The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1886-09-29

uable thing ID oriIer ID secure the
votes 81 cltizcns The questions
presented have never been adjudlcat
ed BY. the Supreme court ii The con
atruction Of the county scat Statute,
and involves, In fact construction
Of the whole election Law. Bradley
h Bradley represent the contestants,
and II We are right we will win and
ii wrong We win alSse. Let as have
4 fair light In an open field, and let
the courts, alone adjudicate this
vexed question ofchange orremoyal.
There has been quite an anon.
alous suit filed In the Probate court
recently, one involving question
that has not heretofore been fully
adjudicated BY the courts. 1t seems
that before the war husband died
and left 4 will, by which be e.
queathed his prnne-... - : e iais surviv-
ing widow aarIng her widow-hood,
y, IN case she did not marry, dur
ing her life, but, II she married then
the estate was to be equally divided
among their heirs. The widow new
er married, but died in 1867. After
her death the husband Of the surviv-
ing widow OF one of the heirs, WAS
appointed guardian and curator Of
two minor children of his wite's,
since that time, both Of the minors
have attained their majority, and
one Of them has also died. The
father Of the two latter never had, or
claimed possession of the part Of the
estate to which lie would have been
entitled as . direct heir, and his wild
ow now, after q lapse OF twenty three
years files her petition to have her
dover assigned. The question is, Is
she entitled to dover in an estate OF
which her husband never had pos
session either in law or in fact. -.
On Saturday last Capt. P. ]. Roliow,
Mcssrs. James Potts and j. T. Odom
went deer driving, Odom on the
stand killed two fine deer one after
the other. He was doing very we'll
the last heard of him, but he was
mighty curious" Saturday night.
Died-In Dover on Sunday the goth
Of September, 1886, Allan Wombie,
Of malarial fever He was born in
the state Of North Carolina on the
10Th Of June 1929, and when quite
young emigrated to this country and
was one OF the oldest citizens in the
county. As / stood by his grave.
and saw his remains laid in their last
resting place, heard the dull thud OF
the clay - 1t fell in solemn monoto-
ny on his coffin lid, and knew that !
should see him no more, / thought
Of the purity, tie humility and the
sincerity Of HE life. He lived II
Pope county nors than fcrsy aya
years, and more honest. upright
man never lived. Always quiet and
kind. with a smile for his friends
who were everybody, and kind
word and action for the distressed
and those who needed assistance,
when shall we see his fellow? I'm
Gle Allan" as he was called by every
body, was never professor of relig
ion, and never, 80 far as this writer
knows, experienced . change OF
heart, but oh, let US hope that the
blameless purity and honesty of his
life, his charity toward his fellow
men. and the upright honesty and
faultless integrity that characterized
every act Of his life, may win for
him . crown Of everlasting happiness
and peace and joy in that Great Be
You'd. II left to mortal judgement
he would wear crown in that world,
that we believe is given to the true
believer and the pure in heart
soIis the wink of an eye, tits the
draught OF a breath
That mingles with paleness, the still
ness Of death"
AUNT WASH.