The Russellville Democrat., 1877-05-31
LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

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 The new store house of Dr.
 Uarkcy on Main street is now almost
 ready for occupation.
 Who's got the biggest and fat
 fest spring chickens in the county
 Bring 'em along. We want some.
 Never mind Miss D.. we will
 have MT. Howell to call next time, .and let you know that his wife is aead.
 Go to the festival Friday night.
 lee cream and strawberries, roguish eyes and pouting lips are among the attractions.
 | Al persons having books be- longing to the Russellville School District will please return the same to NJ. II. Baird, Sec. of School Board.
 Owing to objections by some of ahe church members, the festival Friday night will be bereft of one attraction-the music of the string and cornet band,
 pr. Geo. W. Harkey, placed a specimen of his wheat in the post office last week. The stalks were , feet high, with very fine, full heads. It grew on his pralre farm.
 If the "Wild Man of the Woods" wishes to see how one of his scrawls will look in print he must send his same and write something that has some sense and dccency about It.
 The large number of scythe and cradles which were carried out of town the past week indicates the near approach of wheat harvest. The crop is generally good in our county.
 The chances now seem fayora- ble for Russellville to become the shipping point for Boone, Searcy and Newton counties. People of those caunties can rest assured the l.. R. T Ft. Smith Road will do the fair thing by them.
 Our farmers are beginning to want rain. The ground is getting P very dry and parched, and unless we get rain soon the growing crops will suffer. The small sprinkle last Fri- day did not amount to anything. We trust we will get good soaking rain ere many days.
 Col. T. R. Allen will address people at thIs place in the interest of the Changers on Monday the 4th day of June. He will also give a private lecture on Monday night to the Changers in the new hall on Main Street. The Col. is past mas ter of the Missouri State Grange and invites everybody to his public address.
 Should heavy rain come and the branch in the east end of town get full of water, some enterprising fellow could do a good business to establish a ferry at the east end of David Street, for it would be impos- sible for east-enders to get home without patronizing the ferry. The town council will perhaps take this as compliment.
 A number of gentlemen from the Northern States have been at our town since our last looking for locations in this county. Every AShing points to a larger immigration up the Arkansas River Valley this fall than ever before. We welcome all good men, and hope all our peo- pie will receive the new corners cor dially and with hospitality. The friends of Mrs. James M. Harkey, will be pained to learn that she met with severe injuries last wsek by the running away of spir, ied animal winch she was driving at the time. The buggy was occu- pied by herself alone, and being un- able to manage the afTnghted animal, a frlghtful runaway ensued, and Airs. II. was thrown violently to the ground. We understand no bones were broken.
 -QuERY.-We heard of man the other day talking very angrily about I another man for giving certain evi- d@nce before the grand jury. The query now is, who told this man the "Nldehce gwen, and who has a right to make public the proceedings had oy and before grand juries? Has not any man right to give truthful testimony before the grand jury,