The Russellville Democrat., 1881-09-01
 LOCAL CHIT-CHAT.

Messrs. Elgin, Jamison and Rushing, of Potts Station were with us Friday.
 =. Mrs. Randolph, stranger in our midst, has been at de ath's door the past week. Mrs. Dr. Wyatt has gene to Logan county to visit her sisters.
 Robert Garden, Esq, honored Potts Station with his presence last Saturday.
 =. The children of Mrs. James Jsmi-
 son were quite sick at Mrs. Barlows ,. last Friday. .. Messrs. ". A. Baker
 and L. B. Smith, of London, were
 here Satueday.. Capt. F. E. Barrow is Superintendent of J. L. Shinn's saw mill 21& miles west of town. Mir. G. ". Chapman, who has extensive saw
 m i'll interests at Woedson, came up Saturday to spend a few days with his family. A good sermon was that preached by Elder Weaver, at the Baptist church last Sunday morning and evening. Mir. J. B. Faucette has received the engine for his new gin at Dover, and soon will have his enterprise in successful operation.....
 Tom ChSsteen, former Russcllville boy but now of Fayetteville, was intown last week for day or two. .. MT. Mat
 Halle, lately from Eureka, mixed with
 our people last Friday. He thinks
 Eureka hard to. beat. ... The freight business is so great that Nos. and 4 are run in sections now. Frank Bars rell has been promoted to conductor
 and mans one of the sections. MT.
 H. r. White went up to Clarksyille Thursday to surprise somebody, and | from accounts succeeded admirably.
 ... City attorney R. B. Wilson was
 visitor to Little Rock last week.
 Farmers report that the sewing ma chine agents and churn pedlers iE point of numerousness haven't been equaled
 since the locusts wentaway. We re- gret to learn of the death of the infant child of Mir. and Mrs. l.. w. Bryan
 last week. Miss Mary Allen is visit ing Mrs. l.. W. Bryan at Spadrs.
 ... Some of our restaurants have raised the price of meals to 8 cents. The public we'll dug by Mir. Shinn, at the junction of Main and River streets, is indeed public benefactien. It fur> nshes water for thirsty multitude daily. Mrs. Judd Is building an ad- dition to the Bakery. Webb's ice- cream parlor continues to be place of
 fnr hnth and
 old. . The dust and heat prevented a great many Russellvillians fromattsnd- ing tine Gravel Hill camp meeting Sun
 day. The juveniles enjoyed social
 White last Thursday night. The
 counters at the new store of Howell,
 White & Co.,, arc of new and hand some designs, and the whole interior is being fihished up in manner that will combine convenience with ornament and the nest advantageous display of goods. We are glad to know that MT. John A. Erwin is rapidly recovering. James Tucker brought home with him from Hot Springs q handsome specimen of silver ore. ... s. N. Evans and family return- ed last week from Double Springs, greatly benefited by their trip. Jas. Y. Fowler has just finished a conyen- tent addition to his residence. The school building is rapidly nearing conn pletion, .... The amount raised by sub scription in town for G. ". Vaughan, of Gum Log, who was burned out, amounted to Sll.50. Moon light nights-lovers are happy. MT. Crow der Moseley very creditably filled the pulpit at the Gravel Hill camp ground last Friday night. The State fair as- sociation offars no premiums os cotton this year. .... Our station agent informs us that government signal service station will bc established at this place about the 1st Sept. .. l.. N. Clark who was injured while in the service of the L. R. 6 F. s. Ky. Co.,, at this place a year or two ago has been rendered a situation at Argenta and has gone down to accept it. .. One of our young socie- ty goats, G. E. IT,, was the victim of a good practical joke last Tuesday. A young married man, J. l.. G., appeared on the street with a satchel. ala drum mer, and was asked by the aforesaid young society gent if he was selling goods by sample, the young married man answering in the affirmative, the y. S. 2. asked to see his goods that he might make some purchases. The y. m. m. opened his satchel and exhibited to the bewildered gaze of the y. s. m. r an array of baby bibs, napkins and other articles in dimity, quite out of place in a y. s. mans wardrobe. No order was taken, and amid blushes and , confusion the curtain fell upon the first act, and we are informed the balance of the play has been indefinitely postpon> ed. Since the rains the weather is simply superb. .,..J. Lem Gray and family are rusticatng few days at Norristown.. Nr. T. c. York has re-
 turned from Eurska. One or more
 new butcher shops are on the tapis. ... Butter and eggs are distressingly '