The Van Buren press., 1876-06-27

Dry.
--Whew!
-Scorching.
-Calorcstical
--Ground baking.
Corn looking fine.
-Stageine collapsed.
Prospective crop of apples.
-T,lackberrying in order now.
Farmer -picnics will soon commence.
Farmers are having good time harvest
ing.
The cars leave at 9 a, m :, and arrive at
We regret to learn that Mr.. Smale is very
sick.
We had a delightful shower, Sunday eve.
ming.
See Ella Hughes advertisement in anoth.
er column.
w. II. II Shibley left. Sunday, on the
Hughes. for Little Rock.
-Miss-- Blackburn, of Ozark, is the
guest OF her sister. Mrs. Clrsy.
Fare on the railroad, rom Van Buren, to
Little Rock, Is $7.95.
The distance from Van Buren, to Little
Rock. by raiload, is 159 miles.
-Rumor hath 1t that the stage.company
owe Mrs. England S400.
New faces in town. and everything is
Frightening considerably.
f-xrW traIa Of ttct =. n,ceS hos G
compelled the use of four horses.
tH- Passenger trains will commence run
ming on the lst of July.
Everybody and their wives and sons and
mothers .in-law. are delighted with the rail-
road.
1T is nine miles from Van Bnrcn. by rail.
road to the depot opposite Fort Smith
Mrs. Ben. Decherd. Col. NJ. +. Locke and
DR.. Smith, were up on the train from Alma
Tuesday.
Van Buren, -four is in demand at Little
Rock. Our mills are not able to supply the
demand.
Judge Jonathan Neal, Of New YorN
came In on the cars, Saturday night. Hc Is
looking well
Capt. johnson, OF the Ella Hughes is GO
ting to give our folks moonlight excursion,
as coon AS he can perfect arrangements.
The Fort Smith ferry boat will make reg
uldr trips to this place, until the road is COM
pleted to Fort Smith.
The Lees Creek bridge will be fin ished
Sunday. and track-laying will be proceeded
with Monday.
Phillip Scott has captured four of the
stage horses, because of unpaid ferry bills by
the company.
The ice-cream festival of the :" Bee Socie-
ty" Of the Episcopal Church was very en-
joyable occasion.
Competition between the steamboats, and
siderably.
John Carnall, Esq. Of Sebastian county
passed through Van Buren,. on his way to the
St. Louis convention.
Hon. Jesse Turner left on the train, Fri
day evening. for st. Louis, as a delegate to the
national convention.
For vegetables OF all kinds. call on Lee
Wallace, opposite our Office. Fresh picked
every day.
Work on the depo\ building is progress
ing finely. 1t is expected that one room Will
be ready for occupation by the lst of July.
Mai. II Hughes, chief-engineer of the Lit
tie Rock and Fort Smith Railway, will ac-
cept our thanks for renewed favors.
Satisfactory arrangements were made
with Mr.. 5. J Bostick, for his lots needed for
railroad purposes. on Thursday.
Jimmie Austin. Dick Bourland and
Berkeley Neal got Off for the Centennial last
Friday on the train.
The Fort Smith string band furnished
the music " for the merry whirl Of feet" at
tho Ice cream festival, Wednesday night.
We had the pleasure, Sunday morning, Of
meeting that clever lrishman, W. B. Gibson,
Of Lewisburg. He is talking Of coming here
to live.
Miss Ann Clegg. from Canada, is on a
visit to Mrs. Geo. Austin, her sister; and
Geo. Austin. jr., Is home from school in vir-
ginia. during vacation.
~ IldHCy itlt. Duuuay iboiDI''S, VII
tie Hughes, for Virginia. In company with
Gen. Pagan, He will Centennialize during the
trip.
The Catholic Fair. at Fort Smith com :
mances tonight and continues three nights
We hopeto be able to be over at the dance
Thursday:night.
Billy Eakin was not drowned, but. on the
contrary, has been rendering us material aid
William is a swimist aud good type-setter,
and We are glad he bufctcd so successfully
the mad waters.
In our paper, to-day, will be found the
6rst Of a berries of Centennial letters from the
pen Of DR.. BourIand. They will be continued
each week, and il the subsequent ones may
be Judged by the first, will be very interest
Ing reading matter.
RIVE RNEWS.