The Russellville Democrat., 1877-10-18
LockL AND GENERAL NEWs.


 Sunday.
 The family of Capt ". J. Pat ion arrived in our town last Friday. They will spend time visiting friends and relatives here.
 We are getting pretty well of n the way of meat markets. Our little town now as three markets where frosh meats may be found every day.
 MT. II. c. Wick has presented us with . mammoth sweet potato weighing over pounds. Thanks Clay, VIC wifi keep it to take the premium at the County Fair.
 Why don't our town hoys organ ize an amateur dramatic club for this winter? We think there is material for very good one here. Try it boys.
 -'gHope tells tho flattering tale that joy will soon be here" Yes, the inYalids who use Home Stomach Bi1ers cau rely on the hope of re, turning joy for them.
 --NIr. Henry Cooper, an old friend and subscriber, writing from Cave  Creek, Newton county, to order his subscription renewed, says that he has stalk of sugar corn l6 feet 1 inch high.
 We were honored with call last Tuesday, from Hon. Jno. R. Homer Scott, of Dover, and his nephew Lieut.. Walter S. Scott, of the U. s. army. Lieut. $. was en route to Fort Davis, on the Texas frontier, to join his regiment,
 Remember the date of our Coun- ty Fair-the Ist and I'd days of November. Let there be q grand attendance. Every man in the coun- ty should attend. The ladies, too, should lend the encouragement oi their presence.
 The weather still continues most delightful and favorable for cotton picking, and our farmers are making good use of it. The man who has cotton in the patch and fails to get it out as fast as possible during this weather is very foolish indeed.
 MT. Ezra Shinn returned from the Northwest last Thursday. He has handed us Q magnificent apple sent by Mr. Wrn. Wilson, of Whey Grove, Washington county, which measures IS inches in circumference and weighs pound and 2 ounces. To both of these gentlemen we return thanks.
 We advertised for 20 cords of wood last week. We have had offers of wood ever since by tue score, and could have made contracts for 20 hundred cords. And yet there are some men who are old fogies enough to think that advertising don't amount to anything. Try it once advertise what you have to sell or what you want and you will see that it does pay.
 Who TO PATRoEIzE.--We again wish to call the attention of our mer- chants to the fact that they should give their patronage to those houses who advertise in our paper. None but first class houses have their cards in our paper, and we do think that our merchants iD making pur- ehases and in shipping cotton and produce should give them the pref erence over houses which are either too penurious or too unappreciative to give us their cards.
 -BosTIc1 HoTEL.--The card of this first class house will be found ln to-day's paper We can confidently recommend the travelling public to go to this house when they visit the growing, thriving little town of Alma. With the kind hospitality of the gentlemanly proprietor and the solid comfort of his good beds and square meals, no one can fall to be pleased with their stop at the Bos tick Hotel, Free transportation to and from the depot.
 It was our good fortune to lis. ten to the discourse of Rev. G. A.. MoGat, who last Sabbath occupied the pulpit at the Presbyterian church, filling Rev. Mir Reeves reg niar appointment. The discourse was from lst Cor. 18th verse of 18th chap, and we have not in a long lima hrt..-n s...