The Russellville Democrat., 1876-07-20
yhieh Col. l.. c. Howell was made

Lawson on Ecu flftE. tllcH S.suit time af l't. Gibson, at which place they were discharged. When thc Mexican war came up the county raised two companlcs, ono of in- fant,.y bv our venerable old soldier Mai. David West to which Maj. Caleb Davis belonged and who when the various companies were formed into . battalion received the appointment of adjutant ma jor, the said company was station ed at It. Gihson until the close of the war. Tie other company was raised by Capt. Mollit, mount eel men, and went to Mexico to Gen. Taylor. During the late civil war at tho first tap of the drum q number of companies were raised most promptly; two of which Capt. John k. II. Scott, commanded as q squadron. The county furnished two colonels of regiments, Col. Ben Embry, and Col. J. l.. Williamson. The last, and rather extraordinary, the SO called Brooks & Baxter war one company was most promptly rals ed and went to the capital for the defence of Baxter, and the State government. Such has been the spirit of the population and extra ordinary love of liberty, and a deep rooted hatred to oppression, gave rise to the many difficulties to CD Sorce what is known as recon struction with disfranchiscment, with all of it's attendent horror of oppression the few domincering and ruling the many; hence the county remained for q series of years almost in state of war, un- til the new constitution of 1874 re- moved the shackles ofoppression; :; since which time more peacea- blc, and law abiding county does not exist in the United States.
 Churches, and different denom nations. The first church was built by the Methodists, about the year 1882, in the vicinity of what is snown as the Boiling Spring Campground, near the H. linois Bayou. The second about the year 1887, by Cumberland Presbyterians, at Shiloh, at what is known and called the W Milliam son camp ground. The first camp meeting or rather an imitation was held at Old Dwight by Cumber- band Presbyterians, in July 1852, by Rev. Andrew Buchanan and Rev. William Larymore; a few families moved to Dwight with bedding and provisions, and re mained for q few days. There were few old Presbyterians: A. w. Lyon and family, Samuel K. Blythe and family who aided in the support of the meeting. Those of the Cumberland Prcsbyterians, were the writer's fathers family, and k. T. and J. l.. Williamson $ families who had but recently been married. There were but three members of the Cumber- land Presbyterian church in the community, and perhaps all in the present limits ofthc county. The first regular camp meeting held on the old style was by the Meth odists about the year 1883, at the place known as Boiling Spring. The Mcthodists and the Cumber- land Presbyterians are and have been the most numerous. While there are many others of respecta- bic numbers, to-wit: Old Baptist, Missionary Baptist, Old Presby- terian, Christian Church and Sc ccedcrs. The places of worship of all the above named denomina tions number between 30 and 8; many worship at the same place. The most of which places of wor ship Sunday schools and prayer mccnting arc kept up.
 Common schools or small coun- try schools have been kept up more or less since 1881, and with good success. There is and has been school of some magnitude at Russellville, with a neat build ing and fancy grounds; first by Prof. J. T. Wharton, and succeed ed by Prof. Paddock.
 Description of the county, re- sources, &c. The southern bonn- diary of the county is the Arkan- sas river; beginning at the mouth of Big Piney, down the river q short distance below the mouth of the Petitjean river; thence north 8 or 40 miles, to the top of the Boston Mountain, the divide be- tween the Arkansas and White river waters; west on said divide, to the Newton county line 20 or 50 miles, thence south to the place of beginning 30 or B miles. There are the very finest bodies of river lands in the southern part joined for a number of miles north, with fine productive up-lands, finely timbered. The eastern portion borders on and in. cludes portion of the noted stream Pt. Remove, with timber of almost every kind. The northern portion is intcrsperced with smal Ter streams forming the main streams of Pt. Remove, Illinois Bayou and Bic Piney. The wes-