The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1883-02-22
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.


revenue bill We will cndeavor to
profit thereby.
MIR. Clark Dixon of Morrilton is
in the city visiting the family OF
Mr.. r. G. Bonds. We wish him
pleasant stay among us.
We hear of several new enter
prises that are soon to be undertaken
IN RusseIlville. Please don't tell
any of these old fogies who are
afraid OF competition.
There is a very interesting
bridge in front of justice Baird's OF.
flee. The interest arises from the
looseness of the planks, and the di
lapidated condition of the bridge.
Mr.. Meriwether, in his lecture,
saws that newspaper man must be
able to write column and halt
about dog fight. If somebody will
tell us how to get up dog fight, we
will be solid.
The grandest snow of the season
fell last Saturday. There is certain
ly something wrong with the wealth
er. 1t appears that we are bound to
have bad Saturday ii everything
else fails.
Mr.. Geo. Z. Howell returned last
Tuesday evening from Hot Springs
and Little Rock, where he has been
for his health. We are sorry that
there is not any very marked i'm
proyement in his health.
DIR. Hill and wife, of Russellville,
came down on Wednesdays train to
see Mrs DR.. Hill of Atkins, who has
been quite sick for the past week.
We are glad to learn that she is con-
valescing. Atkins Reflector.
The Executive committee of the
Russellville Auxiliary Bible Society
met last Tuesday and laid plans for
future operations. 1t is to be hoped
that the work of this society will
this year exceed that of all the past.
MIR. Smith, we'll known drum
mer on this line, and now resident
of Little Rock, was in our office last
week. He is contemplating moving
to this place. He is a good citizen
and will be valuable acquisition to
our town.
Quarterly meeting, Atkins CIR
cult, will be held at this place, Feb.
"a d %, 1888. The Rev. M. f. Butt,
2. +. of Morrilton District, and late
Of the North Alabama Conference,
will preach Saturday and Sunday
Atkins Reflector.
Quarterly conference will be
held in the NJ f. Church Feb. oath
and 25th by the new Presiding Ell
der of this district, whose name we
failed to learn. We understand that
he is an able preacher, and hope the
people will go out and hear him.
Hon. N. w. Kuhn got two days
breathing spell from his legislative
duties, and was with his family last
Sunday. He is looking well, is hope
full that the present General Assem-
bly, will perform much good for the
state, and is firm and conscientious
in his duties.-Atkins Reflector.
RUBBER PAINT.
AS the painting season is npon
you, rise up like men, and use the
"Rsbber' freely. 1t has been thor
oughly tested here for about five
years, and has always given satisfac-
ton. | guarantee every gallon.
Respectfully,
j. w. WELLS.
In connection with the Darda-
nellie and Russellvllle railroad tel
ephone exchange between Darda-
nellie is prepared, in which case the
village with the cotton mills will be
beaten at chess, or else fail to fight.
-Dardanelle Post. To say nothing
of our cotton mills, and factories and
superior location, and railroad facil
tiles, we can beat Dardanelle be-
cause we have got the go on you.
The cheerful whistle of the av.
erage small boy, the warbling of the
blue birds rolicsome notes, the So
norous bang, bang of the carpenters
hammer, and ringing sound of his
saw, and the crashing sound of a
goods box tumbled cut of wagon
onto the side walks, the lugubrious
song OF the croaking frog, and the
cultural grunt OF the grovelling
swine, all these are indications OF
every day life in Russellville.
The Arkansas Mutual Life In.
surance company, lately incorpora.
ted in our state, appears to be just
what has been needed by the people,
not only of Arkansas, but the entire
country The proper note has been
struck in it's plans; it stands hap
Ply medium between the old line life
companies and the assessment socI-
cites, borrowing from each other all
that is good and useful, and discard
ing all in either that has proved OBJ
noXious. Like the old companies.
1t writes its certificates for the
amount the applicant wants, and
uses the experience table TO fix an.
nual premiums; and like the secret
societies and other cooperative as
sociations, it preserves the assess.
ment plan, believing that small
amounts distributed through the