The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1885-07-23

IT. HI. Elgin returned last week
from an extensive business tour
through the upper counties.
--Mr. Henry stroup, editor OF the
Ozark Sun, favored us with social
call yesterday morning.
MRS. saIlIs Chichester, one of Mag
nolia's most charming young ladies', 4
in town visiting Mrs. J. W. Wells.
Mr.. Harrison Smith of LondonI
circulated freely among his many
friends In town last Thursday.
PROF. NJ. A.. Baird Is teaching 1
flourislling school at Prairie Groyes
About 70 pupils in attendance.
Mr.. B. r. Looney pulls the bellt
cord and punches tickets on the p. a
r. r. r., vice Mr.. Bynum resigned.
Mrs. Norah Howell aud Mrs. DR..
A. II. Scott and children, spent part
of last week visiting relatives In Clarks-
Vile.
Capt. @. G. Casey, one OF QuIncy's
best citizens and business men was In
town last week replen.shing his stock
Of goods.
1T Will be sad news for his many
friends TO learn that DIR. L. NJ. Wyatt
is sick this week. We wish he may
soon recover.
DIR. w. H. Hill was called very un-
expectedly last Saturday to attend the
wife Of his brother DR.. j. III. Hill Of
Atkins. We are glad to say she is fast
recovering.
Hon. John G.. Holland, the accom-
plised senior editor editor of the Searcy
(Ark.1 Beacon. passed up the road last
Thursday en-route to Ozark to visit
relatives.
Mr.. H. Goss. with the Drummond
Tobacco Company, Is one of the most
genial. as well as thoroughly systemat-
ic and business-like men on the road.
He will ever be welcome in RUSSELL
Vile.
1.-The Argenta Incident Is response
tR. l.. Erwin, OF the Valley Route,
a weakness for Argenta--or rather the
Argenta girls"
MIR. and Mrs. III. j.. Bailey, (nee
Miss Jennie Moseley,) Of Memphis, are
in town visiting Mr.. J. A. Moseley,
this week. Mr.. Baily contemplates re-
turning home soon, while his wife will
remain to spend the summer with her
brother and friends.
Capt. w. j. Patton, than whom
Pulaski never had a better county Judge,
was one of the Nebo excursionists from
Little Rock last week. We had only
few minutes conversation with him in
which to catch some of his Washington
county-apple-growing enthusiasm.
wv. X. Bland and family of Missis-
sippi have arrived and stopping with
their brother Charley Bland. They
contemplate locating in this county.
Among Mr.. BANDS first acts was to
subscribe for the DEMOCRAT which
proves that he has started right. Sue
cess to him.
PROF. j. IL. Shinn, the driving
power of the Arkansas Teacher, is
pressing his native heath again, his
facial features carrying the index re-
fiected by q happy reception of his
hosts Of friends here. Warm as were
the reception to the Prof. it was more 80
to the admirable family he brought
with him.
The following friends favored us
with social calls the past week: H.
Smith, London; j. C. Bonds, Dover !;
NJ. A. Moseley, Ola; j. H. Wheeler,
Dover; w. w. Brashear and Mr.. Ken
drick, Moreland; Warren Bell, Gala
Rock; /. j. Brown, j. w. Walker. Mar
tin tp.; w. C. Howard, Slick; w. S.
Bowden, Moreland; DR.. j. F. M. Tate,
Appleton.
Mrs. DIR. Potts of Atkins and Mrs.
DEMOCRAT sanctum with a call last
ladies are always acceptable, and par
are made the recipient of the cash for
twelve subscribers. 1t is such kindly
acts as this that forms the oasis III the
desert of a Journalists life.
On our way to Atkins last Thurs
day we fell in company with the ex-
cursion of Little Rock citizens ON their
way home from Nebo. The company
was composed of nearly score Of the
most prominent Of Little Rock citizens.
Gov. Hughes among the number who
had gone to drink In the attractions Of
Nebo's heights. The governor, square
up with the best Arkansas ever had, Ia
not SO far away from the stirring incl
dent and remarkable features of the
most noted convention Arkansas ever
had, but what he appeared to relish
recital with this scribe of the neyer-to-
be- forgotten circumstances of that
wonderful convention.