The Russellville Democrat., 1878-04-11
FINE CUTS.
nty Court next Monday.

See the new advertisement nt of Ash more & Hartsell.
 We had fine spring showers Mon- day and Tuesday nights.
 MT. J. W. Jones has new adver- tisement in to-day's paper. Read 1t.
 Rev. J. s. wilbanks preached at the Presbyterian Church Tuesday night.
 New residences are springlng up up with them.
 The sermon at the Methodist Church last Sunday by Rev. Mir. Corley was most excellent discourse.
 The Steamboat Maumelle left Dar- danelle yesterday evening with an ex- cursion party for Fort Smith.
 According to the Times Sunday is spent in Brinkley by the small boys playing marbles and the large ones playing ball.
 Collector Hogins held forth here Monday and Tuesday, and left yester- day morning to be at Atkins until to-day,
 When you go a fishing and take your sweetheart along don't drive a baulky horse. Ask Will, or Wood or Lute if our advice is not good. | From what we can learn Hon. W. W. Mansfield is ahead for Associate Justice on the Supreme Court Bench. So may it be all the time.
 Col. Embry, of Atkins, has a pair of bucks horns which have the enor- nous nu nber of forty points. The buck was killed near town by one Jones.
 -LosT.-One Odd Fellows Gold Badge, of shield shape with three links across: the finder will be proper ly rewarded by leaving the same at this office.
 A communication from M s. Fur ner, one of the best citizens of Gum Log in to-day's paper calls attention to a matter which should be remedied by the powers that be.
 We have heard rumor that there will soon be new daily paper started in Little Rock--Democratic in politics, and opposed to the Gazette on State Finances.
 MT. Osborn Rogers has just receiv- cd his machinery for manufacturing axe-helves, wagon-spokes, chair rounds, and all other kinds of turned work.
 MT. Jno. T. Wharton now has his blaming mill in full blast. We took a look at it while at work last evening and it seemed to work like charm and turned the plank out smick, smack, smoothe and nice.
 The new town council took charge of the city government last Tuesday night. We tender them our compli- ments and wish them smoothe admin istration and cue which will prove creditable and profitable to the city. We had the pleasure of half hours chat llst night with friends F. E. F. Brooks and - Russell from the upper end of the county. They report crops getting on finely in their section. T --Dr. Cross, of the Dental firm of Cross & Wilson, Atkins, called on the DEMOCRAT office Tuesday. Messrs. Cross & Wilson propose to settle at Atkins to pursue their profession and they will be pleased to have all who need their services call on them. { The town is now free from debt and when the Collector pays in the tax collected for 1877 there will be over $500 in currency in the Treasury. We move that the council now build a City Hall.
 Remember Saturday is the day fixed upon by the County Grange for a grand mass meeting of all the people at Russellville for the purpose of organ izing a County Agricultural and Me , chanical Association. Come one, come all. Come everybody.
 The citizens of Russellville and vi- cinity are requested to meet at the Cum berland Presbyterian Church on Wednesday Q7th) evening, p. m., for the purpose of organizing an Auxiliary , Bible Society. All interested in the Bible work are earnestly entreated 10 attend. Different addresses will be made. Rev. J.. s. Wilbanks, District Superintendent of the American Bible Society for the State of Arkansas will be present.
 FINE WHEAT. T.-Mr. Jno. B. Evants handed us Monday n.ornmg q bunch of wheat--a sample of his new crop which Is really very fine. The stems : are 3 feet long and it is just commence , ing to head out, some of the heads now being 2ls to 3 inches long. Mir. E. r sowed it in the month of October, and he says he has 65 acres like the sample which he says will be good for at least 20 bushels per acre. Mir. Evants' farm is two miles north of Dover on the llli- nois Bayou. He says he has made four , wheat crops there and has not yet fail- ed to make over 20 bushels per acre.