The Russellville Democrat., 1882-10-05
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

Mr.. Gus Gill, OF Atkins, was III
town Tuesday.
Seed Barley for sale by J. M. Har-
key & Bro.
What has become of the Literary
Guild of Russellville?
A large stock window sash, window
glass, and lime at Harkey q Bros.
The Famous New Drug Store"
has billed the town and country with
handsome posters.
Mrs. Kirchoff, of Dover, who has
been seriously i'll for some time, is re-
ported 10 be improving.
Great attractions at the State Fair,
which begins on Monday, the i6th.-
Special rates on the railroad during
fair week.
The funeral Of the late Lucy Rus
sell took place Tuesday and was large
" attended by a large number of mourn
ing friends.
We hope the farmers Of Pope coun-
ty will be fully represented in the farm,
orchard, stock and dairy exhibits at
the State Fair.
Geo. l.. Kimball, Esq, of Darda-
nellie, prominent stakeholder OF the
Melrose Cotton Mill Co., was in the
city last Friday.
Rev. b. r. Womack, editor OF the
Evangel, accompanied by his wife,
went to Ozark last Thursday, return
ing home Monday.
MIR. B. F. Jobe, business manager
of the DEMOCRAT, went to White coun-
ty last Friday on visit to his father,
returning Monday last.
M. jacobson continues to sell ~
yards of calico for 81.
Mr.. B. P. McKennon, of Clarks-
vile, traveller for Louisville clothing
house, was among the welcome callers
at our sanctum last Monday.
The cotton crop is beginning to
move TO market, and now Is the time
for our friends to 20 to work for the
DEMOCRAT. Send in names and money.
Capt. r. B. Higgins, the genial and
efficient sheriff of Pope couHty, was in
town Monday, and among those who
registered at the DEMOCRAT reading
room.
Some good reading will be found
in to-day's paper in an article from tho
Washington Post on the EMISSION of the
Public Schools" Read and be edited
and instructed.
Several new enterprises are among
the talked-of possibilities In RUSSELL
vile, and our philosophical citizens
must be wide-awake and ready to lend
helping hand.
The school building has been thor
oughly painted on the outside by that
excellent artist of the brush, Mr.. Hem
ny Erwin, and now presents hand
some appearance in its now dress.
City marshal Youngblood went to
GAINESVILLE this week aud returned
with Walk May in custody, lodging
him in the calaboose. Walk Is charged
with an assault upon King Reeves.
Mrs. Capt. J. II. Perry aud little
daughters went to Plummerville las:
Saturday, where they will remain sew
eral days visiting friends. Their many
friends hope they will return home full
~ restored to health,
The celebrated Emma Abbott opera
company will fill four nights en-
gagement at the opera house In Little
Rock during fair week. Signor Brig
noli, the world-renowned tenor slnger,
is with the Abbott company.
old George, who furnishes the
power that moves the great press in the
DRMocRAr establishment, last Saturday
handed as some specimens OF Scuba
snap beans' that "lays over" Mr.. Nor
ris' specimen. George says "dey' IS
called de sword-bean."
Our friends in Newton county are
working zealously in behalf OF the
DEMOCRAT, and, as a consequence, our
subscription list at Cave Creek Is stead
ily Increasing. Thanks, kind friends,
and the DEMOCRAT will always strive to
merit and retain your goodwill.
--Clarksville has a regularly organ
lied Musiccl Society. Why not have a
similar organization in Russellyille.
one that could and would study and
render music of high order. Such an
organization weuld tend to cultivate a
taste for music In this community that
nothing else could.
The machinery for the Melrose
Cotton Mill has commenced to arrive,
the first installment OF two carloads
having reached here last Thursday, and
the balance will be on hand this week
It will be only few weeks until the
noisy whirr of the spindles will be
heard in the great factory.
Thursday last was a field day for
the drummers or commercial evangel-
ists, about twelve being In the city on
their way to Dardanelle. Poor Darda-
nsllel But, leyity aside, one cannot
find Il better class Of men in the coun-
try, taken all as whole, than the
drunmers, and the DEMOCRAT has moth
ing but good wishes for them.
M. jacobson has large variety of
Jeass from l5e up.
The following notice appeared in
the Little Rock Gazette last Saturday /.
e"The committee on entertainment for
the delegates To the Christian eonven-
ton, finding itimpossible TO md roeIns,
by reason of the Cotton Planters asso-
citation and state fair, it has been agreed
TO postpone the time of the convention,
subject to the call OF the ministers OF
the state. John ii. Hamilton, Secre-
tary."
The finest wagon ever seen In Rus
sellville is one just completed st the
factory Of Luker, Settle & Co. This
fine specimen of Workmanship has steel
thimbie-skeins, and Is extra braced and
fastened in every part throughout, and
is made OF the very best material. Van