The Russellville Democrat., 1884-10-23

Miss Rose Patterson returned from a visit to Dardanelle yesterday.
 Mr. Willie Meek, Of SardIs, Mss, Is visiting his mother, Mrs. M. E- Webb.
 IA protracted meeting has been in progress at the Cumberland Prcsbyte- rian church since last Monday night. Rev. II. B. Milner is assisted by Revs. Roach and Gather.
 As we go to press we learn that little hope is entertained Of the recovery of Mrs. Jewell Garden. This will be shocking news to her many friends and admirers who had learned to esteem her for her shining qualities of head and heart.
 ---Mr. Thomas l.. Shields for she past two years foreman of the Arkansas Evangel desires situation in some newspaper office. Mir. Shields is an ex- pert newspaper man and desires a per- manent place. His address at present is Russellville, Ark. Good references given.
 --PoLrTicAL SPEAKING -Thos. IF. Barnes, elector for state at large on the republican, ticket, will address the peo- pie in front of the NJ. K. Church in Russellville, cr Saturday the 25th, 1884, at II o'clock, a. m. All persons are invited.
 We were agreeably surprised to meet in our office last Monday Mir. Em- met Poe, of Dallas, Ark. Emmet is q son of Capt. k. H. Poe, once resident of Russellville, and later county clerk of Pope county. They are now engaged in the mercantile business at Dallas and doing well.
 In a few days O'Neal Bros. will and cloaks that has ever been brought to this city for the price.
 For the enjoyment of a charming serenade last Saturday night, we are indebted to the following young gem tlemen: Will Rodgers, James Tucker, Van Boswell, Emmet Poe, John White, James Miller, Will York. Accept our sincere thanks, gentlemen.
 He has been in the business for forty years but J. L. Shinn never had leather goods to offer so cheap before.
 In another place will be found Es- says by the Misses Jessie and Jenia Bonds, of Dover, entitled "Music" and 'sThe Bible' respectively. They em- brace gleanings from various sources, but are for the most part original. They reflect credit upon the writers and will be read with interest.
 --Saddlery, government stock, half price, best stock, at J. L. SHINN's.
 We are informed by the Station Agent here that the Western Union .1ya nI, r,f fol graph line onslst November and will at which will greatly facilitate business. The public will be greatly benefited by the change, as the rates will be cheaper than heretofore.
 Now is the time to have your paint ing done. Erwin & Bosw ell will pos- itive.y underscll any and all competi- tors.
 The Little Rock 6 Fort Smith Rail- road is doing heavy business and is taxed to the utmost to furnish cars to move freight. Owing to the increase of business the agent here has been al- lowed two assistants. Mir. Thornton day operator and J. F. Leonard night operator, both nice young men, single, susceptible, and eligible to matrimony, and are open to any leap year propos- als the girls may have in view.
 A full line of every thing, dry goods, groceries, hardware, queensware and tinware, etc., at
 HUMPHREYS, NEAL, & Co.
 A bale of cotton, weighed at Rus sellviie, gained about l5 pounds in it's transit from that place to Atkins. It was sold at the latter place on Friday last. MT. T. A. Porter was the owner. He gained more than enough, by change of market, to subscribe for the Reflect or.-Atkins Reflector.
 The public weigher, Mir. Bradley, re- quests us to give this flat contradic- ton and to brand it as malicious mis- representation, either by the seller or by the editor of the Recector. That he has weighed no bale of cotton for Mir. Porter this season, and he cannot un- derstand how MT. Porter could SO re- port it. or if he didn't, how the editor of the Reflector could make such false assertions.
 Every body should remember that Humphreys. Neal & Co.'s, goods are ali new and sold remarkably cheap.
 A correspondent of the Southern World in answering an inquiry as to the best remedy for weevils in corn. says: "I was troubled for many years with this pest, and tried many reme- dies without success. At last tried a remedy recommended by an old far mer who had tried it for years with great success. I gather my corn as soon as possible, Then break good armful of sassafras limbs while the leaves are green and place good quan- tity in the bottom of the crib. l mlx the sassafras freely through the corn as it is housed from the field. My crib was free of weevils the last of August, 1884, when I fed my last old corn" -FoR RENT.--A four-room residence in Russellville; good well, garden spot etc. Terms reasonable. Apply to
 R. A. RIDDALL, Russellville, Ark.
 In another place we publish an ar- tice from Public Welgher Bradley II is to be hoped that Mir. Bradley's fair and open propositions will put all the complaints to rest. They ought to. If any one has any cause of grievance he ought to come forward and put 1t to the test now. Mir. Bradley has been raised amongst us and IS known as an upright and scrupulously honest man. He is farmer and certainly is as well qualified in that regard as any one. We hope ginners will accept his proposi- tion to repair their scales and come and