The Russellville Democrat., 1879-08-14
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LOCAL NEWS.

brought to their gin this year free of tolI or cost. Who will be first? The Dardanelle Arkansian brags about an ear of corn which it has re- ceived measuring 10 inches in length and having P rows of grains around it, and challenges some one to beat it. Can't some of our subscribers send us an ear to beat it?
 Cramps and pains in the stomach and bowels, dysentery and diarrhea are very common just now and should be checked at once 5chnson's Ano- dyne Eminent will positively cure all such cases and should be kept in every family.
 The most distressing case of scrof- ula or blood poison that we ever heard of was cured by Parsons Purgatiye Pills. These pills make new rich blood and taken one a night for three months will change the blood in the entire system.
 We had the pleasure of meeting Mir. K. G. Bradfield, editor of the Con- way Democrat, in town last Saturday. Mir. B. is gentleman of intelligence and evident culture, and we wish him 2. success with the Faulkner County Democrat"
 There will be conveyance from Cabin Creek to Ewing Seminary for members of Ewing Presbytery who may come by rail on 18th and 18th of Sept. 1879. SAM HOWARD,
 J. A. NoURsE,
 H. NJ. JACKSON,
 Com. on Conveyance. J, F. 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.
 --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 II cents, de- llyered. Address, FILEY & FRIcKE, Russellville, Ark. [tf Country produce Is selling now in this market as follows: Butter l5 and 20c; eggs S15 and l0c; potatoes soc; pesches 30 to 75c; wheat 75 and 85c; wool 20 and 2Sc; feathers 25 and 371ac; beeswax 20c; tallow DC; onions 75c; grapes Sc; chickens $l.25 to S1.50 per dozen.
 Fine peaches are being brought into this market by the wagon-load, and are sold at twenty-five cents per bushel. If more fresh, ripe fruit was eaten, less medicine would be required. Atkins News.
 They sell readily here for Afty cents per bushel, and this shows conclusively that Atkins cannot compete with Rus sellville as a market.
 Rev. J. D. Boone, pastor of the Presbyterian Church here, showed us, On last Friday, a sample of excellent looking coal which he brought in from Shiloh Church camp-ground. He is experimenting the digging of well there to supply water for camp-meet- ing soon to be held, and informed us that the we'll has been sunk two ard half feet through the coal and was not yet through it. We shall await future developments before we attempt to say how thick the lead of coal may be.
 LATER.--We have just been informed by Rev. Mir. Boone that the thickness of the coal is not as great as was at first reported to him. The hands in the we'll having now gone clear through the coal now report the thickness of it at only two feet,
 Let the electors in every school district in the county bear in mind the date of the annual school meetings Saturday, the 18th day of August==ahd let every man who feels an interest ih the education oI his children or hls neighbours children attend the meet ings. Let the Directors of every dlsa trict also be reading up the law and posting themselves az 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 hish it,
 --McKeever Chapel is the name given very neat little church recently erect cd by the Christian denomination. It Is located at the foot of the mountain, about one and half miles west of Rus sellyille. The house stands in beau- tiful grove of oaks, and good well of pure, cool water has been dug near the building. On last Sunday quite num- Der of our citizens attended services at the Chapel, and were we'll pleased. Elder Kcltler preached the forenoon sermon, and our fellow-townsman Dr. Geo. W. Harkey, occupied the sacred desk at the afternoon service.
 The second match was shot between the Dardanelle and Russellyille gum hers Monday. Our boys went over and met tho Dardanoll. olnh ou thair