The Russellville Democrat., 1880-12-09
-HealtIl Is good.
Many strangers in town.

MaHy strangers m towns : -Beautifnl moon-lit nights.
 Holiday goods on every hand. S Immigrants continue to arrive | Y the car load.
 Cotton dropped back a notch or tw last week, but this week is bouyed up little.
 --J. H. Battenfield lias a handsom g stock of stoves and tinware. Call an see him.
 t Mir. J. B. Erwin, representing tn staunch grocery and commission fir of Furstenheim & Wellford, Memphi, was in town Monday.
 Mrs. Ava Russell, after confine ment of about two months by sever ,, sickness, is able to be out again. W congratulate her upon her recovery.
 There will be Baptist church fes tival in the Masonic hall building, il this place, Friday evening, Dec. 3lst The proceeds will be used for churci purposes.
 Rock for the foundation of Howell White & Co.'s new brick building arr being placed on the ground. Th' building will be erected as early d practicable.
 This section was visited by severe storm of wind and rain last Saturda, night. The roof on tho new building of Lukcr, Settle & Co.,, was moved sev eral inches and the building otherwise damaged. We have heard of no other damage.
 The city authorities have had 1 substantial foot-bridge put up on Col lege avenue for which the denizens ol east end feel duly thankful. New lei the good work go on, and demonstrate I rnaitt our aIdermanic boafTa wiltss;e no dead but sleeping.
 Some of Jacobson's K heavy all wool undershirts is something durable for a Christmas gift.
 We understand the contract for
 
 repairing the court house at Dover was awarded to MT. w. R. Cox, of Atkins. He agrees to take out the south wall to the ground, and the west and north walls to the second floor, and build them up new, strong and substantial. The price agreed upon was $1 ,O00.
 Never fail to visit Jacobson and select your underwsar; he carries the largest and most select stock ill that line.
 We would like for all readers of our paper to ask themselves these ques> tions: Have I paid for the DEMOCRAT I am reading? Is it right to longer withhold pay for the paper that has been weekly visitor to my house for twelve months or more? If you decide that you owe us and ought to pay us, come right up and settle.
 Look ont for
 JACOBSON'S
 CHRISTMAS
 RACKET.
 The leading idea with the farmer should be improvsment-imp of his farm, of his live stock, of his family, of himself. Whatever will tend to bring about these results, he should eagerly seek. There should be no such word as ''stand-still" in his vocabulary. We live in an age of prog ress, and all classes should keep up with it.
 --"Father. will you go with me to Jacobson and buy some boys under shirts? He keeps them, and oh! how nice they look"
 Next week we will issue man. moth holiday supplement to accommo- date the increased demand for adver> Using space. This sheet will be devot- cd exclusively to holiday advertising and will be especially valuable to those dealing in this class of goods. To the purchase of every descr ibable gift for sister, brother, father, mother, friend or sweetheart.
 ,--"What shall buy for present? is what agitates the public mind, and the answer is: go to Jacobson and buy half dozen tEagle Shirts" as gift to some good and attentive father or son.
 At meeting of Russsllville lodge No. 274, F. and A. M., on the 4th inst. the following officers were elected for the ensuing year: J. NJ. Thompson, W. M.; J. l.. Shinn, $. w.; W. l.. D. Ewing, J. w.; B. H. Allen, Treas. !: B. F. lobe, Sec. and A. B. Williamson, Tyler. The appointivs offices were filled as follows: J. W. Russell, s. D.;J. H. Perry, J. D.; A. Winsett and J. NJ. Hamilton, stewards.
 Just arrivcd---the nobhiest young men's suits eqer brought to this mar ket. To be appreciated they must be seen---therefore don't forget to visit Jacobson.
 We take pleasure in calling atten- ton to the new double column adver- tisement of Messsrs. Zones Brothers, of Little Rock. elsewhere in this paper. rst ..- H.... oc &l ..I