The Russellville Democrat., 1882-11-23

w. F. Wooten & Go, are now selling groceries cheaper than ever Don't forget this.
 MT. W. NJ. Gordon died last Saturday in this city, a victim of that terrible disease, consumption, and was buried Sunday.
 -McCarthur's bakery is turning some of the finest light bread, rolls, etc, ever made in RussellvilIe. Go get sample loaf of his bread and try it.
 Parties who have purchased railroad lands, or homesteaded gov ernment lands, will find something to thelr interest by careful reading of to-day's paper.
 MT. W. w. Stout, the worthy postmaster at Atkins, was in town yesterday and called at the DEMO GRAF office, enrolling himself among the great army of it's readers.
 --S. G. Harris, Esq, an esteemed subscriber residing near CabinCreek, was in town Monday and called at our sanctum reporting the farmers doing we'll in his neighborhood.
 Gould not the several religious denominations of Russellville unite and have a joint service next Thurs day, the national Thanksgiving Day? Wno will take the initiatory step2
 -Dr. Burleson, the worthy repre- sentative of Hill, Fontaine & Go. cot. ton factors, commission and whole sale. grocery merchants, St. Louis and Memphis, was in the city thls week, full of buisness.
 Atlas Hartsell, the popular l butcher, was equal to the occasion this week, in furnishing fresh meats to feed the crowds of happy people who thronged the dining rooms of Russellville If you want choice beef, call at Hartsell's at his stand on Jefferson street.
 MT. B. R. Withers was in town this week in the interest of Mitchell < Bettis, proprietors Arkansas Dem ocrat, and complimented this office with business and social call. He is the son of Rev. H. R. Withers, D. lD., the gifted and eloquent Metho dist divine of Arkansas.
 The Ladies' Aid Society of the Russellville Baptist church will serve 8 grand supper on the night of the 10th day of December in the large upper room of the Luker, Settle X Co.,, building. Proceeds to go to wards liquidation of church debt Admission fifty cents.
 l WANTED.-Two reliable persons wanted to take the Agency of The Ilienuinc Singer Sewing Machine fol Pope and Yell. counties. Will fur nish wagons. Leave name and ad dress at this office.
 THE SINGER MFa. Co.,,
 F. w. McChesney, Agt.
 --In the case of the State vs. Wm Burns, murder, the jury last week rendered a verdict of guilty of mur. derer in the second degree" :" At 8 former trial, the accused was ad judged guilty of the highest grade of murder, but the decision was TO yersed and cause remanded for new trial with result above stated.
 Let every friend of the DEMO GRAF go to work to increase its sub r seription list. We want our paper to visit every home in Pope county next year. It will only cost each subscriber the trifing amount o i, THREE, CENTS PER WEEK, and there is not a man in the county that cannot affordate be enrolled among our read. { CTS.
 I --s'It never rains but what il [ pours," and the fact that Russell. vile is plentifully supplied with meat markets cannot be denied ' Messrs. s. N. Evans and Lem Gray have opened meat stall on Jeffer son street next to Yerzley's, and arc ready to serve fine, fat beef and nut ton daily. Call at the new meat shop, if only to hear Lem Gray laugh.
 A number of the good people of Newton county were in town this week to see the show and do their trading. We. were more than pleased to meet these friends, and can assure them their visit to our little city was ap- preoiated. Among the Newton coun. ty visitors, we noticed Messrs. W. H. Maddox, James k. Thompson, B. F Dodson, James Dickey, J. W. Payne, $. K. Maddox, and Miss Lizzie Hill. The DEMOCRAT acknowledges the compliment of call from the first two named gentlemen.
 MT. c. NJ. Rome of Little Rock, was in the city last Friday, and cheered us for an hour with his ge- nial presence. He is widely known to the press of the State, and, where ever he goes, he receives kind greeting and cordial welcome from the brethren. Mir. Rome is now travelling in the interest of Mar