The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1883-07-19
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LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

erS Ut Tue OENOCRAT ONCE laSI M on
day.
Tho DEMOCRAT office on last
Tuesday was on the outside of Rev.
Jno. w. Boswell of Morriliton, an old
newspaper man, and also of Col. j.
+. Cooley of the Arkansian.
Mr.. j. L. Shinn took u run over
to Memphis the past week, accom-.
panied by Mrs. Paulina Wells on her
way to visit her daughter, Mrs. Mol
lie Hale, at Osceola.
-MARRIEp.--At the residence of
the brides father, Mr.. Charley. Full
Ter and Miss Eunice Butt, all of
Russellville. The DEMOCRAT extends
a hearty "wish you much joy"
Come one, come all, and see the
new and useful invention, Queen Quilt
ing Frame, at Poele's Jewelry Store.
--DlED. SAT the res idence of her
mother, in Holly Bend township of
consumption, at 6 o'clock p. M, on
the 9th nit, Miss Rosa Ferguson.
The deceased has many friends to
MOURN UeT loss.
First car load of bridge timber
for the Russelvillc d. Norristown
railroad was unloaded here to day.
Messrs. Sapington d Marberry Of Mill
Greek have tue contract to furnish
all sawed timber.
--D1ED. the 9Th inst. at their
home near town, little Freddie, son
of Mack and Maggie Jones, aged 10
months and IL days. We extend
our sympathy to the bereaved pa
rents.
An interesting personal sketch
of Hon. Caleb Davis, an honored citl
zen of Pope county, will appear in
the next issue of the DEMOCRAT, it
having been unAvoidably crowded
out this week.
The Queen Quilting Frame is now
on exhibition at Mr.. Poole's store
Rev. j. w Heagen, pastor of
the Presbyterian GO. S. church at
Dardanelle, was welcome caller at
this Office last Tuesday. He was ac-
eompanied by his handsome little
- ar old grandson, Master John
Meyer.
Gov. Berry, was visitor in
Russellville the past week. He
came up Saturday ane spent Satur-
day and Sunday in our city. His
wife, little Jennie and the governor
No. had been visiting relatives
here for u week or more.
Rev. j. T. Hendrickson requests
US to say that he will commence
protracted meeting at the M. f.
church in Russellville on Saturday
night before the 9th Sunday in This
month. All are cordially invited to
attend. A special invitation is ex-
tended to all the preachers.
Mr.. w. j. Duncan, of Gaffney
station, South Carolina, was visi-
tor to Russellville the past week.
Mr.. Duncan comes prospecting for
home in the great west. We thank
Mr.. Duncan for copies Of Carolina
papers and sincerely hope he may
conclude to make his home among
us.
Miss Minnie Rogers, the accom-.
plished daughter of Dr. Rogers, late
president of the Quitman College,
but now president of Athens Female
College, Athens, Ala, visited Rus.
sellville the past week, the guest OF
Miss Jennie Moseley. Miss Rogers
was accompanied by Mr.. S. Hum
phries, young merchant of Quit
man.
Good agents wanted for the Queen
Quilting Frame. Address Touchston @
and Davis, Rassellville, Ark, for
terms.
On the 1st Monday in this
month, as the law directs, County
Court, composed of all the justices
of the county, met for the purpose of
levying the tax for 1888. The as
sessment not being completed and
in consequence the board OF equali-
zatlon not being able to do us work,
the court adjourned to the lst Mon
day in August next.
Mr. Bud White begun opera
tons last week looking towards his
new two story brick, on the corner Of
depot avenue and Jefferson street.
Mr., Tom Cox put the jack screws
under his old frame building last
week, and rolled it up against DR..
Fruits on the south. 1t will not
be long until things will be made
lively on his corner by the clatter
and whack Of hammer and saw, ano
brickmasons trowei, and the rust
ling busy builder rushing up the
slightly edifice for the fall trade.
Something like black tongue has
appeared among the cattle in the vi
entity of Judge Shinn's, about two
miles from town. ESQ. w. II. Shinn
has lost two cows by the disease
within week or so past. The dis
ease first appears as sore nose, an'
then passes into the mouth and a.
lacks the tongue which swells up ;.
wonderful proportions, and protrud'
from the animals mouth sever
inches. On the third day death
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