The Russellville Democrat., 1890-01-02
Town council tonight.
County court next Monday.

County court next Monday.
 We were pleased to receive calls Monday from Messrs. Walter Lazenby and Ed Love, Atkins, and Mir. w. S.. Bell of Potts Station.
 <The new Cumberland Presbyterian Iechurch at Shiloh will be dedicated Sunday. January 5, Rev. J A. Conley preaching the dedicatory sermon.
 The drawing at W. c. Weimer's will take place Saturday January 18th. All parties paying accounts before that dime will be given tickets in the draw ing.
 This is the second day of the new year and we ask those who have receiy- ed statements from this office to give them prompt attention. All of them are for small amaunts but the aggregate will enable us to meet bills matured and pressing.
 -Dr. Thomas B. Gordon of Mechan iesburg, Ills, was happily married to Miss Julia Lietze of Carlisle, Ills. on December 25th. Tho groom's many friends in Russellville and Pope county extend congratulations and best wishes loI iVhB ahu happy iio ioi nun "h" his bonnie bride.
 Joe Corbishly cultivated twelve acres of land belonging to Dick Rankin the past season and gathered there from almost an average of one five hundred pound bale of cotton per acre. He planted his crop very early, using the Jerome Hill seed. The boil worm did but little damage to his crop.
 MT. J. T. Williamson and Miss Sophia Boles were married at the res- idence of the brides father, on Bakers Creek, Christmas night. Rev. W. c. Wheat pronounced the magic words which united their destinies forever. The DEMOCRAT wishes the happy young pair an even journey along the path way of life.
 --Dr. and Mrs. J. M. Yancey receiv- ed during the holidays life size portrait of their daughter, Miss Eetella, painted by her aunt, Mrs. Pontius of Lewisville, Ohio. The painting is ex- eeuted in an artistic manner, exceed ingly true to the subject, and as matter of course is highly prized by the surprised recipients.
 The Russian influenza or "La Grippe" is becoming epidemic through out the United States. Some one will be affected with it in Rnssellville soon. You sneeze, cough, swell up about the face and every one laughs at you for week or two. Then you get well and do some laughing yourself. It is worse than the epizootic.
 --The DEMOCRAT editor and better half took their Christmas dinner with the pleasant family of MT. James A. Jamison in company with several other invited guests. The spread was magnificent and the menu rich and complete. Mrs. Jamison is an artist in culinary matters and presides with dignity and ease over very hospitable and happy home.
 Win. II. McKeever and wife, who once lived in this county, but for the past nine years have resided in Ellis county, Texas, are visitin5 their rela, lives and old friends again, having ar rived during the holidays. They are enjoying themselves immensely and express surprise at the many improve ments made in both town and country since they went away.
 ZThomas Motley, young man liv- ing in Gala Creek township, attempted to commit suicide by the pistol route on the west bound passenger train last Friday just as the train pulled out Of the station at Gala Creek. The failure of the cartridge to explode and sub- sequent timely interference of the train porter saved the young mans life. No cause was assigned for the rash act. |Cards are out announcing the mar. sriage of Mr. Andrew Tanning and Miss Ellen Luker at the Baptist church, January 1st. Both parties are well known and their many friends wish them long life of unalloyed happiness. The bride is the youngest daughter of Mr. Austin Luker, one of our most widely known citizens. while the groom is a worthy young Nebraskan, who has by his habits of industry and gentlemanly department won the es- teem of many friends.
 F--Messrs. Joe Rowland and Robert fPullen who emigrated to Texas from Appleton, this county, some time ago, passed through town last Monday en- route "home", with the significant iu- scription on their wagon-sheets Bound for Arkansaw." We trust these worthy families may be served with the tender loin of the fatted calf upon their ar rival at the old homestead and that their anxiety to get back may be equal ed only by the peace and prosperity that may attend them evermore.
 There was an unusual amount of going and coming duriug the holidays, so much so that the DEMOCRAT report CT found 1t impossible to keep track of them all. The following however came under our repOrtorial vision: w. F. Ball went to Saline county; Mrs. Lizzie Wyatt to Bentonville; Miss Dora Fuller to Paris: W. W. Welcome to Missouri; C.. T. Richards and John Emison to Tennessee; Miss Rowan to Potts Station; Misses Dodd and Allen to Dardanelle; Will Swilling to Mem phis; George W. Walker to Benton.
 A storehouse at Appleton was broken into inst before the holidays and several articles of merchandise talk en therefrom. Carson Blackford and young man named Bailey living near Scottsyille were arrested and upon ex- animation before magistrate were bound over to the grand jury. Black ford gave bond and was released, while Bailey, unable to give bond. was com mitted to jail for safe keeping. The previous high standing of the parties makes the arrest and subsequent dls- closures highly sensational.
 There have been few Decembers | in Arkansas like the last. The weather upto the close of last week was mild 1 and pleasant, resembling more the gen.
 ial spring time than any other season.
 On Christmas day peach trees were in
 bloom, birds nesting, and early spring 1 flowers cast their fragrance upon the ! balmy air. The oldest inhabitant looks l down the linn vista of the past in vain | for counterpart of the Christmas of | 'S9. Let it be recorded that it was ] never excelled ln warmth of snnshine