The Van Buren press., 1875-08-24
Delightful.
Cool for August

-DelGnttul.
Cool for August.
49, Mr.. C Williams left on the Maum-lle
last Tuesday, for New York, Philadelphia
4 Boston, and all along the shore. lie will be
absent a month, andin the time purchase his
fall stock Of goods. 49, .5z5=4
- Read the good word our " On the Wing '
correspondent has for the officers of the Maui
mellc.
week.
Mr. Charles G. Scott is in receipt of A
long letter from our old friend Maj. William
Quesenbury. Heis wing at Navasota. Texas
We. as well as many of his friends here would
be delighted to hear from him. Let us have
letter Major.
- Hon. Senator Dorsey and Gen. J. n. Sar-
ber passed through our city. Friday, on their
way to Little Rock.
Mr.. A. J, Meadows remembers this office
liberallv with peaches. aud has the thanks OF
all hands.
49, The Maumelle on her last trip. went in
10 Little Rock with 400 sacks of Flour. and
$50 sacks Of bran, from up the river, Van BIT
rem furnishing the largest amount.
u. ). Marshal Fagan. is back to his post
- Dancing party at Ilinkle Hall. Friday
night.
A camp meeting will be held in the Vi
cinity OF Tapp's Spring, under the aus pces OF
the Methodist denomination. aboat the mid
n ], Il
- Musical Soiree at DR.. \. VI. Bourl ands
Saturday night.
- Watermellons never we're better or larg-
er-and never such drug in the market.
-Unc!e Cyrus Bowen is in from Seully
vile on a visit to recruit his health.
We understand Miss Gardner and Miss
Iatrel will open private schools on or about
the lst Of September.
The lovely young daughter of our friend
Park Of Fort Smith, is spending 4 week or
two in Van Buren, a guest of Miss Tett Har-
fell.
- Dave Brodie of Alma, put in an appear
ante Saturday. after a protracted absence 1t
won't do to 90 back on Van Buren,, Dave.
-- The next best thing to sporting a tasty
! new hat ourseif, is to sec our friends enjoy
Ing that privilege, Col. J, +. King OF Null
berry, seeing the shocking bad hat that over
shadowcd the flowing locks Of our venerable
friend, Capt. Whitesides, presented him top
piece worth to be worn by a king, or any
other man. Take a look at it.
- Capt. Riley Wallace, one of Ozark's en-
tcrprisng merchants, was in town last week.
- DIR. Thrriston shipped several bushels of
his fine Pears to Little Rock, Tuesday. He
has tire largest and bcsty variety Of Pears and
Peaches in Western Arkansas.
- RoBards and Gllcn shipped large lot
Of hour and bran on the Maumelle, Tuesday
- Mr.. Dick Bourland. after spending six
weeks with his father and friends here. leaves
70. his Texas home early this week. Dick is
one of our most promising young men, and
Ne hope some day to see him located with u.s.
w J, Alexander, Esq. is having plenty
of work in dealing out Justice. He teak.s a
capital magistrate. and gives general satisfac-
ton to the bar Knows no man, and tracks
the law to the letter.
Capt. Drinkwater notifies, Col George e
White that he would leave Cincinnati on the
2ist, for this river, with his boat
Prof Young and wife are improvins un-
der the very attentive care OF the ladies of
Van Burcn.
Prairie Hay is selling at 81 and IS per
ton,
- -Sociable at Miss Maud Clegg's, Wednes-
day night
james Smith and family have returned
from Texas. lie finds no better place than
Crawford county to make good living in.
= The amateur String Band, were out SER
enadng last week. The music was delight
full and we hope this is only the beginning Of
others to come. 1t was still. beautiful
hight and the music could be heard all over
town.
- Van Buren merchants make f. simpson
Go, doggy Johnson) New York city, their
headquarters. while in that city. Couid they
do better? We think not,
- Between the steamboats,, transfer compa-
ny, and stage line. Col, Geo L. White is kept
pretty busy. And George knows how to do
it.
George Steel indicted by the grand jury
three or four years since for shooting Henry
Steward, but who has kept out Of the reach
Of the officers until now, was picked up on
the sly by the sherif7s deputy, one day last
week. Steel gave bond to take his trial at
the next circuit court.
The boys have the baseball fever.
-Gcsrge Maddox has slipped back to his
old stand r+rs
- Mcllvcigh the saddler is widening and
Iengtbening his shop--wants room to spread
himself
- DIR. Wyatt OF Russellvile is prospecting
IN our city.
- The type setter. last week made bnng-
ing work of Miss Gardner's return home.
photographs.