The Nevada picayune., September 24, 1885, Image 3

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"Nevada Picayune
Prescott, Ark., Sept. ‘J4, 1885.
Entered at tlir. Postnffice, Prescott, Ark., as
Second Class Mutter.
suEscrjrnoN, 1.00 per year.
l.ATES OF ADVERTISING!.
1 column, one year,.$100,
* „ „ 55.
i . 03
professional T urds, 1 square,. 12.
Business Cards, 1 „ 12.
.Ini) Work Neatly executed.
RAILROAD TIME CARD,
p. Leers. Iron Mocntais a Sovrmfx
snnilllOVNn FROM HRKsCOTT: \
601 Passenger. .4:4* aV
603 Puasstegoi.4:03 p. m.
nokthbotm' vbom pkkxcott:
(,02 Pa.-«ti: -r .10:21 a.m.
601 Pas, aye:. 9s62 P. M.
A\ . 11. l .AMlio, Alient*
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
Cotton 8 3-4 cents.
Moonlight nights.
rnesdnv was quite warm,
i otton coming m more lively.
Go to Dun Maid's fo. best 5c
-igai,
About -iU bales of cotton came
in yesterday.
Tu sdny the. day and night was
equal in length.
Lawyer J, II. McCollum of Hope,
was in town Monday.
Mrs. Dr. Phelan of Chicago, is
visiting relatives here.
Finest brands of whiskies,wines
and cigars at Dan Ward’s.
Dr. G. \V. Hudson is building a
residence on West main street.
Lest 5c cigar in town at
Geo. Crossuoc’s.
Mr. Manual Brock is clerking at
Milner & Milburn’s drug store.
Miss Hettie Hinton left Monday
to visit friends at Arkadelpliia.
Gr 0 1 pastures, for eat tie, for
rent. J. T. Brooks.
Col. \\\ E. Atkinson lias been
sick, but is able to be out again. "
Full line of canned goods, ei<\,
el e ip for cash. Geo. (Jrosno4.
The different Sunday schools
were well attended last Sabbath. \
Lev. D’Any Vaughn tilled the
Methodist pulpit Sunday evening.
Mrs Robertson ot Hope, is visit
ing tier brother here, Mr. Dio Lew
is. **»
Mrs. J. \V. Brown, of Camden,
cnine up Friday, to visit relatives
bote.
Mr J, Balltvv went down to
Texarkana Saturday, to visit rein
live:.
Mrs.Tandy Ivey nml son Tandy ;
lire visiting at Gurdon this
week.
Captain West, of the Hope lum
ber company, was in the city Sat
unlay.
Mr \V. E. Douglas, the popular
cotton buyer visited Little Rock
Sunday. j
T. S. Bryan returned from a
hiiriness trip to Little RockThurs- |
da.v last. «
Mrs. Kin", lice Miss Sue (’enter,
of Hope, spent Saturday v.itli
friends here.
.Miss Janie McCnller has been
visHiti" friends at (iurdoi:, the
past week.
The Pii’AYUNK and the Ameri
fan Farmer one year for the price
of one—61.n0.
“Interview Monerief A Urns.,
the live Dili" men, they keep ‘<S'a
tanta liaiirdicH'
Senator Jus, K. Jones passed up
the road Tuesday on his way to
Washington City.
Don’t pass J, M. Trice & Urn,,
Houghton, they keep all the “A'u
tuntu liemt'dicM.”
The nevf stock of shelf groceries j
at Woodbery, Poi tis & Terry's
make* a pretty show,
Mr. J. J. Moore and wife of Hot
Springs, have been visiting relu
ti\ t h here this week..
(ioto.J.O. Howell’s for School
Hook', «c’>ool Supplies ami all
Kinds i f Stationery.
We enjoyed a pleasant ride\fo
tlig country Tuesday, with our gene
i:il friend, Drad Scott.
’tfossrs Gee brothers are having
\ the tioisliing touches put on their
elegant new brick store
Willie l’liillijis was taken sick
with pneumonia last work, anti
has been (juite hick since.
Mr. Mosel Krook of Pike coun
ty , is clerking in the popular house
of Hrooks, Hamilton & Co.
Woodbery, Port is & Terry say
they have got the lead on meat j
and flour and intend to keep it.
Fresh Oysters ami l ake Trout
nt the ice house every Thursday.
George Crosuue.
Automatic and all kinds of sew
ing machines repaired. All work
guaranteed. -loo Kershaw.
Fresh Slick and Fancy Can
dies always on hand at
Geo. Crosuoe’s.
Business is livening up consid
erably in Prescott, our business
men inform us.
Rev. T. II. McMullin preached
at fhe Christian church Sunday
; morning and evening.
I have a lot of the famous “Jer
; sey lied1’ pigs for sale.
J. T. Brooks.
Just received by Stainton & Me
Swain, at Knmiet, one rnr t++ajiof
'salt, which they will sell cheapT'"
Mr. W. Y. Thompkius has bought
the Mahona residence on Christian
Ridge, and moved his family into
it.
Woodbery, Portis ifc Terry are
again at the front with* splendid
-stuckof uew dry goods & grocer
i(*H.
The 1st of October will bo here
next week, and then quail hunting
will be possible under the game
law.
M«-s. George Jones of Little
Rock, returned home Monday, af
ter a short visit among friends
lic-re.
Woodbery, Portis& Terry have
bought more oottou so far, than
any linn doing business in Pres*
colt.
Taylor’s double strength Hiking
Powder—money in every pound
box—for sale at J. li. Kershaw &
Co’s.
Mr. J. P. Story of Magnolia,
gave us a call Monday, lie is
visiting bis brother here, Mr. W U
Story.
Mr. John Arnold ol Washington,
came over Saturday and spent sev
eral days among relatives and
friends.
Three candidates were baptized
ind received into the Christian
church Sunday night, by Mr. \Y. S.
DePaun.
Sugar, coffee, meat and grocer
ies, all sold at the very lowest pri
ces, at Sfainton it MeSwain's, Em
met. Ark.
,_-*Hie Foster it Logai Hardware
company have a wagon going
tl.rough the country peddling tin
for barter. s'"
N T Richmond bus a number of
■Xormg alligators, that came from
Red River, that is creating lots
ot merriment.
Staintou it MoSwaiii at Emmet,
are constantly receiving new goods
which they are offering at the low
est pi ices.
The f’» rttt/tt n r .Bob (HU re
trill tf up! irate It.it/leKort,
out! sr. ijottitt priees.—
ii\trk done neatly.
Mr. A. S. Morgan, one of Union
county’s most prominent citizens,
spent Thursday here with relatives
and friends.
Dr. W. (’, Pressley, of North
Mississippi, who is visiting his un
de, ('apt. W. .1. Blake, gave in a
call yesterday.
Engines, Saw Mills, Corn Mills.
Cot ton (lins and Presses —B. I,,
Cobh & Co., 1'iU East Markham St.,
1 At tie Bock, Ark.
Engines, Boilers and all kinds of
machinery repaired at the foundry
and maeliiiic shops of B. 1.. Cobb
& Co., Little Bock, Ark.
The celebrated Nr.w IIomk and
'Viiitk Sewing iiiaeliines, at S. W.
\Vm i i;'s the Ji;wKt KK,Hope, Ark.
Write for lowest prices.
Messrs. Cargile & B. of Okolona,
received a lot of line vehicles here
Thursday, and will go into the liv
ery stable business there.
The many friends of Mrs. 1). L.
Latourette and her accomplished
duugbtei* will regret to learn that
they conteu'plato leaving Prescott.
Jim Sc.roggy proudly exhibited
a full grown gray fox on the street
Tuesday morning, that his dogs
chased and caught early that morn
u,Sk
•lust received by Stainton it Mc
Swaiu of Emmet, a car load of
fresh Hour of the best brands,
which they arc selling ItT fftCk b<»t
tom prices.
Another mail had to bo chained
on the street last week, because of
ohstreperousness. Our marshals
know how to bring such men intf>
subjection.
—Mr. \V Vi W)‘1L—' has just re
ceived a tine lot of the celebrated
Hickman wagons. Be sure to see
Idm and price them before buying
elsewhere.
Mr. W. L. Connevey, the popiy'1
lnr Sheriff of EaFayette enmity,
and liif. accomplished wife, arrived
Fridnv. They visit Mrs C’s. father
Mr. W. C. Hatley.
I have moved m.v office ft> the
machinery store of Pittman & < *hir,
on East Main street, where par
ties wishing to see me can find me.
Ji. F. Amonett, J. P. j
Prices on dry goods and grocer
ies are lower than ever for a good ,
article. Wamlbery, Portia & Ter-1
ry say they will not he undersold
and want it distinctly understood.
Wanted—Everybody to know
that we sell goods as cheap as any
house, this side of Little Rock.
Stainton & McSwain.
Emmet, Ark.
Mr. M. V. Osborne and 31 rs A T
Mills were married Tuesday even
ing.
Mr. S. A. Scott left Monday
morning with his attractive and
charming daughter, Miss Janie,
for Brookhaven, 3Iiss., where she
! goes to enter college.
Mr. Win. Brown,of Ellis county,
Texas, a former Treasurer of this
: county, came up Friday to attend
j to some legal business. He is now
blind—lost bis sight in June
last.
31r. N. Brad Mnllioltnu has rent
ed and moved into the house occu
pied by Col. Rope last year, ouf
West Main street, owned by Hon;
T. C. McRae.
The cotton crop is short nearly
one half in this section. There is
one good thing to console the far
mer, however, plenty of corn and
meat will be made.
Mr. W. B. Waller has some very
tine ladies dress goods, just re
ceived, Mack Spears specially in
vites the young ladies to call early
and make selections.
Dwight Blake and Charlie White
have gone into the wood business
together. Their team Saturday ad
vertised their business, lienee we
charge them nothing for this no
tice.
3Iiss Anna Stansfield is clerking
at Uncle Haley Kershaw’s. We
do not see why ladies can not fill
many such positions in our town.
They make good clerks in other
towns,
: ' >
Mr. Louis Lernays, the popular
jeweler of Little Ruck, says: “<3a
tanta liniment” cured his corns,
bunions and sore and tender feet of
years standing when everything
had failed.
The negrd dance in the Duval
building oil West Front St Saturday
night was quite boisterous. Such
a nuisance ought not to he allowed
right in the heart of the business
portion of town.
For bargains in shoes, go to
Stainton <k MeSwuin's, Kmmet,
A-ck,- They keep a complete stock
of Hamilton-Brown Shoo Co.’s cel
chrated hoots and shoes, which
they selling cheap for cash.
Mr, I’at Cassidy is receiving a
large quantity of nice, new goods.
He now has Mr. Albert Milner be
hind liis counters, who, together
with Messrs, C. \\ , Leake and \\
X. Prater, will he glad to have all
of their friends call and trade with
them.
All those who want any thing in
the Jkv KI.UY line, can find ito bet
ter place to trade than at S. W.
W’iutkV, Hope, Ark. He keeps ti
good stock, and pay* prompt atten
tion to all orders entrusted to fits
care. Send him your orders.
Miss Lillian Jordan having sus
pended her school near Falcon, for
a month in order to alldw the chil
dren to assist in gathering crops,
returned home last week. Miss L.
is a most excellent young lady, with
many noble traits of character.
Messrs Sid Woodbery, Monroe
and Mat Denman, Tode Bonner,
and Jim Scroggy, went out on the
prairie with Mr, Luke Steele tox
limiting Saturday night, and enjoy
ed a flue chase they say, though
the animal eluded the hounds.
Miss Nellie Cooper, who moved
with her mother trom this place to
Montana early last spring, in wri
ting hack to a friend says a heavy
snow-storm prevailed there on the
13th inst. Snow also fell there in
June. The summers are very
short up there.
Miss Florence Ilays has re
turned liond) from Locksburg,
near which place she has been
teaching school for some time. She
will remain until after Christmas.
She is one of Prescott’s gems
among the fair sex, and wo wel
come her among us again.
JJevJ Allen O’liarra theboyevan
gelist of Texas, has been bolding an
interesting series of meetings at
the Baptist church. He is an earn
est and elequeut speaker, and
holds the attention of l»is audien
ces. The meeting stopped Satur
day night on account of sickness
in the church. bnt-witi wiUggi njbc
re sunit'd in to-night.
Friday Mr. C. Harney was
called to Little ltoek, to see hia
brother, T. K. Hamby, who is dan
gerously ill with fever. He was
somewhat improved Sunday and
Mr. C. O. Hamby returned home,
lie was telegraphed f>r the sec
ond time Tuesday, and returned to
his brother's bed side.
Miss Ida Bodies K ft two weeks
since to enter “Ward’s Seminary’’
at Nashville, Tenn. This is one of
the best^ largest and most popular
educational institutions in the
country, for young ladies. The
college has gained an exceptional
pul pi) in Miss Ida, who is one of
our first young ladies, of a loieiy
disposition and bright mind.
With this issue, wo introduce an
j Educational Department, which
we expect to keep up. Prof J W
l Conger will have charge ol it as
, editor, which will insure its being
j interesting and instructive.
! Mr. Elmore Nelson is now clerk
ing at Messrs Martin, Holleman &
| Co’s, and will be glad to see his
friends. The above tlrm have a
house full of new gnoils) and defy
, cam petition. (See their attraeti vc
ad elsowhepj.
The Targe rattlesnake at Mr. N,
lyltidhmond’s store shed its o liter '
j coating the second time this sea- j
son Friday. Although imprisoned
for twelve months, it has not eaten 1
amj thing at all, though it drinks;
w aTts^occa sionaljy.
j Mr. O. Paget, the genial repre
sentative of the St. Louis type
foundry gave us a pleasant call
Thursday. He is one of the most
entertaining and pleasant gentle
men we ever knew, with a varied
experience f full of life and energy ;
He is a practical printer.
i We learn that Okolona. Clark!
1 county has at last completed lior •
branch road to the St. L I. M &
; Southern It. R., and is enjoying a 1
| considerable boom in consequence. 1
It is said her merchants are paying
| a good price for cotton. Prescott1
j had better bestir herself, or else
she will lose trade from that quar
i ter.
Onr postmasterf Capt. W. It.
White informs us lie lias already re
ceived the new 10c special delivery
' postage stamp, which will go into
j effect October 1st, for letters de
sired to he delivered immediately !
after their arrival in citit-s with1
( free delivery. It many cares ‘t
will save the trouble and cost of a
telegram.
i Rev. Harry May, the converted
■lew evangelist, is holding a Itfg re
, vival meeting at the Methodist;
church at Arkadelphia. We learn ^
'there were 12a conversions up to1
Monday night, among them some
of the eounty officers and most
! prominent men of the town. Rev. !
U. M. Traylor went up to assist
Tuesday morning in the meeting.
i
Messrs. Staintou A .1/cSwain, the
live nlerchaiitile bouse of Emmet,
: have a lot of locals in this issue—
read tueiii. These two gentlemen
are worthy and enterprising, and
will do what they say. We print a
; lot of half sheets, which they send
! out gratuitously to their customers',
, not already subscribers to our pa
; per. M e have a large list at Em- (
met.
A mulatto negro by the name of
Parker, who has beet* here for
; some time, from Hot Springs, un
dertook to run over Marshal Hits ;
sell and was smartly bunged up
[Saturday night and finally
landed in the calaboose, Mr.
Bussell makes a tine marshall, and
it is best for all, both black and
white, to understand that he in
tends to keep order, and our host
I citizens will uphold him.
The Tom Allen High School of
this place, opened Monday under
auspicious circumstances. Prof.
J. W. Conger, the Principal, is ft
live and energetic teacher, with
tine qualifiactions for the position
lie holds, lie is assisted by a
corps of teachers who would
reflect honor upon themselves j
in any field. There were
235 enrolled the first day, and all
were classified and placed in the
proper grades thtt day. It is
thought there will be over 3B0 in
the school in a few weeks.
While the trerchailts of Camden
are making strong efforts to Induce
! cotton and trade to that place, by
| advertising in the '‘Beacon,” scat
tering llaming circulars by the
thousand, the business men of
, Prescott are sitting supinely quiet
and doing absolutely nothing to in
fluence trade hitherward, uml,
hedged in as we are are, if some- i
| tiling is not done our cotton re-:
: ceipts are going to fall otTheavily,
I We are sorrv to make this state
1 meat, but do it in order t.» trv to
| arouse iinr met iiunt.-; t > prom;il
action. it re mains t t*« seen
■ whether or not the wil! m 1 •*'•
t the matter.
Sot ice It* flu <i v x.
KioiA Mint nfu-r thi» 'I tii*, «li p. f- .1- are
fnriiiA'l'-rk An hunt within my me I ..oitv
Sept, ,'hii. Jl>U N Sil.lt K Veh'-.
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So! lee tti Hunters
Oi> and after this date, all per
sons are forbidden to hum with
in my enclosures.
JAIXJU I, AMI!.
I’rescott, Sept,, loth, 1-SSo.
Notice to Hunter*.
On and after this date all per
sons aiv fm hidden to hunt within
our enclosure*.
It it ad Scott.
J. T. UiiOOKh.
I Septeuihey lCtb, ltjSo.
Mr, 1>. Lt Latourette Head.
Last week we mentioned that
Mr. ]), L. Latourette was lying in
a very critical state from u para
lytic stroke. He lingered until
Tuesday morning at 3:30 o'clock,
and died. Death struck him Mon
day afternoon, when he became to
tally paralized. Mr. Latourette
moved here from New Jersey in
1SS1, ami has since engaged in the
hanking Easiness, in partner
ship with his ron • in - law, Mr.
Driggs. He made a good citizen,
a pleasant neighbor Ami a kind
friend. He wuS a leading member
of the Baptist church here. At the
time of his death, he was about
sixty years of ago. A largo circle of
friends unite with us ii. extending
sympathy to the grief stricken wife
and daughter, left behind.
Mr Latonrettc, of Michigan, ar
rived this,Wednesday luoring, in
time to attend the funeral and bur
ial of bis father.
Dr. Cornelius of Little Bock,
was at the dying lied of his rela
tive, Mr. Latourette, Monday night,
lie preached the funeral at the
Baptist church yesterday morning.
Immediately after the funeral the
remains were interred in Do Anne
cemetery. The following citizens
acted as pall bearers: Mayor Lee
Clew, IIon TC McRae, N T Rich
mond, H (1 Brooks, Oliver Jones
and J W Adams, A large number
of our people attended the burial.
Emmet Etchings.
The health of this vicinity Is
very good.
Fanners are putting in good time
gathering their crops now.
Mr. Hannon Adtnas is fond of
visiting in our county now.
There will be two or three wed
dings here soon, (so the boys say.)
Mr. J, \V. Faust of the Little
Itoek cooperage Co., is at this
place looking after the interest of
the company, and also after his
girl. (?)
Mr. J. W. Neill of this place is
book agent, insurance agent,attor
uey, Justice of the Fence, and he
has been lately made leader of mu
sic in the Sunday school.
Rev John P. Holmes is conduc
ting a very interesting meeting ut
College Hill, three miles from this
place. Eight were baptized by
immersion on last Sunday evening.
Ouryoung friend l)r, .VeSwsiu
regrets very much that the school
across the creek is over. Sajs
the children have become greatly
attached to the teacher. I thiuk
the Doctor is one of the children,
for I saw him wiping Ids eyes, last
Sunday morning, when she left.
- —
Itajs of Hope.
Sam Park came down from Nash
ville to see‘‘the folks” last Sun
day.
\V. It. Mi Neill of Magnolia vvrs
in town lust Saturday. In a hurry
a.' usual.
Our school is progressing tiitely.
The patrons are united and deter
mined to have a good school.)
It’s a girl at \V. A. UhodeR,
standard weight, drinks coffee.—
Who said Hope was a dead town.
Miss Nannie Piirdoin wa* forced
to lekve her post of duty last week
on account of sore eyes, she will j
return soon, however.
A Mltchel man near Hope wants]
to buy a steam mill, pavable when ;
Judge Mitchel is elected to Con-j
gross. Where is Alt Bright?
Mr. Albert Black, of Naslirillo
and Miss Jessie McCorklo united
their fortunes last Wednesday
evening, “for better or for worse.’>
The Spinner's cotton buyers
complain that the Vjerchants of
Hope are paying too much for cot
ton. ‘‘Jess so," but somehow the
farmer never kicks.
The Knights of Labor lino a dis
tingiiishml orator from abroad, to
address the citi'.cns of Hope last
K ijay. Like Une!« Ron Butler,
jr,.»n . tie i. an ot.U or, not a I
uorei.
flic pipes Ini ilie water work
have been laid nearly around one
square! MV. Dailey is tl.o engin
eer. who informs me that the work
will he completed in a short time
and then Hope will be the best wa
tered town in South Arkansas.
J. D. Beardsley some tiiuo since
instituted twenty - three suits
against the Western Union Tele
graph Co., tor overcharges at va
rious times in sums from four to
forty cents. There was a ‘‘hung
jury*' in the first Dial, and last
week when the Cases were called
t>y Justice W . 11. Bell, tor trial,
Mr. Beardsley dismissed all ut the
suits ut lus coot,
Jiuo.
j W. B. WALLER,
Dealer in’
elm Street, preecott. ark.
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Clothing ami Nhoos ii specialty,
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Will pay the highcat market prieo for cotton. Handle Flour, t’orn and W<at by
car lots, and will give low priory, on same for cadi. Full stock of tienoral Morrhshdi.o
always on hand, and will sell as cheep as tba cheapest. \\. B. \v Al.f Ml.
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