The Russellville Democrat., 1886-06-09

>1W$ l<N 4 1I&t 4N}t 0t J{V41{4<3 4uX @ Tor o6e, m el6d to Us ahze to con
 tribute uy mite to help him rlse in
 Cue world Ie will have no opp08l.
 tion here, 10 matter who runs against him County Examiner Ray y,urn, held the quarterly examination here
 on the 1st and 2nd inst There were
 forty-flye teachers examinetl: Five ladies. thirty ninc gentlemen and
 one s'coon.1 Great interest was man lfested by the teachers in the exer
 cises, and l felt sorry when some of them failed to answer tho questions propounded by the Examiner. Don't
 give it up boys! one, two, three or even dozen failures in this life are only incident to eminerce. Prof. Rayburn conducted the examination
 with marked ability, and s@.ss ]: : fl s entire familiarlts iiln the common school branches, and the law by which these examinations arc held, There has been petition filed in the county court by A. A. Crane and othersto divide school Dissfict | No. 29, in Clark Township. The pc Itltiohers represent that the present size of the district is too large foi convenience Ben k. Bradley re turned to Dover on Friday last and will resume the study of medicine with Dr's Kirksccy < Ruff Misses Lawrence and Bonds, two of Russell lv,lle's fair ones vlsIted Dover on Friday and returned on Saturday
 last. They were the guests of MT. and Mrs. J. T. Odom There was Ia pleasant social gathering at the
 residence of Mr. and Mrs. w. B. Rol-
 low, on Friday evening last. There
 was large attendance at tho Union
 Sabbath school on last Sunday
 Mir. w. J. Reynolds and lady, B. x
 Bayliss Esq, Capt. J. M. Harkey and Prof. T. L. Cox, were visitors in Dover on Saturday and Sunday. | was pleased to meet Prof. T. L. Cox of Morrilton. on last Saturday.
 Prof. Cox is a candidate for State Superintendent of Public Instruc- | ton, and shook hands with our "Haw eaters" wonder if candi
 dates know that there are good number of voters in this townshipi We wont vote for anybody if they
 don't come and see us and tell us
 who and what they are !. So far we have had no rain that amounted to anything for five weeks. On Thurs day there was splendid rain on Big
 Piney, and in tho valley north west, but we had very little of it here, and vegetation presents the appearance
 of wanting to take something of that character. see the name of Jack T. Bullock announced Tn your last issue as candidate for county and
 probate judge. His announcement l is greeted with enthusiasm by his
 many friends, and he will have little
 or no opposition in this part of the
 county .Idus, the little son o1
 Judge Bradley has been quite sick
 with intermittent fever for several
 days No marriage licences have
 been issued by the clerk lately
 even the balance of the Smith family
 The crop out look is so gloomy that
 matrimony is fearful thing to look
 upon <. Mrs. James A. Jamison o1
 Russellville, is visiting friends and
 relatives in Dover. !. Sheriff Quinr
 and jailor Barnard visited Lisslt
 Rock, and returned last week !.
 am sorry that business prevented mt
 from hearing the discussion between
 Messrs. Carter and Bourland at Rus
 selIville on last Saturday. 1 hope
 that they will address the citizens Q
 this place before the convention
 meets. REPORTER.