The Russellville Democrat., 1881-09-15

We return thanks to Hon. J. K. CT avsns, ". C., of this district, for congressional documents. -WANrED.-Twe school bsarders. Children preferred. For further par> ticulars apply at this ofice.
 MT. J. W. Rainey was by order of the council at it's last meeting, retained as night watchman for the ensuing month.
 The finances in eur town treasury is getting down pretty low, but rise will be made when settlement can be made with the sheriff. 1 -SETrLxp AT LAsr!-The question as ts whore you can get the most for your CASH Is now settled. It is at Shinn's. Go and try for yourself.
 We are gricved to learn of the death of the infant babe of Mir. and Mrs. Will Erwin, at Dardanelle last week. Their many friends here offer cond olence.
 On yesterday MT. H. s. Eagle and two little boys departed for Holland, Nich., where they will remain until af- ter the christmas holidays.
 We return thanks on behalf of our better half to our worthy and energet- ic co-laborer, the senior, for the gen> erous gift of basket of delicious grapes.
 Mrs. Mollle Cunningham, wife of Mir. Ed Cunningham. of Dardanellc, is visiting her relatives and friends in Russsllyill,, i, tho guest of Mir. and Mrs. Eb. Howell.
 We are glad to learn tha. MT. Jas. Lemley, whose leg was so badly bro ken, is able to get about on his crutch- es, under the treatment of Drs. kirksey and Parsons.
 MT. Wm. walraven of Russellvills, we regret to learn, is laboring under very severe and painful sflliction, the lower part of the body from the arms down being completely parlyzed.
 Mrs. Dr. A. H. Scott, and two chill dren, of Little Rock, came up yesterday on . visit to friends and relatives in Russellville. They are guests of Mir. and Mrs. H. c. Howell.
 A large line Of Ladies Dolmas and Saoques just opened, att. l.. Shinn's, and to open the seasons sales in this line of goods, ws vii. sell these goods at greater bargains than ever offered by any house in Arkansas,
 -Ex-Aldsrman J. A. Moseley was elected alderman by the council last Tuesday night to fl Il the vacancy caus- cd by the resignation of W. c. Rem frow. The selection was eminently fit to be made.
 ,,-Mr. Will MiIle-, a member of our typographical force was stricken with a severe attack of Bilious fever last Thursday, and has been confined to
 his bed since. Hope he may soon be restored to his pristine health and wig or.
 .>-we have been forced to defer the
 New Hope and Eureka on account of our limited typographical force. We ask our correspondents to boar with us this once, and we hope . recurrence of the same difficulty will never hap pen In the future.
 A cotemporary at Pine Bluff thus mentions one of the teachers employed by the school board to teach in our public school for the ensuing term: "We congratulate the Russellvills high school in the acquisition of Miss
 Fannie Bell Collier as teacher. She was formerly resident Of this city
 and was most highly esteemed in this society,""
 SOMETHING NEw!-Do you want . carpet at Chicago price? If you as call at ShinA's and sec the great Novel ty Carpet Department, where you can find as large and handsome line of car.
 pets to select from as you would find in any city carpet house. We have an en' tirsly new and novel way of selling carpets and can guarantee satisfaction Carpets at aay price you want them , from 27c DOT yard up to $2.00 pel yard.
 MT. c. R. Cole, who was telegraph operator here several months ago, ant who made mahy friends during his stay, is now telegraph operator and , ticket agent for the l.. K. 6 F. s. and the St. l.. l. M. & 5. railways at the Ft Smith crossing, Argsnta. Ills sister : Miss Annie, handsome and accom- , plished young lady from Kentucky, i' visiting him at this time. MT. J. l.. Shinn and lady returned ] on Mondays train from the eastern ci'
 tics, where Mir. Shinn has been for tho last several weeks, purchasing his fall , and winter stock of goods. His pur'
 clases have been large and extensive