The Russellville Democrat., 1882-10-05

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mercial traveller. was in town last Fri
day.
Advertising brings business to a
town. This cannot be successfully
contradicted.
The Mabel Norton Combination
played to crowded houses at Hot
Springs last week.
Cotton is beginning to move into
market at a moderately lively rate, and
commands fair price.
Capt. Joe P. Byers passed through
the city last Friday to Dardanelle, on
his retnrn from visit to the capital.
We learn that Miss Halle Rankin, Of
Dover has recently had an affection Of
the threat that caused no little trouble.
Pope county win contribute her
share to the cotton exhibit at the State
Fair, and our neighbors must look TO
their laurels.
Glad to learn that Mr.. III. Kirchoff,
the reliable postmaster of Dover, is able
to be in his office again after his recent
serious Illness.
Mr.. f. B. Hale returned Saturday
last to his plantation in Mississippi
Ecounty. leaving his family here to re-
gain their health and strength.
Col. j. p. Collier, of Fort Smith,
one of the most popular commercial
eyangelists on the road, was in town a
few days ago. He says he is selling
| coffee by the carload.
| Miss Fannie b. Collier of Fort
Smith. one of the teachers in the Rus
sellville public school, arrived in the
city last Saturday and was cordially
welcomed by her legion of friends.
Our young friend, Mr.. Tom Oates,
has gone to Louisville, KY, to complete
his course Of medical lectures, and the
DEMOCRAT hopes to greet him on his re-
turn as DR.. Oates. Success to Tom.
Mr., G. w. Shinn, of Little Rock, is
in the city and will remain some time
visiting relatives and friends. A cor
dial welcome is always extended to
VIII Shinn whenever he visits RUSSELL
| vile.
Capt. G.. Rainey Williams, one of
the able editors of the popular Dardan-
ellie Post, was in the city few minutes
last Friday on his way home from Lit
tie Rock, and favored US with hurried
call.
Two Of the most popular gentlemen
of this city exhibited "Cuba snap
BEAM" the other day, that "lays over, "
any bean ever grown In these parts.
Ask G.. +. H., the champion joker of
Russellville.
Mr.. Smade has sold his planning
machine to Ii. G.. Sappington, and will
convert his mill building into lumber
wareroom. He will probably put up
another planer at his lumber mill few
miles frsm town.
Two stalks laden with full grown
cotton bolls, from the upland farm OF
Mr.. j. B. Coates, two miles from town,
were brought to this office last Satur-
day. Many of the limbs have the bolls
in clusters OF three and four each. The
stalks are bat average specimens from
a twerty-acre crop, and will undoubt-
eddy yield bale to the acre. Wa have
never seen better specimen of cotton
in the boil.
The teachers In onr schools should
be diligent in regulating the ventila-
ton and temperature of their respect
i've school-rooms. A thermometer in
each room would not be out of place
The temperature of school-rooms and
public halls should never be lower
than sixty-five degrees, nor higher than
seventy-fve. Attention given to this
subject would tend to prevent much
sickness among the pupils.
Miss Ruth Jobe left last Friday fol-
: her home in White county, after a visit
of two months duration to her brother
Mr.. b. +. Jobe, business manager Of
the DEMOCRAT. During her sojourn in
RHssellville, Miss Jobe formed many
acquaintance, al! of whom were charm.
ed with her graces of mind and heart
and they unite with the DEMOCRAT in
hoping that it will not be long ere shs
again honors eur community with hel
presence.
Mr.. Andrew Howell, son of Hon
III. Clabe Howell, Of this city, departed
last Thursday for Louisville, KY.
where he will pursue his studies during
the current scholastic year. Andrew
is one of the best students of Russell
vile, and his many friends here viii
watch his progress with no little inter.
, est. The DEMOCRAT will be glad mex
June TO announce that Andrew has
won the highest honors of his class
, and hopes he will return home safely
, to his heme aud friends.
--Hon.oW. ID. Jacoway, Judge of thS
Rfth circuit, passed through the city
last Friday ell route for home after /;
brief yisi. to Little Rock. Arkansai
. has no worthier son than Judge Jaco
9 way, nor the judiciary brighter OF
+ ADLER member. In his retirement from
the bench. which will occur in II few
, weeks, the honorable gentlemen will
) carry with him the plaudits of all Law
and order loving citizens. and theil
heartiest and best wishes for his Ions
life, prosperity and happiness, in which
the DEMOCRAT sincerely joins.
Last Saturday, Mr.. A. j. Latta, O
Georgetown, this county, came 70 oul
sanctum and placed in our bands /
Louisiana Yam that weighed sever
pounds, and measured 10 inches II
. length and 90 inches in circumference
Mr.. Latta took the immense potato from
, the ground on the 23d Hlt., at which
| time 1t weighed eight pounds. The tsbel
was forwarded to the agricultural mn,
, scum of the railroad land department
where IL can he seen on exhibition. -
Now, IL there are any larger potatoe.
in Pope county, bring them to the
front.
The Little Rock Democrat, of last
Friday, says of the new ferryboat