The Russellville Democrat., 1886-06-09


 cambIe. m Iob I( | c1n k6sI, 6nt q fhe clofches of ths laW. Stiuu!st Cd by svarice and greed. and berd ened by iiltIc evil deeds, lle goes on to highway robbery. burglary md murder. If our children had En- stiIIed into their minds the princi ples of liberty. if they were faithful ly taught the fundamental priDci- ples of civil rights, and individual rights, II they had impressed npos their minds the relation that wc sns tain, one to another as citizens, there would be less crime, and 1t would be an easy matter to pass law prohlb itipg the manufacture and sale of all alcoholic liquors. We would not have So many people ready to use their sliberty for q cloke Of malic- iousness." H. B. MILNER. Correspondence Of tne Democrat.
 MeuNrzsoss, AAik., K May 3---As i haven't seen anything from this place I thought few lines from Mountzi- on would be interesting to your read CTS especially our friends in Texas. My time is out with the DEMO GRAF and told R. C. West to order it stopped but 1 cant do without it, and if my credit is good till fall please send it on until I say quit. Health is extremely good in this community. x. Wheat cutting the order of the day Dry and dusty, haven't rained season since April 29. <. Wheat not as good as was expected few weeks ago, oats gone up, corn looks well, cotton that was planted early looks well, but those who planted late haven't stand nor wont have 1 till it rains. We had light sprin, kle of rain last night and was threat ened with a storm cloud which went north of us, and the prospects for rain to day is flattering :. We have an interesting Sunday school at this place, under the management of B. D. Hills and E. D. Conlcy. Sab bath school at o'clock q. m. class ID eetIng the first Sabbath in each month at o'clock p. m., preaching the first, third and fourth Sabbath in each month, by Bros. Keith, Love, Burnes and McCalister. Prayer. meeting every Wednesday night and has been for seven years There ] will be basket dinner at this place 1 on the fourth of July, and everybody invited to come, (and be sure to bring your dinner, especially Ap- pleton and Oak Grove Sunday schools. Evert Rankin and Mack Poe, were visitoss here last Sunday and helped us in our singing. Vel come gentlemen, come again. .. At our annual school meeting held the 10th inst, we voted 5 mill tax, and elected two directors, to.wit: A. G. Bartlett and J. J. Williams. (No Wheelers here Wonder why un- cle Ben failed to come to singing last Sunday evening, (ah) somebody said he went up to the widow R's, uncle Ben is firm democrat and a good old Methodist, and l don't see how we could well do without him. Warren H. goes up to uncle Fps every Sunday evening I think Jack ey R. will soon follow suit. <. Won, der who will gain the day down at James Js, Jo $. or Mack F. Mrs. Nan. B. said Marion H. or Evert R. could beat any of them down there, =. As have not lived here long, wish to say l am well pleased with the people Tn this community, al though I am living between quar- ter and halfa mile of tho place where I was born. .a. Miss Ella Poe caught a jack fish feet long at the fish fry and brought it home with her. ...S 5, II. Powers still says no more Texas in his During my wife's sickness l shortly after we moved here last fall the good people of this community were remarkably kind and accom- Fmodating to us, for which we feel under many obligations. May God bless and save us all.
 A. FARMER.