The Russellville Democrat., 1876-11-02

---Misses Jessie and Mollie Howell and Miss Lucy Houston, three oi Norristown's fairest daughters. have been visiting relatives in Van Barren during the past week. They left fol their home in Norristown yesterday morning. They were the guests ol Miss Jessie Ward during their stay here, and we feel safe in saying thal no effort was sparedto ren Ter theil visit an enjoyable one.---Van Burei Argus.
 Hold! Brother Wilcox, we would not rob our neighbor of a single charm, but Russellville claims two of the above fair ones, and we don't intend to be robbed of our attract ions in this style.
 Bro. Battenficld, of the Russell. vile DEMOCRAT, has received sweet potato eighteen inches in length Now tell us, brother, how much that "taier" weighed. It may have been only string.-Forrest City 1 Times. | That potato, Brother Morris, was no string. It strung out about three messes for our family, though Sorry we did not weigh it. We will have to guess it of now, al about 6I or pounds.
 He came home one night with torn coat which she kindly under took to mend, but when she turnsd it upside down so that letter and a a "Domestic Fashion" of q new overskirt, which she had given him to mail to. her mother two weeks before, tumbled out of one of the pockets, it was so lively there for the next ten minutes that his first move in the morning was in the di- rection of a wig store, to the propri- etor of which he gravely explained that close application to the study of the Foreign Policy of the Khe- dive of Egypt had done it.
 1 A NUIsANCE.-We have about a dozen special friends who are the most prompt men we ever saw tc call around for some of our exchan- ges,-something to read-you know The annoying part of all this is this some of these same special friends have never yet shown friendship enough to the DEMOCRAT to place | their names on our subscription books yet. They are too hide bound to invest the insignificant sum oI one dollar and a half per year ir our home enterprise, but still they come in as smiling as new bride and expect us to supply them regu- lariy with about as much reading matter as would otherwise cost them five or ten dollars per year. This is getting rather too friendly, gentle. men. Come up and subscribe and get your reading fairly and squarely
 HAMILTON, BROWN & Co.-Mr E. F. Williams, one of the member: of this firm was in town last week making the acquaintance of oul merchants and attending to theii wants in the boot and shoe line We are pleased to have made tn, acquaintance of Mir. Williams, than l whom we have seldom ever met a more urbane, pleasant gentleman The firm of which Mir. w. is mem. Der are doing business at Nos. 527 529 and 53l, N. Main street, St Louis, Mo. They have magnifi. cent and connections building, and being manufacturers as we'll as job. bers their establishment is one of the grand institutions of the great city of the West. Their business is conducted with the most exact sys- tenn, and as they do an exclusively cash business (the only absolutely safe system of doing commercial business) they are always able tc offer superior inducements both in quality of goods and prices. We notice numbers of our boxes ot boots and shoes at the stores oi our best merchants from this house, and we think some of their custom made work which we have inspect ed is the best we have ever seen | Dealers in this line of goods will promote their own interests by making note of the address of this firm and sending them test order
 KIRKLAND, HUMPHREY & MT. CHELL.-Mr. J. II. Robinson, of this firm made us pleasant call last Saturday. MT. R. is too well known on the Arkansas River to require any introduction at our hands Wherever there is cotton shipper m all this valley, Robinson and his house are known. The business done by them still grows. Only a few days ago collector for city firm who had been on a tour in Ar kansas, remarked to us that K., II & M. must surely do all the busi- ness on the Arkansas River for most every collection he made was draft on that house. The firm certainly deserve well of the Arkansas trade for they are certainly attentive to the wants and interests of our peo- pie who do business with them. Mr. Robinson assures us that in the future as in the past they will try to please; that they appreciate the Arkansas trade. ana will try to merit it. We trust our shippers will always remember this firm. Their card and address may always