The Russellville Democrat., 1878-12-12

last Saturday.
 --Few towns in the State can show better streets than Russellville.
 Cotton still goes down in pIice. It lxs sold here this week at to 7s4c. \ / -Dr. Marberry, of Dover, paid our loflce a very pleasant visit last saturday.
 Ladies, Mrs Judd. is prepared to cut and fit dresses, and do over hats and bonnets in the latest styles.
 Just received at J. B. Erwins fine assortment of soda and pearl oyster crackers, jumbles. Lindel Hotel cakes. Try them.
 The town council, or rather the street committee is considering the pro- priety of putting in a new foot-bridge over the branch near Mr. J. r. Mun- days residence.
 There will be public installation of the officers of the Masonic Lodge at this place on Friday, the 27th inst. Past Grand Master Mcclure has been invited to attend and will deliver an address on the occasion.
 Major J. ". Smith, the musical man of the firm of Kellogg & Co.,, Little Rock, was ill town Tuesday, and paid his respects to the DEMOCRAT office. Come again Major, we are always gA>Q s6 see your kind.
 We are glad to see our oid-time friend Mr. James Henry back from Tennessee. again, and to know that he, is here this time to stay. His many old friends will be happy to welcome him back to his old home. We had the pleasure of meeting our' esteemed fellow-countyman, MT. R. o. Morton in town Tuesday. He has been in Mississippi all summer, and says he came very near getting into the yellow i fever district. He looks happy at being back in Old Pope again.
 "A stranger giving his name as Fortner, from Tennessee, had the mis- fortune t O lose his pocket book on the public square last Monday. He says it was plain calf book and contained three ten-dollar bills, one five and a silver five cent piece. We hope he may recover it.
 = We are pleased to announce the arrival of Rev. N. o. Sewers, from Va., who is desi-ous of locating in Ark. and will respond to invitations from any points to assist in meetings, or to preach at destirute places, especially in the counties of Yell and Pope. Ad- dress him at Dardanelle
 The end of the year draws on apaee, and as many of our patrons are in ar rears with us, we take this opportunity 1 to say to all such that we desire set tlement up to the first of January. We want all who know themselves iidebt- ed to this office to consider this per- sonal appeal. Will you do it9 --Christmas is coming and everybody wants something nice 70 eat. In view of this fact J. B. Erwin is receiving a supply of such things as pleaseth the taste and maketh the heart glatl,
 There has been a change in the ferry at Dardanelle by which there will hereafter be no competing tefrymeh there. Capt. Joe Evins has sold out his entire interest to Mir. J. l., shinn, and Messrs. Shinn & Breafley Will hereafter run the only ferry there. The steam ferryboat. "Oasis," Is laid up and will not be used there any more: ---The store of Messrs. Boswell & Err win was broken into and robbed last Saturday night. About $l00 worth of cigars, stationery and jeweiry was taken. An entrance was effected by cutting out door panel. On the same lignt the boot and shoe shop of Mr. T. c. York was robbed of about $40 worth of fgoods.
 We learn that q bold robbery was attempted three miles from town last week. An unknown man, In broad day light, went to the house of Mir. T. C. GIay and in the absence of all the men folks helped himself 10 all the household articles he wanted and tart ed off. The alarm being conveyed to Mr. John l.. Edwards, q near neigh Dor, he started in pursuit of the fleeing thief and got near enough to discharge one barrel of a shot gun at him and cause hnm to drop his bundle Of stolen articles. He made his escape.
 MT. Willis Settle. who is known to many of our Barren county people as one of the most skillful artiticers m the State, has left for Arkansas. Those Settieses are native wonders in mechan- ical handicraft, and Russellville should feel ashamed at loss so great, grow ing out of wants of appreciation of such genius. s.-[Russellville, Ky, Ex.
 What Russellville, Ky, has lost, Rus sellville. Arkansas, has gained, and W" are proud of our gain; and when our farmers once see what a blow MT. 5. can make that will settle 1t, for they will never in the world let him leave here.
 We received a very pleasant call l., . I,,;ta,, from, Mr lbs C. ShaQer.