The Russellville Democrat., 1881-05-05
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LOCAL NEWS.

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 -Strawberries are ripening.
 Straw hats arc in full bloom.
 There will be a pretty fair crop of peaches and apples in this county.
 Happy Sam Harris, of Dardanelle, was among the picnicers Tuesday.
 --Fifty-one tickets were sold at this station Tuesday for the Conway exeur, sion.
 We will send the DEMOCRAT the balance of this year for seventy-five cents.
 Spring, with it's sunshine and show e,s is fast giving way to summers drouthy heat.
 A communication from Ola, is not published because unaccompanied by the authors name.
 Bring the white hat from its hiding place, and the duster from the hook. The season is upon us.
 An adjourned term of the March 1881 term of Pope county court will be held at Dover next Monday.
 A letter handed us to publish this week is unayoidabiy crowded out, but will appear in our next issue.
 MT. Really Doggett, one of tho Ars kansian's typos, and formerly of this place, took in the picnic Tuesday.
 Several new signs have been put up in town recently, all the handiwork of ouf local artist, Henry K. Erwin. 
 Our reporter furnishes us very interesting account of pleasant picnic excursion to Gala Creek last week.
 A. Winsett wants a few wood chop pers and hands to work on his brick yard near Russellville. Apply at once. Miss Jesse Howell leaves to-day for a months visit to relatives and friends in the charming little city of Van Buren.
 A ''colored man and brother" pres sents an original article in to-day's DEMOCRAT on the subject of education. Read it.
 A. IT. Hoskins, Esq, and Miss Lizzie Parke, of Potts Station, were among the many visitors at the picnic Tuesday.
 "A cub bear, captured on Big Piney, in this county, was exhibited in town last Friday by MT. Polk Treat, and sold for five dollar bill.
 The copious rains of Sunday and Monday nights have been the source of incalculable benefit to the farming community. It was badly needed.
 The Immigrant says that Prof. Mitchell, of the Little Rock Democrat, has rented cottage at Ma Nebo, and with his family will spend the summer there.
 MT. Charlie Walker and his amiable sister, Miss Della, formerly of this place. but now of Palestine, Texas, are visiting here, guests of Mir. ". A. Me- Kinney.
 The energetic contractors. Messrs. Cleayer & Weisse, with their families, went down to Little Rock last Satur> day for few days of recreation and pleasure.
 By request we publish elsewhere an article from the Pulaski Glenn ) Citizen concerning gracious revival in progress at that place. The article is interesting.
 A substantial awning has been erected in front of J. B. Evants' new building on South Jefferson street. Friends Winn and Gray are heartily pleased thereat.
 Two communications in this issue from the new township-Galla Creek, give the particulars Of the election there last Saturday and other interesting local gossip.
 County Treasurer F. c. Falls pre- sents to our readers to-day his annual report of matters pertaining to the pub lie school interests of Pope county, and as usual it is replete with statistics and other information of value to directors and others interested in our public school interests. The report will rich, ly repay perusal.
 Last week we inadvertently omitted to thank Mrs. Fannie Shinn on behalf of the senior for her kindness in pre- venting possible runaway by stepping into the street and catching his horse which had ill some way become detach- ed from ahitching post, and with buggy attached, was making off down the street. The act was one of disinterested kindness, and appreciated fully by the senior.
 The New Orleans excursion on the Both ult., was not as largely attended as we had xpected-only twenty Ye excursionists, including eight from this station, were on the train when it left here. The following persons went from this station; J. G. O'Neal, Rus sellyille; R. B. Hogins and wife and W. J Reynolds and wife, Dover, J. T. Perry, II. Johnson and N. NJ. Mcclure, Dardanelle.
 At special meeting of the council last week it was determined by the aus thorities to inaugurate a system of gem eral cleaning up, and it is hoped that none of our citizens will throw obsta> cles in the way of strict enfor cement Of their orders. Cleanliness is neces, sary adiuncG to healthfulness, and the aldermen deserve the thanks of this community for their efforts to place our town in good sanitary condition.
 The meeting of the directors of the Little Rock and Fort Smith railroad was held last Thursday, and re- suited in the election of the following officers and directors for the ensuing year: Messrs. J. II. Converse, presiN dent; Jesse Turner, vice-president Jo- sseph kampman, treasurer; II. B. Wills