The Russellville Democrat., 1886-11-10
LOCAL LINES.

LOCAL LINES.
 Look we'll to your fiucs.
 Another rain Monday night.
 --Over 25O0 bales of cotton weighed here to date.
 The tax collectors notice will be found in this issue.
 -Business makes business of going in rush these busy days
 Mrs. Hattie simpson is visiting her sister, Mrs. M. H. Baird.
 Mrs. Etta White is spending the week with her mother, Ars. Sallie Bay Hiss.
 Rev. W. T. Keith and J. J. Hillis, Esq, honored us with q social call last Friday.
 Prof. T. l.. Harvey and T. s. Ed wards, Esq, were agreeable callers Monday.
 --The State Prohibition Alliance meecs at the Presbyterian church to- morrow.
 A newly painted sign graces the popular drug establishment of Mir. J.. W. Wells.
 Some good specimens of second crsp pears were placed on our table Saturday by Mir. J. NJ. Rackley of Cab In Creek.
 1.-The Dengue fever has run Mir. Milt Cray in from Texas. He arrived last Wednesday.
 The vote of the county in the con- gressional election will be found In an- other column.
 Turkeys are roosting higher since the President issued his thanksgiving proclamation.
 --Messrs. Harkey & Son have new sign, painted by the artistic brush of Henry K. Erwin.
 Cotton continues to arrive in large quantities, notwithstanding the pre- vailing low prices.
 MT. w. westerfield has disposed Of his drug business at Nashville, Ark, and returned to Atkins.
 Our public school is progressing nicely. Prof. smith is evidently the right man in the right place.
 USE DRg POTTS CELEBRATED CHILL KILLER AND TAKE NO OTHER. J. W. WELLS.
 w. l.. Oates, living near Potts Sta tion lost two valuable milk cows one day this week by a tree falling on them. 1.-The protracted meeting at the Methodist church, south, closed last Wednesday night. There were no con versions.
 Whoever looses any part of the sx- ercises of fthe Temperance Alliance robs himself of that much pleasure and i'm provement.
 "A postal from Cotton Weigher La zenby informs us that 2430 bales Of cot ton had been weighed at Atkins up to the 9th inst.
 Our always cheerful and compan- lonable farmer friend, J. W. Rudy and son, were welcome callers at this office last Thursday.
 We regret to learn that little Beu- lah, the eldest daughter of Rev. and Mrs. H. B. Milner, Is quite sick with malariai fever.
 Prof. T. l.. Harvey, of Washington county, has been employed to teach the public school at London. He will be- gin the 29th inst.
 --Ed Wooten, with grip In hand, takes to the road' as collector of ae- counts for Dr. 1T. ". Wood, of Sedalia, Mo. Success, Ed.
 --The County Seat question was set for to-day, before Hon. M. l.. Davis sitting as special Judge. We haven't yet learned it's disposition.
 --Mr. G. w. Forehand, of Dover, is drumming for New York tobacco house. He was here last week show ing samples and selling goods.
 --Ex-sheriff B. F. Snow, of Searcy county, was in town last week renew Ing old friendships and shaking the hands of friends on every side.
 An '.Uncle Toms Cabinn dramatic company has written for date at our opera house during Christmas week. December 23d Is the time mentioned.
 The beautiful weather has hasten ed the gathering aud marketing Of the cotton crop. This may have something to do in causing the decline in price
 The election returns of Pope wers very partial indeed to Maj. c. +. Breck inridge, and the partiaiity scent tt have run well nigh all over Che 7d dis' trict.
 We have heard 1t stated that { regularly organized "buckot ehop' where cotton futures are bought ant sold, is In successful operation In thil city.