The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1885-10-08

MIR. Desha Williams returned Tues
day afternoon from Fowleryilles Yell
county.
The old White Hall hotel building
at Dardanelle burned last Tuesday
night.
| wait for James Means IS shoe. will
larrive in few days.
--Mr. James Blackburn Of Conway
county was an agreeable caller yester-
day.
Judge L. w. Davis returned Tues
day from the Baptist Association at
Clarksville
-R. j. Wilson is having new iron
roof put on his stosehouse now occu-
pied by Humphreys & Eyants.
MIR. 10 Bradley and wife, re-
turned to their home in. Texas last
Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clay, of Tyler, Texas,
are visiting relatives at Dover this
week, the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Kerr
choff.
Mrs. Fannie Jobe and Mrs. Emma
O'Neal and their children leave to-day
on visit to relatives at Searcy and vi
entity.
--Sam Gilmer's Lightning Eradicator
will take out grease spots, oil, ect., and
does not injure the cloth. Only Csc a
bottle.
Judge r. B. Wilson and family
went to Morrilton Yesterday on q
visit and will remain till Friday or
Saturday.
MIR. j. II. Stroud of Appleton
ncighborhood called to see us last Tues
day. He reports the Texas fever still
raging in his section.
Thomas Bailey, Esq, of Argenta,
| is visiting his relatives, the family Of
Mr.. w. A. VIM. He has been sick
for some time butts rapidly recovering.
Mr.. w. j. Clifford in the furni-
tore business here, made an assign
ment Wednesday the Both ult. Mr..
J.. H. Poe was his assignee.
Col. j. B. Hayes, the affable knight
| of the Road, representing John L. Har-
ttlie & Co., New Orleans, was very
welcome and agreeable caller at the
DEMOCRAT sanctum Tuesday afternoon.
--Capt. r. A. Skinner, foreman Of
the Fort Smith Tribune, passed through
town from Dardanellc last Tuesday ac-
companied by his family, enroute to
the Border City. We acknowledge a
pleasant call.
--Wooten & Oates has one of the best
and completest stocks of general mer-
cLandisc that was ever brought to this
market, and they are just what they
represent themselves to be, LEADERS
IN LOW PRICES.
"A great railroad corporation can
undertake to bring the law into disre-
pute If it wants to, but calm observer
can't help seeing how much faster 1t
rurs itself into disrepute by the effort
| than it does the law.
There will be very good crop of
sweet potatoes made this year. We
would like to enquire why it wouldn't
be good policy for the point to be made,
to save potato seed rather than neglect
it and pay two dollars and a half a
bushel for them next spring.
We have made arrangements with
the New York World, the leading DEM
ocratic paper in the United States,
which enable us to furnish the DEMO
Graf and the weekly World tor $l.75.
This is rare offer, and we can hold
out this inducement to you but for a
short time.
From the way some OF the ord high
priced merchants are kicking and
squealing, Wooten & Oates are certain
ly in danger of being mobbed for daily
attracting such large trade 70 their
store with their low prices.
We learn from Esq. p. J. Harvillc
that there is considerable excitement In
New Hope neighborhood from fear Of
hydrophobia. Some weeks ago quito
number of cattle were bitten by mad
dog as it passed through, since that
time six cows have been killed from the
effects Of it, and there is great fear of
others going mad.
Don't allow yourself to be caught
with "chaff'' but consider it certainty
that jacobson will always give you
lowest prices on all lines Of goods. He
has them on hand and will duplicate
city prices on anything. If goods should
not suit. money cheerfully refunded.
We are headquarters for all kinds
of merchandise, and are ready and will
ling to meet competition in every shape,
so far we have been successful In down.
ing all competitors. We are not fogies
ten or twenty years behind the times,
but are doing business under the aus
pices of the present, and our prices full
ly corresponds with the times,
WooTEN & OATES.
--Several members of the family of
Rev. ii. u. Dale have been quite sick
for couple of weeks. Since their com
ing here they have acquired large
circle of new-made friends and do not
lack for kind and unremitting atten-
ton in their hour of distress and affiic-
ton. The DEMOCRAT sympathizes with
them.
lin all the dog culture of the city
"Sport'. Cook takes the palm. He sets
up, stands up, rolls over, sets down,
leads his masters horse to water. goes
to market and buys his own beef, picks
up whatever his master drops, ct cetera,
ct cetera, and finally caps the climax
by humbly kneeling at a chair for
prayers In the most approved style,
promptly arising at the word Amen.
The people OF Russellville will be
thankful Tor breathing spell from the
antiquated custom of Christmas trees
which answered the end only of dis
play and big show and uncalled for
rivalry, and much litter and abuse of
churches. They will welcome back
the better practice of celebrating Christ
mas in the cultivation of a heme re-
gard and love for the occasion by the
bestowal of presents In way to deepen
the Currents OF home life and of true