The Russellville Democrat., 1875-10-07
rather noted for big things.

evening, on the Old Town road, this side ofthe Pillow Lake Place, between three colored men named Abe Smith, Henderson Rhodes and Wm. Morton, in which the latter was knocked in the head with g wagon standard, in the hands of Rhodes, from the effects of which he died on Saturday morning. The sheriff went out yesterday evening, as soon as the news reached him, to arrest Smith and Rhodes, but up to the time of writing the sheriff had not re- turned. The quarrel grew out of an old feud.
 Fit. Smith Independent: We have two of the largest pears that ever grew on tree in this section of the country, or any other, we reckon. One weighs twenty seven and a half ounces, and the other nineteen. They grew on the farm of MT. Mitchell, living two miles from Charleston, Franklin county, and about twenty three miles from this place. They are "whoppers, and the old gentleman calls them the Rebel pear.
 Clarendon Age: On last Sun day, while deputy sheriff Daily was feeding the prisoners in the county jail, two of them, George Dennis, (confined for petty of iense, and Sam. Dockery Gin jail for stealing a horse in Jefferson county,) made an attempt to es- cape. When Mir. Daily opened the door of the cell, in which they were confined, they showed the shutter violently against him, and rushing out knocked the deputy down and escaped through the door and ran towards the woods east of town, George Dennis made good his escape. Daily tried to shoot them, but his pistol failed to fire, and being compelled to lock the door before he gave pur- suit, Dockery got splendid start, but was followed by Mir. Smith, who came up with him just as he attempted to get over the fence next to the woods, but Smith knocked him down with brick bat and agaln with pole. Daily came up by this time, and as Dockery still showed fight knock ed him down with his pistol and returned him to his old quarters. Dockery stole a horse some time ago from a negro in Jefferson county and was captured near here. He had tied the horse out and let it starve to death, before he was arrested. Dockery and Dennis are both intensely colored. Dockery's head is considerably battered. Daily's face looks like he had been where there was a good deal of prancing around lately. Both are able to eat their rations.
 Highlander: We regret to learn of a serious accident which occurred to our esteemed friend H. F. Maggard on Saturday last He had descended into his cistern for the purpose of repairing leak, after having accomplished his work he requested the persons on top to draw him up and when near the top the tenon on the windlass wrenched off precipitat- ing him to the bottom of the cis- tern a distance of about fifteen feet. The broken windlass fell heavily upon him breaking his left leg below the knee joint spraining his right ankle, break ing his right collar bone and one or two of his right ribs. He was obliged to remain in that condi tion until the neighbors could Dc called to his relief. Dr. W. C. Wilson was called and success fully set the broken bones; Doc tor Routh we learn is now treating him. At last accounts he was doing well. We hope for hi. speedy recovery.
 HurryinC down Jefferson ave