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C. T. Harris, dealer in general merchandise, Monticello, Ark. The firm of Cotham, Harris & Co. was organized in January, 1888, with E. R. Cotham, C. T. Harris, Ed. Spencer, and W. E. Harvill. They are furnishers and dealers in general merchandise, and are all first-class business men. C. T. Harris the junior member, was born in Drew County, Ark., August 22, 1863, and is the sixth and youngest son of C. T. Harris, Sr., and Sara Harris (nee Everett), natives of Mississippi. The parents were early settlers of Drew County, and the father died while his son, C. T., was only a child. He was a slave-owner and planter, and was a lieutenant in the Southern army. C. T. Harris, Jr., remained and assisted on his father’s farm until thirteen years of age, when he entered a store at Collins as clerk. There he remained for two years, and then came to Monticello, where he attended school for several years. After this he clerked and kept books until he became a member of the present firm. He was elected as a member of the city council of Monticello in 1885, serving as clerk of that body until 1889. He is a bright young man, and his personal popularity has been largely due to his upright, honorable course and his straightforward business conduct in commercial circles. He is a member of the K. of P., and is a district deputy grand chancellor of that order.