The Russellville Democrat., 1878-08-08

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 The first open cotton boil of the season, was sent to us last Friday, by MT. George Looney.
 Parties wanting sewing machines will save money by calling on
 k. J. WILSON.
 The Candidates for County offices, 2S7h of them more or less-will hold forth at this place Saturday.
 MT. D. o. Bell, of Atkins,s was in town for Il short time last Saturday. His new paper, the Atkins News makes its first appearance to-day. = 1
 Capt. Sam Churchill, the efficient representative of the sterling Little Rock grocery house of c. r. Penzel < Co.,, was in town last Tuesday.
 -Eld. c. A. Moffat will preach at the Presbyterian Church on next Sab bath at II o'clock. Theme: Melchize- dek without father or mother, without beginning or ending of days.
 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. well matrired, open cotton boil which he pulled out of his crop on the farm of Judge N. D. Shinn on the fourth day of August.
 Miss Annie lite, one of the charm ing belles of Clarksville, who has been passing a few weeks In our town the guest of Mrs. J. l.. Shinn, left for home last Saturday.
 Steam engines and cane mills sold at factory prices by R. J. WILSON.
 MT. Hamp Woodland, Deputy U. s. Marshal, made raid into the northern part of the county last week in search of smoonshiners.' One arrest was made--a MT. Dollar.
 The Town Council last Friday night, voted donation of $500 for the building of q Court House, if the Coun- ty Seat is voted to this town. This makes something over S2,500 subscrib- ed.
 -Mr. Henry Tate, from Point Re- move, was in town last Thursday, and says crop prospects on that creek are very flattering-especially cotton. which is the finest he has ever seen.
 We were very much pained to learn that our good friend Mr. Hop Tate, of Big piney, had the sad afiiiction last week to lose his wife. Capt. Tate will have the sympathy of many friends here in his great bereavement.
 Hon. J. D. Walker will meet Col. NJ. l.. Bell here next Saturday, and they will have d joint discussion on the Senatorial question. Other candidates for the Senate may also be present.
 Hiring 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.
 MT. Y. II. Morton, from Kemper county, Miss, is now here on visit to his son, Mir. Everett Morton, one of our best river-bottom planters. We hope his visit may prove Il pleasont one and that he may form such an attachment for Pope county that he will be coin strained to become one of us.
 Capt. J. E. Richards, of St. Fran cis county, whom many of our citizens will remember meeting here last sum mer has returned to spend another term in our healthful city. We welcome the Capt. among us, and trust his stay may be pleasant one.
 We regret very much to know that Mir. C. R. Shinn had the sad misfOr tune to lose two of his children last week. The bereaved parents should re- member that while two hearts are sOr- rowing Tor the loved lost ones, here on earth, two pairs of tiny hands are harp ing songs of gladsome praise around a Fathers throne in heaven.
 It is with profound sorrow we learn that the protracted illness with winch Mrs. Kirkbride Potts has suffered for some weeks past terminated fatally last Monday night at n short time be- fore l2 o'clock. The many friends of the deceased here and throughout the county will be much pained at this sad intelligence, and the sympathy of many warm hearts will attend the bereaved family.
 Within the past two weeks we have added more new names to our list of subscribers than we ever did before in the same length of time, with the ex- ception perhaps of the first two weeks after the paper was started. This is very cheering and we take occasion right here to thank our friends for this evidence of confidence and appreciation. If we can continue to receive new names at this same rate until Christmas we can then boast of one of the largest constituencies of any paper In the State.
 MT. Geo. Tobey, an account of whose arrest we gave few weeks ago and who was taken to the state of Tex. as to answer the charge against him, arrived back home last Thursday. He did not look particle like he had had his neck stretched neither did he look like man who was going to get 1t stretchedh His bond was fixed at $5, GOO. He gave one worth $25,Do0 with out any trouble. We are glad to see him back and to find that he is not ap- pretending any difficulty in exculpa- ting himself. AN
 Mrs. Jane Thach and family left for Little Rock last Tuesday. Mrs. Thach will have charge of the boarding de- partment of the Arkansas Female Col lege during the ensuing year. Being T lady of extraordinary energy as well as culture and refinement, the patrons of that school can fes. assured .tat their