The Russellville Democrat., 1878-12-19

7 -- ----- ' -Eggp have gor,e np to isc. per dog
 Don't forget the election for school Directors Saturday.
 ~tiasl ( pleasant call from Esq. ]. s. I.inzy, yesterday morning. {
 1.-The supply Of pork seems to exceed che demand. Itis selling at } Q c,
 About f2.oo0 have been cSpentlotl Iin improving our streets and sidewalks Ngring the past eight months < f The price Of cotton stili goes town. iOur farmers now realize about Gis to ! cents only.
 A slight ''unpleasantnessD occur red between couple Of our merchants one evening this week. No serious damage done 10 either.
 We club the DEMOCRAT with any of the leaGliug newspapers or periodicals published in the United States Ut re- duced rates.
 --The town council has ordered River street opened to point beyond .S. R. Ashnofe's residence, and work will begin It once.
 "A new and fresh lot of ladies shaWls and cloaks just received at ]. l.. Sninn's, areoifercd during the holidays it greatly reduced prices. Goand see.
 -Ihe necessary committees have been appointed and preparations made to have nice time Christmas eve, at both the Methodist and | nion Sunday Schools.
 --Rey. J. D. Boone desires us to say that he represented Pope County, also, in the late 5. $. Convention held at Philadelphia. It was an omission ill the report.
 The ladies of the Cumberland fres- byterian Church will give supper on Christmas night at the McCarthnf building near depot. Admission 5oc.; children 25e.
 Next week being holiday week we will issue no paper. and all hands will take Christmas. We wish our readers all merry Christmas.
 MT. ". o. Rogers has been eonfin- ed to his bed for several days with rather severe spell of sickness, but is now np again. Mr. - Julian has also been sick, but is well agait. / -Notwithstanding the fact that cot ton is shipped from here as fast as cars can be had in winch to transport it, it accunniatcs on the platforms at the depot so rapidly that it is with great difficulty that the weigher finds room to place all the bales US they arrive, We eltlic. need more platform room or less, cotton.
 "A very pleasant time was had last Friday evening at the residence of Col. Lewis Allen on the occssiou of a mask party. Notwithstanding the inclement weather quite number of the your 2 people and i sprinkle ot the older ones assembled there and passea most
  happy evening. About 10 o'e'oeE afl' unaasked :iiid partook of a sumptGous repast prepared under the supervision of Miss Mary Allen, and we know we exp press the sentiment of all present when we say it was excellent. About l2 the party broke up. and all agreed that the evening had been most happily spent.
 If you want ready-made clothing at lower prices than you have ever be- fore seen them sell, go to J. l.. Shinn's.
 "A few more numbers will close the present volnme of the DEMOCRAT + would be real nice it our friends would get us up nice big club of new sub scribers in the various communities Of our county and send in the names to commence the volume with. There are numbers of families in every ncighbor- hood who are taking no paper at all, and whom d word or two from any Of our present subscribers would influence to take the DEMOCRAT. Try 1t. We send to clubs of ten at Sl. 20 per year and give and extra copy to the getter up of the club.