The Russellville Democrat., 1884-04-10
..--Bsster Sunday, 18th.

Prof. IT. l.. Rayburn has moved from London to Dover.
 Mrs. N. A. McAl!ister has gone on a visit to her daughter q. Bedford, Iowa.
 --The sale of Pope county delinquent lands will take place at Dover next Monday.
 Judge c. s. Cunningham being disabled to preside in certain cases on the docket, Hon. Jordan K. Cravens of Clarksville, was unanimously elected special judge for the term.
 Prof. G. A. Jones and family ar rived from Van Buren last Tuesday. They left five they came back six, and better than ever pleased with Russell- vile. They are domiciled in Drs Har- keys house, near the Presbyterian parsonage.
 Another candidate for the office of county assessor will be found in the an nouncement column in the person of Mir. W. c. Bullock. MT. Bullock is q worthy young man of Martin township, and promises a faithful performance of official duty and strict adherence to the law.
 On last Tuesday evening the case of the State vs. Jno. F. Halle was called in court, but MT. Halle failed to appear, whereupon the money, $l500, depostcd in lien of bali, twas declared forfeited to the county. The prosecuting attorney's fee of 10 per cent. will be taken out of | it and the balance go to the county. MT. w. R. Halle is before the peo- pie again for the position of county surveyor. Mr. Haile's long residence in the county, his integrity and his dis charge of the duties of his office, make him too we'll known to need anything further from us. See his announce ment Tn the proper place.
 The lumber business of Howell, White & Go, IS getting to be simply im- mense. They ship to Missouri and Kansas four car loads. or about 10000 feet per day. Seven large mills fur nish them lumber, and they carry stock of about 3 .000, 900 feet. MT. Geo. E. Howell has charge of the shipping and selling, and te his indefatigable labors and shrewd business tact is due, in great measure, the enormous bus mess that is now enjoyed by the firm.
 The DEMOCRAT prints this week the announcement of John Quinn, the present active Sheriff of Pope county, for reelection to that important of flee. The best endorsement tha. can be given this Pope county boy, is his own proposition to give any man i've dollars for any instance where he had collected taxes on real estate and the same had been forfeited. John is known in every nook and crany of the county, and will be terror to any man who may oppose him.
 On last Saturday morning, at nine o'clock, after week of intense bodily suffering, Mrs. Cassie Wilson breathed her last, and her spirit. released from it's earthly tenement, was borne away to it's home in the skies. Her re- mains were followed to the Russellville cemetery Sunday afternoon by large concourse of borrowing friends. A fit- ting tribute commemorating the memo ry of this excellent christian lady will appear next week.
 We have been favored with goodly number of callers since last Thursday, Among the number SO hOnoring us our localizer remembers the following: c. G. Oates. P. w. Parker, F. r. Oates, Potts; Edwin Weaver, Georgetown; J. T. Quinn, Paris; F. J. Harvii1, New Hope; A. D. Lawrence, Caglesville; s. G.. Mancil. Berlin; F. F. Bowden, Moreland; w. P. Condley ,Russellville; A. J Blackford, Loncke; Dr. Buchan- an, Gumlog ;o. c. Harris, Cabin Creek; w. F. Montgomery, Appleton; H. l.. Rayburn, London;M. c. Hearne, Potts. Cider, and little more cider.t too, at Semonin's.
 MT. E. F. Babcock the enterprise ing fruit man of this section left for Little Rock last Tuesday at the request of the delegates of the centennial and cotton exposition at New Orleans next winter, to make arrangements to collect and take charge of the horticultural products and display of Arkansas in that exposition. No better selection could have been made than that of Mir. Babcock. He has great tact and exper- fence as we'll as fitness for such posi- ton. It is a deserving compliment to Mir. Babcock and an excellent selection on the part of the delegates. Union soap,2 Bars for 45 cts. at 1 Scmonin's.
 | "A ulcetiik oi tue CCHtSu6iy SOthHie- l tee of the Dardanelle district, NJ. E.. C.. South, was held in Russelfville on last Friday. The committee is composed of | Presiding Elder w. D. Mathews and Rev. J. A. Anderson of Dardanelle and J. r. Munday. The committee recom- mended that after the regular collec- .tion of the church had been taken then general move be made for the collec- ton of monies to aid the church exten- ton and missionary enterprises of the church. It is hoped liberal response VII! be made to these worthy objects of church labor.
 Fresh barrel good luck coffee, at Semonin's.
 Another old landmark is gone. Old
 Uncle Lige Truitt, so long and well known by the citizens of this county, passed away on last Sunday. He has been confined to his bed for long time
 but he is released at last. He came from Tennessee to Arkansas at an early day and settled at Norristown where he
 has been living from the first. He lead an honest and industrious life, and t1aax,ac hahiu1 him many friends who