THE HOME NEWS
EDITED IN THE INTEREST OF McCRORY AND WOODRUFF COUNTY
I VOLUME? 6
McCRORY, ARKANSAS,
FRIDAY, MAY 27, 1921
NUMBER 45
prominent citizen
DIED YESTERDAY.
Col. H. B. Gray Succumbs to
Brief Illness at His Home
in McCrory.
After an illness of only two
weeks, Col. Hervey B. Gray,
age 69 years, five months and
28 days, died at his home in
McCrory, Thursday morning,
May 26, 1921, about five
o’clock, of malaria.
The deceased was born Nov.
28, 1851, in Madison County,
Alabama and came to Wood
ruff County at the age of two
years with his parents who
made their home near Grays
Station. He moved to Ellis,
,eAas, in 1890 and in 1906 re
turned to Grays. The follow
ing year he moved to McCrory
where he has been managing
the Planters Gin Company’s |
plane.
Mr. Gray was married to
Miss Sarah Hopper of DeView
in 1871 who preceeded him toj
the grave in 1903, having died
during their residence at Paris, j
Texas,. To this union were
born two sons, Richard and
Lynn, and three daughtrs, Mrs. j
T. L. Cooper, of Dallas, Tex
as; Mrs. C. M. Gilmore, of
Albany, Texas, and ^Mrs. Jas.
H. Porter, of Wynne, Ark., all
of whom survive him*
In 1909 “he was married to
Miss Mattie Taylor of Pleasant
Hill, Miss., who died at their
home in McCrory July 8, 1911.
On August 8, 1912, he was
married to Miss Cornelia
Lewis of Pleasant Hill, Miss.
He leaves a wife, five chil
dren, a sister, Mrs. M. E.
Angus, of Little Rock, one
brother, Mr. W. H. Gray of
Grays, and a host of friends to
mourn* his loss. The re
mains were laid to rest today,
Friday, in the Odd Fellows
cemetery, Rev. Guy Murphy,
pastor of the M. E. Church of
McCrory, conducting the ser
vices.
The subject of this sketch,
was one of Woodruff County’s
oldest and best citizens and
lived an active life until the
end. He was a man of clean
habits and held in high es- j
teem by his many friends. He
was a progressive and valuable
citizen of otfr town and was
ever ready to do his bit in the
upbuilding of his community.
In early life he joined the M. j
E. Church and the Masonic
order. The Home News joins!
the many friends of the be-1
reaved family, all of whom
were present at his bedside, in
extending heartfelt sympathy.
Mr. Lynn Gray . returned
home Saturday from El
Dorado.
Mr. Earl Winfree who is an
employee of the First National
Dank of Newport, is spending
his vacation with relatives
here.
SCHOOL ELECTION
The annual school election
of the McCrory Special School
District was held last Satur
day. There were 67 votes
cast for 12 mill tax and sixj
against same. W. P. Mus
grove received 74 votes for
director for one year and H.
W. Jernigan 67 votes for di
rector for three years.
Master John Irvine Burrow,
who attended Junior High
School, Little Rock, this year,
returned home Sunday.
Mr. Walter Scales who has
attended the N. M. M. I. the
past term, at Roswell, New
Mexico, returned home today,
Friday.
In the school election at
Jelks last Saturday, N. J. Bass,
Ben Y. Watson and Jas. I.
Stoker were elected as new
members of the board of di
rectors. The other members
of the board are G. W. Neeley,
J. W. Jackson and L. C. Pat
terson.
LOCAL NEWS
Mrs. E. T. Wisner is spend
ing a few days in Kensett with
her husband where they intend
to build their new home.
Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Mc
Donald of Weldon were guests
of the latter’s parents, Mr. and
Mrs. J. W. Wilder, the first of
the week.
Atty. R. M. Hutchins of Au
gusta was re-elected a member
of the County Board of Edu
cation at the school election
last Saturday.
Mr. R. F. Hayes, manager
of the McCrory Ice & Com
mission Co., returned Saturday;
from a trip to Houston and
Galveston, Texas.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Holder,
Mr. Alex Myers and Mrs. Jim
Johnston of Cotton Plant at
tended the funeral of Col. H. B.
Gray, today, Friday.
Misses Thelma Smith and
Minnie Cariker who are at
tending the normal at Jones
bro, are home for the M. H. S.
graduating exercises.
REWARD!
For a visit to our stores Sat
urday, Monday and Tuesday,
May 28-30-31.
Men’s Overalls - 95c
Dress Gingham, per yard - 11c
Unbleached Domestic, per yard 5c |
Bleached Domestic, per yard - 10c l
Thread, per spool - - - - 5c
Ladies’ and Men’s Hose -
10c
And a hundred other bar
gains. Come and see.
ML D. Thompson & Son
McCrory and Grays, Arkansas.
HARRIS IS GIVEN
RELEASE ON BOND
Slayer of Marshal H. Patter
son Wins Habeas Corpus
Suit.*
Ed Harris, traveling sales
man, who Friday shot and kill
ed Marshal Patterson, former
state senator and representa
tive and one of the state’s best
known politicians, was released
from jail on $6,000 bond Wed
nesday. His release on bond
was authorized by Chancellor
A. L. Hutchins at Augusta fol
lowing a habeas corpus hearing
filed by E. M. Car-Lee, his at
torney.
John E. Miller, prosecuting
attorney, represented the state
at the hearing. He did not
oppose Harris’ release, but
urged the chancellor to make
the bond $15,000. The state
did not offer any testimony.
I. N. Faulkner, station agent
at Jelks, and J. W. Mullens,
Harris’ employer, who witness
ed the killing of Patterson at
the depot at Jelks, testified
that Harris shot Patterson after
the latter attempted to draw
his revolver. Both said that
Harris used two revolvers.
Other witnesses who testi
fied were: Esq. R. A. Jones,
acting coroner, and H. D.
Angus, J. L. Bronte and W. N.
Wilkes, sheriff.
Within ten minutes after the
court stated that Harris’ bond
be fixed at $6,000., friends ex
ecuted a bond for the defend
ant in the amount of $40,000.
Among those who signed the
same were: J. H. Snapp, A. J.
Marsh, J. H. Crossett, H. D.
Angus, J. W. Mullens, W. O.
Scales, G. W. Barber and
others.
The killing will be investiga
ted by the Woodruff County
Grand Jury at the next term of
Circuit Court at Augusta.
Mrs. Mace Bird spent this
week with friends in Newport.
J. A. Cullum is again
engaged in the barber business
in Augusta.
Mr. Jas. H. Porter of Wynne
attended the funeral of Col. H.
B. Gray today, Friday.
Mrs. Carl Patton and baby,
Carl Jr., of Morrillton, are
guests of home folks here.
Mrs. Tom Summers of Mc
Clelland is the guest of her
mother, Mrs. H. A. Daniel.
Miss Sarah Nebo of Vann
dale is the guest of Misses
Mary and Eloise Raymond this
week.
For Sale: One registered
short horn bull, imported from
Missouri, weight 1,500. M. D.
THOMPSON. Adv. ltc.
Mrs. Della Fraser and three
children, of Lynwood, Ark.,
arrived Saturday and are visit
ing Mrs. B. Brewster.