The Russellville Democrat., 1878-10-31
Station Agent Howell got home

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 I I've had pleasant call from Rev. J. D. Boone, one day this week. l -The NJ. $ L. R. road was opened for business again last Tuesday.
 --Nr. John Fowler started back to California again last Thursday.
 --Mr. R. P. Yorkston, fSt. Louis, paid us very agreeable call this week.
 --Mr. R. T. Williamson and wife came over from Quitman to attend Conference.
 The Agent here commenced signing for cotton to go to Memphis and New Orleans yesterday.
 Esq. Burton sends us sweet pota- to which weighs 6 pounds 5. ounces. Can anybody beat thiss
 -Messrs. Will Mourning, J. T. Keys, E. A. Darr, T. NJ. Carter, and J. A. Bost, came up from Atkins Sunday to attend Conference.
 We are especially indebted to Mir. l ''Vc0 " iiSoi iVl si lcM morninings since. May you live long and marry rich, Wood
 The incest lot of ladies hats ever opened in Russellville is now on exhi- bition at J. l.. Shinn's. Go and see them.
 Who is Marinda Williams, of Rus | sellvlle2 There is a letter in the Little Rock post office for her, held for postage.
 1 The fine residence of Geo. W. Me- 1 Dearmid in Little Rock was destroyed last Monday morning. The Democrat | fire department for it's inefliciency and utter worthlessness on the occasion.
 MEMPHIS REFUGEES MAY GO HOME. = Sunday night was the coldest night of the season at Memphis. Heavy frost and ice. The board of health announce ed on Tuesday morning that it is safe for refugees to return, but recommend that all dwellings be thoroughly venti- lated before moving into them. --'WHoppERs"- NOTICE, r. ! DoNAN I've have just seen q sweet potato from Mr. Andrew Tate's crop on J. l.. Shinn's farm at Norrstown (three miles from here) that weighs pounds, | heavy; and Mr. William Smith, of Clark township says he has some at | home (and promises to send us one) which weigh over pounds. Now then, Brother Donan, let Benton coun- ty put up or shut up.
 Prof. Speer's school at Davis Chapel cold Gum Log Camp Ground) opened last Monday under favorable auspices. More schools like Prof. 1 Speer's is what our country needs. | Prof. Speer's school is in healthy l locality among people of good morals and board is cheap. A hint to the wise
 is sufficient.
 | The largest assortment of cigars in 1 town at Boswell & Erwin's.
 What does this mean--075.6? We | see in q circular issued by the State l Superintendent of Public Instruction 1 that the apportionment to each school 1 pupil in the State is put down in that way-072.6. We suppose it is intended to represent seventy-two and six-tenths cents, but we must say we have never seen it expressed this way before. The i .,tifI Ittaatfn fhat stIt1iaH xvhan 1 school boy said to express it in this way: so. 726. or simply $.726.
 -"Tube Rose," a hahd-made cigar at Boswell x Erwin's.
 --Ldok out! Fair Warning. Stand from under there, you little dabblers in i stoves and tinware and in general hard ware. Be it known to everybody that Roys's large stock of hardware, stoves and tinware is this day placed on rock ] bottom pI ices and will be sold strictly for CASH at lower prices than has ever l been heard of before. I2t 1 We were pleased to have very ! agreeable call from Rev. J. NJ. Clayton 1 last Monday, and to him we are indebt- 1 ed for specimen copies of the National 1 Prohibitionist, a neat and we'll filled l2 page, fOrty-eight column paper issued 1 semi-monthiy, at Sl .00 per year. MT. Clayton informs us that the publisher 1 will hereafter issue an Arkansas edition i of the Prohibtionist from Little Rock, [ and he will at once take the field in the l interests of the paper. It is a good paper, engaged in a benevolent cause, and we wish it ample prosperity. Sub scribers should send their names to Frank N. Bemis, Manager, St. Louis, Missouri.
 If you want a good turning blow [ for $500 go to Roys's hardware store. ! --'rHE SCHOOL RsvENUg,-The com mon school revenues in the State Treas- { ary on the lst day of October, subject to distribution among the different counties is: state scrip Sli7, ,sS9.Gl, cur rency $7, ,939.ll. The total school pop ulation reported is 203, ,567. The appor- tionment to each person of school age between six and twenty-one-is, scrip 72.6 cents; currency 03.9 cents. Pope