The Russellville Democrat., 1876-02-17
LOCAL AFFAIRS.


 was in town Tuesday.
 Trains commenced running through to Ozark Monday.
 -Neighbor McGaire from Darda- nelle was in town Saturday.
 ---The shady side was patronized by pedestrians last Saturday.
 Next Tuesday will be the anni- yersary of Washington birthday. --Tbanks, friends, for new sub scribers procured for us this week. Read the article in the Grange Department of to-day's paper head University of Crops"
 The Arkansas Traveller comes 10 us this week column quarto. We think it is an improvement. Cant somebody muster up energy enough to start fresh meat market? There's money in it.
 Marriage licenses issued last week: William N. Hobbs to Mollie Oyerton. F. NJ. Roberts to Amanda Bowen.
 In next weeks paper we shall perhaps have word to address spe- eially to our republican friends Of Pope county.
 The new residence of MT. J. G. Ferguson, which is now about com pleted. is one of the handsomest houses in town.
 Turned cold Monday evening and gave us huge white frost dur ing the night. How are you now, early peach blossoms?
 The string band was out Satur- day night and serenaded several Of our citizens. Thanks, gentlemen, many thanks for your visit.
 EARLY PoTAToEs.-Dr. Wyatt is entitled to the blue ribbon for early Irish potatoes-he handed us sam pie from his garden on the l2th inst. Tho State insists on the or ganization of a fire company at Lew isburg. Would it not be a good idea for our citizens to organize one too? 4H-andsome is that handsome docs,' Of sewing machines 'tis true trow While far abovethe styles that buzz Exalted stands the Elias Hewe-" A couple of Iowans were in town last Saturday. They visited our section of the state with a view to locating in Pope. We bih them welcome.
 -Messrs. Howell < Howell Have laid down n substantial brick pave Inent in front of their store house and lots on Buchanan street. Tally one for II. & II.
 There has been marked falling of m the receipts of cotton here fol the past ten days, the few scattering bales which have arrived coming from the back country and iron Searcy county.
 Renew your subscriptions a once if your time is out. The very number of the paper you will mis by waiting may contain something worth more money to you than l will cost you to subscribe for tel copies.
 Little Rock Gazette, 1Gth: Stat scrip New, buying at 6s@69. Selling at 70@7i. Old, buying at 6S to 60 Selling at 70 to TOE. Ten per cent State Bonds, buying at 80 to 9C Selling at -. Market rather inac tive.
 -Sheriff Gains of Scott county came into town Tuesday with couple of colored gents who are [ be "zebras" in Zeb's brigade as sool as they can be taken to the Capital Sheriff C.. took the down train wit his brace of black birds and by tlii time they are safely housed unde the "paternal" roof.
 In another place in today's pa per will be found the full text of tn act of the last Legislature conmonl known as the Dog Laws A perusi of the same will inform those inter sted on the point which we hay card many discuss as to how tn taN will be enforced.
 The Detroit Free Press has a' 1urcd great celebrity for it's fun af quaint humor, sparkling wit, st' rics, sketches. choice general liter' rCre, chess and puzzle columns news, etc, We have arranged dub the DEMOCRAT with the De'ro Free Press at greatly reduced rate ad will take subscriptions for tl tWo papers for $500. Send in yor subscriptions.
 As Spring approaches wbe renovation Is ii. order, caESot oi town council summon up couras e1olgh to have some improvement aud renovation done on our prime ts streets? We would like to s, tham put in good order for ono end we think about half of the rev l,ur which is soon to be collect,
 ,ht To be used that way.