The Russellville Democrat., 1876-07-13

eu IOr q numbcf Of months at E0fl
 Lawson on Red river; then a short time at Ft. Gibson, at which place
 they were discharged. When the
 Mexican war came up the county
 raised two companles, one of in
 fantrv by our venerable old soldier
 Maj. David West to which Maj Caleb Davis belonged and who
 when the various companies were
 formed into a battalion received
 the appointment of adjutant ma
 jog; tho said company was station
 ed at Ft. Gibson until the clost
 of the war. The other company
 was raised by Capt. Moilit. mount
 ed men, and went to Mexico tC Gen. Taylor. During the late
 civil war at tho first tap of the
 drum a number of companies
 weas raised most promptly; two ol which Capt. John R. II. Scott commanded as squadron. The
 county furnished two coloncls oi
 regiments, Col. Ben Embry, and
 Col. J. L. Williamson. The last
 and rather extraordinary, the SO
 called Brooks & Baxter war ono
 company was most promptly rais
 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 en force what is known as recon
 struction with disfranchisement,
 with all of it's attendcnt horror of
 oppression the few domineering
 and ruling the many; hence the
 county remained for a series of
 years almost ill state Of war, un-
 til the new constitution of IS74 re- moved the shackles of oppression since which time a more peacea-
 ble, 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 known as the Boiling Spring Calnpground, near the H.
 linois Bayou. The second about the year 1887, by Cumberland Presbyterians, at Shiloh, at what is known and called the William son camp ground. The first camp meeting or rather an imitation was held at Old Dwight by Cumber- land Presbyterians, in July 1882, by Rev. Andrew Buchanan and Rev. William Larymsre; n 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 Presbytcrians, were the writer's fathers family, and R. T. and J. l.. Williamson's families who had but recently been married. There were but three members of the Cumbcr- land Presbyterian church in the community, and perhaps all in the present limits of the county. The first regular camp meeting held on the old style was by the Meth odists about the year 1853, at the place known as Boiling Spring. The Methodists and the Cumber- land Prcsbyterians are and have been the most numerous. While there are many others of respecta ble numbers, to-wit: Old Baptist, Missionary Baptist, Old Presby terian, Christian Church and Sc ceeders. 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 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 a school of some magnitude l at Russellville, with 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 boun- dary of the county is the Arkan sas river; beginning at the mouth | of Big Piney, down the river a short distance below the mouth of the Petitjean river; thence north B 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 p or 30 miles, thence south to the place of beginning 30 or 35 miles. There are the very finest bodies of river lands in the southern part oined for a number of niles north, with fine productive lp-lands, finely timbered. The eastern portion borders on and in dudes a portion of the noted stream Pt. Remove, with timber of almost every kind. The northern portion is intersperced with small CT streams forming the main