The Russellville Democrat., 1876-02-24
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

Do our city authorities propose to do anything to improve our streets this spring?
 Capt. J. c. Ferguson arrived back home last Saturday, looking improved by his trip.
 Capt. Joe Howard of Big Piney, was in town Saturday, wide-awake and full of fun as usual.
 Some of the boys who went 'possum hunting last Friday night found it rather unprofitable.
 The ordinance of baptism was administered last Sabbath to son of Dr. Gray--Rev. MT. Adams off ciating.
 -Rev. MT. Adams preached a most wholesome sermon last Sunday, | from John V, 39--"Search the Scrip tures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life; and they are they which testify of me-"
 MT. - Green. representing the Little Rock Herald was in town Monday soliciting job work and subscriptions for that paper. The Herald is good paper and we shall be glad to see success attend it.
 Our old friend Burrell Rushing, one of the substantial citizens of Liberty township was in town last Friday and made us pleasant call and renewed his subscription for 1876.
 --"B. c. D."-We omitted to say in last weeks paper that the com- munication from "B. c. D." was received, but was mislaia or lost before it could be put in type. We hope to hear from "B. c. D. again, and will be more careful.
 Jour farmers are all busy at work some even pla.iting corn. The condition of the soil is represented to be very fine. There having been no hard, packing rains during the winter the earth is loose and mellow.
 We hope we may have a fine crop year.
 @GIN BURNED. Mir. David l.. Winton, who was interested in the gin on the Love farm
 in Gardens bottom, some $ or 2
 miles below Dardanelle, we learn that the said gin and about 60 bales
 of cotton were destroyed by fire on Monday night last week.
 We have received the first num-
 Der of the Arkansas City Post since : it went into the hands of Messrs.
 Goff'e & Head, the former as editor and the latter publisher. The editor
 gets off q niee little salutatory and we wish him Abundant success.
 We very much regret to learn that the select school of Miss Tennie Williamson will close this week, and that Miss w. leaves the first of next week for Illinois. The loss of such an accomplished and useful member of our town society will create vacancy which will be hard
 to supply again.
 --CHEERING.-The number of sub-
 scribers added to our list last week , has necessitated the addition of three quires of paper for this week , issue. We are pleased to acknowl- edge the receipt of very fine club from Johnson county composed of
 some of the best citizens of that
 county.
 f Our old friend Judge Calet
 Davis gave us call last Saturday
 He represents farming interests on Cum Log as we'll advanced. He also informs us that the Southern Methodists will build church house 5 at Gum Log Camp Ground this sum. mer-the lumber all being on the , ground.
 The subject of cleaning of the , grave yard has been mentioned tc f us and the inquiry raised if some
 thing cannot be done to put it ir better order. This is matter which should meet ready response J from our citizens and we propose l that there be a day set and that every ' body turn out on that day with axes p rakes, spades, &c., and put the yart e in nice order. What say our people In this weeks paper we publish
 tabular exhibit of the fnancia o condition of Pope county-a matter
 which is of z eat interes. to oui taxpayers, and others desiring in T formation in regard to our county f This exhibit will supply an answer
 to many questions which have beer l asked us in regard to the financia |. condition of our county. 1 We acknowledge the receipt o , an invitation to attend meeting o
 the Pope County Historical Societ,
 at Gum Log on Wednesday nigh March Ist, and if we can make | | convenient to attend we will talk e much pleasure in being present - This is commendable organization Q and if we cannot be present our