The Russellville Democrat., 1880-12-23
DOVER DOTS.
Cold weather is looking 1p.

| tOlu WeatuoT lS lOOklnR Gp. Hangmans day was lively in Dover. Attorneys Wallace and Carter spent Saturday in town.
 Mrs. John c. Rye and daughter are spesdiug the holidays among relatives and friends in Graves county, Ky.
 Mrs. D. c. Brown takes advantage of the low rates afforded by the excursion going east to visit her aunt in Hunts vile, Alabama.
 Esquire Henry Kirchcf killed three hogs during the late cold spell, eighteen months old, and weighed eight hun dred pounds net.
 The gallows the sheriff had erected in Dover last week is of modern style, and is an extensive improvement upon Webster's theory of that instrument and is the first ever erected in Pope. Miss HalTie Rankin returned Satur- day from the social party given by Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Potts last Thursday evening, and gives fiattcring account of the hospitable entertainment and 1 pleasant time had.
 The daily inquiry now is, "have you got any eggs to sell? echo-ssnary egg" There is a time in affairs if taken advantage of leads on to fortune and just now if 1 was in the poultry business would be feeding my hens on parched corn. There's millions in it.
 About this time the average nsws> paper seems to be very much endeared to the wants and demands of the people n ha vim n ha al Ia the delinquent tax list to be published. no. from any benefit that might be de- rived from the same, but that justice be had in the premises. We'll, I shoul d smile.
 The general outlook around Dover is indicative of a healthier state or affairs: times are easy and trade is lively and marks of prosperity and improvement are to bs noted on every hand. Messrs. Erfurth and Marshal, the mechanics, find ready employment all the time. Last week new roof was put on Capt. r. J. Rollow's residence, and now the parsonage is undergoing like treat ment.
 The matter of Christmas tree to be exhibited on Friday eve the 24th, at the M. k. church iE Dover is under advise ment, and one would at once suppose from the pleasing looking smiles at this time of the young fellows hereabouts, that each one expects to find branch marked special" to receive his sweet hearts presents; be that as 1t may, the committee on arrangements, MT. D. c. Brown, foreman; MT. Harrison Smith. MT. W. B. RoIlow, Mrs. $. K. Jamison. Miss Neppie Rollow, and Miss Hallie Rankin, secretary, are at work, and the programme arranged, and you may depend, as we'll as solicited to be press ent, that the tree will be daisy, and Forthcoming at the time specified.
 Marriage licenses issued since last report, to-wit: Eli Ozment and Mrs. Josephine Wellington; David Wilkins and Miss Toma Davidson James Owens and Miss Mary Yates; J. D. Murdock and Miss N. c. McEIwes; J. K. Hurst and Miss K. w. Clark; J. F. McCuriy and Miss N. J. Reed; J. T. Cooper and Miss Martha Lsdford; J. D. Baker and Miss Mary Davis; and William Barry and Miss s. F. Winfield. This being leap year as matter of course was supposed the girls as usual, would carry of the matrimonial prize; having set their sscAp," business in that line opened lively, and moved up all along the line. For the year 1870 one hun- dfed and seventy ystwo marriage licenses