The Russellville Democrat., 1877-02-01
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LOCAL AFFATRS.

Ready at any hour.
 Theodore Hilton lectures in Lit tic Rock tomorrow night.
 The Fayetteville Sentinel favors the repeal of the Dog law.
 --tion. Jno. R. Homer Scott, of Dover, was in town last Friday.
 MT. s. B. Gray has commenced work on new residence on Davii Street.
 MT. Ava Russell's new dwell- ing house on Main street is nearly done.
 The weather, all this week, has been elightful--almost equal to May.
 This is Collector Hogins' first day at this place. Come up and pay your taxes.
 ---Hor. Alexander H. Stephens, Georgia's representative in Congress on the 29th of January.
 ---Dacus keeps fresh beef, pork pork and fish at his market house. Patronize him.
 ---The Boone County Record has a School Department under control of Ethical Literary Soci ety.
 The prospect, so far, is not very fiattering for good wheat crop. There may yet be some outcome in it. Mir. Joe Haney, of Little Rock, is now in our town, and will per haps be d citizen of the place this year.
 MT. W. c. Baker, Agent repre- senting the Canada Southern Fast Freight Line was in our town Sat urday.
 --Our representative. l.. W. Davis, was up home on a flying visit last Saturday. He returned to his post of duty Monday.
 --The railroad and Mir. J. P. Me- Carthur have gotinto litigation over the lot on which Mir. McC. is build ing his new store house.
 No news has yet been heard from Hrghes, and it is very doubt ful about the law ever getting it's clutches on him again.
 Sunday was a most delightful day-as bright and warm as May. Divine services were consequently attended by large congregation. --FoUND.-A small leather hand sachcl, which the owner can have by calling at this office and paying for this notice.
 There is, we understand, good prospect of bill being passed to give State aid to the road from here to Harrison. Let the bill pass; it will open up splendid country.
 Arthur Erwin, at the Post office will furnish any newspaper or Magazine published in the United States at club rates.
 U. J. Rockwell, late of Pernsyl- vania, will deliver a lecture at the Cumberland Presbyterian church, on the second Sabbath in February. Every ybody is invited.
 The State Grange at its annual session which commenced on Mon day the 22d of Januery had har- monious and interesting time. k Mir. A. s. Fowler, exec Hector of this county, came down from Ft. Smith last Tuesd day, in answer to a citation served upon him for set clement.
 ---We thank the committee whose communication will be found in an- other place in to-day's paper, for their kind and flattering expression toward the DEMOCRAT. Only one democrat in the Sem ate voted against the electoral com promise bill--Eaton. of Connecticut. Seventeen Republicans, among them Clayton and Dorsey, voted against it. We see our brother editor MT. W. D. Johnson, of the Prescott News has taken himself lifetime partner. May the new partnership be one of unalloyed bliss and happi- Less. MT. W. B, Scott editor of the MaysvilIe CTenn.) Republican, the only democratic newspaper in the United States edited by colored man, has been appointed reporter of the Tennessee Senate.
 The spire of the new Methodist church is an awkward, uncomely looking affair. It is a pity the building committee allowed such bad job to be made out of it.
 Pope county is now supporting five paupers. One of them is insane and properly the care of him belongs to the State. The States Insane Asylum should be put in working order.
 Esq. W. I. Pollock, one of our best citizens and staunch friend of tha nr,tnrp p,r ,yos in toup laet Er;