The Russellville Democrat., 1876-07-20
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

music is making splendid progress.
 Many thanks, friend Erwin, for that ccoice boquet. May fortunes smiles attend you and yours.
 No mistake, k. C. Bonds is sell ing saddlcry and everything in his line low town.
 MT. Sam Brown sends us full grown boil of cotton which he pluckcd from his patch last Satur- day.
 Hon. T. NJ. Gunter will please accept our thanks for speeches and other public documents sent to the DEMOCRAT.
 Don't fail to go to R. C. Bonds for your saddles, harness, bridlcs, &c., you can save money by so doing.
 MT. Ava Russell and MT. Will Eenfrow were both made happy last week by the arrival at their respec- tive homes of | handsome young Lady.
 'lr. Dacus has enlarged his meat market. 50 that it is HOW very res pcctablc in size, and is always sup piled with something to eat. Ky all means patronize our butcher.
 Tine primary election last Satur- day resulted in making Jno. W. Quinn, the nominee of the democrats of Illinois township for sheriff of Pope county.
 -DRowNKD.--A colorcd ferryman named Ben Parks, was drowned at Galla Rock last Thursday morning, by the upsetting of his skiff. The body was not recovered.
 ---Ladies R. G. Bonds has the lat est improved ventilated side-saddles, the incest and best side-saddlc in use. Don't fail to give him a call.
 For want of space we were com pc!lcd to omit giving the crop report which we had prepared for last weeks paper. We give it this week and from it our readers can learn the state of the crops ill almost every county ill the State.
 Now that the weather is red-hot fx, .ga around to Boswell & Erwin's and try q glass of icc-cold soda water and a glass of lemonade and plate of icc-crcam, if you are not happier a'an, We arc no prophet. Lute and Henri are No. l. boys, and deserve well of our citizens.
 FATAL ACCIDEST.-The Ouita coal mines were the scene of fatal accident last Saturday mor1ing. Ks the cage was being lowered the rope broke and the cage was prccip- itated to the bottom of the pit with the pit boss Brown in it. The inju- ies 10 Brown were so severe that he died in very short time.
 Bro. Morris, of the sprightly For rest City Times has our thanks for q hand-hill advertising grand county barbacue at that place on the 26th inst, and for an invitation to come over. We fear we shall not be ale to attend, Bro. Morris, but if we should be able 10 do so, we will take immense pleasure in being on band.
 FINE WHEAT.-Mr. Silas X. Hen " hal eight acres in wheat on his farm eight miles southeast of here. 1t is back-bottom land. The amount of clean wheat saved was 203 bush els. There was a great waste in cutting, and Mir. II. thinks the yield would have been fully 30 bushels per acre had it been properly saved. The crop was sewed the last week i'll October.
 To SCHOOL TRrsEFEs.-The at tention of school trustees is called io the fact that tbe county court meets on August the 10th for the purpose of making the apportion- mcnt of the school fund 10 the va rious districts in the county. All trustees who have not yet made their reports should do 50 at once if they desire to reap any share ill the ap- portionmcnt.
 A RARE OProRTUNIrY.--T the courtesy of the Dean of tine fac ulty, we are empowered to confer bcl iciary privilege on some de serving young man for q course of instructions in the Baltimore Col lego uf Physicians and Surgeons. The regular winter session com incLc'S 'S on Monday, Oct. ,, 1876, and continues to the last of Feb, 1877.
 The fees for the beneficiary arc: Nalriculation fee, s5.o0; Demon rItors fee, BIO; Beneficiary fee $35. If there is deserving young man m our county who desires to avail himself of this privilege he should Il ply at once. We can furnish the anIucl catalogue which gives all particulars.
 -FINE FLouR.-From actual test of hity pound sack of -four from the fine mill of Mcssrs. IIarkey, X Terrence we can say thai