The Russellville Democrat., 1879-04-24
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' Tobacco.
 --BUcKEfE REAPERs.- For sale by NJ |. B. Roys, agent in Russellville. [l3-6t
 Our fresh meat market men sleep too late.
 a- Capt. Harkey and Texas tourists, got of yesterday.
 Capt. Richards returned this week from visit to Forrest City.
 Renew your special revenue license for selling tobacco and cigars,
 Henry Bonds, city marshal of At kins, was in town yesterday.
 The County Court will take up the County Seat question next Monday.
 Hon. c. E. Tobey, of the Atkins News, was in town last Friday.
 The new bell of the Baptist Church which arrived last week, has q magnifi- cent tone.
 Rev. Mir. Espy, of Little Rock, preached at the Baptist Church Mon- day night.
 Mir. A. s. Fowler, Deputy Collector of U. $. Internal Revenue, was in town last Thursday.
 --"The early bird catches the worm." Why don't we hear any talk of straw berry festivals?
 We had an agreeable call from Rev. W. J. Dodson, of this place, and Revs. Clifton and Moose, of Morrillton, last Thursday.
 Prof. Moore's writing school closes next Friday night. His pupils are all highly pleased with the result of their attendance at the school.
 County Court convened Monday. The contested County Seat election case is to come up at the present term, but we have not yet learned the day set for the hearing of it. We will give our readeis the result next week.
 Don't fail to go to the Methodist Church tomorrow night and hear State Superintendent of Public Instruc- ton Dention speak. He is polished gentleman and treat may be expected.
 MT. Robt. yeavey, one of Yell county's most solid citizeus, was in town Monday, accompanied by Mrs. veazey and their pretty little bright eyed daughter.
 We mentioned last week the arriv- al in our town of q Mir. Gray from Hot Springs, who came under rather curl ous circumstances. Since then his brother-in-law, from Cincinnati, Ohio, has arrived and taken Gray home.
 -J. P. McCARTHUR-Dealer in choice liquors, cigars and tobacco. Winkelmeyer's celebrated St Louis beer always on tap. Fresh oysters all ways on hand. A good ten pin alley in connection. Drinks 10 cents. Courtc> ous attendants.
 The "Nursery" for May is at hand, brim full of interesting matter for the little ones. Is is "worth it's weight in gold" to the children of the household. John L. Shorey, Boston, is publisher, and will forward sample copies for l5 cents.
 -~Under the recent decision of the U. s. Supreme Court, deciding that railroads must pay tax or their land- grants, it will cost the L. R. & F. s. road over $l0,0O0 .o square up back tax on their lands In this county.
 "A TREAT FREE TO ALL.--Remembe that Rev. James l.. Denton, State Su- perintchdent of Public instruction will deliver an address at the Methodist Church to-morrow ulght, Don't fail to go and hear him.
 Miss Ina Mckenzie will, we learn, open school ut Georgetown next Mon. day. We congratulate the people of that vicinity upon their good fortune in getting Miss Ina for a teacher, and we predict they will have No. 1 school,
 --,rhe best lick our farmers can strike this year will be to make sure that they make plenty of bread and meat. There are too many farmers coming to town for those things this season.
 Ut must be a source of very great to the minister in the pulpit, as well as it Is to the congregation, to have a crying baby, or coughing, wheenDg dog, in church. We know the patience of one of our ministers must have been severely tested last Sabbath.
 The sooner you can redeem your lands under the present in- iquitous law, the better. By all means redeem them before the year runs out, for If you don't some land.grabber will bounce down upon them and you will lose your home.
 We tender our profound thanks to Miss Annie NJ. Ferguson for beauti- full boquet of flowers, the fragrance and brightness of which, we trust and wish, are only reflex of the pleasures