The Russellville Democrat., 1876-06-29
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

 Monday.
 Present at Sabbath school last Sunday l4O.
 There has been wonderful inn I provement ill cotton since the warm | weather set ill.
 Take a good bath every morning this hot weather and your health 1 will be improved.
 The Lewisburg State, gives a fattering report of crop prospects i'll Conway county. Tine Boone County Record has entered upon it's sixth volume. A prosperous year to the Record. The sky was overcast with clouds Sunday and Monday, and we looked for rain, but none came. It seems to us that it would pay the livery stable man here to keep two or three more good buggics. The latter part of last week was very hot, dsagreeabie, but just the weather to bring out lousy, sickly cotton.
 In another column will be found an interesting communication from an esteemed correspondent ill Scar ey county.
 Try the DEMOCRAT six months --only 75c.-on probation, and if you are not satisfied come back and get your money.
 Let property owners on Main street follow the example set by J. l.. Shinn, aud put down pave me1ts. -Rev. z. Keeton preached at the M E. Church last Sunday. The services were attended by a large audience.
 Read our offer of premiums to getters up of clubs. Specimens of the engravings offered can be seen by calling at this office.
 Judging from the huge hand bill from Ft. Smith-gotten up at the Herald oflice-we would say they intend having a grand time up there on the 4th of July.
 Our near neighbor, Mir. John Erwin is happy notwithstanding it n was another girl. That's all right, 4 John, WE always liked girls the best especially when they number about seventeen summers.
 The St. Louis Trade Journal just the thing for every Western merchant---comes to us regularly and is of great value to us. It is only 50 per year, and is issued every Friday during the year.
 We call attention to the profess ional card of J. M. Gray, NJ. D., to be found in another column of to- days paper. We bespeak liberal share practice forsthe Dr., feeling assured that the same will give sat isfaction.
 Judge Mansfield held the first term of his court in the Dardanclle District of Yell county, last week. Tom Gossett, whose case was taken from this county, and who was charged with the crime of murder, was acquitted.
 Ut was so excessively hot last Friday evening that we did not at. tend the rhetorical exercises at Prof Iiaddocl's school, but we under. stand the house was crowded, ano the good.
 The "Valleys,n of Atkins, pre-, sent fine appearance on the dia mond field, and the boys took theil defeat last Thursday good-natuedly like little men. Better luck nex time, boys.
 The Arkansas State Grange say it learns by a private letter from friend in Nebraska that the Arkan sas fever is raging up there. Well come right along gentlemen, WI have room for you and will be glat to have won come.
 Improvements still go on in ou town. MT. Jno. Erwin has put fence around his premises. J. " Tucker has put new fence in iron of his lot on Buchanan street, an, J. L. Shinn is putting down q sid walk in front of his business house on Main street.
 --FWsr NEW WHEAT.-Mr. P. s Mooney brought the first new whea to town last Thursday. It was frs class and sold for eighty cents pc bushel. Mir. Mooney is one of ou cnterprising farmers who live about three miles from town. Ii promises us some new subscriber soon.
 MT. NJ. J. Webb, last Saturda sent Us in the first cotton bloom ( the season. Mir. w. is farming o the river and reports the warl weather bringing cotton out a 0. k.
 Mfr. Ranse Shinn has also brougl us in some blooms and says he Ina