The Russellville Democrat., 1878-02-07
PERSONAL MENTION.

H urdGy. A Miss Rose Patterson and Miss Nell lie Jamison, two of Dover's accom- plished belles were in town Saturday. / We acknowledge a pleasant call from Dr. Thompson, of St. Francis county.
 Dr. Ed Montague, of White county, was in town last week and honored our sanctum with a very pleasant call.
 MT. Sam Harris and his beautiful wife, of Darhanelle, were at the Meth odist supper last Friday evening.
 Miss Emma Maffatt, of Clarksville, who has been spending few weeks in our town, the guest of Mrs. Sallie Weaver, left for home Tuesday. %-Our old friend, John N. Burnett, was in town Friday, and like good citizen, as he is, came up and renewed, his subscription.
 MT. D. l.. Bourland, the clever and accommodating commercial traveller for Gilkeson & Sloss, St. Louis, Mo-. was in town last Saturday.
 MT. Thad. Reynolds was in town Saturday, loaded down with sample valises. Advertise in the DEMOCRAT, Thad., and you will have no trouble in selling goods in Russellyille. x /-County Clerk Bayliss, accompanied by his excellent lady, was in town Fri day and remained to take in the supper given in the evening by the MethodisV ladies.
 Rev. Rowland Doggett, of Clarks- vile, came down Friday and remained in town until Saturday. We learn that it is not improbable he may come here to open the Male and Female In stitute.
 Mrs. Kate Fears, formerly a citi- zen of our town, arrived again in our midst last Friday, to take up her resi- dence here. Glad to see another of our citizens return again.
 Miss Sallie Erwin, relative, we believe, of our worthy Mayor, who has been here several weeks on visit. left this week for her home in Jefferson, Texas. We wish her a safe and pleas ant trip home.
 /-Mr. Jno. D. Rushing, the wide1 fawake merchant who sells cheap gPods at Cagle's Mill was in our city Satur- day. We are pleased to know that Aur friend is doing good business, aAd we hope he may make fortune r0r himself and all his customers.
 MT. Vickers, of the firm of Zones & Bros., was in town Saturday. His is good firm but they will never succeed in getting much trade from Russellville as long as they refuse to advertise in the DEMOCRAT.
 We were pleased to see our good friend, Jno. c. Rye, of Dover, in town Saturday. He was in hurry as usual and stayed but few hours, ,-long enough, however, to be on hand at the Fair meeting-something which some of our own citizens did not do.
 We were pleased to meet our young friend MT. Marion Dowdle, of the de- servedly popular firm of Dowdle X Carl. in town Saturday. We trust he got good list of orders for his house, for we well know that they are able to give our merchants just as fair trades as any firm of any other city.
 Judge N. D. Shinn, of Holly Bend, was in town Saturday. He reports the hplanters in his township just winding hp their cotton picking. As matter pf some little curiosity he informs us that on the foot of one of the porkers (which he slaughtered a few days since he found ,0 five distinct sdd perfectly Hon. Jno. R. II. Scott was in town Friday and showed us new Asbestos Wick and Burner for lamps, invented and patented by his brother, who is now engaged extensively in the manu- ldtlutt VI tHCii at NhituSOs At 10 q grand affair and will, nc doubt, entire ly supercedc the old burners with cot ton wicks, which have long been a apisanee.
 -SNaior J. w. Smith, the clever and well-known travelling representative of Kellogg & Co.,, Little Rock, Ark, was in town several days the latter part of last week. We are glad to see the Major working up the musical tastes oi our people, and are pleased to know that the sale of musical instruments which he effects every trip attests the fact that he is succeeding in arousine considerable interest in instrumental musIc. Maj. Smith will be back some time in March, and we hope he may succeed in placing an organ or piano in every house able to own-one.
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