The Russellville Democrat., 1878-05-09
FINE CUTS.

The Presbyterian brethren are hay ing a neat fense put around their church property.
 The price of the Rural World has been reduced from Two Dollars to One Dollar-fifty per year.
 -Messrs. Boyle & Quinn have open ed new wagon and blacksmith shop in the shop formerly occupied by MT. Travis Smith.
 Do not forget that Saturday is the day for the meeting of the stockholders of the Pope County Fair Association. Everybody is invited to attend.
 Mrs. Judd will accept many thanks for very pretty boquet which exhaled it's fragrance on our desk for day or two-as long as we could keep it fresh.
 We are profoundly thankful to Rev. c. II. Gregory for box of very fine strawberries, from his nursery at Altus. We have never seen finer berries.
 Both the candidates for Prosecuting Attorney, Hon. A. s. McKennon and J. P. Byers, were in town last Satur- day, and both appeared confident and cheerful.
 Mayor Battenfield has fitted up an office in the Fowler building on same floor with the DEMOCRAT office. The City Council will hold it's meetings at the Mayors office.
 A block of ground very prettily and eligibly located in town has been offered as donation to the county for court house site provided the county seat is moved here.
 A very large and attentive congre- gation attended services at the M. E. Church South last Sunday. The theme treated by Rev. Mir. Corley was one of absorbing interest-infant baptism.
 -Messrs. J. L. Shinn & Co. will soon put full force of hands to work in their fruit dryer factory and go to put ting up Dryers. They received car load of sheet iron this week for this purpose.
 -Mr. II. 1T. Julian, of our town, will run an ice car on the Ft. Smith Road during tue warm season. He will have ice, and ice-cold beer in sufficient quan- titles to supply all demands twice a week,
 Cannot the town manage, some how-or-other, to have the cemetery en- closed? It ought to be done by all means, and then the grounds could be | improved and beautified, as a place so dear to our memory should be. MT. J. IT. Chambers, 305 Locust Street., St. Louis, Mo-, wants live man to introduce new book in this County. Those who have had experience in can wasting will find it to their interest to write for particulars.
 The Russellville Photo Art Gallery and Copying House will be opened about the middle of May. All who de- sire first-class work please take notice and act accordingly. No pains will be spared to give entire satisfaction to all who may favor me with a call. Re- spectfully, G. W. HURLBUrr.
 Rev. Thos. NJ. c. Birmingham, of Clarksville, will be here Saturday, and will give lecture at the new Metho- dist Church at three o'clock D. m., on Sunday. The attendance of the pupils and teachers of all our Sunday schools is especially desired. lt
 The folly of carelessly handling l firearms was illustrated at the resi- dcnce of one of our citizens few days ago. It was hair-breadth escape from a most distressing accident. The par ties concerned--a lady and gentleman were examining a pistol when it was unexpectedly discharged in the lady's hands, the ball just grazing the gentle. mans neck and imbedding itself in the wall. Too much care cannot be exer. cised in the handling of firearms,
 --WEATHER PREDIcTIoNs.-FOr the benefit of those who are not supplied with Prof. Tice's National Almanac we give his weather prognosticatlons fol the month of May:
 lst and 2nd cloudy and threatening with heavy rains and severe storms in | places; 2d to 5th clear and fair; 9th Mercury's transit across the sun 9th tC Sth ending with clondy and threatening weather, with rain storms; Sth to lltl clear or fair; llth to 18th ending ir cloudy, threatening weather, with loca rain storms; 20th to 22nd clear or fair 22nd to 25th threatening weather, witt heavy and severe storms in places about 25th or 26th; 2Gth to 2Sth gener' ally clear or fair; 2Sth to 3lst, threat ening weather accompanied by loca rains and storms. The warmcst day. will be about the 1st, 7th, 18th, 18th 25th and 3lst. The cooler days abOu the Sd, 9th, 10th, 20th, and 26th. Au roras, if any, will be seen about the 3t or 1th, 9th, l6th, 2lst and 27th.
 --HoRsE SToLEN.--On last Thursda, morning Mr. Thos. Russell could no find one of his horses which he uses daily doing tcaming here in town an, turned out to graze during the night ttu,o borsae ,,txar ctrayol far away an.