The Russellville Democrat., 1878-01-03
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

rointed to position on the Pine Bluff railroad.
 There is life in the old land yet. The young folks have q hop about eyerr other night.
 Christmas passed off very quietly opd smoothly in our town-no drunks, no fights, no trouble.
 -Dardanelle and Russellville both oaght to be ashamed of the road from here to the river.
 Hast week was the dullest time we have had in Russellvile--in a business 7oint of vie x-for long time.
 Atkins is supplied with a fine arti- cle of coal from the Crow Mountain, one and q half miles from the town.
 The tax-collector commenced work at this place Tuesday morning. He will be here yet to-day and tomorrow. Our gin owners have all put up more cotton, by.a considerable number of bales, than they had this time last year.
 The annual election of Sunday School officers takes place at the Gum berand Presbyterian Church next Sum day.
 Tine railroad crossing at River street was in very bad condition last. Friday-almost dangerous for teams to attempt to cross.
 There are yet many bales of cotton in the fields in our county. The bad weather from the 20th to the 30th ut. retarded the picking seriously.3
 --The christmas tree fixed up by the Sunday school was tastily srrahged and well stored with gifts, for hotal small and large Sabbath school ehildfen.
 The attention of the town council is called to the condition of the em- bankment at the wagon bridge oyer the town branch at the eastern end of Day- i'd street.
 MT. John R. lobe and Miss Ruth lobe, of White countyalbrother and sis ter of our feliow-tow ,nan B. F. lobe, ofthe DEMOCRAT, canA over to spend christmas in our town.
 We learn by.a private letter that the Rev. Mr. Shanon, once pastor of tine Baptist church at thls place, was re- gently married to Mrs. Mamie William son, late of Russellville, but now of Maysfeld, Texas.
 MT. Nat Graves, a lightning ma- nipulator well known here, is now in Galveston. Texas, and we with his many friends wish him a happy and prosperous new year. Many thanks for late Texas papers.
 County Clerk Bayliss has our thanks for very interesting abstract giving amounts of taxable property on tax books this year and amount of taxes, penalties, &c., to be collected. It will be found in our columns next week.
 Some maliciously disposed persons rolled lot of cotton bales of the depot platform into the intrenchment, on Christmas night. Such conduct de- serves punishment and we are glad to know that it will likely get it.
 There has been more wet weather since the 10th of December than we have ever known here at this season of the year, and the ground is so full of water that the roads are cut up so badly as to render them almost impossible.
 The School Board met last Satur- day and tho two newly elected Direct ors, Messrs. Sidney Bradley and R. C. Bonds were duly installed in office. No business of importance was trans acted.
 The Nursery for January 1878, is at hand. This is one of the most attrac- tive and Interesting publications for children that we have seen. Terms, $l.G0 per year. Jno. l.. Shorey, Pub fisher, Boston, Mass.
 The Home Stomach Bitters contain in admirable proportion, alterative, stimulant, tonic, diurtic, sedative, lax atiye and other valuable properties, which specially adapt it for public and private consumption.
 --The Amateur Minstrels gave an exhibition at College fHall last Friday night. Owing to thtybad weather very few attended. wa trust the young gentlemen will favor the public with another trial when the weather is better.
 Several very nice dances were had in town last week-one at Mr. NJ. 1T. Baird's, one at MT. J,y1I. Battentield's, and one at Mr. Digs. Potts, There is nothing like fnjOying life, and we trust the long winter evenings will be ire quently relieved of their dull monotony by yet other of these little hops.
 ATTENTION GRANGE MASTERS Mas ters of Oranges can have the name of their Oranges, and Ethe date of their regular meetings inserted in the Direc- tory column of the DEMOCRAT free of charge by forwarding q request to this effect
 Every man in the county ought to subscribe for and read the DEMOCRAT for itie r,p,, ,.,.ta.tfo, ffbara aee.