The Russellville Democrat., 1880-12-23

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 The last issue of the Van Burer
 Press contained the following allusioi
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 Attention is directed to the new advertisement of the Little Rock Demo. crat in this issue. The Democrat is an able paper and faithful exponent of democratic principles. We club with this excellent paper at .25 per year.
 About 700 excursionists left the line of the Fort Smith road last Mon- day and Tuesday on the holiday excur- sion. One hundred and thirty-two tickets were sold at this station at an average price of $20, netting the sum of $2,640.
 1 Last Saturday countryman, in a Tt Of absent mindedness left his pocket book containing about $lS0 on the counter at the depot. Mr. Mat Wallace, deputy United States Marshal, found the package and returned it to the dis consulate owner.
 The grand Estey organ at shinn's will be handsome Christmas present for somebody.
 1 MT Cad J. Hanks, the well known and efficient representative of Brooks, Nicely & Co.,, Memphis, was in town last Saturday and honored us with a call. There is.not better salesman, or more congeRial spirit on the road than is c. J. Hanks.
 Only few more chances in the organ drawing at Shinn's.
 From the Atkins News we learn that Mir. W. T. Cox, to whom was awarded the contract for repairing the court honse at Dover, has given the bond required for the faith full discharge l of his is,duties. and will soon commence work on the building.
 -J. l.. Shinn will make some one of his customers $450 present Christmas day.
 Ut is reported that a vein of coal has been found on the farm of Mir. A. W. Brown, and shaft will be sunk at once. The coal is said to be superior to any yet discovered in this county, We are glad to hear of this good luck befalling friend Brown
 
 As an inducement to the cash trade J. l.. Shinn will next year offer to his customers grand piano.
 Mir. J. B. Cownover, publisher of the Dardanelle Immigrant, passed through the city last Friday enroute to the east to purchase power press for his office. We are glad to note this evil dence of prosperity in our neighbor's business. May it continue.
 Go to s. Webb & Co.'s for pretty things and good things.
 We were gratifled to receive call from Mr. Holly Brown, the young grange merchant of Potts station, last week. Mir. Brown says he has first rate stock of general merchandise which he desires to exchange for money or its equivalent. Go see him.
 And still the rush continues at Shinn's.
 We were pleased to receive a call from Coi. R. $. Armitage, of Harrison, last Wedn esday afternoon. Col. A. | reports railroad lever spreading at an alarming rate in the northwest. We sincerely hope that ere long the shrill l notes of the locomotives whistle will | greet the ears of our anxious friends at Harrison.
 Headquarters for handsome and | well selected toys. s. WEBB & Co.
 Tomorrow will be the twenty third birthday of our assistant, Mir. Will H. Miller. We congratulate Will upon reaching his twenty-third natal day surrounded by sincere friends and | the blessings of cheerful and happy home, We wish him many returns of | the occasion.
 -Handsomest toys in Russellville at s. Webb & Co.
 We are authorized by the mayor to say that boys may explode firecracker torpedocs. and other combustibles on Christmas day on all the streets of Rus sellvills except Main, River and Jeffer> son, and with these exceptions the or dinance prohibiting this sport will not be enforced on Christmas day.
 In another column read the notice of the organ drawing at Shinn's.
 The following are prices current in this market: Cotton, 10 and i015 pork, 5; corn. 40; eggs, 35; butter, 20; chicken 20; beef, gross, & hides, dry, l5; meal, 65 per bu. coffee, 20 aud 25 per pound; sugar, 1lal21a per pound; flour, 6.0oa 7 .50 per barrel; potatoes, sweet, 50 per bushel; potatoes, Irish, l.25 per bushel.
 -Go see the beautiful toys at $. Webb & Go.
 We inadvertently omitted mention last week that Prof. J. H. Yonley, of was also visiting the family of Mir. c. W. Chapman, in company with his niece, Mrs. J. K. Barnes, of Ia.t s,n,sth Wa raeaived an aUraeablaf