The Russellville Democrat., 1877-05-03
LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

Send us sevenry-five cents and try the DEMOCRAT six months.
 Sunday and Monday nights were cool-cvol enough for slight frosts.
 Pope County Circuit Court will commence two weeks from Monday.
 The Russellville string band went aver to Dardanelle to furnish music for The Concert Tuesday night.
 -Hop. Jos. Brooks, Postmaster of 1irtle Rock, died at his residence in that city, last Monday evening.
 -J. B. Erwin will sell for cash, snring and summer clothing at less profit than any other house in tcwn.
 Cigars two for five cents, al J. Nj. llarkey X Bros.
 A wagon load of wheat from New Ion county sold in our town last Friday at $l.50 per bushel.
 Miss Angelina llozenfat says that button belongs to her and Jim White knows it, for he tore it off.
 Co. Treasurer Parker, Capt. John R Homer Scott. and J. Green Wallace, Esq. all of Dover, were in town Tues day.
 MT. Ed Bernard, late of Russellville but now doing business lin CIarksviile, paln his old home and friends visit l4st week.
 Corn is advancing in price, and it is altogether probable that it will be d much more profitable crop this year than cotton. Plant corn farmers.
 Postmaster Erwin has had some improvements made in the postotfice which add very much to the interior appearance.
 Misses Swaggerty and Adams, two of Clarksville's fairest flowers, paid our town visit last week and were the guests of Mir. and Mrs. II. F. White.
 We understand that the Hessian fly is doing some injury to wheat. We trust there will be no damage to any considerable amount from this source.
 We were pleased to meet in our sanctum this week, Rev. W. J. Dodson. of Dardanelle: Roy. c. H. Gregory. of Altus. and Rev. C. W. Myatt. pastor of the M. F. Church of Russellville.
 The new storehouse which our en- ternrising fellow-towrsman, Dr. Geo. ". Harkey, is having built, will be a credit to our town. The work is pro- gressing rapidly.
 WHY Is IT?-Novus Homo in com munication in to-day's paper asks a batch of pertinent and timely questions. Read his communication and study ov- er the matter.
 -Fabra's show last Thursday night was SO slightly attended that he declin- cd to pay license, and made admission free. trusting to the generosity of his audience. The performance was pro- nounced good.
 We call attention to the law card of Col. T. J. Oliphint, of Little Rock. Col. Oliphint is first class lawyer and we recommend him to our readers, and feel assured that he can give his clients entire satisfaction.
 -Messrs. T. NJ. Harkey tS Bro., the old reliable druggists, always keep the best and purest drugs, medicines, oils, .paints, window glass, &c. Cali on them: you will find attentive and clever gentlemen always ready to wait on you.
 We have received the first number of weekly paper called the Eldorado Eagle. published in Union county. Messrs Beard X Moore. are announced as editors. The paper is neatly gotten up and we'll filled with good matter. We welcome the Eagle to a perch among our exchanges, and wish it muah
 The spirit of improvement and pub lie enterprise is spreading among our citizens. Let others follow the exam pie set by Messrs. Shinn, Wilson, Luk- CT and Pruitt, all of whom have been having work done on the streets in front of their property, and soon will have good streets
 The Little Rock tS Fort Smith rail- way company have paid the taxes on their road bed and rolling stock at a valuation of $l35, ,000 for the length of the road in our county. At the rate of taxes which we pay this year, the roads 1 tax amounted to Sl.2l5.00 coming to this county. So sslch for the Fort Smith railroad.
 A change is announced in the edi- l torial department and in the name of the Independent Arkansian. The pa | per will hereafter, or for six months at any rate, be published under the auspi- l ces of the Society of Immigration for Western Arkansas, and will take the l name of the "Western Immigrant and | Independent Arkansian." Mir. NJ. l.. Davis will bo Editor-in-chief. WeI wish the new management success.
 -DoEs IT PAY.-Dr. Yancey informs us that the clip of wool from his fine Cotswold sheep amounted to full eight pounds of very fine quality-a quality which has proved by actual trial to wear twice IS long as the common wool. The common sheep, we believe, Clip but about two pounds. Now with this experience before our farmers we ask them if it will not pay them to i'm | prove their stock. Ii costs no more to | keep the fine stock than it does to keep | an inferior breed.
 -THr PICNIC. Notwithstanding the | threatening appearance of the skies l iast iuesoay morning, quite 3 number | of the yonng folks and few of the old l CT ones, repaired to the picnic grounds | determined to have days pastime even | at the risk of receiving wetting. An appropriate address was delivered by | MT, A. M Wilson. Miss Alice Rows | read an essay to her Sunday-school | class. Although there was not the | usual interest taken, we suppose those | who attended enioyed a nice daV's re- !