The Russellville Democrat., 1877-07-12
dht Demotrat
FOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

Paper collars, D cents per box ot R. J. Wilson's.
 Probate Court on the Sd Mon day in this month
 Ladies Hose at l0c. per pair, ,t k. J. WILSON'S.
 Miss Jessie Ward, of Van Buren, is visiting our town and is the guest nflfisses Jessie and Mollie Howell.
 Capt. ]. II. Haney, of Little Rock wos in town last week. Russellville ,ygs his old stamping ground in 1865.
 Rev. o. II. Tucker, County Elk ominer. and one of wide awake At Lins wide-awake citizens was in town Friday.
 Six acres of land in Oil Trough bottom. Jackson county, produced xj39 bushels of wheat. So says the Jacksonport Herald.
 We are placed under obligations to Mrs. E. Y. Moseley for a basket of yeaetables,-an always acceptable present to the printer,
 MT. II. Y. White has placed on our table an IIish potato weighing Il ounces. and measures six inches in length Who can beat it?
 Our postoflice is now Tn full ope ration as a money order office, and .the public will find the new arrang- ment great convenience.
 Will receive this week a fresh supply of white corded piquet, and will sell at 12@c. per yard. Call and examine. R. J. WILSON.
 -WANTED.-10,O00 bushels dried fruit-dried on the Zimmerman Dryer. Will pay double the price of sun dried fruit J. L. SHIN.
 The man who borrowed our Shakespear some l2 or II months ago, will confer favor by returning the book at earliest convenience. The weather during the latter part of last week was intolerable hot, the mercury in the afternoons of ten marking 9S and 100 degrees.
 -Messrs. James II. and Willie G. Shinn, are home again from school. One more year for the young gentle men and they will get their sheep skin"
 pr. c. L. Kirksey, Chairman of Con- of Invitation, will accept our thanks for special invitation to at tend the barbecue at Dover on the 4th instant.
 ' Gen. Lewis, accompanied by his wife and two of his daughters have been spending a few days in our town at Capt. F. E. Barrow's, who is g brother of Mrs. l..
 Miss Annie Dismukes, one ot Dardanelle's most charming and ac complshed belles is visiting friends in our city. We hope sine will have pleasant visit.
 For nice canvassed hams and everything else that is nice and good to eat just call at the popular and cheap grocery store of
 W. r. WooTEN & Go.
 MT. E. H. Shinn, of the Fruit Dryer Manufacturing Go. went uI the Ft. Smith road last Monday to deliver lot of dryers.
 For our better half we thank Mayor Erwin for a most handsome boquet of rare flowers, culled from the magnificent assortment which his honor is growing on his premises Mes IFS. J. L. Shinn & Go. we see are securing orders for theil , fruit dryers, right lively. Quite g number of them were delivered this week.
 pr. J. F. Simonds, Regent ot the A. l. U. passed through our town last Thursday, and we were much pleased to make the acquaintance ol the gentleman.
 Our handsome and clever young friend, Ira L. Boswell, did the right thing for us when he brought up the lemonade. May your shadow never grow less, Lute.
 We can supply any young man who may wish to attend first class Commercial College with a life scholarship in first class institu' tion, on very favorable terms.
 MT. W. o. c. Lovesy is back again from Texas. He has tried il twice and now says ArKansas is good enough for him, and he will make Pope county his home.
 See Judge Thach's notice tc Applicants for Beneficiary scholar. ships in the Arkansas Industrial University. Applications should be sent in without delay.
 W. P. Wooten & Co. have al this time one of the largest and best stocks of groceries that is kept in the city; consequently they can and gladly will fill the orders of theil friends at rock bottom prices.
 Capt. W. J. Patton and family took their departure from our town