The Russellville Democrat., 1878-10-24

I ATk.. palu us pieaSanL FlSfb tHlS week.
 --Our old friend MT. Will Mourning. ] one Of Atkins best business men, show ed his genial face in our sanctum last week.
 Uncle Bill Dacus still keeps his meat market plentifuily supplied with the very best quality of meats. Try him, he is THE man to keep meat ! market.
 -One of the pleasures of the week was afforded us by very friendly call ] from Revs. Reeves and Clark. We are always happy to be honored by having such good men come to see us. l Jack Frost has broken both legs of old Yellow Jack, and soon there will l go up glad shout as the last shadow of this mortal foe of mankind hobbies out of sight.
 1 Among the many agreeable visitors 1 to our sanetum since our last, were Mess. R. II. Dickey and brother. The l former exhibited to us a sample of sor- ghum taken from his present years crop, which was indeed, very fine.
 Up at Shinn's is the place to get your hobby pulse-heaters, boys! I've l tried all over town, and he beats them all! Even the Jews, Better get a pair before they're all goneH' is quo- tation from oue of onr young men. |
 1 In few days J. L. Shinn will be prepared to fill orders for Northwest ern Arkansas merchants amounting to from Sl00 to $2,5 ,500. He proposes to sell as cheap as St. Louis or any other market, having procured his stock directly from the factories.
 1 The undersigned would call the attention of tho people of Pope Co. that he is prepared to cut brackets, fence l piekets and banisters of any pattern. All kinds of scroll-work and turning done to order; lumber ripped to any width, at low prices, at his mill north side of the railroad, east ofgrist mill.
 5. R. JUDD.
 Russellville, Ark.
 -Messrs. Jacob L. and James H. Shinn got home again this day after spending some ten days in the best dry l goods markets of the country. Mr. $. l has given the utmost care to the selec- 1 tion of the large stock which he will now get in, and in few days there will be attractions in all lines of goods 1 at his house-both ia quality and prices, never before placed before the public 1 here.
 SOME PoTAToEs.-zWhy cannot ey- erybody see that we have one of the most prolific producing soils in the world? Mr. Samuel Brown Is an old subscriber of the DEMOCRAT, living about three miles from town on hill farm. He demonstrates the productive power of his land by exhibiting three sweet potatoes which weigh Ii pounds, -and out of one hill he got 13 potatoes which weigh 1S24 pounds. Pope coun- ty could raise potatoes enough for the whole State.
 Mrs. l.. E. Collins, of Greenwood, :, l Sebastian county, we believe, gave a reading of poetry of her own compost tion, last Monday night. While our entire sympathies and good wishes are with the lady (for her aims are lauda- ble and deserve cncouragement) we cannot say that she possesses any great merit as reader upon the forum. Con- sidering the fact that she read her own productions there was a great lack of spirit and feeling in the rendition thereof. Concerning the merits of the pieces read we shall attempt no criti- cism not considering ourselves a com potent judge of metrical composition.
 We were pleased to have q call last 1 Saturday from our good friend MT. c.. W. Johnson, who has for some years been connected with the land depart ment of the l.. R. X F. 5. Ky. We are glad to know that MT. Johnson has be- come identified with our county to the extent of taking himself wife from among our many estimable women, and thinks of becoming q permanent citizen of the county. MNE
 The freighting business has in- creased rapidly on the Ft. Smith road. I Col. Hartman the wide-awake Superin- tendent, with his usual promptness to serve and accommodate the public, has placed an additional train on the road. Hereafter trains will run as follows
 No. l, passenger and mail, will leave | Argenta at : AS am, and arrive at Van Buren at , :55 p.m. No. ?, same class, will leave Van Buien at , :33 a.m., and arrive at Argenta at 3:30 pn. No 3, freight, will leave Argen- ta at 6 am, and arrive at Cherokee at I AS pm. No. f same class, leaves | Cherokee at 6 am, and arrives at Argenta at : 40 p.m.
 SUDDEN DEArH.-Dr. J. l.. Nerser, a well known cotton buyer from Mem phis, died very suddenly on last Mon- i day morning at the residence of Mrs. Roland, of heart disease. His family, who are at present sojonrning near 4 Trenton, Tenn, were promptly notified of the sad event by telegraph. His T. .l l