hands at
work and each day the grounds
become more beautiful, he will
have an elegant base ball ground,
dancing pavilion, swings, boats
to ride in, tables to dine upon
and croquet grounds, which he
offers free to all who wrant to en
joy an outing and enjoy piscator
ial sport see the battle on the
diamond. The ground lies just
on the point where Jones Bayou
comes out of Cache river and
along their banks are lovely
shade trees where the enthusi
astic ball players or dancers can
cool in the refreshing river
breezes. He expects to have the
park open in about ten days.
—Mayberry correspondent, Cot
ton Plant Arkansan.
Mrs. Lena Gant and Mrs.
Gant returned to their home the
latter part of last week, after
spending a few days visiting
among relatives and friends here.
Miss Oma Scales and Ed Tay
lor came over from McCrory, the
hrst, of the week, for a visit to
relatives here.P. R.
Andrews, of Augusta, and H. P.
Cleveland of Judsonia, were here
this week attending Chancery
court.—Searcy Times.
Just before going to press we
learn that C. P. Hamer of McCro
ry, and Miss Addie Cox of De
View, were united in the holy
bonds of matrimony, by Elder S.
D. Johns’at DeView. The cere
mony took place this morning,
Thursday June 20, 1901. The
News extends congratulations to
the happy couple.
We have the pleasure this week
of announcing to our readers
that the school board has secured
the services of Miss Jessamine
Perrin as principal, and Miss
Mary McCrory for the primary
for the ensuing year. From
what we have learned of both the
ladies we feel like congratulating
the schoolboard over their se
lections. The News stands for
good schools and all interest
along the lines of education, in
and around McCrory. G. M.
Blake was chosen principal of
the colored school.
There will be a meeting held
next Tuesday June 25, 1901, at 8
p. m. at the M. E. Church South,
of McCrory, 'or the purpose of
organizing a Mutial Aid Associa
tion for Woodruff county. The
object of the association is the
mutial aiding of each member.
Persons desiring to join must be
from 15 years of age up. The
first assessment to be $1.00.
Then no assessment is to be
made until the death of a mem
ber when the money then in the
treasury will. be transferred to
the deceased member’s family,
and another assessment of $1.00
will be levied. No expense will
be necessary to conduct the asso
ciation except the notifying of
the members of the deaths of
members and the assessments.
Unly a few officers will be neces
sary to carry on the business.
Everyone in Woodruff county
is invited to attend the meeting.
C. M. Crossett—everybody
knows “Lum,” the only original
and inimitable Columbus, who
makes up in good nature what he
lacks in gall—is responsible for
the following: While he was out
fishing at the bayou, he says he
caught such a large fish, that
when it was pulled out the water
in the bayou went down six feet.
A friend of his says that a cer
tain lady at a place where Mr.
Crossett was at work had a large
platterful of cooked irish pota
toes—enough, it is said for a
family of 15—and while at work
the subject of irish potatoes was
sprung. The lady said that
a bushel would last her a week.
Mr. Crossett told her that he
wasn’t a hog or a very big man
but a bushel of potatoes wouldn’t
last him a day. He soon found
out that quite a few7 had been
nicely cooked for their dinner
and the temptation to sample
them was so strong that he wTent
to the house, slipped in and ate
the large platterful. When din
ner time came, he told the lady
the sample was alright and he
would now like to have some po
tatoes to make out his dinner on.
What he means by some is not
knowm, perhaps 2l bushels would
make what he calls a ‘‘square
meal.” Lack of space forbids
reproducing all Mr. Crossett
said about potatoes. Mr. Cros
sett likes fun in a quiet way. He
occasionally takes part in a con
versation and at times, persons
who do not know him, think he
is pretty hard on potatoes and
tilings. There are quite a num
ber of friends here who join in
the wishes of the writer, “May
his shadow never grows less.”
We sell all kinds of
FURNITURE, STOVES, TINWARE SHELF HARDWARE.
FLOOR OIL CLOTH, MATTING, WINDOW SHADES, CURTAIN POLES,
EASELS, DOORS, WINDOWS, WINDOW GLASS,
SCREEN DOORS, SCREEN SASH, SCREEN WIRE, WOVEN WIRE,
COTS, MATTRESSES, SPRINGS, SEWING MACHINES,
We have the best sewing machine on the market. Call and
see me and I will try to interest you.
E. L. HAMILTON.
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DOUGHERTY & RIGGS, I;
Manufacturers of
Buggies, Wagons, andFai’iuing Implements.
All lrind of repairing, horse-shoeing and job-work
doneon short notice. We keep all kinds of ^muni
tion, duplicate parts for all kinds of machines.
We are agents for the Buckeye Mowers.
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Must be Sold.
We have too many goods on hand. We cordially invite you
to call on us and examine the bargains we are offering. Below we
name a few of the many bargains we have in stock:
Men’s shoes, $1 and up. Men’s wool and fur hats, 50c.
Ladies’ shoes, $.95 and up. and up.
Ladies slippers, $.50 and up. Big line of neck-wear, up-to-date
A large line_of Misses’ and Chil- organdies, white pique, lawns,
drens’shoes. percales, ginghams, cotton ilan
Men’s cotton pants, 50c, and up. nel and domestics, reasonable
Men’s suits, $2.50 and up. Bed spreads, table linen, towels
A big job in odd vests worth 75c. and lap robes. A nice lot of jew
and up, cut to 40c. and up. elry, spike belts, and spike ties.
Special bargains in percale shirts Ladies’ waists, dress skirts,
bought at a big discount. trunks and valises, as low as they
Men’s nice strawhats25c.and up. can be sold.
We know you wear clothes and we have clothes to sell (not to
keep). We don’t charge you anything for showing you through
our stock. We ui'e waiting for you and will take ploasui'e in giving
you prices. We keep open six days in a week and try to give you
full value for every dollar you spend with us. L. H. Shultz.
The Leader, h. arnof, prop.
! WE ARE STILL SELLING
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Best Flour, 2nd patent, 3.65
A'uniber 8 Plows 2.00
Lion Cuffee per lb. . 12h
8 cans Tomatoes, .25
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Best Flour, 1st patent, 3.90
Poney St el Plows, 1.90
Best Leaf Tobacco peril). .25
, Irbuckhe Coffee, per lb . Uh
Ladies’ Shoes, .75 to 1.00
Xew stock of Stone Churns. Everything low for CASH.
Mem stock dried fruit. Large stock Mason's fruit Jars.
Fresh stock of ,1m unition. Loaded. Shells of all kinds, Pre
serves in buckets an d jurs, country dried peaches, per lb. .06
California evaporated peaches, per lb. .10. Choice pure
Molasses, 35c.ts per gtftton. Calico 5c?s per yard. 1 am
agent for Peter's Diamond brand Shoe.
JOHN SHEARER,
ilcCrory and DeView Ark.
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The Court-house Removal
is very important to the people of our little city, but yet that
is not all we have to engross our attention. : : : :
A call at CHARLIE COOK’S GROCERY will convince
you that in the eating line, he can interest you, for he can
supply your wants, be what they may. : : : :
He handles Ice all the time, in large or small quantities.
Afull lineof Cold Drinks, and Ice Cream Soda Water
every Saturday. I have bought out the stock of W. B.
Angus & Co., and now have the largest stock in town of any
Cash Grocery. Give me a trial and you will be a customer.
RESPECTFULLY,
Charlie Cook.
G. B. FAKES, Pres.
FAKES’
J. H. CROSSETT, VIce-Pres. FLETCHER LEWIS, Sec. and Tre<
MERCANTILE COMPANY
INCORPORATED
DEALERS IN
General Merchandise.
Agents for Deering Mowers
and Averv Cultivators.
McCrory, - - Arkansas.