The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1893-12-21

Fordyce has an epidemic of tramps
There is talk of new paper being started
in Paris.
A new Baptist church will be built at
Bsrryville.
Piggot will soon be supplied with
electric lights.
Paragould has shipped over 1000 bales of
cotton this season.
Whisky or no whisky is the fight that is
on in Hazen at present.
A school house at Mount Carmel, Lonoke
county, was burned last week
There is talk of a road from some point
on the Iron Mountain 10 Beebe.
Petty thieves are reported to be becom-
ing very troublesome in Sheridan.
A two-story residence burned in Fort
Smith last week. Insurance, $500.
Searcy is to have broom factory with a
capacity of thirty six dozen brooms per
week
DR.. Hall, of New York, is lecturing in
this state on GLOW to Get Married and
Stay So."
A package of dynamite was discovered
on the railroad tracks in Bentonville last
Wednesday.
Mayor Fritzon, of Helena, burned one of
his hands badly while assisting in putting
out fire one day last week.
J. II. Hicks, sheriff of Lonoke county,
has succeeded in baggipg all the parties
who escaped from the Lonoke Jail recently.
James Leeper, who fell dead in Benton
county last week while hunting, was
soldier in the Mexican war and also the
war of the rebellion.
Lawrence county, through the Black
Rcck furniture factory, is shipping extern
sion tables, folding beds and all other kinds
of furniture to the North.
A man by the name of Francis, an EN-
ploye of Worthen's railroad, was run over
and killed ny train on the Cotton Belt
railroad at Stuttgart Friday night.
Friday night at the shops of the Cotton
Belt railroad, in Pine Bluff, colored man
by the name of Harper got his right hand
cut of by planer while working the ma
chine.
Thos. Elmore, of Magnolia, has received
government appointment as millwright
in the Indian Nation, and is required to
report for duty by the 9th of the current
month.
Andrew Carnegie, of Scotland, the owner
of the Homestead, Pa, iron and steel
works, with special car and plenty of
friends. are hunting near Pine Bluff and
Clardendon.
The citizens of Eureka Springs are max
ing arrangements to advertise their town
in systematic manner. 1t is move in
the right direction, and will be productive
of good results.
The Ouachita Baptist College at Arka
delphia is now in prosperous condition
and has $50 pupils enrolled. The Metho-
dist college also has larger enrolment
this session than ever before.
Marion county has one proud boast that
she can make. There is not saloon or
pauper in the whole county. With popu
lation of over 10, 900, where can the record
be beatenf-Dodd City Enterprise.
Rev. Henry Hayes, of Independence
county, is the oldest member OF the White
River Conference, being 80 years old, and
still actively engaged in the ministry He
has not missed a conference in ffty-two
years.
Ia an encounter with black bear pear
Hot Springs NJ. i. Duncan had his clothes
torn to strings, but escaped with slight in.
jury. The bear measured eight feet fve
inches in length, and was thirteen inches
across the skull.
Dude Rowland, who killed G. w. Lively
at Paragould several months ago, came in
and surrendered to Sheriff Thompson last
week, aud gave bond in the sum of $2500
for his appearance at the next term of the
Greepe circuit court.
for hearing on December %. On account
of making the crowd comfortable .he judge
in the case has decided to hold an open
session of the court at the opera house.
The Northern Arkansas Railway Com
pany has been organized at Corning Its
capital stock is 1925, COO, and it is to be