The Russellville Democrat., 1876-05-11
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

LOCAL AFFAIRS. Primary for Illinois township on the 18th.
 The Centennial was formally ppened yesterday.
 ---R. J. WILSON & Co. will not bc undersold for cash.
 -Subsc-ibe Subscribe. Sub scribe at once for the DEMOCRAT. --ioo,oo bricks for sale by
 k. J. WILSON & Co. Marriage licenses past week: Harrison Combs and Martha Cole man.
 Ut cleared of bright and nice Monday morning and since that time the weather has been lovely. Attend the township cOnven- ton for Illinois township on the 18th inst.
 For lemons, fancy candies, figs, nuts, raisins, &c., go to
 BOSWELL < ERwIN's. R. J. WILSON & Co. are offering great inducements. to close cash buy CTS. Give them trial.
 1000 bushels of corn for sale, ten miles south of RussellvilIe' by E. G. MORTON. The very latest styles calico and Ladies dress goods just received at
 R.J. WILSON & Co.'S. Silk and cambric parasols latest styles, in great variety at
 R.J. WILSON & Co.'S. Primary meeting in Galla Rock Township Saturday. Send your best men to the county convention.
 ITlS SC!
 Boswell d Erwin have one of the finest lots of cigars in Russellville. Try them.
 Come up and, deposit seventy five cents and geo the DEMOCRAT un- til after the Presidential contest is over.
 We extend our thanks to the Excelsior Qnadrillc Band for the compliment of electing us an honor- ary member.
 Bear in mind that the Primary Meeting for Illinois township meets at oaiis. place on Saturday. Let every voter turn out.
 MT. Thos. Laffsrty of the Ouita Coal Company is now at the mines experimenting the location and pneting up of new machinery which he has brought up.
 -Notwithstan nding our merchants are disposed to complain little of dull times, commercial travellers say we have one of the most active towns in the State.
 Remember the Primary Meeting for this township is to be held here Saturday. Be sure and attend. If you stay away you will have no right to complain if anything goes wrong.
 At the organization of Prairie Grove Sunday school last Sunday, cur young friend Mark A. Moseley was elected. superintendent, Miss Alice Harksy treasurer, and Mir. T..B. xoselsy secretary.
 Let every farmer road the ad- vertissment in this paper of ''Chufas and Japan Peas." If ouc-half thsst is claimed. for these crops by the osst authorities Dc true they are in- Iced godscnd to the south.
 The work. on the jail at Dover is progressing rapidly The walls were up to the second floor last Sat- urday, and if the work progresses with the same rspidity until court week the jail will be ready for use.
 We had the pleasure last week of making the acquaintance of Mir. W. E. Rowsn, who has been up the Et. Smith Road in the employ of the Land Dept selecting and securing centennial speciurens of timber and minerals
 Eight convicts, who were in for from one to twenty-one years, knocked down the guard who was experimenting them at the stone quarry west of Little Rock, and made uheir escape, taking the guards needle gum and ammunition with them.
 ---Our terms for announcing can didates are: For township ofiice' s3.0O; county $500; Legislature or judicial 5000; stats oflicss or Con. gross $500, always cash in advance Announcements will stand duUin0 the campaign aud specisD notics will he called to all eagds.
 The Primary for Illinois town. ship comes of on the 18th. Every voter of the party should turn ou, and send the very best material tc the county convention. If the Pri- maries and county conventions are controlled by our best men there will be no danger of blunder a, the State convention, and no dissat.