The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1884-09-04
The town council meets Tonight.


A. NJ. meets Saturday night.
Mrs. West H. Humphreys returned
from Arkadefphia Monday.
Master jesse Patton returned to
Little Rock last Saturday.
miss Eta Bayliss has returned
from Dover.
-Desha Williams left last Friday for
the Louisville exposition.
Mack Williamson is at Clarksville,
at work on the new school building.
The fieecy staple Is opening very
fast, and ere long will find its way into
market.
Mrs. M. Battenfield and Miss Floy
Patton left for Little Rock last Satur-
day morning.
Mrs. Annie Mitchell of Dardanelle
attended the entertainment here last
Friday night.
"A letter from our Mt. Hersey cor
respondent was mislaid. He is request
ed to write again.
"A child of Mr.. vanzant died and
was buried near Potts Station last
week.
IS. L. Leatherwood is enjoying a
visit from his father, who resides in
Tennessee.
Prof. josiah II. Shinn returned
home last Sunday from Institute work
up the Fort Smith road.
Attention is called to the offer Of
premiums for exhibits at the Worlds
Exposition at New Orleans.
-Robt. L. Erwin has gone to Argenta
to accept a position in the freight Office
of the L. r. & F. s. Ry.
Ed Shinn, captain Of the steamer
Martha, came over from Dardanelle to
the entertainment Friday night last.
Miss Leona Winton well known in
Russellville society was married to
VIM. C. Jones of Little Rock last week.
Miss Carrie Hayden returned from
Dardanelle last Saturday, Her little
neice who has been quite i'll over there
is recovering.
-Robt. L. Harkey and r. A. Thomp-
son have gone abroad to school. The
former to Lexington, KY, and the lat
ter to Fayetteville, Ark.
Mrs. DR.. 4. M. Wyatt, Miss Cor
rinna Parker and Mrs. B. F. Jobe left
Tuesday morning on a visit to relatives
In Scott county
"A sample of new crop sorghum,
made on P. J. Harvill's evaporator. has
been shown us by Sandy Reed. 1t is
very good.
The wife of Mr.. Bob Carr OF Potts
Station, died last week. We deeply
sympathize with our friend in his ir-
reparable loss.
ESQ. G. w. Bergman has moved
to the office one door north Of Allen &
Blackburn's, where he will measure
out equal handed justice to all.
Virgil Williams, lightning typo,
who has been rustlcating the while in
our quiet village, left last FRIDAY for
Memphis, where he will take cases on
the Avalanche.
Mr.. c. B. Rhodes missionary of the
American s. s. Union, was caller
last week. He reports great interest
in Sunday school work and
much good resulting there from.
"A private letter from Mr.. c. G.
Oates informs us that himself and fami-
ly have returned home from Gravel
Hill. They were considerably benefit
ed by their stay at the springs.
George Robertson. the genial Ar
kansas representative OF Hill, Fountain
q Co., commission merchants and cot
ton factors, st. Louis, was in town
Monday.
james w. Wells has gone tn At
lanta, Ca. to be gone about two months.
During his absence his drug business
will be attended to by Messrs. win
Weimer and VIII Pruitt.
The best and cheapest line Of
Ladies and Misses shoes can be found
at Humphreys, Neal q Co.'S.
The game Of ball between the
Clarksville and Russellville clubs last
Wednesday afternoon, resulted In
victory for the Russellville club. The
return game will be played at Clarks-
vile soon.
Humphreys, Neal d Co., offer
special inducements to cash buyers.
Don't fail to examine their stock be-
fore purchasing elsewhere.
A horse attached to McCarthur's
delivery wagon became frightened at
train of cars at the depot last Saturday
and ran away, demolishing the wagon
In short order. The driver, Charlie
vaness was dragged some distance
under the wagon, put miraculously
escaped injury.
Everything will be found as rep
resented at Humphreys, Neal d
Co.'S.