The Russellville Democrat., 1880-11-25
DOVER DOTS.

Jerusalem! how cold for one-faml- leyed concern.
 Business on the farm has summcrly closed in this part for the time being.
 Last Thursday was . fine day for the sportsman, and Reese "culled" every thing passing him a-foot or on the wing.
 Six hundred and seventy-fiv i've bales of the fleecy staple have been put up at the steam gin in Dover by Mir. John Marberry to date.
 The weather gauge at this place-I can't call it's other name just now was reported thirteen miles below Cairo Thursday morning at sunrise.
 The formation of new political par ty has been favorably spoken of here. I am not prepared at the present time to give detailed statement of the par ty platform. Suffice to say it will be on progressive principles with very strong union sentiments. For further particulars apply to G. E. Howell, soliciting agent.
 A we'll organized raid was made on the mercantile firm of T. M. Neal & Go. on last Thursday morning; the result was sixteen pair Of overshoes were handed out te the raiders, and as no complaints have been filed, suppose the "chips" were passed in.
 The valuable farm and land estate of the late G. G. Franklin, deceased, cons taining 300 acres, lying on the north side of the bayou one mile from town, was sold at the court house door Satur> day by w. A. Barker, executor of the will, and was bid off by w. H. Poynter for $4 ,000.
 The present outlook is somewhat "pertuberant' to foul weather, and being generally supposed that we are going to have hard winter, extensive preparations are going on with view to that end. The following parties have shivercd into the clerks office the past week and prayed change Of venue, to>wit: William Churchill and Miss Mary Cox; K. M. Reeves and Miss Lizzie Neal; R. J. Duvall and Miss Elizabeth Matthews; J. D. Smith and Miss America Brook; and Louis Bell man and Mrs. Maggie Ezzell. Correct. Next couple to the front.
 Mrs. Hester A. Bernard. an accom> plishea and sprightly young widow. from Dardanelle, spent the past week in Dover visiting friends. returning home on Monday. Am very lastingly impressed with the belief that she might have prolonged her stay for an indefinite time without any demurrer in the case. There were several parties given in her honor during her stay here, and the weeks round of amuse- ments closed with canay-pulling at Capt. D. c. Browns on Friday night, and large quilting at the house of our accomplished county clerk, W. J.. Reynolds, on Saturday night, at both of which places the elite of our society was present in imposing numbers.
 How unexpectedly our town was thrown Into fiutter of excitement, and everything and everybody on the qui> yive for a few moments on Sunday afternoon by the announcement that a couple from our metropolitan city of Russellville had sought this Gretna Green to consumato their terrestrial happiness by uniting themselves in the holy bonds of wedlock. Your correspondent immediately repaired to the hospitable residence of Henry Kirchof, Esq, where he found the expectant couple anxiously await ing the arrival of the preacher, who soon arrived and made Louis Bellman and Mrs. Maggie Ezzell man and wife. Prof, J. A. Peebles officiated. Mrs. Hester A. Bernard and Crawford Me- Clarty, Miss Hallie Rankin and w. B. Rollow acting as attendants to the hap~ py couple. After partaking of one of Aunt Susan kirchofs best Sunday din- ners the happy couple departed for their future home, and our town sets tied down to it's usual peaceful repose.
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