The Russellville Democrat., 1886-05-19
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 DyrNk Msy Yhe fo|lox56r pairs sec xixep l>efmissson to ex ellap3e siQ&Ie eesse4neSs fos &tate Of kgslatie tsisSs Ss G Nats3is to N fz. Muft4la 4. Wasons " T Mar tin 10 Miss MxiY5ns Stnitb ! hope to bs as>lS sooh IoFepota tue aaaafiags of the b&tane< of tue Smith fanasf. Mics Lizzie Carter. Nbo ! ssEsed lin my last wHs eouyaleseipX freu a spell ef ppeumonia. was att4ckca with jDHamakioD of the brain, and ldied Sanday morning ct { o'clock. Sue was inferred in Dover cemetery yesterday afternoon as 4 0'eloek 2 Pursuant to yoar request ] yisited Lee Barnes in 5ail. wh0 will be exc catad on next Friday, and 1ntcr viewed hjnl relative Co the burning Of PlAmsrgilie last fall. . report Of which appeared in the LisAae Re~ Democrat Of tue Iith prox. barnes s&ys that he knows nothing of tue affair or of the murder 0f Moore either He witl hang A pic nic
 party composed of Capt. K. Hogins and family, Mrs. Dr. Karkscey. Mr. ". k. White and family. Mrs, Jen kins and Mr. J, M. Wbite, 6sd te tAe bayou op last Monday and ens joyed the day fsbipg .On last
 Wednesday evening Mf w. ". Hicks and lady, and Mrs. Jolln Set. tie rendered the Dover Brass Band sp old fashioned Tennessee dinner, and to which this writer vas invited. The band diseonrsed sweet music both before aHd after dinner, and
 were entertained in the most hospi- table manner by the host and hostess and Mrs. Settle. On behalf Of tue band their thanks are hereby ten. dcred for the ovation. May the giyefs shadows never grow less. The band were also rendered an ovation by the good people of 6eottsyiiie, on
 Friday night. I could not go, but they report 2 warm reception and a good time generally Mrs. Les, cher, nee Miss Hailie Rankin. of Lit
 tie Rock, is here visiting relatives and will remain all summer. Mrs.
 Lescher was | leading belle In socie
 " here in her maiden days, and has 4 host of friends who extend to her hearty welcome Mir. and Mrs. J. K, Yonng, F. B. Bsylis, ]. M.
 White and this indiyidnAl took in the DIG njc at Jones ford on the bay, on last Friday, we had fine time, and received cordial welcome from the good people of Russellyille ... Those halcyon days when they used to hand around fine old whisky in q
 water blcket are numbered with the things of the past. Then no man
 was put upon his honor as to quanti
 Ly. We drank from tin dipper.
 But we do not sigh for the bucket and dipper now like we did in those days, our thirst is quenched |. One day last week Sheriff Quinn and
 Jaiier Bernard arrested man whose conduct excited suspicion, and satis
 fed them that he was wanted" He
 had y24.00 when arrested and made
 contradictory statements as to where
 he got it. So they held him for de
 yeopments, On last Friday, Mir.
 Bnrris ot Appleton, having heard that some man was under arrest here
 on suspicion of having stolen money, and having lost some money that he
 could not account for, came in and
 described the money found on the
 man so accurately, that sheriff Quinn
 became satisfied the same belonged
 to Burris. They went to the jail,
 and the man who gives his name as
 Francis, acknowledged that he had
 stolen the money out of Burris' trunk.
 or course Francis will go to the pen.
 desire in this connection to state
 that, some time ago, man was ar
 rested here on suspicion, and when
 he proved to be like "Cnsar's wife"
 and was released, q great deal of cen
 sure was wasted on the officers for
 their mistake, and suit was brought
 against them for false Imprisonment. | That was ONE case where the officers
 were mistaken; but 1 assert that nine
 characters in ten who are continually
 prowing around over the country
 with no visible means of support are guilty of some crime, and instead
 oensuring, people should applaud
 the officers of the law in ridding the
 country of such villains, for one
 am free to say that they arc entitled
 to much credit for their vigilance
 have received letter from lady
 inqairing whether HG, Washington
 Phipps.n was related to her; and as
 she has fallen int0 error by seeing that name in the DEMOCRAT, yon wlil
 do me the kindness to publish the following answer thereto:
 No, my Dear Madam; l am not your Aunt Wash" nar the aunt dit to of anybody; my mothers name Is
 not "Jenety" but "Sairy," l have no
 brother "Matthew" or IS. James"
 nor have l any sister Betsy" But l have brother "JedekiAh" who
 used to sit on the jaaseial throne of Pope county and dispense matters of probate to widows aud "ortllngs," ]"
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