The Russellville Democrat., 1881-08-11

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 --Aren't we getting beautiful roast. ing any how?
 -Ginners are getting ready to gin the fieecy staple.
 l "A little son of Mir. E. Cathron died last Monday evening.
 The first bale" of new cotton will come rolling in ere long.
 STATE ScRIP WANTED leash will be paid for State Scrip at R. J. Will sons.
 Mir. John NJ. Sims, Montana s sprightly station agent was in town Sunday.
 Considering the crop prospects, business continues very good with our merchants.
 Mir. A. Eggleston and Miss Mollie Dixon, of this place, were married at London last Friday.
 The wife of Mir. Louis Hatrock, of this place died last Saturday night and was buried Sunday.
 -Col. W. c. Ford departed Monday morning for the western lakes to spend the remainder of summer.
 We learn of the prevalence of con- siderable sickness in Griffin township. Flux and Meningitis have been very fatal.
 MT. A. M. Bradley has been ap- pointed assistant assessor, and will call upon the unassessed in a very short time.
 If you have the cash to spend and want cheap goods, go to Howell, White & Co.'S, as they propose to sell regardless of cost.
 The comet "C" is said to be visible to the naked eye about four o'clock a. m. Look little west of the planet Venus and you will c it.
 = We occasionally see bale of cot ton on our streets, showing that the old crop is not quite exhausted. The price ranges from s1a to 10c.
 Parties wishing medicine at night will find an experienced drug man at his room in our store. John ". Tur> ner & Co.,. NEW DRUG STORE.
 Cotton shipments from this station reached 1910 bales up to Monday last. Shipments for this season will fall per haps 400 bales short of last season.
 MT. J. L. Shinn has gone east for a short season of recreation and to lay in a large stock of fall and winter goods. He will bs absent perhaps six weeks.
 The physicians look forward to an extremely sickly season, and we would once more urge the people to do every : thing in their power to preserve health.
 The festive drummer comes in swarms. An observing individual res marked to us recently that he thought there were more drummers than far mers.
 Home seekers from Tennessee and Mississippi continue to arrive by every train. We like to see them come, as they all appear of the proper stuff to make good and useful citizens.
 We learn that the railway company contemplate the erection of an elegant passenger and express depot on the west side of River street at an early date. We hope the report is true.
 Howell, White S Co.'S House is the place to buy your cheap goods for cash, as they wish to reduce thei T stock before moving to their new brick.
 A double excursion train loaded with planters and business men from the southeastern states will arrive at Little Rock on the lst prox. A goodly number of them have arranged to come up the Ft. Smith road.
 We received a call Monday from Mir. A. l.. King, of Harrison, Ark. Mir. K,ng is selling "King's Index to Cir cult Court Records and Papers" an in- valuable invention for county clerks. Out of 37 counties visited 20 have bought the Index.
 -->Howell, White & Co. have large lot of clothing, Boots, Shoes, Hats. and in a word general stock of Merchan> disc which they are selling very low to close out stock before moving.
 There is great disparity of opinion among our farmers touching the effects of the drouth. Some of them prophecy the direst consequences to follow, and others predict full half crop, rain or no rain. Just for luck we will take sides with the latter.
 We wish to inform the public that we are agents for Steam Engines and | Boilers, Saw and Grist Mill Machinery. Also for the Emory Cotton Gin, the latest improved and best Gin on the market. No brush wheel belt, no fric- ton, no danger of fire from brush wheel, and picks clean. Call and see samples now on hand at Howell, White & Co.'S.