The Russellville Democrat., 1877-02-22
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
-Shirt-sleeve weather.

LOCAL AFFAIRS. --Shirt-sleeve weather. The l.. R. & F. s. Railroad is to ave new postal cars. Lent commenced last Wednes- ny week ago.
 Saturday is the day for regular eeting of the School Board. Our merchants are having a pod blow trade,-a good sign. The schools of Russellville are q prosperous condition.
 Plant shade trees now if you ave not already done so.
 -Slate-making for the new ticket
 town officers 1Ili soon be in rdcr.
 Look out for Erwin's $l 1000 lot clothing to be received in very w days.
 There will be an eclipse of the boon on the 27th inst. Tell us if pu see it.
 Until the fifth of March goods re offered at cost at
 K. J. WILSON 6 Co. Main street should be graded, y all means, during the present bring.
 Make garden - nothing like lenty of good, wholesome vegeta- les.
 The sun beamed out brightly for le first time in about a week, last onday.
 -The boys who went to Mardi ras, will, we can now announce, 1 survive.
 Our reports from the country epresent active operations going on h the farm.
 MT. J. r. Macarthur has got pto his new building. For fine quors, wines, cigars, etc., give him call.
 Notwithstanding the hazy con- ition of the atmosphere all last feek, we had no rain to amount tc nything.
 Rev. Mr. Shannon occupied the ulpit for the Baptist brcthen at thi, lace, last Sunday and Sunday fight.
 We perceive new sign in town, hat of Hopper, the watchinaker ano lver-smith. We wish him success nd prosperity.
 ---The attaches of this office here. Y tender their grateful acknowl. gments to J. Lem. Gray, Esq, for iyors extended them.
 We are under obligations to bme friend for copy of the Con titution of the State, gotten up in xcellent shape.
 Just one week more until Ulys' es will have to hustle out of tho White House to make room for his uccessor, $ to : Hayes.
 Never before in the history ot eusseliville were goods ever offered b low, as they are now at
 R. J. WILSON & Co. --The county scrip sold last Satur lay at public auction by the admin strator of W. II. Hickox' estat, brought 5i cents on an average. MT. Jas. A. Moseley, of the firm SfJ. A .Moseley & Co.,, returned safe V home last Thursday, from two weeks sojourn in White county The new residences of Messrs h. B. Boys, A. E. Gray and Ally; Russell are nearly completed an' Hill soon be ready for accompancy
 Arthur Erwin, at the Post bfflce will furnish any newspape br Magazine published in tn United States at club rates.
 ". F. Wooten & Co.,, keep ful Etock of staple and fancy groceries lice and fresh--and if you are i ,uest of something of this kind give them a call.
 Hon. l.. W. Davis, our substan ial representative in the lowe house of the General Assembly, w, I,p home,s last Saturday, and sper Inc Sabbath here, returning to tn capital Monday.
 Three more of the boys can no' fx it up about the time for the happ event, and need not put 1t of moi than couple of months, for thre dwelling houses will soon be yacate by the present occupants movin into new residences of their own.
 Cannot our citizens make son move now to enclose with a nei eubstantial fence and clear off u grave yard2 The full opening spring should see this sacred spot nice trim and protected from Il depredations of stock. Who wi suggest Q plan for accompljshir this !audabIe work