WOODRUFF CO. NEWS.
I'CIlLtSHED THCRSDAf OF EACH WEEK AT
McCRORY, ARKANSAS.
Q. W. KRAflER, Editor.
Entered at the Post-Office at McCrory.
Arkansas, as Secoud-Class mall,matter.
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CAIiD OF THANKS.
To all who so faithfully and
kindly visited and ministered
unto my beloved husband in his
affliction, I desire herewith to ex
press my deepest thanks.
Mrs. Josie Cook.
The following beautiful and
touching tribute to the flag of our
lost cause is published by the re
questof our staunch friend, John
Shearer.
Pull that Banner, for ’tis weary;
Hound its staff 'tis drooping dreary;
Fur) it, fold it, it is best;
For there's not a man to wave it,
And there's not a soul to save it.
And there’s not one left to lave it
In the blood which heroes (rave it:
And Its foes now scorn and brave it;
Furl it, hide it—let it restl
Take that Banner down! 'tis tattered;
Broken is its stair and shattered:
And the valiant hosts are scattered
Over whom it Boated high.
Oh! ’tis hard for us to fold it:
Hard to think there's none to hold it:
Hard that those who once unrolled it
Now must furl it with a sigh.
Furl that Banner! furl it sadly!
Once ten thousands hailed it gladly.
And ten thousands wildly, madly,
Swore it should forever wave:
Swore that foeman's sword should never
Hearts like theirs entwined dissever,
Till that flak should float forever
O'er their freedom or their grave!
Furl it! for the hands that grasped it,
And the hearts that fondly clasped it.
Cold and dead are lying low;
And that Banner—it is trailing!
While around it sounds the wailing
Of its people in their woe.
For, though conquered, they adore It!
Love the cold, dead hands that bore it!
Weep for those who fell before it!
Pardon those who trailed and tore it!
But, oh! wildly they deplore it.
Now who furl and fold it so.
Furl that Banner! True ’tis gory.
Yet 'tis wreathed around with glory.
And 'twill live in song and story.
Though its folds are in the dust:
For its fame on brightest pages.
Penned by poets and by sages,
Shall go sounding down the ages—
Furl its folds though now we must.
Furl that Banner, softly, slowly!
Treat it gently—it is holy—
For it droops above the dead.
Touch it not—unfold it never.
Let it droop there, furled forever.
For its people's hopes are dead!
THE ANNUAL SCHOOL MEETING.
Pursuant to announcement,
a meeting of the school board
of school district number 9 was
held at the school building in
our city last Saturday, May 18,
and the following business was
transacted:
The house was called to order
by the chairman, Clayton Hailey,
who explained the nature of the
meeting. This meeting, the an
nual school meeting, always pre
cedes the election of new direct
ors.
G. W. Kramer was then ap
pointed secretary protem.
The minutes of the preceding
meeting were read and approved.
Clayton Hailey was re-elected
chairman for the ensuing year.
The estimate of the running
expenses of both the white and
colored schools of this district
for the ensuing year was read
and approved.
The annual school meeting
notice and election ballot with
contents was adopted.
Nominations for director to
fill the vacancy made by the ex
pired term of C. W. McCrory,
were made, Sid Smith becoming
the nominee.
J. E. Miller was appointed as
one of the judges of the election
and took the oath of office, the
other two judges, C. W. McCrory
and Clayton Hailey having taken
the oath at a previous meeting.
The meeting then adjourned
subject to the call of the chair
man.
After the clerks, John T.
O’Fallon and C. M. James, were
sworn in the election took place,
. Sid Smith becoming the newly
elected director.
A LETTER FROM SEARCY.
We received a communication
from our friend who is now at
Searcy a few days since. It was
crowded out of our last issue
but we take pleasure presenting
it to our readers in this issue.
Searcy Ark., May 14, 1901.
Dear Editor: It occurring to
my mind that my friends at
McCrory and elsewhere might
think that I had either been lost,
strayed or stolen, I knew of no
better method of satisfying the
desires of my friends as to my
whereabouts than through the
columns of the News.
Well I have not been stolen,
neither am I lost, but somewhat
strayed.
Well, Mr. Editor, I reached
that land on the other side of the
river that bears the name so
many of the human family idol
ize, (Cache). Yes, I reached that
land and to my utter astonish
ment I found it far worse than
the jfiace where my friend Mr.
A. and myself picked the turnip
greens. The place where the
giggle, and chatter of the voices
of about a dozen sweet females
were heard. * * * * Well, Mr.
Editor we have continued to
stray until we have wandered
over to Judsonia, a nice town,
full of enterprising business
men. We have wandered on
down until we find ourselves at
Searcy, one of the best towns in
eastern Arkansas. We find a
great number of good people
here who at one time resided in
or near McCrory. Among
whom are Mrs. A. Montgomery,
who has made a host of friends
here. Rev. H. C. Toombs and
his interesting family. Rev. N.
E. Gardner, who is a gentleman
of unpretentious manners.
White county has the wrong
name, it should have been called
Florida from the abundance of
fine flowers that are grown here.
This county has three natural
productions that are noticable,
i. e., rocks, hills and good water.
The latter is very much appre
ciated by one who has been
drinking mean pump water in
Woodruff county for the past
five or six months. There is an
other production here which is
abundant but for our lives we
don’t know whether to call it a
natural, or an artificial, or an
agricultural productions We
will tell you what the
production is, it is pretty women.
Now Mr. Editor classify it for us
won’t you, please.
Three Eights
A DISGRACEFUL AFFAIR.
At a supper given by the col
ored brethren of McCrory on
the night of the 15th while in
stalling the officers in the
Knights of Tabor, several of the
bucks partook too freely of the
amber fluid and a really interest
ing matinee took place. They
became suddenly possessed of
the idea that things could be run
pretty well to suit themselves
and for a while took complete
possession of the whole affair.
The older heads who tried to
carry things on in a decent and
respectable manner had to re
sort to the town marshal.
There were no razors flying in
the air but a goodly display of
slugging and use of “obscene lit
erature” was in evidence, and
for a few moments the stenchy
interior was filled with invec
tives that bore on their sulphu
rons wings every adumbration
of their wicked hearts. The
bucks certainly befouled their
mouths with billingsgate and
were still nnder good headway
when Marshal Stafford arrived
on the scene.« Prom what we
learn of the language used by
the bucks, it must have been
very disgraceful.
McCauley wrote of Bertrand
Barere, the Anacreon of the
guilotine, that “when we put
everything together, poltroonery,
baseness, effrontery, mendacity,
barbarity, the result is some
thing which in a novel we should
condemn as caricature, and to
which we venture to say, no par
allel can be found in history.”
While their actions were not as
bad as the one described yet it
follows in quick succession in
the category of cussedness.
Stafford gave them the choice
of going home or to the cala
boose, notifiying them to appear
before the mayor the following
day. Nine appeared before the
mayor and a fine of $10. and cost
was imposed on each one, and
considering the gravity of their
offense the fine was a very mild
one.
—
DO YOU KNOW?
That the man who eats corn
bread at home is the one who
finds fault with everything when
he travels.
That the man who is too stingy
to take his home paper always
expects the longest obituary.
That there is no place like home,
that is the reason so many spend
their evenings down town.
That every mother thinks her
boy just about the proper thing
when in reality he is nothing but
a rascal—unprincipled and un
worthy the name son.
That the man who talks the
most does not always say the
most.
That a bird with a broken pin
ion can never soar again, but it
might hop from branch to branch
and with a little courage it
might get to a considerable
height in the tree; if the tree was
not too high, the bird might get
to the top and sing a little song.
That all partings are not sad.
That a baseball game is always
enjoyed best by the team that
wins.
That women paint their faces
before glasses while men paint
their noses by placing the glass
to their lips.
That people who have horns,
even if brought from Augusta,
do not always feel like blowing
them.
That there are times for all
things.
That we never know how much
we love a person till he’s gone.
That a mother’s love is the
only true love.
That idleness is the devil’s
best tool.
ven Wire Cots, Chairs, Easels,
Cook stoves, and all kind of
Stove Vessels a complete one,
and you can surely find
what you want.
Call and see me.
E. L. Hamilton.
“No man in the community
does more for the public and re
ceives less for it than the coun
try editor,” said Senator H. Clay
Heather, of Pamyra, Marion
county, in the Missouri state
senate, when the bill reducing
the price for publishing the Aus
tralian ballot was under consid
eration, “If all the space he em
ploys in booming the town, in
helping individuals, in making
statesmen—sometimes out of
pretty raw material—were paid
for, at even half the legal rate, he
would be the richest man in the
country. Few country editors
are rich, but they are of more
service to the community where
they live than the wealthiest
men. They are the forefront of
every movement for progress.
They do the work and leave the
emoluments to others. A good,
elean, honest country newspaper ;
—and most country newspapers
are good and clean and honest—
helps out every worthy cause and
deserves every encouragement.
It fights the party battles, holds
up the hands of the reformer,
and makes the scoundrel afraid.
I am opposed to this bill. No
paper in my county would print
the ballot at the pitiful price
named. They are not paupers.
But, for the splendid public ser
vice they render, they ought to
be millionaires.”
SCHOOL NOTES.
The following named pupils of
the McCrory school deserve to
be placed on the roll of honor,
having averaged 90 per cent, or
more in the final examination;
1st Grade—Wade Jeffries,
Wylie Mayfield.
2nd Grade—Ellen Lewis,
Gretchen Tarpley, Ock Jeffries.
3rd Grade—Ruth Hailey, Oma
Holland, Milton Marsh, Turner
Fakes, Ida Tarpley.
4th Grade—Cora Phillips,
Erma Cochran, Gordon Gifford,
Willie Angus, Myrtle Tewell.
oth Grade—Grace Lewis, An
nie Sue Wilder, Bessie Dillard,
Grace Angus, Ruth Johnson,
Myrtle Marsh.
6th Grade—Maynard Wherry,
Lizzie Holland.
7th Grade—Nettie Dillard,
Oma Johnson, Noble Wherry.
8th Grade—Claude Cochran.
The following scholars of the
McCrory school received prizes
for excelling all others in some
particular study, behavior, at
tendance, etc.:
In Miss Rutherford’s depart
ment, Willie Perkins, Turner
Fakes, Ida Tarpley.
In Mr. Kramer’s department,
Bessie Dillard, two prizes, Noble
Wherry, two prizes, Nettie Dil
laru, Maynard Wherry, Mamie
Huff, Walter Raney, Bernie An
gus two prizes, Annie Sue Wild
er two prizes.
The above named prizes are all
well selected books. They will
give to you, who will faithfully
use them, the best society of the
best and greatest of our race.
No matter how poor you are, no
matter though the prosperous of
your own time will not enter
your obscure dwelling; if the sa
cred writers will enter your roof;
if Milton will cross your thresh
old to sing to you of Paradise,
Shakespeare to open to you the
worlds of imagination and the
workings of the human heart,
and Franklin to enrich you with
his practical wisdom,you need ’nfc
pine for inteilectual companion
ship. With such companions
you will all become intellectual
giants. Let us beg you during
vacation to make your library
your closest friend.
E. C. Kramer, Prin.
Delia Rutherford Asst.
$1.90 TO MEMPHIS.
On May 27th, 28th, to 30th,
the St. I. M. & S. Ry. will sell
round trip tickets from
Martin, Ark., to Memphis,
Tenn., and return for 1.90 for
the round trip, good to return
until June 4th. I will be at the
depot each day in time for the
early morning train due at Mar
tin at 4:44 a. m.
The Choctaw Ry. will run a
special train on the 28,29, and 30,
from Newport and other White
and Black River Valley stations,
leaving Newport at 6 a. m. and
making connection at Brinkley
with the U. C. V. Special, fai’e
$1.90 for the round trip.
Walter Angus, Agent.
The Sunday School children
have been busily engaged pre
paring for children’s day exer
cises this week.
The many friends of Bruce
Keating will be glad to learn that
he is now rapidly improving from
his recent spell of sickness.
Mrs. Marshal Patterson left
Wednesday for Oliphant, Ark.,
where she will spend some time
visiting relatives and friends.
Lost: A large red hound with
leather collar having D. Burket
on it. Liberal reward for the re
turn to Dave Burkett, McCrory.
W. D. Kyle and H. Arnof went
fishing Wednesday morning.
Mr. Kyle caught about 25 fish
tvhile Mr. Arnof caught what the
ittle boy shot at.
For Fine Wines, Liquors, Cigars,
Tobacco, etc.,
-GO TO
VACARRO& WILDER,
We handle the Janies E. Pepper, Richland liquors, and our
Jessie Moore and North Carolina Corn, both favorite $3.00 a gallon
can’t be beat.
flcCrory, .... Arkansas
Professional Cards.
DR. L. A.JELKS,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
MCCRORY, - - - ARK.
Office next door west of E. L. Hamilton's
furniture store. I will be found at my office
day or night.
DR. W. T. JIcCAlN,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
McCRORY, - - - ARK.
Office corner Maine staeet and Edmonds Av
enue Will answer all calls day and night.
E.C. KRAMER,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
McCrory, Arkansas
Will practice in all the courts of the First
Judicial District. Will write risks in town or
in the country against loss by fire, lightning or
cyclones. I represent the best Fire-Insurance
companies in the United States.
Waverly Hotel.
MRS. L. M ’FALL, Prop.
McCrory, - Arkansas.
Centrally located. Convenient to depot.
Porter meets all trains. Your patronage
solicited.
R. L. Johnson.
CONTRACTOR & BUILDER.
Plans and specillcatioas given for all kinds
of building. All work guaranteed to give sat
isfaction, at reasonable prices. I do every
thing usually done by n first-class carpenter
such as building houses, mill-righting and
moving houses.
CARL-LEE & SUMMERS,
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW
Augusta, . . . Arkansas
Will practice in all courts of the State.
W. T. RANEY,
TONSORIAL ARTIST.
Does a general barbering business. All
work guaranteed strictly first-class in every
particular. Transient custom solicited. Cus
tomary prices. On Edmonds Avenue oppo
site H. Arnof.
McCrory, - Arkansas.
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It will be money to all who need j
Tombstones, Marble and Monu
ments to see my designs and prices
before you buy.
J. H. Barrentlne, DeView, Ark. ■
Agent for
W B BRADBERRY, Holly Springs, Miss !
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See or write
W. H. JlMERSON,
M’CRORY, - - ARKANSAS,
about Tombstones or Mouuments. He repre
sents Morris IJros., Memphis. Tenn., one of the
largest manufactory of the kind in the south,
and will make close prices.
IRON HOUNTAIN ROUTE TIME TABLE.
GOING EAST.
Passsenger No. ICO arrives McCrory, 4:1H a. m.
No. 151 “ “ 11:40 a.m.
GOING WEST.
Passenger No. 153 arrives McCrory, 11:40 a.m.
No. 159 “ “ 10:33 p. m.
j Mrs. Dr. Neal is reported as
bein',' about the same, very little
change being noticeable.
A meeting of all the Veterans
of this county will be held in the
shape of a picnic on Taylor’s bay
near Augusta, June 5th, 1901.
The Sons of Veterans and Daugh
ters of the Confederacy and their
families are cordially invited to
join with them. All are request
ed to bring a basket.
TWENTY
TEAMS m
wanted at
once
good price and
30 day pay.
For further information
apply to
W. H. FLYNN,
McCrory Ark.
OBITUARY.
Linda Hiler, beloved wife of
John Hiler, died at their home on
the Bayou on Saturday, May 18,
1901. and was buried in the Odd
Fellow’s cemetery west of
DeView last Sunday, services
being conducted by Rev. C. M.
James. Mrs. Hiler was born in
St. Francis county, Ark., in 1852,
being 49 years of age at hex
death. In January 1901 she
moved to Woodruff county.
August 27, 1890 she married
John Hiler her second husband.
In 1893 she united with the Bap
tist churchand has ben a iaithful
member since that time. She
leaves to mourn for her demise,
one son and one daughter,
by her first husband, and a de
voted husband. The News
condoles with the bereaved.
The many friends of Dr. H. W.
Gray are glad to see him out again.
Dave Burkett has now accept
ed a permanent position at Vac
caro & Wilder and invites all his
old friends and acquintauces to
call and see him when in need of
line wines, liquors, cigars, etc.
Prof. George M. Blake of
Wynne, was in our city Wednes
day.
Our Hunteritems were crowd
ed out of this issue and will ap
pear in next.
Mr. G. L. Jones has been on
the sick list the past week, but is
reported much improved.
Our boys will cross bats with
Cotton Plant tomorrow afternoon
and a good game is anticipated.
Grays.
By Our Regular Correspondent.
Mrs.Musgrove spent Monday
in Augusta.
T. A. Smith of Tip was iu Grays
Monday morning. ^
Mr. C. M. Crossett of DeView
was here Monday afternoon.
Miss Ada Miller and mother of
Revells, were in town Tuesday.
Mrs. W. V. Angelo is visiting
friends and relatives at Gregory
this week.
Mrs. Ida Stewart fell and
sprained her ankle Monday. We
hope not serious.
Quite a number of our people
attended Childrens services at
Wilders last Sunday.
Dr. Morris and Gulin McMur
try of DeView, were on our
streets a few days ago.
Miss Sallie Monroe who has
been visiting her uncle W. V. An
gelo of this place returned to her
home at Gregory Monday even
ing.
Messrs. Shelton, Angelo, Win
ters, Chaney, Strickland, Hays,
Crotcher and Dr. Waldrop spent
a few days hunting and sporting
with the tinny tribe on Horse
Shoe lake last week.
Miss Anderson’s school closed
with a nice ice cream supper last
Friday night. Quite a nice
crowd was there and the old as
well as the young enjoyed the
games and passed a most pleasant
evening. Miss Anderson is a
most estimable lady and has gov
eroned her school very success
fully and her friends and pupils
will hate to see her leave.