The Russellville Democrat., 1879-10-23
LOCAL NEWS.

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 --Justice's blanks anl Chattel mort gages for sale at this office.
 See advertisement of Hotel proper I ty for sale or rent, ill another column.
 MT. H. yickers, of Tones Bros. Little Rock, was in towh last Saturday.
 Send us p cents and get the DEMO- GRAF until Jan. l, 1880; or, s1.50 and get the paper until Jan. l, 1881.
 We were pleased to graep the hand of our esteemed friend, Dr. Vim, of Atkins, in our sanctum last week. Our fellow townsman MT. John A. Erwin has had fought tussle with the scarlet fever. We are glad to know he has about recovered. -Messrs. J. E. Joiner and Henry Bonds, of Atkins, were in town Mon day, enroute home from business trip to Dover.
 MT. and Mrs. J. F.. Battenfield and charming little Miss May, are spending the week at Little Rock, in attendance upon the Fair. They will return home Monday.
 Mir. Henry Harkey, the efficient writing master, is now instructing a class in Penmanship at the Cove School House. Henry is good instructor and merits success,
 The General Association of Western Arkansas and the Indian Territory, and the annual meeting of the Board of Trustees Of Buckner College, will con vene in our city next Saturday.
 We had the pleasure of several calls from Hon. Braley, of Washing ton County, last week. He was n delegate to the Synod. He is a..genial, intelligent gentleman.
 The next issue of the Atkins News will appear under a new management. Messrs. Joiner and Jennings, will be the new editors. Our best wishes are for the out goi ng, as well as the incom- ing management.
 SPECIAL PREMIUM.-We will give as special premium to every man taking any premium on any article from Pope county at the State Fair, ono years subscription to the Russell vile DEMOCRAT.
 -J, P. McCARTHUR-Dealer in choice liquors, cigars and tobacco. Uhrig's celebrated St. Louis beer always on tap. A good ten pin alley in connection. Drinks 10 cents. Courteous attendants.
 We were pleased to meet last week Mir. E. c. Clark, of Danville, Ark, Agent for R. l.. Rosebrough & Sons Marble Works, St. Louis, Mo. MT. Clarke is also selling iron fences, and should any of our readers desire any thing in his line, they can save time , and money by writing to him for terms.
 We were pleased to meet our friend Prof. W. l.. Morris, of Dardanelle, in town last Saturday. Prof. NJ. yet does editorial work once in while, frequent ly taking editorial charge of the Arkan- sian during the sure enough editors ab- sence, and that paper is never brighter than when he is at the helm.
 --Messrs. Filey & Fricke, lessees of the Excelsior Coal Mines, are now prepared to fill orders and make con. tracts for coal in any quantity, and they solicit orders from all wanting first-class coal. Price Il cents. de- llvered. Address, FILEY & FRIcKE, Russellville, Ark. Itf. There certainly was never rail- road manager who strived harder to , meet the wants of the public and ac- commodate everybody than Superin- tendent Hartman of the Ft.Srnith road. The special daily excursion train this week from this place to Little Rock has been an immensea convenience, and the local daily freight Is another great convenience to our people. The pub- lie will, we hope properly appreciate Supt. Hartman's efforts to please them.
 Without one tenth of the urging which the DEMOCRAT has done, the ' merchants of our town ought to give Fifteen Hundred Dollars to the Har- rison road enterprise, We only urged them to give sl2.00 and still it has not been made up although week after week has slipped by since we began tc urge them to act. Procrastination will yet be the ruin of our business inter- ests if our merchants don't move up in public enterprise of this nature at a more rapid pace.
 D A small boy met with rather sin gular and serious accident last Thurs day. He picked up a small object drl the street resembling a short piece of g lead pencil, and commenced rolling il between his thumb and finger, when the thing exploded with a report like q pistol shot, and with sufficient force to tear off the boys thumb and finger Drs. Hill and Yancy amputated the mutilated members. The explosive ob.