The Russellville Democrat., 1879-05-08
DOVER SCRAPS.

improving, and which there has been, considerable room for recently.
 There has been refreshing showers of rain within the past week, and yege- tation looks vigorous and lovely. In fact nature is now hanging on her rosy robes of fragrance and spring beauty.
 Tho average report from the wheat and oat crops arc only tolerable at this time, but is thought to be improving. What q delightful time for setting out potato slips, and with the present sea- son the matter should be speciality.
 The Collector has filed his delin- quent list of real estate for the year 1878, and which shows q total of $50 tracts, not including town lots, against POO tracts for the year 1877, which seems to be some improyement-over the left.
 The crop mortgage bufiness bids fair to be final success for the year 1879. Up to date there has been three hundred and thirty-seven mortgages filed for record in the Clerks office, and the work goes bravely on.
 There seems to have been some business transactions in real estate in Dover last week. Deputy Clerk Bay liss has sold his home on the hill south east of town to new conner from Woodruff county, and Bayliss buying the residence and lot of II. Clabe How Tell on the east side of town which is a beautiful lot and well improved.
 Ut was plain to be seen Saturday morning that something different from the usual rou- tine of business was up for the day. At an early hour preparations were be- gun, and by eleven o'clock quite a crowd was gathered on the ground with well laden baskets for the May dinner. About the time the "Scrap" man arriv- ed the programme of the day was an- nounced by D. c. Brown, which was to be a speech from Master Henry Rankin, and also one from Dr. Johnson, both of which were very appropriate, and well delivered, after which dinner was an nounced. During the preparation some as sweet music as ever tloated on the breeze was played by Esq. Jamison on the violin, and by Miss Mollie Rollow on the organ; but that is nothing strange, for how could it be otherwise with - at the helm? l am some inclined to think that organ must pos sess some rare qualities of personal magnetism from the way the boys were drawn around with smiling faces, look ing as though they could live hun dred years, and then turn to q honey suckle. Be that as it may the affair was feast of good things and all went home delighted.
 i Some items from the County Court : for the April term, 1879:
 Grand and petit jury certificates al- lowed for the March Court 1882. .00 ; State of Arkantas vs. J. II. Perry in q change of venue to Conway Co. $l96.00; :; claims allowed judges and clerks for holding Congressional election $S0.00 :; county general expenses &c. $695. 5.65 :; County Clerks fees $423.7G; County Judge salary six months $300.00; jailor and guard services $329.00; the paupers were let out by the Court to J. W. Lin- ton for the year 1879 for $969. .l2, or $l5.5S per month, and are to be kept on the poor house farm, and scrip allowed from Jan'y to July the lst for the same $4S3.06; total claims as allowed $3,300.47.
 Mr. ". P. Wooten was granted tav- , ern license at Russellville for the year ! 1879.
 Application was made to the Court for license to sell liquors by the drink, in Pope county; petition granted to , the following parties; John E. Evants, . W. o. Rogers, E. V. Trammell and J. , r. Macarthur, at Russellville; c. NJ. Rye, Dover; E. s. Brown & Co.,, Lon- don; and M. T. Hale S Co.,, Seottville. New overseers appointed for the va rious public roads in the county. A full settlement was had with the Treasurer of the public school fund for the school year, which settlement will appear in full hereafter.
 A petition was filed by citizens of Gum Log valley, praying the Court for the formation of new township; also a remonstrance by Esq. Ewing ct al, was filed. The case coming on to be heard, the petitioners were represented by l.. ". Davis, and the remonstrance by Esq. Burney. The Court after : hearing the whetted wit of the legal gentlemen granted the petition. A new school district was formed from a portion of the new township, and to be known as "Valley" school district No. 34. Also by order of the Court, that portion of Gum Log town ship lying and being south of the Car rion Crow mountain was attached to Galla Rock township.
 , About this time in the course of 5 events the famous County Seat contest : come on to be heard, but as for relating