The Russellville Democrat., 1876-06-15
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
Oh, how cool!

ell are in Little Rock. Read the last line of the seventh column on the first page.
 There was singing and full house, at the Presbyterian church Sunday night.
 We have had an abundance of Yain this week, and crops are said to have never looked better.
 Considerable local matter is crowded out to-day by the interest ing letter from the Editor.
 Mrs. J. l.. Shinn and Miss Porah Boswell returned home Sat rrday, well pleased with their visit to the Capital city.
 -TnANKs.-We return thanks to Hon. T. M. Guntcr, for Pub. Docs.
 Also to Capt. ;. F. Munday for a club of new subscribers.
 MT. Wm. Dacus keeps his mar ket house regularly supplied with fresh meats of all kinds. This is an institution that should be patron ized.
 Mrs. Jas. E. Battenfield return ed home Monday from Searcy, whither she had gone with her hus- band to attend the meeting of the Press Association.
 Col. Theo. Hartman and lady passed up the road Monday and will return to-day, and remain a few days visiting friends in Dardanelle and Russellville.
 -McGuire's Independent Arkan- sian is q model of typographical ex- cellence and reflects credit on the taste and execution of its managers. May prosperity rest and abide with the Arkansian always.
 Geo. F.. Howell leaves Monday for St. Louis and Philadelphia. He will represent the DEMOCRAT ill those cities, and we may expect some interesting reports from him while gone.
 The travelling public will be re- ioiced to know that the genia. Buck ner, is again ticket punchcr on the Ft. Smith road. Capt. Buckner took run over to the Centen- nial and returns much improve ed by the few days respite.
 The genial Sam. Churchill, who has been engaged in business here for several months, bade adieu his many friends Monday and goes to little Rock for few days enjoy ment with friends there, thence to Louisville, Ky, his former home. Success attend you, Samuel.
 We see from the Record that Mir. N. B. Petty took charge of some of the editors upon their arrival at Searcy. When we consider that Mir. Petty is sheriff of White county, it becomes interesting to know who it was and what for. We know, but we won't tell tales out of school.
 Quite a mania for new signs has broken out among our mer- chants. Those we have noticed are suspended from the stores of J. l.. Shinn, J. T. Wharton, R. J. Wilson x Co.,, F. E. Barrow & Co.,, Jas. A. Moscley & Co.,, and J. T. Fowler & Co. The work was executed by Messrs. Chillis & Browne, and is very creditable.
 We received . pleasant call from Col. W. D. Slack, land commission CT of the l.. R. & Ft. $. Ky, last Friday. Cot. $. is brilliant con versationalist, and withal a very tine gentleman, and has hosts of friends everywhere. Col. 5. and MT. - Johnson are collecting spec imens of our native ores, minerals, &c., and we hope the people will aid them i'll every way possible.
 A correspondent at Searcy writes :-"The ball Thursday night was q complete success; and those editors, by the way, have the most wicked propensities for dancing and iirting with the girls, of any set of fellows l ever saw. If Newman, of the Pine Bluff Press, is married man Ca. l presume he is) when he gets back home, if Mrs. x. finds out on him. I imagine she will thin out his top hair for him." Like reports come of Mathews, Balding, McGuirei Clark and IIynes;
 Handle, brothers, handle with care,
 The reputation of the editaire.
 There will be no lack of enjoy ment for the fourth of July week The Changers will have grand picnic at Gum Log; the Prairi, Grove Sunday school will have { picnic mile east of Russellville the "Yalleys" and the 'R. F.. Lees will play another game of base bal at Russellville; Prof. IIaddock' school will treat our citizens to | magnificent display ofpyrotechnics and last, but not least, is the gran' excursion over the l.. R. & tt. S Ry.. from Little Rock to Ft. smith Who will say that we have no