The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1883-08-09
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hcN, pPr NOuuhN. lls tHAFFldEt
was quite surprise to the clerks in
the store, except A. b. Williamson
who ofiicia:ed as grooms man. Ii:
always thus with "BeD,n there Is
nothing good going on but what
Ben has hand in it, or wants too
Rev. Mr.. Bryant. Judge A. J.
Bayliss, Sheriff John Quinn, ex sher-
if Rees Higgins, dept. sheriff John
Young, Messrs. p. j. Harvill Alec
Faulkner, James Brooks, Pink Fer
guson and Capt. p. w. Parker, to-
gether with their families, are spend
ing the heated term at Gravel Hill,
where can be found a most splendid
resort for health and refreshment.
The water at Gravel Hill doubtless
contains fine medicinal qualities.
BY decree OF circuit court, Messrs.
n. ID. Shinn, w. II. Rankin and r.
o. Morton were appointed commits
sloners to divide the estate Of Jesse
Howell, deceased, which has been
under the supervision of Mr.. Geo. f.
Howell ever since his fathers death.
The commissioners and other par
ties interested, together with Deputy
Surveyor r. b. Potts, than whom
there is no better, proceeded to the
performance of their duties last
Monday.
Several fine addresses were de
livered and much good work done
during the teachers institute at this
place. Among the addresses was
one BY Col Jordan Z. Cravcns, Of
Clarksville, on the subject of law as
connected with the schoolroom,
which showed Col. Cravens master
in his profession. Also one from
DR.. Pruitt of this place, on the sub
ject of Hygiene which sparkled with
merit from beginning to end. These
addresses added two cubits TO the
stature of their authors.
Mr.. Dock Adams, living on
Mr.. Alec sHenry's place about five
miles from town happened to most
terrible2 accident on last Friday
evening, attempting to shoot hawk,
the discharge, instead of forcing the
ball out, wrencbed out the breech
pin and buried it in the right corr
ner of the unfortunate mans lett
eye. Drs. Hill and Thompson were
summoned at once, and extracted
the pin. and left the patient in bet
ter condition than they expected on
reaching him.
From Deputy Assessor A. Il.
WilIiamson's Farm Statistical report,
we Gull the following items. We
hope to give the full report soon:
Number acres improved lands in
the county, 1890. Number acres
unimproyed, 9S9S9, OF nearly two
acres to one unimproyed. Who says
there is not room for immigration YETI
The county produced in 'S2, 30l23
bushels wheat, 570544 bushels corn
in ear. 45S46 bushels oats, 12650s0
pounds seed cotton, only 1916 bush
els peas. 14S acres produced 24027
bushels potatoes. Who says this is
not potatoe country? Only 202
acres in hay and BAL tons cut. 1878
sheep, yielding 6337 pounds wool.
203S acres improved land idle. Telld
your farm hands to come on until
every acre of improved land is cult
waited.
On last Tuesday week, without
notice, and unawares to everybody
and to everybody's surprise, Mr.. j.
N. Friday, of the firm of Elgin and
Friday, Marble men of our town, and
fast building up good business,
boarded the train at this place and
has not been seen since. We hear
however that he is in Charleston, Mo.
and pegging away at his trade. No
one thought of his leaving when he
boarded the train, because he was
looked upon as one of the fixtures of
our place, and no cause Is known for
his sudden departure, his partner,
Mr.. Elgin, being as much in the dark
as to the cause as anybobody else.
Not to be nonplused, Mr.. Elgin dis
patched at once to Mr.. Doyle at
Cairo, Mo-, who will be here in short
order to take Mr.. Fridays place.
Meantime he has Mr.. Augustus
Stear moving his inside work right
on. So that IN few days lie will
be better prepared than ever to serve
the public with as fine marble work
as can be turned out from any place.
On last Sunday night, in the
northen part of town, cry Of MUIR
der and help was heard by sever
al citizens. The cry was heard by
Mr.. Yarbrough who lives nearly a
half mile from where the cry was
made. On Monday morning il was
ascertained that the cry was made
by Sam Gilmer, the colored man who
was arrested and fined sometime ago
for violation Of the whiskey law,
aud who, since his release, has i'm
plicated others in similar transac
tons. From him, we learned that
he spent n hard night Sunday night
being chased large part of the
night as he thought, 10y parties who
were interested either to scare
him out OF the country, or try TO Kill
him to get rid % bis testimony
against them. Evidently Sam had
some lively experience US his voice