The Russellville Democrat., 1883-02-08
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

Drop in and "C' us when con venient. JNo. w. TURNER & Co.,,
 "Famous" New Drug Store. MT. John Perry, of Dardanelle, was on the streets last week. We had the pleasure of his acquain- tance.
 The west bound passenger train ran over an OK last Wednesday, just below the depot, and badly man. gled him.
 Some new buildings are in course of erection, and there are nu merous indications of immediate i'm provement.
 -Rev. k. M Roach's fourth "ram- ble' is in this issue. It gives an ac count of some of the spontaneous growth in Texas.
 Mir. W. c. Renfrow has been in town several days attending his wife, who has been quite sick at the resi- dence of her mother.
 We hear of several new business firms, that are to begin business in Russellvil!e soon. We are building, don't you forget it.
 Mir. J. A. Miller, who went out in the interest of the Lee Mutual Fire Association, returned Saturday. He reports good trip.
 MT. Hartsell has just had his dwelling nicely painted and the car. penters are at work now building q portico in front of the same.
 A number of our citizens have been in convulsions about the Club 13 business. Gentlemen, invest your money in something real.
 Prof. D. J. Evans, Of Clarksville, was in town last week for the pur pose of introducing himself as vo- calist, and as a teacher of vocal music.
 Mir. Henry Erwin, who weat on painting expedition along the L. R. & F. s. R., returned few days ago. He painted all along the line, and had good trip.
 For pure Drugs, Paints, Oils, Varnlshes, Patent Medicines, and in fact everything in the Drug line cali on J. W. WELLS.
 Rev. J. B. Searcy, of Annover, Ark, one of the editors of the Evan gel, was in town last week. He dropped into our sanctum, and ex- hibited his dignity and geniality.
 We always had disposition to relieve fallen humanity, but last Monday it was just simply too fallen. It was nothing to see man or boy on his back, or on his coat tail.
 There has been considerable talk about clubs around here for the last week. We can't tell whether anybody has been clubbed or not. The number l3 seems to be connect ed with it some how.
 Last Saturday it was cloudy, dark, dreary and cold, as several previous ones have been. The ma chine has got wrong some way. Such weather IS enough to give jay bird the blues.
 -One of the great needs of this place is iirst-class washerwoman. One who understands laundrying, and one who would do honest work for an honest price, could do hand some business in this town, sARTIN and SHORE.
 Special bargains in Photograph and Autograph Albums at
 J. W. WELLS.
 Whenever you see white man and black man talking low to each other, and then look all round sus- piciously, and finally climb over fence, and go in the back alley behind ahouse, you may know there is some thing wrong.
 MT. c. G. Plane, who was ar. rested on q charge of forgery, had an Investigating trial before Justice Baird and was bound over to court, in bond of $750. He was convict on Q similarity of hand writing. Mir. Plane is now out on bond.
 A good stock of Lamps at low prices, at J. W. WELLS.
 MT. NJ. M. Holford, who left this county on the 18th of January last, writes us. that when he reach ed his old home in Dekalb county, Miss, he found that his father and sister had died while he was away. He has the sympathy of friends.
 We want our correspondents to write us the news of their locality. We want all the general news of the country, such as crop prospects, the stage of farming at the time of writ ing, education, schools, trade, etc. And again we say, if you cannot write like an editor, write the best you can, and we will "fix" it up for the paper.
 Ladies call and examine my stock of Card Board, Notices, Mot to Frames, Tissue paper, &c.
 J. w. WELLS.
 -One or two things our city coun- cil ought to sec after. Some places on the side walks are entirely too