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Newspaper
Conway Log Cabin
Location
Conway, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1900
Page
3
Trains depart Conway on the Little Rock and Fort Smith Railway. No 2H at 6 07 am No 233 at 9 2 pm No 232 at 6 36 pm No 231 at 10 pm J W James agent.
Community notes from Conway Arkansas list shoppers browsing Frauenthal & Schwarz carpets, election bulletins at the Opera House on Nov. 6, local visits by J. M. King and others, and varied town news including farming prices, school events, and upcoming election programs.
Rev. W. E. Thompson of First Methodist Church Little Rock will lecture at Hendrix College on Thursday November 1 about poetry and its makers. Admission is free. Thompson, a noted preacher and lecturer, is expected to deliver a forcible and brilliant address.
J W James, agent, announces reduced return fares for the Grand Lodge Masons meeting in Little Rock Arkansas November 19 to 23 1900 with sale dates November 17 to 19 and final return November 24. Also for the Arkansas State Baptist Convention in Hope Arkansas November 15 to 19 sale dates November 14 15 16 and 18 with final return November 20.
The infant child of Mr Thayer in Eureka Springs suffered severe harm when a physician left two unlabeled bottles, one containing carbolic acid, one eye wash, both identical in color and vial. The acid mistakenly used in the eyes caused immediate distress as the bottle was spilled onto the child’s face.
Polk county leads Arkansas counties in population growth from 1890 to 1900, rising from 1,283 to 18,352, a 97.63 percent increase. Other notable gains include Poinsett 64.44 percent, Sevier 62.21 percent, Craighead 62.20 percent, and Union 50.20 percent.
The Presbyterian synod of Arkansas met at Fordyce and reported 256 members, 100 churches, and 46 ministers. Twenty nine churches are without pastors. Over ten years membership rose 12 percent, and the past year saw a 10 percent increase.
Bose Hibbs arrested in Montgomery County for aiding and abetting an illicit distillery. He previously received a thirty day sentence in Fort Smith jail last year for possessing whisky without required revenue stamps.
Col. L. H Allard of Hot Springs learned last week that he has fallen heir to a large California fortune. The estate is estimated in the millions and he will receive a substantial portion. He currently works at the government bath house for a modest salary.
A free concert by Central College teachers runs next Monday night November 5. Admission is open to all and attendance is invited. Old papers for sale are listed at this office.
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