The Russellville Democrat., 1878-06-20

an old acquaintance-for some days past.
 Window shades at Wilson's of the latest styles and patterns.
 Our old friend Capt. Sam. Church. i'll was in town last Saturday, as happy. friendly and good-looking as ever. We are indebted for call.
 Just received new stock of wall paper: will sell at Little Rock prices.
 K. J. WILSON.
 We had another hard rain Monday night. We fear if the wet weather don't soon let up the grass will choke out the crops.
 -Russellville offers to pay about $a5OO toward building new court house if the county seat is moved here. That sum will build . good, substantial house.
 Boots and shoes at Wilson's at lower prices than have ever been offered in Russellville; don't fail to call and ex- anime.
 Buy the genuine Singer Sewing Machine-thc best in the World. Ev- cry Machine warranted. Also needles, oil and extras for sale.
 w. c. RENFRow, Agent.
 MT. Benj. Morrow showed us very fine stalk of cotton from his crop last Monday. It had one full RED bloom on it and in addition, 2s squares. Pretty good cotton, and right early, too. II am determined to sell all cash buyers at greatly reduced prices. Come and examine for yourselves.
 R. J. WILSON.
 Bring along your job-work of all kinds-letter heads, bill heads, visiting cards, business cards, labels, legal blanks, bills of lading, posters or any thing else. We will duplicate Little Rock prices.
 R. J. Wilson has just returned from St. Louis with a big stock of seasonable goods. Will. sell at greatly reduced prices. Give him call.
 MT. w. II. Garner, one of the ener- getic farmers near Haddoxburg, this county, last Monday sent us m evi- dence of the thrift and earlincss of his crop, in tue shape of a full blown cotton bloom.
 The many friends of Rev. l.. R. Barnes throughout the county will be pained to learn of his death, which occurred at his residence in this place last Friday.
 PICNIC GROUNDS AT CONwAY.-- There is movement on foot, says the l.. R. Democrat, by the L. R. ( F. $. Ky. to construct buildings and arrange grounds at Conway suitable for picnic ing parties. We hope it will succeed. Numerous petitions are in circula- ton securing names to have the county court order an election on the county site question. That's business; let the people have whack Ut 1t and wherever they say for it to be, so let 1t remain.
 If you buy your tin cans of dry goods merchants and they leak, which they are sure to do, you can get them mended at Roys' tin-shop for tl.OO per dozen.
 "A social party at Mrs. R. B. Potts last Friday evening In compliment to Miss Mamie Robinson was enjoyed very much by small circle of friends. We regretted very much that severe indis- position prevented us sharing the pleas ant time. g@ 3S8@& The site chosen to be donated for the court house, should the county seat be voted to this place, is on Main street on the Southeast corner of the same block upon which Mir. Alex. Greats residence stands. It is . beautiful location.
 CHEAP FARE TO THE STATE CoNvEN- TIoN.-Transportation lines leading into Little Rock will convey delegates to the State Convention and return for one and one-fifth fare. Auditor Craw- ford is credited with working zealOusly for this reduction.
 The town council has let out a con. tract to have Main, River and Jefferson streets graded and filled up in the same manner that Oak street has been fixed Mir. Jno. A. Erwin is contractor. Le, the good work be pushed so that the streets will become hard and firm be. fore the fall rains set in. l MT. J. O. Hearne, one of our ener. gctic young farmers who runs an up land plantation some four miles fro T town, handed us two of the finest stalk, of cotton last Friday that we have seer this year; one of them was 29 inches high, and had one bloom and 2s squares on it.
 MT. M. II. Baird, one of the three worthy aspirants to the county clerks office, returned Saturday from little excursion into the country, in splendid spirits. He did not forget the DEMo GRAF in his canvassing and we tender him many thanks for some new names '"Tobe" is "good one" wherever you l