The Russellville Democrat., 1879-09-04
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LOCAL NEWS.
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 -Counci, meets next Tuesday night.
 For ice cold beer go to McCarthurs.
 Coal miners wanted by Filey and Frieke.
 I-Justice's blanks an1 Chattel mort iages for sale at this office.
 We regret to learn of the serious illness of Dr. Marberry, at Dover, He has diphtheria.
 Next Saturday night Russellvile Lodge No. 274, A. F. & A. M. will con- yene in regular meeting.
 The month of August, which usu- ally gives us our most oppressive weather, is past and gone. This year it has been remarkably pleasant.
 -Messrs Smith & Harkey have their .new gin house and press about compile ted. and will be ready to gin and bale cotton soon in the most approved style
 A man from Yell county named Jones had the misfortune 0 get his foot severely mashed by piece of mill machinery falling upon it, at the depot one day last week.
 The weather for the past two weeks has been as fine as could have been de- sired for fodder pulling, and an uausu- ally large amount of that kind of prov ender, has been saved by our farmers. , -Messrs. Shaflin and Park from the northern boundary of this county brought to town last Saturday one wagon load of cotton baskets, l05 in number, which they sold at 50 cents each.
 May, ye editors little seven-year- old daughter, desires us to tender her thanks to Mr. Ezra Shinn, of Cabin Creek, for q lot of nice peaches sent to her by the hand of his good mother, Mrs. E. F. Judd, of this place.
 Mir. Sam Brown desires us to say that among the favors shown him in the market, none were more appreciat- ed than the presentation of the bagging by R. J. Wilson, and the ginning free of cost by J. D. Wick.
 --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 ceiits. Courteous attendants.
 Cotton was quoted Monday in St. Louis at 107sc.; in New Orleans at 1l1sc.; in Liverpool at 626 and 7sd. On the same day wheat was quoted in St. Louis at 94c. for No. red fall. Corn lower at 3lc.
 --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 a first-class coal. Price II cents, de- 1lyercd. Address, FILEY & FRIcKE, Russellville, Ark. ltf.
 Country produce is selling now in this market as follows: Butter l5 and 20c5 eggs sl4 and l0c; potatoes 50c; peschcs 90 to 75c; wheat D and S5e; wool 20 and 2Sc; feathers 25 and 371sc; beeswax 20c; talIow 5c; onions 75c; grapes sc; chickens Sl.25 to $i.50 per dozen.
 MT. W. c. Renfrow has shown us some specimens of silver and lead ore and marble, which he obtained while in Boone county short time ago. They are very good specimens, and look as if it would pay handsomely to work the mines from which they came.
 We are glad to notice the prosper sty of our friend Great, the barber. Among other conveniences for tie ben eft of his patrons, we notice new and elegant sofa, which of course will be duly appreciated by all of Aleck's customers.
 Ut was our happy privilege to at tend camp meeting at Shiloh camp ground last Sunday. There was large concourse of people there. The best of order and deccrum prevailed. Rev. E. NJ. Roach, ofs Ozark, preach- ed the eleven O'Clock sernon, and very excellent discourse it was.
 We have to thank the good wife of our clever friend MT. Perry Renfrow for couple of very fine sweet potatoes brought in and delivefed to hs by the hand of the good dame herself. Two such potatoes as these are not to be sneezed at, for each one made good mess for ye edit6r's whole family:
 Among the many visitors to our town since our last; we note the followz ing: Hon: E. l.. McCracken, Scott- vile; Joe Wilson, Esq, Yell Co. Messrs: B. F. Bayliss; F. c: Falls and Zoe Petty, Dover; Messfs. Charlie and Ge6tgE Austin; Thos risiHdkes, and AtlSs ttb&ard; Bardahelle; J. S: Poe aha 5' ~ H6pklnsi Class Village.