The Russellville Democrat., 1881-05-26

Quite large delegation of Potts Station people attended the theatre here Tuesday evening.
 Mrs. c. ". Reeves, (nee Miss Jo, visit to her mother and large circl' of friends.
 Use Rubber paint only. It is THF
 paint. J. ". WELLS.
 1.-The Frontier Guards have refused to accept the invitation of the Quapav Guards to meet them here in competta tive drill on the 10th June, consequent
 ly our notice of last week don't go.
 We have received this week very agreeable call from r.Louis H. Moore representing the wholesale clothing house of Austin, Berry & Co.,, Mem phis, Tenn. Next week we will present the card of this house, and will have more to day concerning 1t.
 See the advertisement of Rubber paint W ith testimonials in another col. umn. I guarantee this paint to give satisfaction. J. w. WELLS.
 We gladly avail ourself of the op. portunity to devote considerable space in the DEMOCRAT to-day to communion tions from different sections of our county. "Subscriber, "One, "Thir- ty-Five," and Reader" whose letters appear elsewhere, will ever be welcome to our columns.
 -Messrs. W. J. Reynolds, R. B. Hogins, Will Rollow and F. c. Falls, each and all of our "important county town," Dover, were visitors to town last week. The latter we regret to know is not enjoying his usual vigorous health, but is threatened with a dropsical affection, A relaxation from the laborious duties of his office for a while, will, we hope, restore him to his wonted freshness and vigor.
 A merry party of masculines, with seine and net, went out to the Illinois bayou last Saturday and succeeded in catching half bushel or so of the tinny tribe. The cooks of the party soon had tbem temptingly prepared and the way the loaves and fishes and the usual et- ceteras disappeared before the ferocious appetites of the lone fishermen was astonishing. Unlike the feasts we read of nary a fish or loaf could have been picked up when the repast was finished.
 MT. - Mobley, of the firm of Me- Cracken & Mobley, Scottville, returned last week from trip to Eureka Springs. For years Mir. Mobley has been afflicted with rheumatism, and when he started to the springs was scarcely able to walk. After seven weeks trial of the " of N, ha Ill stored to health and says he never felt marka ble cure and attests the miracu- lous curative qualities of these famous waters.
 Williams, the obstreperous darkey, fined sl05 for using abusive language toward the Albright family, and sent to jail recently. slipped his ornaments from his ankles and made good his escape one day last week. If he has crossed the border it will be good tor the state.
 LATER.-Since the above was put in type, Williams has been captured and returned to jail. He was taken in9Y ell county, 12 miles from Dardanelle. His eaptors were Deputy-sheriff J. w. Quinn and officers of Yell county.
 --Appropos of the recent cool and rainy weather, the following unique and comprehensive prognostica tions from an exchange, will strike the reader as applicable to this locality the latter part of last week:
 "An area of sore throat and cold feet will psryade the Lake region and in- clude some of the middle Atlantic states. Listers will be felt as far south as h. dianapolis and indications of slight variations of umbrella and overshoes prevail through vast belt including the middle states and Pittsburg. For the middle Atlantic states, including Washington, slight overcoat with occa- sion straw hat, light easterly and south- westerly spring bonnet shifting to seal skin sacque."
 The voters of Russellyil!e school district No. l4 came up to the full meas- ure oi duty last Saturday and respond ed nobly to the demands of the 300 school children of the district. A tax of five mills-the full limit under the law-was voted for school purposes. The vote boiled was an average one for school elections, being ninety-nins in number. Ninety-ons of these wore for tax and eight against. The result is very gratifying and insures free pub lie school of six or nine months in Rus- sellville next year. Beside this, we take it, the result is an indorsement of our school board in all things they have done for the advancement of the public school interests of the district; {; and the endorsement is no more grati- flying than deserving, for the hoar1 is composed of as true friends of Russell vile and it's school interests as can be found inside its corporate limits.
 Tho Little Rock Commercial Col lege is among the most useful educa- tional institutions of our state. It was organized in 1874, and since that time about 500 students, both male and fc- male, have entered this college and fitted themselves for successful busi- ness careers. Prof. Aaron Bales, the principal is an educated gentleman, thoroughly fitted by training and dis position for successful teacher. Here are departments rcpresentiup yariOus