The Russellville Democrat., 1879-07-31

Sheriff Hogins of Dover, was in town yesterday.
 We had an agreeable call from Rev. Puckett, of Webb City, Franklin coun- ty, yesterday.
 E. Roth comes to the front with new ad. this week. Read it and go se- cure some of the bargains he offers.
 The friends of Mrs. Latta and Miss Lillie Willis will be pleased to learn that they arrived safely in California on the 20th inst.
 We learn that there was young man named Youngblood shot and killed near Seottville, some time last week. Youngblood was accused of stealing a mule, and while in the custody of constable, tried to escape. The consta- ble ordered young man to shoot him, which he did, with fatal effect.
 Let the electors in every school 1 district in the county bear in mind the date of the annual school meetings Saturday, the 18th day of August--and let every man who feels m interest in the education of his children or his neighbor's children attend the meet ings. Let the Directors of every dis trict also be reading up the law and posting themselves as to the business to be transacted at those meetings. If any Director has no copy of the school law let him immediately apply to the County Examiner and he will fur nish it.
 A CREDITABLE WoRK.-County Treasurer Falls was in town last Satur- day, and exhibited to us a set of maps which he had prepared showing the accurate metes and bounds of each school district in the county. He had taken upon himself the task gratuitous- | ly, in order to keep the school fund of the county correctly and accurately. He had whole set of maps which he was taking to the County Examiner. The maps were neatly and accurately gotten up, and the pains and labor taken by Mir. Falls shows that our County Treasurer takes deep interest in keeping every public interest with which he has anything to do scrupu- lously straight.
 We are requested by Mrs. R. B. Potts and Mrs. Ebb Howell, from whom we acknowledge pleasant call last Tuesday morning to announce that on Friday evening there will be moon- light picnic in the grove just east of Mir. R. B. Potts residence. A band of supper will be served and social amuse- ments engaged in. The affair is not intended for public gathering, but will be, rather, select private assem- blaze for social enjoyment. The names of the ladies who compose the commit tees are Mrs. E. B. Potts, Mrs. Ebb Howell, Mrs. B. r. lobe, Misses Lalla and Bettie Doggett, May Washburn, and Jessie Howell, and the mere an- nouncement of these names is sure guarantee that rare and recherche l time will be realized. Those who wish to contribute any delicacies for the re- past are requested to send the same to the grounds by four o'clock in the af- ternoon where q committee will take charge of the same.
 The Immigrant (Dardanellc) crows fcarfully at victories which IT claims has been achieved by tho Dardanclle guhhers, baseball players and chess players aver the Russellvilllans. The team of gunhefs, it Ia true, did manage by having the best improved breech loaders and by having n long practice, to beat our boys, who, to do them jus ticc, we win state, had no practice at ali, and shot with old snapping muzzle- loadcrs, by score of 50 to 56. None of i the Dardanelle team thought that vic tory worth growing over as the lmmi- grant is doing. As for the victory at base ball, that is all in the imagination of the Immigrant. There has been no test yet. Four innings out of nine don't prove anything, and notwith- standing the "mighty good show to beat" which the Immigrant claims for the Dardanellc nine, there is but little doubt that our boys would have cleaned you up handsomely on the home stretch. Why, Capt. Davis, our boys were just "throwing oil" in the first four innings, and did not intend to commence playing in earnest until the beginning of the sixth inning So much for base ball And now as to chess, we would just say that you had better not hollo until you are out Of the woods. It is one thing to brag how you are going to beat our chess players at twenty moves, but to do 1t is alto gether another thing. ln fact, friend l Tl,.p. won. would 46t beat even u llaI~