The Russellville Democrat., 1876-01-06
THE RUssELLvIILE DEMOCRAT. THURSDAY, JANUARY l

---PERsoNAL.-We had the pleas ure of a call from Mir. c. B. Lee last Monday. Mir. Lee has come to our town to locate. He is a practical watchmaker and jeweler and will engage in his occupation at this place. Mir. Lee hopey to secure a suitable shop in . few days, and will then tender his services to the citizens of Russell vile and surrounding country.
 Mir. c. L. Brewton, of Liberty township, paid us pleasant call on Tuesday morning. Mir. B. is one of the live progressive. far mers of Liberty, and reports the agricultural interest of his section as in a prosperous condition. Mir. B. promises us a club for the DEMOCRAT at an early day, and as Liberty is democratic to the core we shall be glad to hear from our friends up there.
 Capt. Pat. Morrison, en route fram Van Buren to Little Rock, passed down the Ft. Smith road Friday.
 Photographic adyices from Salt Lake report 2 heavy snow fall during the last days of the old year, and twelve foot sheet of snow on the level at Alta. In wonderful contrast with that, we have weather here mild and warm as a May day, and the tender, green grass which govers the commons is certainly more pleas ing than a coat of snow.
 -THE WEEKLY GRANGE.-Wc will say to those of our friends who have subscribed for the Weekly Grange in connection with our paper, that they heed not be uneasy if they miss few mum bers of that paper, as it will be suspended a short time on acconnt of change in the management The new managers will, however, fulfill all contracts of the Messrs. Boyds.
 The exhibition on Christmas night by Prof. Haddock's school was attended by a full house and everybody was pleased with the programme enacted. The re- ceipts (which are to be appropri- ated to the better furnishing of the school house) were upwards of $50.
 To our merchants and cotton shippers, we recommend the firm of Messrs McGehee, Snowden & Violett, New Orleans, La. We have the personal assurance of some of our very best business men, who have had long standing dealings with this house, that in no instance has any transaction with them failed to prove satis- factory and pleasant. Their fla cilities for handling the feecy sta pie are a No. 1.
 We understand that Jim Nc Coy, who has been under arrest for some months, for the murder of McAlister in 1874, made his escape from the guards last Sun day, and has not yet been recap tured. This has become so com mon, that when criminal is ar rested in our county little else is There is a screw loose and it should be look ed after by the proper authorities,
 The host and hostess of the Tucker House has our thanks for q kind invitation to take new years dinner at their table. Know ing by former experience the in imitable excellence with which they always spread their table we were not 10th to accept, and in all candor and truth we can say that the dinner was superb, to say nothing of the egg -nogg which was worthy of place on a princes board. We could, of course, but drink to the good health of our host and hostess, to the good health of their family and may they all live long and prosper.
 We received communica- tion yesterday from "Spectator,'' descriptive of the Christmas Tree Festivities at St. Pauls Church, which we are utterly unable to get in this weeks paper, owing