The Russellville Democrat., 1883-06-14
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

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fish public library for Dardapelle
Mr.. C. L. Deaton and family
passed through town last Thursday
on their way to Vanburen, where his
home will be in the future, at least
for some time.
Prof. Rayburn county examiner
called last week. He is endeavor-
ing to awaken educational enterprise
among the teachers of the county,
He certainly should succeed.
The Charleston indicator,
changes hands. Mr. Chas. Knoble
retires, and Mr.. M. Stroup steps mp.
a The DEnocRAT welcomes the new
editor to his new field Of labor.
j. M. Harkey d Bros, brick
has received new dress at the
hands of the painters and uhous.
and other improvements, fgnratively
speaking, too numerous to mention.
We measured cabbage in
Judge Shinn's garden the other day
that measured four feet across. Who
can beat it. His cabbage, peaches,
and Glidewell Prolific grrss are hard
to beat.
lit may be late and out Of date
but we'll relate at any rate, that
Dardanelle has fire company with
gallant M. L, Davis commanding.
Wouldn't 1t be in orderfor Russell
vile to follow suit.
-"Tell Munday to send ne the
DEMOCRAT" This is the sort of q
message we love to get. It's the
sort OF music we want to hear sung
just now, and especially if the cash
is mixed in to help the harmony.
CO.. j. P. Collier, of the firm Of
Collier & Henderson, commission
merchants, of Fort Smith was in
town Monday and reported sue
cessful trip, having sold $4,000 lbs.
of -four on the trip. We were glad
to learn from him of the good health
of Misses Fannie and Josie, his ac-
complished daughters.
improvement is still the order
of the day. We notice carpenters al
work on an addition to Capt. Peeler's
house, and also on a shed over the
platform on the north side OF the
track, at the depot, which will be Q
valuable accommodation and protec-
tion to shippers.
H. d. Brown and wife, Miss AL
lison Love and Mrs. Sallie Irwin
once Miss Sallie Williamson, BY
which name she was well known to Us
J all, called Tuesday, and the latter
explained the object Of her visit t.
be to procure the constant visits O
the DEMOCRAT to her home in Frank
lin county.
Passing up the street the othe
day we saw something we never saw
before, and something the oldest in
habitant rarely ever saw. viz: Mr.
j. l.. Shinu earnestly engaged in |
game OF checks. 1t was nip and tucl
between him and Dir. Lipscomb. anC
Mack was standing by like he nigh
have been holding stakes.
There will be communion serv
ices at the G. p. Church the 4th sun
/. day in this month. A protracte'
meeting viii be begun on that day
and continued as long as is deeme'
for the good of the church. A re
yiyal is greatly needed in our midst
and it is TO be hoped that the con
templated meeting will succeed.
"A notice of Bro. G. I. Vain
wrlghts temperance lecture faile'
70 appear in last weeks paper as
shonld have done, because we relic
upon our predecessor To write 1T ul
and his failure to do so was not dis
covered until it was too late. 1t wa
The work Of a master, and our onl
regret was, that more people did nc
near 1t. Let every means by whic
our temperance sentiments can b
promoted receive the fostering car
Of our people.