The Russellville Democrat., 1876-10-26
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races, whcelbarrow races, liberty races, foot races, to be seen only on Wednesday, Nov. 1st. with W. W. Coles Great New York and New Orleans Circus, Menagerie, Museum and Worlds Fair, the l'rgest and best show ever in Russellville.
 We learn from Esq. Pollock that our friend Gibson, of Galla Rock, had the extreme bad luck to lose his gin house by fire last Tues day. MT. G. lost about ten bales of cotton of his own, and about the same quantity belonging to others was destroyed. We are sorry for our friend, for he had not dollar of in- surance and the loss falls heavy on him. What q blessing it would have been had he been insured. Let gin owners take warning and insure.
 ROADS AND HIGHwAYs.-If our next grand jury don't get sharp af- ter roatl-oyerseers and make an eX- ample of some of them for neglect of their duty, it will not be because no one has called their attention to this matter and made complaint of badly neglected roads, for we say right now without fear of successful con- tradiction, that our roads are actual ly almost dangerous to travel over. It is matter which we hope will not be overlooked.
 A FATAL ACcIDENT.--We learn that on Saturday the 14th instant, a most distressing and fearful fate be- fell 12 years old son of MT. Jasper Wilson, a gin owner on Point Re- move Creek. The gin was running and the lad had climbed upon the large wheel of the horse power to watch the working of the cog works | when he was revolved around under q beam which crushed his skull, like an egg-shell,s ,scausing instantaneous death.
 FINE ESYRUP.---When we see such specimens of home made syrup as that placed on our sample table by MT. J. W. Eudy, we think our citi- zens deserve credit for their efforts in this line, and we can not see the propriety of shipping syrups and molasses from New Orleans, and paying ten cents per gallon freight on it. The sample referred to is of beautiful, bright color, is clear and thick, and tastes excellent. We will be proud to see all our farmers make their own syrup and be inde- pendent and self supporting. That is the way to prosper.
 INSURE YOUR GINS I've eau ton gin owners against the ruinous risk they take in not having their gins insured. There is no telling at what moment the highly inflamable nature of the material handled may give rise toa fire, which in few mo- ments may destroy the accumulated profits of years of hard toll, Only last week our friend Gibson, at Gal Ia Rock lost his gin and ten bales of cotton. We advise gin owners to in sure. Sam E. Adams, whose adver- tisement can be found ill our paper, makes gin house risks a speciality, and his companies are all sound. If you don't understand fixing up your application for insurance call on us at our office and we will cheerfully assist you in making out and for warding your application in the proper shape. We will charge nothing for our assistance.
 Il. NJ. DUNN.-Ilis name is Lee NJ. Dunn and he left Georgetown, Pope County, last week between two suns. He has gone to Ellis county, Texas, and for the protection of all honest men there (some of whom are readers and subscribers of the DEMOCRAT, and whose interests we therefore feel like guarding) we caution them to watch said Dunn closely. His career here has been that of sly tricky rogue. He made q crop near Georgetown; got sup plies and advances thereon from Mir. J. l.. Shinn, of this place, to the amount of over two hundred dollars, and last week sold his crop in the ! field and abscondcd one night taking his two horses with him and leaving his wife to follow him. He has gone to Ellis county, Texas, and we caution honest men there against