The Russellville Democrat., 1880-07-29
LOCAL NEWS.

A good rain would be hailed with delight.
 There is positively no yellow fever in Memphis.
 -Bpsiness Is exceedingly active for the summer season.
 -J. l.. Shinn shipped eighteen bale, of cetton last Friday.
 Commercial tourists are industri- ously circulating among us.
 The stylish plug hat is now worn by some Of our young men.
 Rev. ". J. Dodson ably filled the Methodist pulpit last Sabbath.
 -Returning visitors speak in high terms of Eureka as watering place.
 Fifteen car loads of iron rails for the Fort Smith road have arrived at Argenta.
 Judge ". D. Jacoway and Hon. Joseph Evins, of Dardanelle, were in town Tuesday.
 If you wish to spend a pleasant day 20 to the basket picnic at Pleasant Grove Saturday.
 MT. A. ". Gross, q prominent business man of Morr iltou was in town several days last week.
 Nils. Maggie Wood who has been visiting Miss Florence Pruitt has re- turned to her home ill Van Buren.
 The Baptist church ice cream so- cial last Friday night was well attend ul ,,,I ba iy.tz roa
 We have had refreshing respite from the sultry summer heat. Swell tering humanity has been greatly bene- fitted by the change.
 -Rev. J. NJ. Bewly, one of the pioneer settlers of this county, well known and generally beloved, dieI at Atkins last Saturday.
 MT. J. H. Black, representing the commission house of Kirtland, Hum- pbry & Co.,, St. Louis, paid us an agree able visit this week.
 MT. and Mrs. E. F. Doyle, of Little Rock have been visiting in town this week, guests of their reletives, Mir. and Mrs. F. k. Barrow.
 Mir, Jce Bradley and bride left on last Tuesdays train for their home in Texas. We join their many friends here in wishing their safe arrival home, and life of unalloyed pleasure.
 Mir. Crowder B. Moseley and Dr. J. K. Periman, were last Saturday licensed as ministers of the gospel by the quarterly conference of the the M. E. church South.
 -Rev. Jerome Haralson rendered his resignation as pastor of the NJ. E. church South, at this place last Satur- day. MT. Haralson goes to Quitman to accept the Presidency of the college there.
 Col. W. c. Ford will start to-mor- TO W on trip to Harrison on legal busi- ness. He will take in Eureka and other famous watering places in the northwest before he returns home.
 From private letter to citizen of this place we learn that the Methodist College building at Harrison has again been burned. It is thought to be un- questionably the work of an incendiary.
 Mr. J. H. Battenfield has opened up his new stove and tinshop in the Evants block, and makes quite an attractive display. He will talk to our readers through an advertisement next week.
 Quite a sensation was created in Dardanelle last Friday eveni ng by the secret marriage of Mir. Leslie Myers and Miss Rose Hagen. The happy couple departed by Saturdays train for Memphis on bridal tour.
 Are we to have no candidates for township officers? Oar columns are open (for small feel for the announce ment of any patriotic citizen wishing to serve the people in the above named capacity. Let us hear from you gentle men.
 We were pleased to receive a call from our kind friend Henry Kirchoff, of Dover last Monday. We were glad to learn from him that his good lady, Mrs. Kirchoff, has about recovered from her recent fall.
 MT. s. l.. Leatherwood returned last week from lengthy sojourn at Eureka Springs. He has witnessed the remar- kable cures by these waters and feels convinced of the curative properties of the same. We thank him for bottle of Eureka water.
 P. T. Barnum. the great snowman writes to the Little Rock press that he will exhibit every horse and hoof, hair and feather and every curiosity and performer belonging to his wonderful combination of shows in all the prin- cipsl towns in Arkansas in October next.
 MT. Geo. Robertson, of the staunch commission house of Senter & Co.,, St. Louis was In town this week making arrangements to secure his usual share oi business for the forthcoming season. NIT Robertson represents house that squite popular with our merchants.
 We are again placed under obliga- uohs to our generous friend MT. Sam Brown for a donation of fruits consist Ing Of apples, peaches and grapes. The excellencies of Mir. Browns products prove him to be model farmer, and as such he is . valuable acquisition to our agricultural community. Success to him.
 MT. F. B. Hale, who with his Family have been in our city some ume visiting their relative Mrs. Paul ceparted for their home in osceola last Thursday morning. We nave an idea that In the near future we Will sec1re Mir. Hale as permanent cltlzen of Russellyille, and AS such he would be accorded a hearty welcome.
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