The Russellville Democrat., 1879-01-09
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Chew Jackson's Best Sweet Navy Tobacco.
 We acknowledge a pleasant call from Treasurer Falls last Monday.
 See advertisement of Miss Crom- wells Select School in another column. --Our former fellow-townsman Mir. Alex. Roth, now holding forth at Alma, was in town Monday.
 Ever since Christmas the weather has been very cold-mueh colder than we usually have it here. Miss Bertha Jacobson arrived hereN last week, and will remain several weeks visiting her sister, Mrs. Nj. NJaeobson.
 -Mr. c. E. Tobey has secured q lease of some thirty counties in this State for the sale of q patent water elevator and purifier. \ -Mr. J. w. Tucker took in his sign ] and closed the doors of the Eagle Hotel on the 1st inst. lie still keeps a few \priyate boarders. --Dr. Harkey is back from Fayette- vile. We are glad to learn from him that all the Pope county pupils at the A. I. U. are in fine health.
 --Mr. Edd Bernard has put up q quantity of ice, and hopes to have a lsutficient supply stored away to supply the demand of our town next summer.
 Sunday night was the eoldest of the season thus far. We took no observa- I ton of the mercury, but have heard others say 1t was down to 6 degrees be- low zero. -- --Mr. R. B. Potts has purchased a building lot on the corner Of Pine and Madison streets and will commence the erection of a new dwelling house at once.
 Trade is duller now in our town than it has ever before been known at this season of the year. Short crops and low prices for farm products ac- counts for it.
 Misses Lucy Adams and Mamie Sleeper, the former from Clarksviile and the latter from Lewisburg, came down on last Fridays train and stopped off to visit friends in our town.
 "A man named Benson died on Con- duetor Kane's train last Thursday while enroute to Little Rock from Van Buren. Heart disease was the suppos- o1 .a.,,o of bia cud,lan Ieafh
 Depot Agent Howell informs us N that the sale of tickers at this station | for December exceeded the sales of any other month since the road has been In \operation by about $200. 7
 Miss Mamie Mitchell, of Little Rock, the pretty little daughter of Col. Mitchell, editor of the Evening Demo- crat, visited friends in our town last \ week.
 Notwithstanding the cold weather the tide of immigration still continues to flow in upon our borders. The latest arrival is fine boy at the residence of \ Judge R. E. Wilson.
 --J, F. SIcCARTHUR-Dealer in choice liquors, cigars and tobacco. Wmkelmeyer celebrated St. Louis beer always on tap. Fresh oysters al- ways on hand. A good ten pin alley in connection. Drinks 10 cents. Courtc- ous attendants.
 We are glad to learn tiat thcg .sahool -fst t'.s- GAs----- ; -four .5aooutto introduce srf1, Mr, Rosa to Washington socTf it, and re- ter ard society fep'rupils in regular are .all.aiatv.
 At no station on the line of the tt' Smith road is there so pressing de- mand for better depot buildings ana more platform room to accommodate the business given the road We trust our time will come sometime.
 At the annual election Of officers a' the union sabbath school last Sabbath tho following were elected' AiF' Russell, Supt,; K. J. Wilson, Ass Sapt. II. F. White, Sec; W. II. Miller Treas. 1; and Miss Lillie willis, orsanist