The Russellville Democrat., 1878-01-31

order. And let property owners loosen their purse strings and put down good brick or plank sidewalks.
 A couple of colored cotton pickers got into melee at the farm of Mr. J. L. shinn, on the Illinois Bayou Mon day, which resulted ill one of them being fined $50 and cost ill Esq. Bur ney's court for assault with knife.
 = A certain young lady who prom ised us literary contribution for the columns of the DEMOCRAT is reminded that we never forget such promised favors and we are waiting patiently for the fulfillment of the promise.
 After temporary absence of some weeks, our good-looking friend Geo. Robertson. who represents the popular Commission Merchants and Cotton Factors, Senter & Co.,, of St. Louis, was in town again this week.
 An alarm cffire last Thursday morn ing created q momentary excitement. The burning of the soot in one of the ehimneys at the residence of MT. J. G. Ferguson gave rise to the alarm.
 .-Col. Whipple, of Little Rock, was in town two or three days last week taking depositions in a case of the Wheeler & Wilson Machine Co. against J. T. May, as bondsman for one of their former agents.
 We see brooms at several vof our stores from the Van Buren Broom Fac tory. That's business. Keep every dollar at home and send just as few dollars to factories in other States as possible.
 If some public-spirited man will build a good hall here suitable to use for public exhibitions, lectures, sup pers, &c., &c., he will not only confer benefit upon the town, but also find it a paying investment.
 Good news for the musicians! i! Musical instruments and merchandise just received at Boswell & Erwin's. They keep the best banjo, guitar. and violin strings in the city.
 GET THE BEsT.-For the world renowned Singer Sewing Machine, needles. oil, and extras, call on
 W. c. RENFRow.
 MT. NJ. H. Guest, we are glad to see is home again, safe from his trip to Georgia. He brought his wife's mother home with him, and notwithstanding her advanced age, being almost 90 years old, she stood the trip very we'll, and is in good health.
 Il. II. D.-The League meets to- night at Fowler's store, 716 o'clock sharp.
 F.. II. SHIN, Chairman.
 J. T. FOWLER, Secretary.
 From what we can learn we think some of our enterprising citizens will soon start a manufacturing cstablish- ment here. Furniture, doors, sash, and other wooden goods will be turned out. There's money in it and we hope to see it soon started.
 We regret to learn that Prof. Pat rick will teach school here no longer than the present week. We under stand he will open a school in the Oates settlement some few miles South east of here. The Prof. has given his patrons here good school.
 We understand the Idea Of remov- ing the Cumberland Presbyterian Church building to a more eligible site has been abandoned, and the church now desire to sell the building to this school district for school house, and build a new and better church house.
 AND STILL THEY CoME-We are pleased to note among the many new corners who are constantly arriving in our town and vicinity, Mir. Judd, of Ohio, the step-father of our esteemed young friend, MT. Ezra Shinn. The rest of the family are expected daily. We welcome them to our town, and trust they will find congenial home among our citizens.
 Boswell & Erwin have their Sta tionery department furnished with the finest select lot of paper in the city, consisting of bill cap. legal cap, fools cap, letter, commercial note, legal-fold note, and a neat selection of papeterie; also lead pencils, pens, pen-holders, slates, slate-pencils, pocket-books, mem oranda, and the mysterious pen that writes without ink. Call and see them. / Capt. Joe Howard and MT. Sam Rye, two of the substantial and pros porous planters from Big Piney came to town yesterday with 53 bales of cot ton for sale. We are sorry to see friend Rye limping yet from the effects of a very bad axe-wound iu the foot received just ten weeks ago. Capt. Joe IS the same good-humored friendly soul that he has ever been since OUT earliest ac- .quaintance with him.
 Judge W. N. May, one of the prom inent members of the legal fraternity of Dardanelle, Col. w. D. Jacoway, do., do., and Marcellus l.. Davis, do., do., and Editor of the Western Immi- crrant were in THE CITy Monday and