The Russellville Democrat., 1880-07-29

MT. Alva Russell, candidate foi County Clerk, had so far recovered 1 from his recent sickness as to be able to join the speakers in Martin township yesterday.
 The report efthe speaking at Lon don Monday, and printed on our sec ond page, was furnished us by our tai ented young friend Mir. Lawrence Rus sell. It will be read with interest by all.
 We are authorized to announce the withd of MT. J. B. Erwin fro m the race for clerk. He is forced to do this from failing health, and retur ms thanks to his friends for their support and enceuragement.
 Mess. J. E. Erwin, Henry Erwin, Luther Boswell and Miss Porah Bos- we'll and Mrs. James Luker leave to- morrow for the famous Eureka Springs. They go in quest of health aud pleasure.
 --J. Henry Black, Esq, represent ing Kirtland, Humphrey & Co.,, wri- ting to his home paper, the Searcy Bea- con, pays our town and people the following handsome compliment:
 Following mp the road few miles we stepped off the train into Russell vile; to our mind one of the best (and destined to so continue) points on the above road. She not only has a good location but her merchants are all clever, energetic, business meE, with great degree of town pride. Her streets and alleys are all well laid off and show a degree of taste commendable to any people; and not only this but her numerous church houses, whose spires ascend heavenward, indicate a morality and Christianity seldom met in town of this size. They are not false indi- cations in this instance as we had the pleasure of attending prayer meeting while there, the attendance of which was as good as our Sunday ser vices at home,--many young people being in the congregation, and what was more than that many of the young men taking an active part in the exer- cises, which spoke volumes to my mind, and caused me to feel perfect ly at home with this people.
 ---In another column we publish q communication relative to the annual school meeting and the importance of ievying school tax for the support of free school in this district. We be- speak for 1t careful perusal by the voters of the district. It will undoubt- edly be to the interest of our people to vote in favor of this tax and secure the school. The objection heretofore used by those who have voted against tax, namely--that the district owned no building in which to teach free school is happily removed, for the district now owns building and the full tax voted will be used for the maintenance of public school.
 We cannot believe that our citizens will stand in their own light again by voting against measure so fraught with good for the children of our town.
 The imperfections of the School law, if any exist, should be no excuse for rejecting the proposition to have free school in this district, for in the city of Little Rock under the present law they have an admirable system of pub lie schools which are universally ac- knowlsdged to be blessing to the city.
 Why should we not inaugurate the system in Russellville? There is really no reason why we should not, and we hope the voters of Russellville will carefully weigh this matter in their minds and decide to go to the polls on the 18th day of August and unanl- mouslY vote for five mill tax.