The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1886-04-29
COR 0NDENCE

Correspondence ii tns Den,oer4s
ATKINS, Ark, April 26. Martins
and musquitos are prevalent n ~
, kins now r G. Sibley has been
spending 4 few days with bis pa
rents. He il doing good work d
postal clerk on the r.. s, railway and
This many friends here wish him four
or FIVE kinda Of good luck \. Evan
gelist Nv. N, Robson is expected To-
commence series Of REVIVAL ser
mons in Atkins on LIST Of May.
Great good We hope will be accom-
plished. Drs. Potts and Yandall
have formed q copartnership aad
erected 40 oflice on east side Of
Galloway's drugstore. Doctor Potts
has Of late become quite religious,
(so says Hammond) and Will with
open arms receive DR.. Robson. Go
on, Doctor, 10 the paths Of richeous.
ness, Bob Whiteside will follow sou.
&. Col. Embry returned on the Esd
inst. from Little Rock. He says DR..
A. Fl. Scott will leave fer Europe in
about 20 days. The DR.. is going to
spcnd the summer among the big
hospitals. w. D. Wilkes aad VI fe,
both of whom have been confined to
their beds with sickness for six
months, moved TO town last week,
with the hope that their condition
might be improved. The commu-
nifty here Is very indignant at the
result OF the CulIins murder
case. Say to Frank Bell that the
base ball season is being opened, and
considerable interest is manifested;
come down. w. j. Reynolds, OF
Russellville, spent few days in At
kins this week. Jimmie is well-fit-
ted to fill the Office Of county clerk,
and should be announce somebody
will be defeated in the race; it might
be Jimmie or it might be that other
Jimmie. Mrs. r. Y. Daniels, who
has been sick with Asthma SO long,
is how able to be up again. The
young elite of the town sang some
very sweet songs at the NJ. 4. church
last Sunday afternoon, after which
the Rev. Mr.. Galloway delivered an
interesting lecture on useful Life
We are Of the opinion that life is
quite useful, as well as necessary in
this country, If properly appropriate
ed, but as Mr.. Galloway intimated, q
very poor article of merchandise or
otherwise, II lily spent. Every
thing here politically and religiously
and socially Is dead. When the
Evangelist Robson comes we think
the devil will lay out like wild
beg. We wish Mr.. Robson, or some
one else, would kill the devil, but /
recon any one man thinks that task
to be too great an undertaking -.
Mrs. S. M. Carey, sister of our fel
low townsman DR.. Potts, arrived
here from California Sunday even.
ing. "KEY."
Correspondence Of the Democrat.
! CAGLEsvILLE, April "a, 1886.-We
are having beautiful weather and
farmers are all busy. Corn is about
all planted and farmers are begin
ming to plant cotton. The eagles
vile select school, though small in
attendance, is in prosperous condi-
ton. Our worthy young friend,
w. L. Grow, Esq, paid Cross Plains
a flying visit last Sabbath. We'll
come!. The Sabbath school was
re- organized at Mt. Enon on the 18th
inst, and the following officers elect
ed: Superintendent, John Marian;
Assistant Supt., b. Nichols; Secreta-
ry, o. M. Nichols: Treasurer. Miss
Mary E. Hudson; Chorister. Miss
Jennie Mallett. DR.. John A. Sing
Teton is still in very feeble state Of
health. The DR.. is good man and
we sincerely hope for his recovery.
80. We are panied to note the death
OF Mr. John Cooper, which occurred
the 21st inst. The bereayed family
have our sincere coincidence. Rev.
T. B. Ford, p. K. OF the Little Rock
distric. OF the N. f. church, held the
first quarterly conference OF the Ca
glcsville circuit, at Cross Plains the
goth inst. A good meeting is re.
ported. VERUs ANXIOUS.
PoTrs STATION, April "a, 'S6.-As
the weather is fine, though business
dull, and the Dr's look rather per-
picked at such good health, will
drop you few more dots from this
point. Mr. j. w. Stokes bid adIeu
to Potts Station and friends this
morning. Appleton has strange
attraction to Mr.. Stokes. Prof. II.
L. Ray burn is visiting Atkins to day.
-. Mr.. L d. Ford passed through
town last Thursday morning on his
way to Russellville, and returned in
the evening. We were glad to see
the old gentleman, and especially
Miss who was with him. The
dropping spirits Of the young men
OF this place, were revived on last
Sunday by the visits of four OF At
kins' fairest and sweetest young la
dies, to wit: Misses Estelle Hinton,
Maggie Wcsterfield, Maggie White
sides and Maggie Galloway. Ladies
come again The Presbyterians,