The Russellville Democrat., 1884-06-05
Township Convention.
LOCAL LINES.

LOCAL LINES.
 Crops of all kinds look exceedingly well in this county.
 Don't forget that Alexander & Co.,, {, deliver goods free of charge.
 MT. A. P. Bryant has placed on our table some specimens of his Irish potato crop, which are very good.
 -Russellvile lodge No. PA A. F. & A. NJ. will hold regular meeting next Saturday night. There will be work in the second degree.
 We return thanks to MT. G. w. Walker for bucket of sulphur water from his we'll. The sparkling draught was much appreciated.
 -Rev. MT. Gather of Dardanelle oc- cupied the pulpit at the c. F. Church on last Sunday, and preached on elo- quent and impressive sermon.
 The observation was dropped in our hearing the other day that the great Dardanelle and Russellville trunk line was the only road now that made three round trips daily.
 -"Mill Creek" and "Illinois Town ship" communications are not publsh- ed because they were not accompanied by the authors name. We do not pub- fish anonymous communications.
 TAKE NoTIcE.--On Friday and Sat- urday next, in the Terrence field, there will be field trial of the Champion Self-Binder and other Reapers. The public is invited to witness the trial. The new firm of Humphreys, Neal & Co.,, are moving in and putting things to rights In Wilson's old stand. They will soon be ready to talk low prices to the natives and show new goods. We wish them much success in our midst.
 --"Katy Lee and Willie Gray" was most excellently rendered by Miss Katy Potts at the concert on last Fri day night, as was also the "Sick Doll" the ''Iittle Dutchman," .'Mother's Fool" and in fact everything else on the programme.
 BASE BALL.-The match game be- tween the Gross Nine and Tar Heels last Friday resulted in victory for the former by handsome score. On Sat- urday the Athletics (school boys) played a game with a picked nine, Dick Thompson captain, and won.
 MT. Arch McCurdy living not far from London, in this county, had the misfortune to loose his house and household goods by fire, on yesterday evening week ago. No one being at home, all of his effects were consumed, except one bed reclaimed by Mrs. Journey.
 Little Sallie, daughter of Mir. Frank Bayliss. while playing on the back porch on last Saturday evening, fell off the porch and broke her left leg just above the ankle. Drs. Hill and Thompson were called at once, and set the broken limb, and rendered such other medical aid as was necessary. Glad to report the little one improving. The cute. shy quakeress stands vigil at F. l.. Bottoms < Sons for the best cigar. but 'sfor goodness sake don't say we told you"
 MT. T. J. Kvker, near London, is tie champion fisherman. He undoubt- ly is entitled to the blue ribbon. Last week he caught an alligator gar that weighed 100 pounds and measured feet long. It broke loose from his hook just as it struck terra firma, and MT. Kyker jumped into the water and showed him out on dry land. Who can beat 1t?
 Fresh lot of candies just received and opened at
 P. l.. BoTToMs & SON. --Old man Thos. Brown, who has been lying at deaths door for two weeks, from some liver trouble, was accident ally shot few days since with Bol- ling's Bilious Bullets, but fortunately, they struck his diseased liver, and, wonderful, as i. may seem, caused it to perform its duty with such rapidity that the good old man was entirely cured, as if by magic,
 Tariff or no tariff, tobacco pounds or $l.00 at
 P. L. BoTToMs & SON. We return thanks for an invitation to attend the commencement exercises of the Clinton Male and Female Acade- my, of Clinton, and of the Memphis Con ference Institute of Jackson, Tenn, on the 9th inst. The commencement sermons will be preached as follows: of the former by Rev. G. w. Reeves of Ft. Smith; of the latter by Rev. Josephus Anderson of Batesville.
 Just received fresh meal at,
 ALExANDERs. The entertainment of the High school on Friday night will be varied one, and everybody IS invited. The ex- ercises on Saturday morning, com mencing at 9 80 will be unusually in teresting and instructive. Besides the orations and essays of the lst and 2nd grades, the addresses of the President of the Board of Education, MT. J. l.. Shinn, and his excellency, Hon. J. II. Berry, are attractions which the people of our town will appreciate and honor. Let the vitality of Rcssellville assert itself upon that happy occasion.
 Special bargains in table cutlery and queensware at
 ALEXANDER X Co. The concert at the public school building on last Friday night under the management of Miss Matte Williams was an emphatic success. The dia- l. -As A. n