The Russellville Democrat., 1877-04-26
OCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.


 Elizabeth Howell will be preached ot Norristown next Sabbath.
 Senator Dorsey will please ac- cent our thanks for one copy of the Compendium of the Ninth Census.
 R. !. Wilson has 8 superb stock and is selling even cheaper than ever.
 Rev. Jerome Haralson will de liver q temperance lecture at thIs place on the night of May the 2d. For cash I will Lot be undersold.
 R. J. WILSON.
 To-day is the 5Sth anniversary of the establishment of the order of odd Fellows in the United States.
 -WAHTED.-5000 cash customers to buy goods from R. J. Wilson, at rock bottom prices.
 The Russellville Minstrels ex- hibited at Norristown last Friday night. $2.25, eh! boys?
 If you have cash to pay for goods try R. J. Wilson; his prices and goods will suit you.
 There will be episcopal service and sermon by the Right Rev. H. N. Pierce, Bishop of Arkansas, at the Presbyterian church tonight.
 All l,,,;+ +Lo+ p Wilson ;o selling goods low enough, when the money is offered.
 MT Jim White has found a shirt button which he says the own CT can have free of chage, by calling on him and proving property.
 IVORY OR AFRICAN WHEAT Produces from 60 to 100 bushels per acre. For sale by R. J. Wilson. Sow about the 10th of May.
 The pulpit at the Presbyterian church was occupied last Sunday by Rev. Rowland Doggett, of Dover, of the Methodist Church. An excel lent sermon was diseoursed to a large and attentive congregation.
 We understand that the schools of Mrs. Haddock of this place, and Mrs. McAllister of Prairie Grove, , are to have pic-nle at Cagle's Rock 'ato morrow. We wish them a pleas ant time.
 The council deserves thanks for the repairs they have had done at the town we'll. The we'll will be substantially. enclosed and covered over The contractor J. D. Vlck, will make a good job of i.-
 -The Nursery" for May is at hand, and is chock up full of-in- structive reading for the little folks. Jno L. Shorey, Boston, is the pub lisher-$l 50 per year the rate.
 Twelve or fifteen wagons of movers passed through town Monday bound for New Mexico. They were from Prairie county. We venture the assertion that they left better country than they will find again in three months travel.
 We have received a copy of the Shelby Democrat a live, handsome paper published at Shelbyyllle, Ken tucky, and are r-quested to exchange. We do so with pleasure, Brother Marshall, and wish you abundant success.
 AND STILL THEY CoME.-An- other new inslallment of fresh new Spring prints and dress goods, at the mammoth brick store; also beauti- ful lot of ladies' neck ties, ribbons, &c., and ladies hats of the newest and latest styles. All at lowest prices.
 Almost daily new evidences of prosperity and enterprise are mani iesting itself in our town. The la test is the improvements started by the Luker Bros. on their smith and wagon shop. Each of these industri- ous and worthy citizens will also build residences on River street right away.
 A patent portable fruit dryer and baker was exhibited on our streets this week The concern seems to be an admirable invention and the specimens of fruit which we have seen which were dried by it ,are equal to the fruits as prepared by the celebrated Alden process. Mr. F.. II. Shinn, of Ohio, and by the way, a native born Pope Counti- an, is agent for the drier, and will take orders for it.
 Hon. T. R, Allen, Past Master of the Missouri State Grange, has an appointment to address the farmers, grangers and citizens of Pope coun- ty, at Russellville on Monday, June 4th. Officers of Oranges in the county should make note of this and announce the appointment to their members. Mir. A. will speak at Lewisburg on the 2d, and at Clarksvillc on the 9th of June.
 BASKET PIcNIC.--The Sunday School teachers and pupils detelmin ed, last Sunday, to have q basket picnic on Tuesday, May the lst, at II.