The Russellville Democrat., 1890-07-17
LOCAL LINES.

few days at Mt. Nebo.
 Contractor Bolinger is pushing the | work on the Presbyterian church.
 The Pope county Sunday school association IS in session at Atkins. An adjourned term of circuit court is in sesslon at ClarksYille. 1 Mrs. Mary Montgomery has school in Dist. 72 near Potts Station.
 MT. George E. Howell and family are spending few days at Mt. Nebo.
 A list of the judges for the State election can be found in to-day's paper.
 Mrs. W. P. Wooten has returned from visit to Van Buren and Ft. Smith.
 | MT. Will F. Turner has been em- ploved to teach a school in Dist. 50, near Atkins.
 A copious rain cooled the atmos- phere and relieved the parched crops last Tuesday.
 MT. and Mrs. S. c. Harris of Sand | Springs township were in town shop ping last Tuesday.
 Miss Lilie Moseley returned last Thursday from delightful visit among Memphis friends.
 Two children, one of Mir. and Mrs. R. s. Truitt, the other of Mir. and Mrs. l Mays, died last week. Prof. Joiner, recently of Conway | county, has been employed to teach a graded school at Hector. Miss Pearl Russell Is gradually improving. She is able to sit up and gains strength every day. | -Messrs. Burns S Caudell are drill ing a we'll on Jeff rson street for Jno. B. Evants and Will Pruitt. 1 In view of the short corn crop the report of an abundant mast is hailed with delight by pork raisers. | -Dr.J. F. M. Tate, of Cleveland, l Conway county, was among our most pleasant callers Tuesday morning.
 Rev. W. B. Johnsey and Messrs. l Cowell and Vance are attending dis trict conference at Danyille this week.
 -Dr. Andrew Howell, one of Atkins leading physicians, was circulating freely among his Russellville friends | Monday.
 | MT. A. J. Kirkscey of Dover re- | turned Saturday from Athens, Texas. He reports crops in excellent condition in that section.
 MT. West II. Humphreys. the'pop- ular shoe drummer, came in Saturday in time to vote and to spend Sunday with his family.
 -Messrs. Potts, Darr. Galloway and others, from Atkins, enjoyed the Fish back castigation of the republican party here last Friday.
 Some of the streets and side walks are over grown with weeds. Will the street committee look after the matter and afford relief for pedestrians? A subscription is being raised to build bridge across Whig creek. Nearly enough has been subscribed and the balance will be raised in short
 time.
 | We are requested to announce that Dr. Patton of Dardanells will preach at the Mt. Zion church at Il o'clock on Friday before the first Sabbath in August. | MT. c. w. Ewing, a staunch and consistent republican, says he can't support the Fizer ticket. He don't believe in combines, intrigues or mon- grelism.
 Mir. Woodbury Williamson has en- tered the race for cotton weigher. He is we'll known and experienced farm CT and has many friends who wish him success.
 Two prisoners escaped from the county contractor last week. Pursu- ing parties are out and information has
 been received that they are about to overtake the fugitiyes.
 In this county corn has been much
 damaged by the dry weather and with the most favorable conditions from
 now on not more than ons-half of a
 crop can reasonably be expected.
 We have it upon authority of the VindIcator that Mir. Boans is sorry and penitent on account of hls recent ex-
 ploits in letter writing. The people
 here have no desire to rersecute him.
 Mir. Henry P. Barbee, represent ing c. K. Ryan & Co.,, Memphis, will
 be in Russellville next Saturday with ! full line of samples. Our merchants would do we'll to reserve their orders
 for him.
 Ed l.. Spider, son of Dr. Snider living in Jackson township, died last
 Friday at Cleveland, Conway county
 after 24 hours Illness with congestion He was buried Saturday at the Boiling Springs cemetery. [ MT. J. W. Higgs, editor of the r Alma Democrat, and his wife arrived
 last Friday on a visit to the family oi Rev. J. T. Cason, father of Mrs. Higgs l We acknowledge very pleasant call 3 from MT. Higgs Monday morning. The first session of the Nebo sum, ? mer Normal school began last Friday T in charge of Prof. Allen of New York
 From reports received he is a most cap
 able instructor, unquestionably tho /, right man in the right place. e --The exercises at Morrilton las
 Thursday were exceptionally pleasan - and interesting. About 5000 people D were in attendance including large r delegations from Dover, Russellville i. Atkins, and other points in the county s The handsome seven room resi- ', dence of Mir. A. Bernard on the eas . side of town is about completed anC Y ready for occupancy. Messrs. M. Clay A ton and W. A. Mckinney are the con q tractors and their work has been wei if done.
 {. The census enumerators having
 completed their work it has been as y eertaIned that Dardanelle has littl' ', less than l500 population, and Tel ee county has some where between I50OI ,I1 and 10000, sufficient to entitle them t' ~ a county clerk.
 a MT. John W. White returned Sat II urday from St. Louis, where he mad
 arrangements for the pressed brick ant
 Iron work for the front of the new s Peoples bank. He also began nego Is tiations for the furniture which Ia C ll ......t ...l..l.r.. laal...,a