The Russellville Democrat., 1893-08-24


 1 VIC. Weimer, Notary Public, at ths First National Bank, takes acknowIedg.
 ments, writes deeds and conveyanees
 and does all other kinds of notarial work l Have you watch that needs repairs or some broken jewelry which you wish mended? If SO, take them to H. c. Will
 key, the Jeweler, and have them repair
 ed in first-class order.
 --One week from next Monday the Russellyille excursion to the Worlds Fair will take it's departure. Two coaches, sleeper and chair car, will be required to accommodate the party, The names of the excursionists will be published next week.
 1 Reuben H. Smith and Cyrus r. Hall are prepared to furnish fire place grates and Innings, and all kinds of store re- pairs. They will call at your house and
 do the work. They do all kinds of re- pairing.
 1 Attend the ice cream festival at the residence of Judge Wilson Friday even- l ing, and encourage this bright band of young people in their effort to raise money for the missionaries. You will spend pleasant evening besides help ing along good cause.
 The Little Rock weekly Gazette is now published twiee-a-week at the old price of $l.00 per year and at that rate ought to secure largely increased subscription l list. If you are not taking it let us send in your subscription.
 --Dr. c. ". Harkey showed us Tues day specimens of coal taken from the drillings of well 81 feet deep on his place one mile north of town. The vein is two or three feet thick. There is lit- tie doubt 1t underlies the whole of his land and would pay handsomely if de- yeloped.
 Coal for sale. Delivered on short mo- tice, Best in the market. Prices du- plicated. Call and see me before you lay in your winter supply. l will make you terms to suit and guarantee satis- faction. Leave orders at drugstore.
 MT. Book Bergman of Dodd City, Texas, came in last Thursday i'll response to telegram announcing the critical condition of his father from a stroke of paralysis. He found his father improy- ing and he has continued to grow bet ter since MT. Bergman will return to Texas i'll about ten days.
 There will be sale of the personal property of the estate of A. J. Collins at his late residence in Holly Bend township on the 29th of August, 1893, consisting of 40 head of large pork hogs, one mule, horses, and farming utensils. Terms, cash, or credit of three months.
 Mir. James Lemley, living three miles northeast of Dover, has tree in hIs orchard which has borne peaches for 43 years, save one or two in which the crop failed. This isa good record, and perhaps stands alone in the history of fruit raising in this county. Peach trees generally are short lived.
 H. c. WiIkey, the Jeweler, has made. the business of spectacle and eye glass fitting a especial study, and is now pre- pared to fit complicated defects of vision on short notice. He tests each eye sep arately and gives the required lenses necessary, in any style frame required Give him trial and if not suited it vii cost you nothing.
 --One of the best citizens of Clark township, when he read of our new school project in the DEMOCRAT, remark ed that is one thing l want to take hold of.n That man has a family of children he wants to educate. He is sample of hundreds of others that will come teem- ing ino us as soon as we get the school established here.
 There will be union service of the Epworth League and Christian Endeav- or society next Sabbath afternoon at 30 o'clock Ut the Cumberland Presbyterian church. The subject for the service: "Continnal witnessing References, Acts 26: P, Ps. 34 1-4 There will be general discussion of the subject, mem 5ers of both societies taking part. There will be musical practice at the c. F. church Thursday night for this import ant service.
 --J. T. Casey, a carpenter by trade, living in Little Rock, lost three of his children last week from peculiar dis ease resulting from drinking impure water taken from well in which the decomposed bodies of chickens were found. Both father and mother of the deceased children were also sick but re- covered. Casey is son of Esq. Casey, who once lived near Dover, and if we mistake not, is some way related to MT. H. Smith of London.
 --Messrs. W. c. Bowden and J. R. Carnes, who drilled the Luker well in which was found the gas referred to in last weeks paper, finished thelr contract Saturday by finding sufficiency of water at depth of 39 feet. No further discovery of gas was made, and the flow obtained last week has geatly diminish ed owing, iU is thought, to the presence of too much water. So ithe prospect of substituting a genuine article for the kind of gas we have so long been ac- customed to is as far from realization as ever.
 In another column will be found A call for meeting of all the ex-confed- crates living in this county to meet at the courthouse in this city at 10 o'clock a. m. on Saturday September 9, for the purpose of organizing camp of United Confederate Veterans. The call is issu- ed in response to general desire for such meeting, and it is hoped that there will be full turnout of all who are entitled to become members of the association. Let every ex-confederate come whether he expects to attend the State encampment at Bentonville or not