The Russellville Democrat., 1890-08-28

court house to-day.
 Mrs. Branch Renfrow has return ed from Clarksville.
 Capt. R. J. Wilson is in St. Loul buying his fall stock of goods.
 Mrs. K. Underwood Is slowly re covering from severe attack of fever
 Valley township democrats are al right. Read MT. Winston McAnally' letter.
 Jay Williamson is engaged in en umerating the school children in thii district.
 MT. Bell Williamson has returned from visit to Atlanta and Bryantl Mills, Texas.
 Some of the farmers tell us they have better prospects for cotton than for ten years.
 The east bound passenger train was derailed Tuesday near Ozark and delayed six hours.
 --John H. Gamer, the photographer will be in Atkins again during the first ten days of September.
 MT. Will Hollabaugh and Miss Mary Burris were married last Sunday, Esq. W. G. Bullock officiating.
 MT. L. B. Heslep, Jr., of St. Louis, WAS the guest last week of his uncle and aunt, Mir. and Mrs. H. V. Morton.
 Last weeks Vindicator was a mo t excellent democratic campaign docu- ment. Advices from various parts of the county show that It did very effect i've work.
 -Messrs. D. H. Orr of Appleton and l.. Nj. Caudell of Hector, called to see us Tuesday. They report good crops and the democrats vigilant and united in their respective townships.
 We learn from Mir. Harrison Smith that the post office at London was bur- glarized last Thursday night. About $30 in stamps, $5.00 in money and a box of cigars were taken. No arrests have been made.
 Democrats cannot afford to let up on the exposure of republican rascality because the Vindicator and the union labor orators cry 'bloody shirt" As long as they relate "scr0ps," give them Clayton and reconstruction i'll double doses.
 We are headquarters for Sewing Machines. JNo. A. ERWIN & Go.
 The Vice rresident of the Presby- terian Aid Society return thanks to Mir. Arthur Erwin for the grounds, to Dr. Hill, and all who attended the lawn party Tuesday night. Itis conceded to have been the most attractive outdoor entertainment ever seen here.
 The following delegates to the Dover meeting of the Farmers Ali ance, returning home, favored us with a call last Saturday, viz: W. B. H. Heartsill, secretary, J. N. Hamby, L.. M. Goza, J. K. Campbell, J. k. Bryan, State lecturer, T. A. Ferguson, J. c. Rye.
 There were two arrivals in town recently the DEMOCRAT reporter, through inadvertance, failed to men, tion, namely. a young lady at the re- spective homes of Messrs. H. c. Wilkey and J.W. Wells. Both papas are justly elated over the accession to their house. holds.
 MT. Henry P. Barbee is making arrangements to build handsome res- idenee here this fall. He will build on lots purchased from J. A. Erwin, To- cated south of Dr. Yancey's place on Jefferson street. The proposed im- proyement will add greatly to that part of town.
 Ladies, call and examine the Love Sewing Machine.
 JNo. A. ERWIN & Co.
 -Messrs. John A. Erwin & Go. have secured the agency for the Love sewing machine, which does almost everything but talk. It's attachments for embroid- ering, working button holes, etc., etc. do their work surprisingly well. La- dies are requested to call at the store and examine the many advantages of this machine.
 Beginning next Sunday double daily passenger service will be inau- gurated on the Fort Smith road. Trains will arrive and depart from Russell vile as follows: Going west: arrive at II 80 a. m. and 10:l5 p. m. Going East arrive at 10 80 &. m. and 5 40 D.. m. More extended time table next week.
 THE EYEs.-There are three defects of the eyes, namely: Hypermetropia. (far-sight), Myopia, (near sight), Byo- pia, (old sight), simple or compound Astigmatlsm, all of which ought to be corrected by the use of glasses. H. C.. Wilkey, by the use of Johnson's Eve Meter guarantees fit to any of the above defects.
 It will pay yOn to examine our pric- es on Sewing Machines.
 JNo. A. ERWIN & Go.
 MT. NJ. c. Fizer, representing the Thurmond Medicine Co.,, of Dallas, Texas, was among our callers last week. He is cousin to the union la- bor candidate for governor, but Is a staunch and enthusiastic democrat. He has travelled extensively in the State, and does not hesitate to say that his cousin will be beaten, and beaten bad ly.
 We have sewing machine that will work button holes, sew on buttons, and do most any kind of homework. Come and see it.
 JNo. A. ERWIN & Go.
 The Vindicator was exceedingly wroth last week because of the publi- cation of the Poe letter. That paper deemed it all right to attack the private character of one of the democratic nom- inees, but raises howl when O ne of it's pets is treated to the same medicine. Mir. Simpsons feelings are az sacred as Mir. Mallett's, even if the Vindicator does not think so.
 The wonder of the nineteenth centu- ry on exhibition at
 JNo. A. ERWIN S Co.
 MT. W. S. Grant, editor of the State Alliance Toesin. organ of the Farmers Alliance of this State, return ing from the annual meeting at Dover called to see us. He in- formed usthat the meeting was we'll at