The Russellville Democrat., 1882-05-25
Public speaking tomorrow.

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 Attend the township conventions.
 -Eastbound train behind time last Tuesday.
 New legal advertisements in to- days paper. Read them.
 Only one vote against the five-mll school tax in this special school district.
 Capt. J. R. II. Scott and Geo. E. Howell were visitors to the capital this week.
 Let the dem ocracy of Pope county attend the township conventions next Saturday.
 Mrs. II. c. Howell went to Little Rock last Monday on visit to relatives and friends.
 We have before us the able speech of Senator Garland on the bill to estab- fish a court of appeals.
 A timely communication from our esteemed correspondent "Belisso" will be found in to-day's paper,
 The voice of the candidate is heard in the land as he g0eth forth seeking whom he may induce to vote for him.
 Ed Bernard has fitted up his ice cream parlor and cigar stand in cozy style, and is deserving of q liberal pat ronage.
 MT, II. N. Smade has received his fine blaming and matching machine, and will soon have it in position ready for work.
 The Pope County Medical Society will meet at Dover on Wednesday, May 31. A full attendance of the mem- bers is earnestly desired.
 MT. Will Erwin and wife, late of Dardanelle, have been sojonrning for the past week with relatives in this city. The DEMOCRAT joins in welcome to these friends.
 The series of revival meetings at the Cumberland Presbyterian church was largely attended every night dur ing the past week, and much interest was manifested.
 A timely use of Browns Iron Bitters will strengthen the nerves and muscles with new life and vigor, and ward of many diseases that otherwise are sure to encroach upon weak constitution
 -Russellville presents almost the ap- pearance of a beehive, with her busy swarms of mechanics, artisans and toil- CTS passing to and fro, in and out as they ply their several trades and call ings.
 Frank Chalfant, while at work at the new factory of Luker, Settle S Co.,, last Friday, was so unfortunate as to &C., cidentally cut his knee with an adze, ,in- flicting an ugly but not dangerous wound.
 The frame of Luker, Settle tS Co. g large blow and wagon factory is up, and the work will be rapidly pushed 10 completion. We congratulate the en- terprisiEg firm on their energy and en- terprise.
 Cherries are ripe, and our good friend J. w. Eudy laid a large bunch of the palatable fruit on cur table last Friday, the gift of his daughter to the DEMOCRAT corps, to whom we tender our thanks.
 The timbers for the first floor of the Melrose cotton mill have been placed in position and all made ready to com mence the brick walls next Monday. 1t will be but few weeks ere the im- mcnse structure will be completed.
 The cool nights of the past two weeks have played sad havoc with the young cotton plants, blighting them as if a heavy frost had passed over. Never has there been a gloomier prospect for the cotton crop at this season of inc year.
 --Dr. NJ. NJ. Mcclure, of Darlanelle. candidate for auditor went up the road Tuesday to "deaden the timber" and "clear the field" The Doctor is ponu- lar and goes into the canvass with the hearty endorsement Of every citizen of his county.
 The special attention of the voters of tine county is directed to a communi- cation in to-day's paper in advocacy of the convention plan for nominating county officers. The writer makes use Of arguments that appear 10 be unan swerable. Read and reflect.
 The following will be of interest to all our readers: Postmaster General Howe has issued an important order. It directs that after July next all let tcrs on which full rate of postage has not been prepaid, instead of being for wardcd to the Dead Letter Office, shall be held by the postmaster of all letter carrier or free delivery offices and the addressee informed by official postal card that 1t is only necessary to remit tha nogfape 1ue to repefva tha Iatto, sy