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GENERAL XXXXX DEATHS COURT MARRIAGE
Source:  Arkansas Gazette (Little Rock, Ark.) Page: 1
Dated: Tuesday, Dec. 25, 1888
DIED IN DISGRACE.
A Colored Preacher Found, His Body Riddled With Gun-Shot Wounds.
Special to the Arkansas Gazette.
     CONWAY, ARK, Dec. 24. - The remains of a colored man was found in the woods about three miles southeast of this place this morning.  Coroner Powell went out this afternoon and with the assistance of Dr. Young held an inquest.  Upon examination of the body, twenty-one gun-shot wounds were found in the breast.  From papers found on his person it was learned that his name was Robert Waller, a Baptist preacher who was residing here and who has been missing from his home since the night os November 5.  On that night A. C. Hovis, who resides west of this place three miles, shot at a man who was taking cotton from his pen, and it is believed that Waller was the man.  The body was in an advanced stage of decomposition and was only recognizable by the papers found thereon.
Source:  Arkansas Gazette (Little Rock, AR) Page: 2
Dated: Saturday, Feb. 16, 1889
Died Away From Home.
Arkansas Gazette Correspondence.
     BEEBE, Feb. 15, - A young man by the name of W. S. Reed died suddenly at teh Centennial Hotel here of Pneumonia.  From the particulars it seems the young man was attending the Nashville, Tenn., College.  He complained of being sick there, but attempted to make the journey home to Detroit, Lamar county, Texas, where his parents live.  On arriving at Little Rock last Friday, he boarded the north bound train by mistake and which carriek him here.  Although he had the best medical skill and attention he grew worse and died last evening.  His friends were dispatched for an arrived in time to see him die.  They conveyed the remains to his home in Texas, where he will be buried.

County Seat Wrangle.
Arkansas Gazette Correspondence.
    
EVENING SHADE, Feb. 12, - Judge Abner Porter has just closed an adjourned term of the county court, at which he granted a petition from citizens praying for an election to remove the county site from Evening Shade to Center, a point nine miles east.  The petition was granted, and the day for election fixed for March 29.  Considerable excitement prevails, as another petition to the legislature also largely signed, for two county-sites is also in circulation.

NOTES.
     The stave factory at Newport is six months behind in orders.
     The building of a telephone line from Scarcy to Sugar Loaf Springs is contemplated.
     A negro girl at Texarkana is supposed to have small-pox and has been quarantined.
     A tramp entered a residence at Jonesboro the other night and attempted burglary, but was caught by the owner and carried to the calaboose.
     Dr. McGimsey of Arkadelphia has a patent furniture catch for which he has been offered $15,000 for the right in the states of California and Oregon, so the News says.
     The enterprising citizens of Russellville are agitating the question of an ice factory, and have about perfected an organization of a company to build a large and substantial hotel.
     A horse was drowned in a mud-hole near Augusta one day last week, and if assistance had not arrived the negro riding the horse would also have drowned, having had one leg caught under the horse as it fell.
     A recent call was made by the minority elements of the democracy in Sevier county for a a___ing of the central committee of each faction to attempt a reconciliation.  The meeting has been held, but without result, and the division remains as pronounced as before.

Source:  Arkansas Gazette (Little Rock, AR)  Page: 4
Dated: Sunday, June 28, 1896
Ex-Mayor H. L. Fletcher Dead After a Long Illness.
Had Lived in Central Arkansas All His Life, or Since 1833.
Survived by His Wife, a Daughter and Two Sons - One of Arkansas' Best Known Citizens.
     Henry Lewis Fletcher, ex-mayor of Little Rock, and a citizen well known throughout the state, died at his home in this city, 521 Cumberland street, yesterday morning at 5:05 o'clock after many months of Illness and suffering.  Bright's disease was the cause of his demise.
     The deceased was a brother of Col. John G. Fletcher, president of the German National Bank, Col. Thomas Fletcher and Jeff L. Fletcher, both prominent planters.  He was born Sept. 15, 1833, in Saline county and was a son of Henry L. Fletcher, Sr.,  who came to Arkansas from Tennessee in 1816.  He grew to manhood in the peaceful and sequestered shades of Saline and in 1852, becoming inoculated with the then prevailing good fever, wended his way to the far west, remaining there a couple of years.  He returned to Arkansas, and in 1855 was married to Miss Sue Bricelin, of Pulaski county.  He engaged extensively in the agricultural industry and became known as one of the largest planters in this section of the state.  In the war between the states he enlisted on the side of the Confederacy and did valiant service fighting for the southern cause.
     After the war Mr. Fletcher again actively identified himself with the growth and prosperity of Arkansas.  He served a number of years as a member of the Little Rock School Board and was always prominent in the steps resulting in making the local public school system second to none in existence.  In April, 1891, Mr. Fletcher was elected mayor of Little Rock and served two years.  He was a Democrat in politics and made his last appearance in the political arena in 1894, when he was a candidate for the Democratic nomination for sheriff of Pulaski county.  He possessed those traits which won for him friends everywhere, and once formed, his friendships were retained by his unselfish devotion to those whom he admired and trusted.  His character was flawless and is a priceless legacy to his descendants.
     The deceased's wife survives him, as do also two sons and a daughter.  The latter are Frank M. Fletcher, of the Penzel Grocer Company; John T., a planter, and Miss Mary, who resides at the family home in this city.  Mr. Fletcher was a Mason, having been at the time of his death a member of Magnolia Lodge No. 60, Royal Arch Chapter, and Hugh do Payens Commandery K. T.
     The funeral will occur at 9:30 o'clock this morning from the family residence and Revs. John Gass and J. L. Pinkerton will officiate.
     The following notices are self-explanatory:
Knights Templar, attention:
     The members of Hugh de Payens Commandery No. 1, K. T., are requested to assemble at their asylum at 9 a.m. sharp, Wednesday, July 1, to attend the funeral services of the late Sir Knight H. L. Fletcher.  Full dress.
     By order of the Eminent Commander To City Officers and Members of the City Council:
     You are respectfully requested to assemble at the City Hall, Wednesday, July 1, at 9 o'clock a.m., for the purpose of attending in a body of funeral of ex-Mayor H. L. Fletcher.
    
Respectfully,   J. A. WOODSON, Mayor.
Robert McKay, Chief Fire Department,
     City:
     You are hereby directed to turn out your department tomorrow, (Wednesday) morning, July 1, 9 o'clock a. m., and accompany the remains of the late Hon. H. L. Fletcher from the family residence to the cemetery.  Respectfully, J. A. WOODSON, Mayor.
     Little Rock, June 30, 1896
Source:  Jonesboro Daily Tribune (Jonesboro, AR)  Page 1
Dated: Friday, June 29, 1906
SIMON P. HUGHES NOTED CITIZEN DIED YESTERDAY
STATE'S FORMER GOVERNOR
Health Began to Fail Two Years Ago From His Extreme Age.
SOME INTERESTING FACTS
     Little Rock, Ark., June 28. -  Simon P. Hughes, fifteen governor of Arkansas, died at 1:45 o'clock this morning at his home, 1122 Cumberland Street.  The funeral will be held at 4 p.m. tomorrow, Friday, at the First M. E. Church, South, and will be conducted by the pastor Rev. W. F. Andrews.  The interment will be in the family lot at Mount Holly.
     Judge Hughes had bee in feeble health for the last two years, due to the infirmities of old age.
     This makes three  ex-governors of the state who have died within five blocks of each other during a period of eighteen months.  On Dec. 20, 1904, occurred the death of James P. Eagle, and Gen. T. J. Churchill died May 15, 1905.  The present surviving ex-governors are:
     Ozra A. Hadley, New Mexico, 1871.
     Powell Clayton, Eureka Springs, 1868-1872
     James H. Berry, Bentonville, 1882-1884
     J. P. Clarke, Little Rock, 1894-1896
     Dan W. Jones, Little Rock, 1889-1900
     Another interesting coincidence in the death of the ex-governors is that during the last four years one has died each year, as follows:  1903, W. M. Fishback; 1904, James P. Eagle; 1905, T. J. Churchill, 1906, S. P. Hughes.
     Simon P. Hughes
of Little Rick, Ark., associate justice of the supreme court of Arkansas and for four years governor of the State, was born at Carthage.   Smith County, Tenn., Aug. 14, 1830.  In 1849 he came to Arkansas, settled on White River in Monroe County, and in 1854 was elected sheriff of that county.  He served in this capacity for two years and in 1857 began the practice of law.
     In 1861, he raised a company and jorned the Confederate army as captain of Company A, Twenty-third Arkansas regiment of infantry of Monroe's brigade.
SHARON WICK'S NOTE:  See Biography in Biographical and Pictoral History of Arkansas, publ. 1887 (in this website)
Source:  Jonesboro Daily Times Enterprise (Jonesboro, AR) Page: 4
Dated: Saturday, Mar. 2, 1907
OLDEST MAN DEAD
Oldest Man in Arkansas Died at Calico Rock This Week.
    
Calico Rock, Ark., Mar. 1. - Rev. George Brinsfield died at the home of his son-in-law, Thomas Cankey, of this (Izard) county, on Tuesday night, February 26.  He was in his 108th year, and came to this county 60 or more years ago.  He was a local Methodist Preacher, and a remarkable character.  Until a few months ago he was as active as a man of 50, and as straight in stature as an Indian warrior.
     He was probably the oldest man in Arkansas.  He was born in Gilford county, North Carolina, in May, 1800, and at the age of 12 removed to Georgia, with his parents.  He came to Arkansas eighty-four years ago.  He had a wonderfully acute memory, and maintained his strength in a marked degree.  In the early days when he first "received a call to preach,"  he could neither read nor write, but he was a man of great force of character and application and had accomplished much for humanity.
Source:  Jonesboro Daily Tribune (Jonesboro, AR) Page: 4
Dated: Saturday, June 8, 1918
ARKANSAS' HEROIC SONS WHO DIED IN GLORY OF THE FLAT
     The army behind the army in front is rallying to the call of the colors.
     Patriotic fervor is aflame throughout the state of Arkansas, and its people are determined that nothing shall e left undone in the demonstration of their loyalty and practical effort for the winning of the war.
     When the story is told by the historian of the future, no state shall have a brighter page than that devoted to Arkansas.
     The heroic sons of the state are already receiving their baptism of blood in the vicarious sacrifice that is being made for the safety of the world.
     Many soldiers from this state have died from disease in the various camps, some from accident, some have gone down at sea, and not a few have been slain in the furious assaults at the front.  For a long time the statement had been made that "when the casulty lists began to arrive, then the people will begin to wake up."  The casualty lists have begun to arrie, and they find the people already awake.
     Below is a partial list of the Arkansas casualties that have been reported of those, for the most part, "killed in action," though, of course, this is not a complete list:
     William Earl Bennett of Van Buren, and Capt. P. LeBrom of Fort Smith, drowned on the Tuscania.
     Victor Hill, of Rush, in battle near Lens, Sept. 31, 1917.
     Sid Coleman, of Cord, Feb. 26.
     G. England of Little Rock, Sept. 9, 1917.
     Leslie G. Wood, of Searcy, killed by German bomb dropped on hospital Oct. 10, 1917.
     Nathan R. Short of Stephens, and Claude Bradley of Swaty, lost on the Tuscania.
     Corporal Morris Williams, of Marvell, died of wounds, Jan. 30.
     Private Sudreth Jones, colored, of Helena, killed in explosion, Jn. 5.
     Private Albert Harvey, of Helena, stevedore, killed in explosion, Jan. 5.
     Victor H. Conley, sergeant, of Siloam Springs, killed in action, in November, 1917.
     Chas. E. Elliott, of Pine Bluff, killed in action with the Canadian regiment, in October, 1917.
     Efton Garber, of White Oak, killed in action March 6.
     Frank Gammell, of Fort Smith, killed in action in Lorraine sector, March 5, 1918.
     William T. Smith, of Wesson, killed in action in April, 1918.
     Col. Raynal C. Bolling, who lived in Little Rock as a boy, killed in action.
     Private John E. Sangster of Osceola, member of the Rainbow Division, accidentally electrocuted, April 10.
     Dr. Chas. Long, of Lowell, Benton county, killed in action, April 28, 1918.
     Gordon D. Blue, Little Rock, killed in action April 22.
     A. R. Parks, of Fort Smith, killed in action in April.
     Troy C. Forrest, of Mammoth Spring, killed in action April 20.
     Wesley Allen Stone, of Springdale, killed in action in May.
     Lyndon D. Casey, of Abbott, killed May 27, at Mont Kemmel.
     Ralph P. Parmley of Maysville, killed in action May 12.
     John A. Johnson of Salem, Benton county, killed in May 1918.
     Wilmer L. Childers
, of Walcott, killed in action.
"    Corporal John A. Johnson, of Bryant, killed in action May 16.
     Canada Manning, colored, of Pine Bluff, killed in action.
     James F. McKinney
, of Batesville, killed in action May 27.
     Frank Odell, of Blythesville, lost on he Moldavia.
     George N. Buchanan, lost on the Moldavia.
     Mark Thromer, of Eagle Mills, died of disease.

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