The Russellville Democrat., 1881-02-24
IhG 9emotrat.
LOCAL NEWS.

-Mcssrs. James Wells and J. C. Fer guson are on the sick list.
 Warranty deeds and chattel mort cages for sale at this office.
 -Mr. P. F. Burns and family now occupy the Smith residence on David street.
 An effort is being made to start religious paper at some point in this county.
 C. ". Chapman, Esq, has return ed from his trip to Pennsylvania and Virginia.
 George Howell returned from Mem- phis Tuesday. He saw Sara Bernnardt, and liked her.
 Mrs. Sula Howell retdrned Mon> day from a short but pleasant visit to Dardaneile.
 Miss Lizzie Parke, ef Potts Station is spending few days in town, visit~ ing Miss Rose Patterson.
 Tine Russellyillc lodges of Odd Fellows and Knights of Honor are go- irg to build them new hall.
 The Ewing Presbytery of the Cum belland Presbyterian Church will meet in this place this evening at7 o'clock. Mrs. II. Clabe Howell and Miss Rose Patterson visited friends at Potts station last week. They returned Sat urday.
 Representative E. L. McCrack- en, of Scottville, was in town Saturday enroute home from visit to Little Rock.
 --Go to Tate's for anything you want in the line of groceries.
 -Our terms for announcing candi- dates for municipal' offices will be $2 each, strictly, invariably and unaltera- ply in advance.
 We have received a communication from "Visitor," a Little Rock cores pondent, but too late for this issue. It will appear next week.
 --The Arkansas Evangel is out. It is the state organ of the Baptist denomi- nation, and is published at McGuire's printing house, Dardanelle.
 Col W. P. 1T. Turner, late of Tenn, has purchased a residence on Main street and moved home. He will engage in business here, we learn.
 Garden seed, seed potatoes. onion zetts, and seed oats at w. r. Wooten's. --Messra. Luker, Settle & Co.,, have put in new engine in their Wagon Factory, aud it works like charm. This establishment is on boom "and don't you forget it."
 Capt. Richards and Mir. T. ". Yerzley have each purchased residences in town. Tue former bought the Nor ris residence and the latter the Fires stone residence, both in the west end. The demand for residences in Rus selyille has increased so rapidly of late, that some of our property owners are contemplating the erection Of houses to rent soon as spring opens. r WANTED cord of good pine. Enquire at this office.
 The first Tuesday in April is the time fixed by law for the election of municipal officers. We presume there will be the usual quota of patriots will ing to serve the dear people. The town must bo saved, you know!
 Eggs have reached g point ia the downward scale of prices where they become cheap article of food, and will now form an important part in the every day bill of fare. They are rather plentiful aud sell at 10 cents per dozen.
 One chance in SIS watch will bo given for every cigar purchased at Great & HcAin's.
 The following arc prices current in this market: Cotton, 9 and 10; pork, 5:corn. 40; eggs, 10; butter, 20; chicken 1j; beef gross, 3 hides, dry, i5; meal G5 per bu. coffee, 20 aud p per pound ; sugar, llal2i2 per pound; flour, G.09a 7,50 per barrel potatoes, sweet, Loo per bushel.
 -FoR SALE.-A splendid farm locat- ed ? miles northeast of Russellyille. Terms reasonable. For particulars see . J. C. PINIERroN.
 MT. James l., Battenfield, agent for the Continental Fire insurance cons psny, of New York, and the Fire asso- citation of Philadelphia, informs the public through to~day's paper that he is now prepared to take risks on all kinds of property at reasonable rates. Call on NJ. Battenfeld atJ {. L, Slinu's counting room.
 The bill changing the time of fhold, ing circuit courts iG the fifth judicial circuit has passed both houses of the general assembly. We have not seen q copy of the bill but learn that courts in Pope county will be allowed fom weeks for each term, and begin tht first Monday iu April and November.
 - will be iu RussclIviIle from Mon