The Russellville Democrat., 1889-06-27
LOCAL LINES.


 Ark, favored us with call Friday.
 Eugene Moore has accepted DOS ition in the office of the Dardanelle Post.
 -Russellville lodge No. 47, K. of P. will elect officers next Thursday night.
 The Spring Bed Co. have shipped from this place over 5000 lbs of feath- CTS.
 Last Saturday was the longest day In the year, and one of the most pleas ant.
 Mrs. Mai Chasteen has returned from tt. Smith and Robert is himself again.
 Mrs. Maxie Williams is visiting in Little Rock, the guest of Mrs. Hazen Shiun.
 Mrs. Rice returned Monday from a visit to her sister, Mrs. Dr. Westerfeld, Atkins.
 MT. and Mrs. J. l.. Shinn and Miss Edna Shinn returned Monday from Fayetteville.
 Ut Is proposed to have a basket pie nic at London on the 4th of July. See uOCice eiseWnerc,
 The Hess nine, Russellville base ball club, will play match game at Morrilton today.
 -"What is so rare as a day in June, :" is especially applicable to the delightful weather of the past week.
 The Knights and Ladies of Honor meet at their hall next Friday night to elect officers. Don't forget it.
 Mrs. J. T. Fowler and Miss Lula Schott and Mrs. Jeff Davis and children are gone to Eureka Springs to spend the summer.
 Geo. W. Bergman, Esq. left last Friday for Texas to visit relatives and look at the country. He will be gone several weeks.
 -Messrs. A. II. Humphreys and A.J. Hartsell have each sent us cotton blooms. The former on Tuesday and the latter Wednesday.
 -Mr. John Butler has sold his laun- dry establishment here to Mir. Amos and gone to Mt Nebo, where he takes charge of Capt. Evins' extensive laun- dry business.
 Mir. and Mrs. W. c. Ludwick gave 6 party on Saturday, 22d inst, in hon. or of the sixth birthday anniversary of their grandson, Harry L., son of MT. and Mrs. E. B. Ferguson.
 Mrs. ". P. Wooten returned Tues day from her visit to relatives at Mt. Vernon, Ills. She was accompanied by her neice, Miss Minnie Bullock, who will spend the summer with her.
 -J. A. Lively brought to town last 20th inst, several cotton blooms from the farm of R. o. Morton near Potts Station. These were the first brought to town this season.
 Capt. W. NJ. Peeler has been ap- pointed Special Deputy Grand Chan cellor of the order of Knights of Pythias for Russellville lodge No. 47. His ter m began June 1st ard lasts one year.
 The funeral sermon of Mrs. Hettie Smith (c) was preached last Sunday by Rev. Israel Nelson at the colored Bap- tist church. It is estimated that fully five hundred persons were present.
 In the homestead contest case of Mrs. Edah Brown vs. J. E. Waits the of the land office render ed decision favorable to Mrs. Brown. The case has been before the depart ment sometime.
 The crop prospect has been materi- ally improved during the past week. Each day seems to give additional en- and predictions of one of the finest crops ever raised in Pope county are heard on every hand.
 For first-class hay-rakes, reapers, or binders, call on
 c. B. GERBER.
 MT. A. Bernard has the distinction of presenting us with the first cotton bloom of the season. It was gathered from the farm of Joe Brearly, near Norristown and handed in Monday Mir. B's crop looks very promising.
 Love & Roys are headquarters for doors, and windows, locks, hinges, nails and all kinds of builders hardware.
 -"Pompie," our Oak Grove corres- pondent is hereby requested to send his real name next time he writes. Many a worthy communication is consigned to the waste basket because the author fails to disclose his name to the editor. Writers for the press should bear this fact in mind.
 The Spring Bed Go. sold last week 120 beds.
 Harrison Times "The revival con- ducted by Rev. Robinson at the Cum berland Presbyterian Church closed it's work Thursday evening; having secur- ed some seventy conversions and repair ed double as many back -sliders. All of the churches will be busy tomorrow taking in the converts"
 The Spring Bed Co. have sold to date 800 beds in this County.
 John Cullins, who was sent to the in 1886 from this county, escaped from convict camp last Sunday. It will be remembered that Cullins was tried with Lee Barnes for the murder of gambler at Hummer vile, and narrowly escaped hanging. His sentence was for twenty-one yearss s
 Love & Roys are selling l quart fruit cans at 30 cents per dozen.-Don't forget this.
 MT. Green Brown of Caglesville re- turned last Thursday from an extend ed visit to the Indian Territory. He came over land, and was twenty days coming from Sugg, in Pickens county, Chectaw Nation. He says crops in the nation were as fine as heart could wish, and for the most part along his route, they were promising.
 Any kind of Mason fruit jar you want at D. R, Zones X Bros.
 We are requested to announce that the annual dog tax is due and must be paid July 1st. Every citizen living in- side the corporate limits must pay one dollar for each dOg owned. The town