Grays.
Crowded out of last issue.
Mr. John Alnacl from Boards
was in town Tuesday.
Mr. C. P. Chappell of Tip was
in town a few days ago.
Mr. C. B. Cook of McCrory
was in town a few days ago.
Mrs. Mann and daughter Miss
Bettie were in town Monday.
Bro. Johns will preach for us
next Sunday. All are invited to
come.
Messrs. Shelton and Warner
have just finished their ice house
and will keep a good supply of
ice from now on.
Rev. J. A. Thomas preached
us an interesting sermon Sun
day evening.
Mr. H. H. Holder has added!
another room to his house which!
adds greatly to its appearance.
Some of our young people
went fishing Tuesday and re
turned with a nice string of
gourd seed.
Mrs Burrows who has been
visiting her son at this place re
turned to her home in Knoxville
Sunday morning.
A box supper will be given at
the school house at this place
next Friday night for the bene
fit of Bro. John. All are respect,
fully invited to attend. The
ladies will please bring a new
box of something good to eat and
the genllompm will please bring
their quarters.
By Our Re.truhir Correspou le.nt.
Crops are suffering for rain.
Dr. Holland, Newport’s dentist,
is now here.
T. A. Smith of Tip, was in
town Thursday.
W. O. Scales of McCrory, was
in town a few days ago. ,
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Miss Clara Cochran of McCro
ry, and sister of Brinkley, were
in town Thursday afternoon.
We are sorry to learn Airs.
Alusgrove is on the sick list. ~
Air. and Airs. W. M. Coiner
were in town Thursday.
Air. Brown of Cotton Piant,
made a short call Thursday.
Dr. W. A Mewbron of Howell,
made us a call a few days ago.
J. J. Thompson of DeView,
was on our streets a few days
ago.
Aliss Alaggie Shelton spent
Saturday and Sunday with
fi’iends in AlcCrory.
N. J. Hays, our hustling saw
mill man, is putting out a fine
lot of switch ties at this place.
W. T. Echols of Cotton Plant,
was ™ us a few days ago. We
are>flad to see Air. Echols out
aVain.
Alisses Josie Angus and Nina
Riggs two of AlcCrory’s charm
ing young ladies were in town a
few days ago. "Do you all love
soda water.-”
The box supper given at this
place last Friday, night was a
success. While the crowd was
not as.large as was. expected, yet
a more orderly crowd never met.
The young people amused them
selves in different games* and as’
the older ones watched the frol
icking boys and girls, we thought
we heard them say, ‘"Turn back
ward, turn backward, O time in
your flight, and make me a child
again for tonight.” Everybody,
the old and the young, enjoyed
themselves very much.
DeView
By Our Regular Correspondent.
Miss Jennie Thompson went
over to Wynne Monday for a few
days visit.
L/C. L. Jackson and Wiley Stan
field of Revells were on our
streets Monday.
vPJiss Lizzie Comer was buried
Jfat the Odd Fellow’s cejuetery
last Tuesday evening.
Tom Green is making prepara
tions to move again, this time to
Benton county, Arkansas.
The threshing machine was
move over to Revells’ neighbor
hood Thursday to thresh wheat.
. As the farmers have nothing to
do, they are putting in quite a lot
of their spare time fishing now-a
days.
Miss Daisy Chaney of Cotton
Plant, is visiting her uncle C. M.
Crossett for a 4e\v days this
week.
There was another fish-fry
Wednesday, consisting of the
families of Messrs. Starks
Rhodes and Greer.
Forest Dunlap after a six
months’ stay with his sister,
Mrs. H. F. Steele, will return to
his home at Statesville, N. C.,
this week.
While at the cemetery Tuesday
Mr. Barber’s mule ran away
with the buggy and demolished
it so it will have to go to the shop
for repair.
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.