The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1886-09-22

CORRESPONDENTS Of Inc Democrat
0Frrcx Or CouxrY EXAMINER
ATKINS, Ark, Sept. Is, 'S6.(
Alltl1e Districts, with one excep-
tion, have sent up their reports. No.
81 has failed to make any report.
The enumeration this year is 69O5
A great many districts report no
schools, OF course some, especially
new districts, have had no schools.
and greater number make no finan.
cIaI report, consequently my annual
report must be imperfect IN these
two respects, But imperfect as their
reports are, the directors are, as a
general thing, to be commended for
their promptness this year in send.
ing up their reports. And especially
do commend district No. AZ for the
neat. accui ate and business like man.
ner in which that report came up.
District No. So is not in existence.
except In number. It seems to me
that this might be remedied. OF a
school population of 6905, there arc
3478 reported as being enrolled in
the public schools, and these make
an average daily attendance Of 203I.
There is great latitude for improve.
ment here. It is to be hoped that
al parents, and, in fact, all good cit
izens, will wake 70 deeper interest
in the education Of the youth Of the
country.
Pope county, with her sosRIErr
and farming and mercantile busi.
ness, should lead of in intelligence
and morality. H. L. RAYBuRE,
County Examiner.
Correspondence Of tine Democrat.
APPLETON, Sept. 17.-Rain has
come and the weather is much more
pleasant than it was when wrote
my last to the DEMOCRAT. Cotton
picking is in order now; cotton not
50 good 40 was thought by some. -.
The campmeeting at Glassvillage
was success. Several were con
yerted and number added to the
list OF church members. The meet
ing was closed on last Wednesday
night. Miss Viola Bruton's school
was out to day I. Misses 4. L. Gar
riguss, Mittie Goats and Dora Mont
gomery and number OF young men
OF this place, attended campmeeting
at G. H. last Sunday "A new
mercantile firm in Appleton, Messrs.
Bruton y Son. Success to the new
enterprise. All hearts were made
to beat with joy, on last Sunday,
when the news was hurled through
the community, that j. w. Lewis,
with his estimable family had ar
rived. JEFF likes what he has seen OF I
Ark. splendid;y The Rev. w. W.
Watkins, who has been on a prospect
tive tour, has returned satisfied with
Pope county. We are not at all sor.
ry Our quiet little town and vi
entity has lost one OF it's precious
boys. Will Lawrence's many friends
will be sorry to learn OF his sudden
death. He was in good health up to
Saturday morning, when he took
chill. He apparently got better, but
Sunday grew worse and was uncon-
cious Of what was going ON around
him, from Sunday evening until his
death, which occurred at 40 p. M,
Monday. There was scarcely dry
eye to be seen, when his corpse wA
placed in the church, and while the
Rev. Keith was talking over his re.
mains. We tender our deepest sym.
pathy to his brothers and sisters.
BILL JUG.
Correspondence or the democrat.
GLASS VILLAGE, September 15.-I
thought / would drop the readers Of
the DEMOCRAT few lines to let them
know that we were still living. There
is some sickness, and there has been
some deaths, but mostly among chill
dren. Health is getting better. -
Campmeeting has just closed We
had gracious revival. The chris
tians were alive and at work. Des-
pite the sickness and heavy rainfall
the meeting went on and the interest
grew day by day. There were eight
or nine hopeful conversions and five
additions to the church, and good
state OF religious fervor prevailed
among the people, and the whole AZ
mosphere seemed to be full OF relig.
ion and the whole assembly seemed
to be under Its influence with few
exceptions. Rev. James Montgom.
cry did the most Of the preaching
which he did with power, ASSISTED
by Bros Bruton, Smith and ConSff
Good singing alter the old sort, ann
good behavior. The old standard
bearer 10 Poe was on hand as usual
and al his post The writer has
been blessed with the good fortune
Of meeting the good brother for oyei
40 years on the old campground once
a year. Would to God we had mos
of the same sort. May he live Ion
and continue to use the swor d IN y
tense OF his Master. II
j, w. McCARLEY Q
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