The Russellville Democrat., 1877-07-26
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L.EAL AND GENERAL NeWs.

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 pr. Simonds, Regent of the A. LU. passed up the road Monday. . There is some talk of bridging the Arkansas river at Van Buren.
 Don't fail to attend the concert which will be given Friday night.
 There is some talk of a change jg the proprietorship of the Railroad eating house at this place.
 Pope county will make one of -he finest corn crops this year which she has ever produced.
 -PfaE DeYere and wife perform ed on lho tight rope on the streets of Ru-sellyile, last Wednesday.
 The Gaunng mill at this place i, kept running at its full capacity day aad night, and then cannot keep up.
 Tho special attention of School Directors is called to our article on Single School Districts in to-day's paper.
 -Messrs. Allen & Blackburn have moved into their new store on Blu ehanan street. It is real neat and airy looking.
 Remember we will take wheat at the market price in payment for the DrMocRAT-either on old or new subscription account.
 Don't borrow your neighbor s newspaper but come ap with your $50 and have the DEMOCRAT sent to you one year.
 Our old Bolesyille correspond ent, Soloman Sowzer is now con tribator to the columns of the spicy Arkansaw Traveller.
 Tine ice cream supper given by the ladies of the Baptist church, at College Hall last Friday night, was a very successful affair.
 We learn that through the prl- vate enterprise of MT. KirkEride Potts and his sons, there will soon be snug, commodious depot built at Potts Station.
 MT. E. II. Poe, who has been Tn Washington and Benton counties, in the interest of J. l.. Shlnn & Co.'S. famous fruit dryer, is home again.
 The contract of building the bridge over the town branch at the east end of Davld Street was award ed to Mr. Bud Vick, his bid of $l00 being the lowest bid submitted.
 --l Pratt Gin Stand, Dearine Horse Power, bands, ropes, and scales, &c., all ready for running a cotton gin, for sale, by J. NJ. Harkey & Bro.
 Saturday is the day for the reg ular meeting of the School Board. We trust they will make strong eff fort to secure Russellville a good pubic school for the ensuing year.
 We have received Q printed cir cular, denouncing Danl. F. Beatty, a petended Organ and Piano Manu- facturer, of Washington, N. J., as a sdead beat. We suspieioned as much long ago.
 Why don't somebody get a pail of hay scales and put them down in some convenient place? 1T would be great convenience to the public, and would pay the owner many a quarter during the year.
 We have never seen finer irish potatoes than our farmers have pro- duced this year. Judge N. D. Shinn brought one dozen to town this last week which weighed a little over g pounds.
 Our Scottville correspondent has our thanks for four new sub scribers sent in last week. Liberty is the most solid Democratic town ship in the county, and we hope tC receive still more names from thai good old stronghold.
 V-Young men and ladies of Pope county who wish to make their mark in this world should remember tha' there are three vacant scholarships ln the benfciary department anc four in the normal department of tho A. l. L., which can be secured bJ applying to Judge Thach. A gooc education is worth more than q for tune
 ' -Russellyille has the shabbiest and cheapest and the smallest sta tIon house (we cannot digniiy il with the name of Depot, on the line