Reprinted from old Courier files. Misses Tressie McCANN and Bessie PARKER were guests of Misses Anna RICHARDSON and Christine BERRY near Datto Sunday. William ALLEN, one of Supply's most practical merchants, transacted business in Corning one day last week. Charles HOERING, who had been here for the past few months looking after his farm and timber interests East of Corning, left last Saturday for his home in Minturn. The fifth annual Clay County Fair will be held in Piggott on September 29 and 30 and October 1 and 2. there will be a mule race every day; The first day is School Day; Second Day is Old Folks and Old Soldiers Day. W.E. SPENCE will have charge of that entertainment. Even though we have had an unprecedented drouth, let us show visitors what we can produce without rain. Clay County Fair Association, J.B. BLAKEMORE, President; J.R. SCURLOCK, Secretary. L.D. OAKS, Secretary of Corning A.O.U.W. lodge at its meeting last Friday night, was chosen by members as their delegate to the grand lodge state convention of that order at Pine Bluff this week. Mr. OAKS and son, Leslie, left Monday evening for the convention. Mr. OAKS has been secretary of Corning A.O.U.W. practically ever since its establishment several years ago and he has been one of the best lodge officers and most efficient members. George WILES, erstwhile pearl fisherman with headquaters near Black River bridge South of town, was in Corning Tuesday and says he has decided to quit pearl digging for a while on account of the price of mussel shells having cropped so low that one can't make expenses in the shell business. Edward LEROY, the wire walking "dare-devil" pleased good crowds at Ward's Starlight theatre, Monday and Tuesday nights. Mr. WARD has been putting on some high class, clean vaudeville attractions, at his theatre lately and the people are showing appreciation by the increasing patronage which the Starlight is enjoying. Sheriff MATHEWS, who a week ago went to Berlin, near Connellsville, Pennsylvania in the coal mining distrit for Paul VENECKI, a Bohemian, wanted here on charge of obtaining money under false pretenses, landed back here last Sunday with his man and placed him in Corning jail. In Esquire SULLINS' court, Tuesday, he was released on a bond of $500.00 and returned to his home, family and work at the mines. He is to appear here at next January term of circuit court. Sheriff MATHEWS says he had the time of his Pife on this trip, visiting many cities including philadelphia, New York, Harrisburg and Atlantic City and at the last named place he went in bathing with about 5,000 other people, the largest number he was ever in swimming with at one time. Corning teachers. Following are teachers and their positions in Corning Public and High School: Primary, Miss Mary CRANFORD of Bald Knob; Second grade: Miss Doris HILLIARD, Wilmar; Third grade: Miss Ruby COFFEY, Fayetteville; Fourth grade: Miss Irene MORROW, COTTER; Fifth and Sixth grades: Miss Tennessee TIPTON, Tiptonville, Tennessee; Seventh grade: Miss Velma VEATCH, Oklahoma; Eighth grade: Benjamin LINCOLN, Maynard; High School: Miss Ada DONOHO of Corning and Miss Emma HESTER of Collierville, Tennessee; Principal: Harvey HALAEY, Corning. C.E. REED, residing in Northeast Corning had the financial ill luck first of this week, to lose, by colic, one of his valuable gray mares. to be continued.................... ____________________________________________________________________________________ The fish are biting. Get more visitors on your site using Yahoo! Search Marketing. http://searchmarketing.yahoo.com/arp/sponsoredsearch_v2.php