The Russellville Democrat., 1876-05-18
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

-Kead our announcements o1 caI- dielatcs.
 Circuit court at Dover next Monday.
 The Shcritf's sale of delinquent lands commenced Monday.
 The water in the town well is of very poor quality now. Col. Ford returned from the "City of Roses," last Friday.
 -Dr. Hays office on Buchanan street looks neat and very NJ. D. like. J. l.. Shinn commenced moving into his splendid new store rooms Monday morning.
 Mess. Harkey Bros. have put q new fence around the lots joining their drug store.
 ---Dr. T. D. Whitcsides, of Atkins, was in town Tuesday, the same genial gentleman as of yore.
 ---Jno. R. II. Scott will please accept our thanks for two new sub scribers to the DEMOCRAT.
 Our old friend Rymal, of the substantial house of Jones, McDow- ell & Co.,, was in town last Monday. There are some of the finest singers among the numerous mock ing birds that swarm about our town that we have ever heard.
 ". F. Wooten & Co. are in re- ecipt of new goods every week and are selling family groceries at very low figures.
 The weather during the whole of last week was favorable for crops as it could be, and our farmers made good use of it.
 Judge Davis got back from Danville, whiiher he had been at tending Yell Circuit Court, last Fri day.
 Hon. $. P. Hughes, Atty Gen'l, and prominent candidate for the nomination of Governor passed up the road Saturday.
 We sincerely thank the voters of the several township primaries for their expressions of confidence iii the DEMOCRAT.
 We appeal to property owners on our chief business streets to go to work and put down neat pavements. It will pay.
 Sparks, of the Ft. Smith Herald is himselfagain. The Herald reach- cs us this week enlarged to s col umns and otherwise improved.
 Mess. Moseley X Co. have new show case of home manufacture, ~lich is very creditable to the maker who was Mir. Martin.
 Read Hon. Juo. k. II. Scett's letter in to-day'S paper. Cabt. Scott's friends will now have Il chance to do their best for him.
 The k. F.. Lees challenged the Valleys of Atkins. last week, but the latter declined on account of the absence of some of their most eff. cient members.
 There will be full representa- ton of the various townships at tn, County Convention Saturday, anc we have no doubt good men will b, sent to the State Convention.
 Our clever young friend Thos Deaton took his departure for Il visi to his friends in Mississippi, las Monday. He expects to return in ; couple of months.
 We. have to thank MT. T. C Black, Manager of the Searcy Branel Ry., for a complimentary pass oyel his road during the press conven tion.
 MT. D. l.. Bourland was in towi Monday. He reports the whea rather short, and not looking as wei as ours, in the Western counties He also says that Turner is ahead fo Governor in that section of the State
 R. B. IIoGrN FOR SHERIFF consulting our announcement col umn, the voters of Pope county wi see that R. E. IIogin is candidat for Sheriff. Reese is well know tho lghout the county, and Wi give the balance of the boys sti race.
 CENTENNIAL SoNG.-We have { thank the publisher, F. W. He mick, Cincinnati, O., for the ne' piece of music, That Banner Hundred Years Old" Price 90, and five photographs of the difierci centennial buildings free, with eac copy of the song.
 The new store house of J. I Shinn, since it is finished contain two of the handsomcst store room in Arkansas. The building is las ing monument of the enterprise an good taste of the proprietor, an also of the architectural skill of tn eo!tr ictor, MT R. Mckay ( Little Rock.