The Russellville Democrat., 1881-06-02

I Neal, of Dover, were in town Tuesday.
 The best ready mixed paint on record, all co1ors. at J. w. Tur- ner x Co.'s New Drug Store.
 We understand an effort will be made to induce Rabbi Benson, of Lit tie Lock to deliver lecture in Russell vills.
 The New York Cash store proposes to sell for the next 30 days laces, in- sertings, embroideries and all other trimmings at first cost.
 | We understand that Miss Gibson. g teacher in the public school of Darda> nslle, charged with cruelty beating a pupil, had a hearing at Dardanslle last Monday, and was completely vindica> ted.
 -Reich's New York Cash store is filled with the prettiest lawns, prints, dress goods of all descriptions, and sold for less than any other house in the country.
 We received call last Tuesday from Rev. T. J. Reynolds, of Ozark. Mir. Reynolds informs us that steps are being taken to have a grand temper ance rally at Ozark about the 4th of July, to be participated in by temper ance people from most of the counties along the line of the Fort Smith road. The committee to arrange details will meet in Russellville at an early day.
 Wilson's is the place for cash buyers.
 There will be preliminary meets | ing of members of Stirman's battalion at Russellville, on Thursday June 23, to arrange for grand re>union of all the surviving members of that battalion, fat this place sometime in July or August. It is hoped that full turnout of members may be present on the 23d that full and complete arrange ments may be made for an enjoyable meeting of the comrades in arms.
 --Dress goods at greatly reduced prices at Wilson's.
 --The city editor of the Little Rock Democrat says: "Russsllville gave the Stuttz company full houses every night last week, and gave the Mabel Norton company bonus of $l25 to come back and stay with them another weeek." Not quite so bad, friend Brown. The former company gave but two perman- ces, and the latter three, in our town. Our people like amusements pretty we'll, but we are not wild on the subs ject,
 | Harrison, our northern neighbor, seems doomed. Within the past two years much valuable property at that place has been destroyed by incendia> ries, and on the night of the 2lst ult. three stores were swept away, presum- ably at the hands of the fiendish incen- diaries. No arrests have been made, and there seems to be no hope for the town unless the buildings hold out un- til the incendIaries die of old age. Mayor Newman has offered $500 reward for the guilty parties.
 Ladies neck-wear specially at Wilson's.
 --Dr. J. T. Gordon and family, of Carlisle, Ills., and Dr. John Gordon and family, of Pocahontas, Ills, arriv- ed last week and will remain several weeks visiting the scenes of their child hood. The former is classmate of Mir. Alva Russell, with whom he is now stopping, and has not visited Russellville in seventeen years. The latter is stopping at pr. G. W. Harkey's and eight years have elapsed since his last visit here. He married Miss Emily Terrence, daughter of Mir. John Tor renee, of Russellville. We wish them, one and all, an enjoyable visit.
 Ladies hats at greatly reduced prices at Wilson's.
 --The state superintendent of public instruction, James l.. Denton, issued the following notice, on the 24th ult., to the school boards of Arkansas.
 "You are hereby notified that I have in my possession some Peabody medals, to be awarded as prizes for special exS cellence in scholarship to two members of each class in the public high schools of this state. Please see that the work of pupils is impartially valued at the close of the school term. Let me know how many medals will be required, and they will be forwarded without delay"
 Hats for ladies and gents, also a fine inc of shoes for ladies and gents, at the New York Cash store.
 From information received from our farmer friends we learn that iH portions of this county the prospect for the cotton crop is gloomy indeed. Lice and sore-shin are destroy
 
 and the damage already sustained is so great, that with the most favorable weather henceforthe, full crop cannot be made. The corn crop has not suffered so much, but cannot hold out much longer against such un> favorable weather. Meanwhile the rains decend, labor is stopped, the grass grows, and many crop can hardly be reclaimed with the limited number of laborers at command.
 Numerous new life-insuring schemes are being devised and agents for the same are circulating freely among the people intI oducing the so-called and so- claimed merits of these mushroom affairs. The public would do well to scrutinize closely these concerns, and not be too speedy in investing money in schemes which must necessarily be mere experiments. And above all don't take insurance because it is cheap. Look rather to the certainty of indem- nifty than to the cheapnoss of cost. Our advice is if you want to make provision for your family do so through some of the well established agencies which are at hand all over the land-the Knights of Honor, the Odd Fellows, the Knights of Pythias, or .he A. o. U. W. for instance,
 --The Mabel Norton Combination made their second appearance in Rus sellville last Friday evening under a special--anl considering the indictment weather-successfnl engagement. The