The Russellville Democrat., 1876-04-13
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
--P-obate Court next Monday.

Post Master Kirchof, of Dover, was in town Saturday.
 -The attendance at Sabbath school last Sunday numbered l27.
 County treasurer Parker was down to our town Saturday.
 ---Col. Sol. F. Clark spent acouple of days in our town last week.
 Phil. Buck takes pictures cheap CT than ever. Go while price is down.
 When Sunday school and church is over, boys, why do you loiter about the door? If you wish something nice and good to eat just call on ". r. Wooten & Co.
 Hon. c. F. Tobev, who is mak- ing the rounds with Col. Smedley, was in town last Friday.
 --l,OOO bushels of corn for sale, ten miles south of Russellville by E. c. MORTON. --Our handsome young friends Henry Erwin and Ira Boswell have set up their soda fountain and are at work. Call on them. Major John Crawford announc- es himself candidate for the nom- ination for Auditor. He is good man for the place.
 ---Messrs. Webb S Burrows, the go-ahead publishers of the Arkansas State Grange, now also publish the Baptist. No change in editors.
 The Messrs. Erb have retired from their connection with the Lit tie Rock Herald. We extend to them our best wishes for their pros perity in whatever they may engage. We return thanks for an invita- tion to attend the second hop of the Terpsichorean Association at the Odd Fellows hall in Atkins on to- morrow evening.
 Let every farmer read the ad- vertisement in this paper of ''Chufas and Japan Peas" If one-half that is claimed for these crops by the best authorities be true they are in- deed a godsend to the south.
 Congressman Wiltshire has in- troduced bill providing for the transfer ofthe |. S. Arsenal grounds at Little Rock to the state of A-kan- sas in exchange for the state-house grounds.
 In accordance with previous notice Col. A. E. Smedly reached our town on last Friday, and at } o'clock delivered an eloquent and very interesting lecture, to pretty fair audience of our substantial yco- marry.
 We have had to leave out of this
 
 weeks paper, another letter from a correspondent at Dover, urging the name of Jno. k. II. Scott as the next candidate for congress from the 4th district. We will give the letter next week.
 -Onr correspondent, ''Gum Log has something to say in to-days pa per in regard to the correct status of the aspirants for Congress before the La Crosse convention. He also names Capt. Scott as candidate for State Treasurer. Read what he says.
 We were pleased to notice last Sunday evening, that several fami- ly lots at the town graveyard have been receiving some very creditable improvement. It is shame the way part of the graves are neg lected. Let the whole cemetery be cleaned up and put in better order.
 We are pleased very much to know that our people are becoming interested in fruits and orchards. Messrs. Thompson X Bro., of the Roscbank Nurseries, sold about $3,000 worth of trees in our county last week. There is no better in- vestment.
 We publish letter to-day, call ing upon MT. A. M. Gibson, of Gal Ia Rock, to consent to serve as rep resentative this fall. Mir. Gibson is one of Pope County's very best citi- zens. He is no politician, but We are sure he would make good mem- Der of the Legislature, and if he consents to. become candidate he will receive large support.
 We were most agreeably sur prised last Friday to have our most excellent Land Commissioner, J. N. Smithee, walk in and spend few minutes with us. We regret that he did not have time to lengthen his visit few days with us, and hope his business will give him more time when he comes again.
 We have received notices of new ! work entitled "The Arkansas Jus . ticc, by Duilie and IIill, prominent  ? lawyers of Little Rock. It will be a full treatise on the duties and pow CTS of justices of the peace. Copies may be procured ny sending to MeSsrs. Wilson & Webb, Little Rock Ark.