The Russellville Democrat., 1877-08-30
tuesday, September ii, ".
LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

, place.
 MT. - Blackburn, of the firm of Allen x Blackburn, returned from Mississippi, last Tuesday.
 MT. Jno. c. Rye, of Dover was , in town last Friday. We regretted much to see him in bad health.
 Get your cotton out at the very earliest day possible. Don't wait until bad winter weather is here.
 -Messrs. J. M. Harkey & Bro. are placing the foundation stone for their new building on the ground.
 A poem entitled Twilight Re nections' will appear in next issue; came too late for this.
 Glad to see friend Gray out again e4 after five weeks sickness. Hope you'll have long lease of health, now, Lem.
 MT. NJ. H. Baird, Sect'y of the School Board is busy making the annual enumeration of school pupils in this district.
 The young people enjoyed them selves at a soeiable at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Shinn, last Thursday night
 Who is the oldest person in < Arkansas?-Forrest City Times.
 Uncle Pete Mankins, of Washing ton county. Age l07
 A considerable quantity of very fine honey has been brought to town lately and offered for sale by coun- trymen at l2A cents per pound.
 A friend in need is friend in- deed, and such friend was our fel low wtownsman, Mir, $. R. Ashmore, on last Tuesday morning Thanks, by the wholesale, Robert!
 By private letter from Wash ington, D. c. we learn that patent has been granted to Jesse R. Duke, of Norrstown, for his contrivance for exterminating bugs, boil worms, t&c., &c.
 We are thankful to some absent friend for a bundle of Nashville papers-the Baptist Reflector, the Christian Advocate, Southern In- dustrles, Rural Sun, the Cumberland z Presbyterian.
 -Messrs. James H. and William c. Shinn leave to-day for Virginia. The young gents are in the senior class this year, and will return home to stay next July.
 There are certain periods fraugt with danger in women's life when nature requires assistance in sustain ing the tax on her vitality, and we know of no better aid than HOME STOMACH BITTERs.
 Mi. s. B. Kirby, General Agent for the Weed Sewing Machine Con- pany in this State, has offered pre- mium of $l00 Cabinet F.F. Sewing Machine for the best dress for an in- fant made on Weed Machine.
 The music at the Presbyterian Church last Sunday was very excel lent. There has been notable i'm provement in church music in Rus sellville within the last year. We are glad to see it.
 Since weddings are becoming so frequent, Judge Frank Thach de- sires us to say that for "knot" that can't be united easily, he has no su- perior and parties wanting to "stick" should govern themselves according ly.
 More specimens of fine peaches. This time from the farm of Mir. A.. w. Mathews. They are equal to any we have seen, and no country in the world can produce any finer ones.
 Prof M. T. Downing, Principal Of the Dover High School, will de- liver an address on education, at Do- yer, on Saturday the lst day of Sept ember. All friends of education are lnyltee to attend.
 The best selected and the larg- est stock of ladies and gents boots and shoes ever brought to Russell Ville may now be found at J. l.. Shinn's The new goods just open cd makes his stock full and complete, and everybody can be suited both ID style and price.