The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1883-10-04
There were 220 students in the
public school Tuesday.

steam gin in the Lemley neighbor
hood
| -Teachers, or il they can't do it
parents should keep their little boy
off the platform at the depot. They
are in great danger there and OF
switching trains, besides being /:
great pest to the public weigher
Let them be kept of.
Passenger rates on the Iron
Mountain have been reduced from
| four cents to three cents in Missouri
and from five cents to three cents to
all points in Arkansas. This was
to meet rates by the Texas and St.
Louis, and is due TO competition. A
little competition up this way, il
you please gentlemen.
The Little Rock Democrat pub
fishes the following items concern
ing Hon. Ben T. Embry, now acting
governor:
Acting Governor Embry runs the
State government with such smooth
ness that reporter can hardly find
an item of interest about the State
house.
Gov Embry has appointed j. G.
Ward, Of Howard county, a notary.
MIR. J. M. Haney must certainly
believe in the future of Russellville.
Some months ago he bought the
handsome residence of Mr.. James
Potts, in the suburbs of RusselIville,
and last week he purchased the
$4,000 residence of James II. Shinn
on Oak street, and also FIVE acres Of
ground in j. L. Shinn's addition on
the east side Of town. Mr.. Haney is
Tfull of western vim, pluck and energy
and Russellville is proud of him.
From Sheriff Quinn, we learn
that one day last week. near the
county line, between this and New
ton county, serious difficulty oc-
Cured between Mr.. Mack Spencer
and w. M. Simmons, which resulted
in Spencer's being fatally stabbed
by Simmons. Spencer died on last
Monday. The difficulty related to
family trouble between the two
men in regard to Spencer's child. 1t
is reported that Spencer leaves a
plurality Of wives to mourn over his
departure. Simmons surrendered to
the authorities and is held for trial.
-EDIToR DEMOCRAT: Will you
please inform me what Smiths Bile
Beans are, what they are used for,
and why he calls them the above
name? SUBSCRIBER.
Smiths Bile Beans are pill to
regulate the liver and relieve bill
iousness. They are made In the
shape of bean, and the word Bile,
if you will notice the photography,
has reference to that grecnish AMI
NAL fluid secreted in the liver. For
sale by Druggists.
A very exciting state Of affairs
which no one seems able to explain
exists in Ozark, and one 10 be de-
plored. From a private letter re-
ceived here last Monday the follow
ing extract is taken: ave have been
in a constant state Of excitement
since last Thursday might at IL
o'clock at which hour Mrs Eichenber-
gers livery stable was set on fire
and burned down, and it was BY su-
perhnman effort that the town was
saved. Friday night at IL O'Clock
Mr.. Henry Carriers dwelling was
coal oiled in a half dozen places and
set on fire in two different rooms.
Mrs Carter happened to be up at the
time and saw the man run from one
of the rooms and called Mr.. Carter
who promptlyextinguished the6amcs
though they did much damage. On
Saturday night guards were placed
over the town, two on the south side
and two on the west OF Mr.. Carter's
house, but To no avail. Some time
between IL and IL o'clock sharp re
port Of a pistol rang out and imme-
diately fifty guns or more were fired
and the cry OF fire was heard and in
fifteen minutes Mr.. Carter's house
was in ashes"
NOTICE Glidewells Polite Grass.
The seed of this wonderful grass can
be had at j. w. Wells drug store.
AS to the grass itself / refer you to
many citizens Of Russcllville and VI
entity. Price 81 per quart or five
onarts for 81 Respectfully.
Sept. 27-4t. N. u. SHINN.
We had the good fortune to
spend pleasant hour last Sunday
afternoon, at tue hospitable home
of our progressive farmer friend
Samuel Brown, two miles southeast
of this place. We found Mr.. Brown
and family surrounded by as pleas
ant and convenient home as one
would wish To see. His residence Is
new,-frame-with cellar, and when
finished will be a model country
home. We were shown improved
stock--cattle and hogs; also through
his fine orchard Of peach, apple and
pear trees; aud through his straw
berry and melon field. Here we
stor ped long enough to sample few
OF the ripest and best. And while
thus engaged we noticed strands Of
small white Irvine stretched from