The Russellville Democrat., 1882-06-15
--Is there to be Fourth of July eel

agent of the Evangel, was in the city last Tuesday,
 --1'he market is plentifully supplied with the finest Irish potatoes we have have ever seen.
 Service in the NJ, E. Church tSouth next Sunday, Rev. J. l.. Massey, pas tor, officiating at tho usual hours.
 Pastor Hendrickson will occupy the pulpit of the M. E. Church next Sunday morn and night at the usual hours.
 The Pope county delegation to the state democratic convention went to Little Rock yesterday. A good report may be expected from them.
 Capt. Joe P. Byers passed through the city Tuesday, en route to Yell coun- ty to work mp his interests in his can didacy for prosecuting attorney.
 MT Knott, general railway news agent. Little Rock, and wife (nse An derson) spent portion of the past week with friends in this city, return ing home last Saturday.
 Mir. o. ". Chapman, prominent lumber man of Woodson, Ark, was in the city last week on business and favored us with call. His many friends were glad to see him.
 Col. Y. M. Gibson and son, Master John, and Capt. c. R. Williams, all of Dardanelle, came up Tuesday from Little Rock, where they had been in at- tendance at the trial of Messrs. Smith Bros, and Howell. They returned to Little Rock yesterday.
 Misses Mollie Johnson and Mollie Lemoyne, two popular young ladies of Dardanelle arrived in the city last Friday, and were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Munday. Miss Johnson re- turned home last Tuesday and Miss Lemoyne still remains in the city
 MT. D. r. McCnrdy, young farm- CT who lives at the mouth Of Illinois Bayou, was in town last Tuesday and placed on our table several cotton stalks that measured eighteen inches in height,an full of squares. Mir. McCur- dy has seven acres of just such grow ing cotton.
 A number of invited guests partook of an elegant dinner at the residence of Capt. J. NJ. Harkey last Sunday, the occasion being the fiftieth anniversary of that worthy gentleman's advent into the world. The DEMOCRAT extends congratulations to the genial captain and hopes he may live to entertain his friends at the centennial anniversary of his birth.
 A fearful gale passed over the city about one o'clock last Tuesday morn ing, accompanied by heavy rain, thun- der and lightning, So far as we have been able to learn, no material damage was done in this vicinity, but passen- gers OH the down train Tuesday in- formed us that a lane was cut through the forest above Oozark, the fallen tim Der across the track causing a deten- tion of the train,
 A terrific rain storm, accompanied by lightning and thunder, passed over this city last Saturday afternoon, food ing the streets and low places. During the prevalence of the storm, the light hing struck the csrnice on the corner or l.. Relch's store, splintering 1t and the weatherboarding. It also struck the roof of Mir. Ozment's stable, tear ing hole through it. Damage slight in both cases. Nobody hurt.
 A low, continuous rumbling sound was distinctly heard by many of our citizens, last Sunday night, in the direction of the river bottoms. Inquiry at the time failed to elicit the cause of the sound, but on Monday, a friend whose word cannot be doubted, sug- gssted that it was caused by the rapid growth of corn, which broke the ground about the roots in it's efforts to spread. We give the explanation for what it is worth.
 Prof. l.. E. Allen, teacher of math- ematics and ancient languages in the Russellyille public school, during the session just closed, left for his Missis- sippi home yesterday to spend the sum mer vacation with relatives and friends, He won host of friends in Russell vile by his affability, high moral char actor and undoubted taleat, and we hope the board of school directors will do themselves the honor of selecting him as one of the corps of teachers for the next year.
 Mir. Ali. l.. Cloninger, of Gala Rock Township, was in to see us Mon day last. He informed us that tho school tax election, District No. 5l, on the 2Oth ult., was the most spirited ever held. The "nc tax" men strained every nerve to carry ths- election bu. were defeated by the ''tax" men, who won the day by voting for the school tax and re-electing Mir. Cloninger n A