The Russellville Democrat., 1877-12-06
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IoCAL INTELLIGENCE.

MT. J. B. Erwin left for St. Louis yonday.
 All the roads leading to town are in bad condition.
 Read our advertisements and see who to deal with.
 Mrs. Hamblin is building resi- deuce near Esq. Burney's.
 The Globe Dramatic Company at the College Hall tonight.
 MT. John Evants of Dover, will move to Russellville in few days.
 There will be a regular meeting of thu town council next Tuesday night.
 Sam. Churchill, representing Mill Tor X Penzel, Little Rock, was in town yesterday.
 Station agent Howell paid Little Rock a visit this week. He returned yesterday.
 W AsrEp.-Ten or fifteen pounds of good live geese feathers. Apply at this office.
 -Messrs. Rogers and Julian are erecting new business house on Buch- anan street.
 All our merchant are far ahead of t1is tune last year in the number of bales of cotton shipped.
 The new Deputy Post Master Ca rousing boy) arrived last Sunday night. We congratulate you Arthur.
 A new Post Office has been estab- lished at the Station seven miles west of here. It is called London.
 The new residence which Mir. J. M. White is building on River street is progressing rapidly and will be an ornament to that part of town.
 Why don't some of our property : holders put up some houses. They would rent readily and at good prices, and the town increase in size and pop ulation.
 MT. J. W. Wilson, of Glass Village, paid us a friendly visit last Tuesday, and reports everything prospering in his locality.
 The Star is authority for saving that the renowned firm of Lord and Taylor, of New York City will before long open branch store at the old Tucker stanl ill Little Rock.
 Ten families from Mississippi have { very recently settled near this place, and report more on the way. We ex- tend cordial welcome, and wish them success in their new homes.
 Thanksgiving day Qast Thursday passed off very quietly and much the same as other days in our town. We did not eat any turkey because-we didn't have any to eat.
 M. M. Mcclure, the entcrprisin2 editor of the Dardanelle Independent Arkansian was in town Tuesday, CT route to the Capital, where he will spend several days.
 Our excellent agent at Scotyille. Dr. Huggins, has our unqualified thanks for frequent favors in the way of new subscribers. Hurrah fer good old Democratic Liberty Township.
 1.-The cold snap of last week broke up Monday in steady hard rain. The coydition of the weather could not well be more unfavorablc to contemplating, and we fear large quantities will be lost in the fields.
 We very much regret to learn that ; our venerable friend Capt. J. K. H Scott, has met with the misfortune tc get leg broken. We hope he will soon recover.
 .-The Russeliville Minstrel Troupe has been recognized and will give one of their superb entertainments some night during the holidays Think the boys intend exhibiting al Norristown also.
 --GLAss VILLAGE.--We would like to have regular correspondent at this point. Will not some one of our sub- scribers at this point, or some other public spirited citizen of the vicinity engage to send us the news from there regularly once week?
 MT. Nathan Roland, an old and esteemed citizen of our county died very suddenly at his home in Dover last Saturday night. Mir. R. in appar- ent good health left the house and passed into the barn-yard, where after an absence of some time he was found dead.
 At meeting of Russellville Lodge No. 274, A. F. and A. M.. last Saturday night, the following officers were elect ed for the ensuing year: Jas. W. Rus sell, Worshipful Master; M. II. Baird Senior Warden; J. B. Erwin, Junior Warden; Ava Russell, Treasurer, and B. F. lobe, Secretary. The new off cers will be installed on the 27th inst.
 A very enjoyable affair was had al the residence of Mir. R. B. Potts, last Thursday, on the occasion of a Thanks giving dinner, which was attended by number of guests, and passed off in a most creditable manner. Our Business Manager returns thanks for an invita-.