The Van Buren press., 1876-06-13

Alma was represented at the Centennial
Tea Party, Wednesday night, by Miss May
Declerd. DIR. Cathey, Dave BroIie. Fayette
Locke, Rankin and Charley Brodie.
The Fort Smith string band did little
early serenadng before they left for home.
early Thursday morning.
Our young friend. ID. l.. Bourland, hand
somely represented Ovark at the Centennial
Tea Party.
Hon. Jesse Turner left. Wednesday eve
ming. on the construction train. ler Ozark,
where he takes the passenger train for Little
Rock. He goes to the capital to get facts and
figures to assist him In the work OF prepar-
ing the history of Crawl ford county to be de-
tivered on the 4th of July.
--W.J Hynes, Esq. editor of the Benten-
viAe Advance passed through Van Buren, on
Thursday. on his way to Searcy. He will be
In At the eleventh hour at the editorial gath
erma.
Our young friend, Quesenberry, ofPleas-
ANT Hill and Mr. Alston, of the firm OF Wal
aace e. Aston OF Ozark, were up Wednesday
might, and in attendance on the Centennial
Tea Party. Come again. always glad to see
you.
ID. w. Bourland, of Ozark. has been with
his friends in Van Buren,, the past week. lie
Is one of the !" drummers' it will do to tie to.
DIR G. f. Brown was elected Alderman,
Monday night, in place Of John $. Bredie re-
signed
Hon. G. Wilcox went down on the Maui
melie, on his way to the editorial convention
at Searcy.
The lower room In the Jail is about com
pleted, and will soon be ready for occupants.
We have complaints that our bundle of
papers sent to Evansville does not reach its
destination as 1t should. Who is in fault. We
have an eye out. and soon one VIII hear from
us if there is not an improvement.
The railroad tie-eontractors got in debt
to some of our merchants pretty heavil!! and
let ont without paying.
Jesse Turner. ir.. is looked for ut home,
from college in two weeks,
-"Oh, the buss, the beautiful buss, that
glides the streets with so little fuss it Is such
Il delightful treat. to rest upon the cushioned
seat, beside some lady fair and sweet, and
take lovely pleasure trip, It's cheapas dirt
for you to ride. and you will feel a conscious
pride, as to Fort Smith and back YOU glide,
you paid a dollar for the trip" Then paron-
izc the buss, with its clever and aceommoda-
ting driver.
Don't forget that Hayman & Sons have
put new machinery in, and fixed up their
tlourng mill, generally to be ready for the
new crop.
Mrs General Little. of st. Louis. got
500 for the lots to be occupied by the rail-
road depot. We think they were well sold.
Hon. Jesse Turner's new residence is
looming up.
MIR. Ed. A. Scott, county clerk, returned
from Little Rock on the Hughes. Saturday
morning. Uncle Ed, had his arms full of
good things, with which to please the home-
folds.
sheriff Winfrey got home on the Hughes
Saturday morning. lie made n satisfactory
and final settlement with the auditor We
regret to learn that he received information
on his arrival. that his mother lay very sick
at Evansville. where she was on visit
Simon Baer, from a centennial trip, pass
ed up to Fort Smith, Saturday.
- Miss Ella Baum. and that little bunch
pretty viyacty. Miss Julie Kerens, were over
from Fort Smith, at the " Bee" party.
R w Nettles went to Dardanelle on the
Maumele, Wednesday. Yell is. we believe
Bobs native county.
MIR Matt. Pevev--and, by the way, aNo
farmer-was in Friday. and reports his
wheat not turning out we'll 1t was May
wheat. and he had already harvested
--Eiss Fannie Scott and Capt, Jas. Law
sons two children Mrs. Scott and Miss Mer-
rick, Of Little Rock. came ur on the Maui
meiie Monday morning.
Wood & Son, us well as n. +. Cornelius
received each several Threshers, On the
Hughes. Saturday.
Capt J. II. Rogers. J. c. Wheeler, Sheriff
Falkner and other gentlemen passed down on
the Hughes, Sunday, tor Little Rock. The
two former are delegates to the State Con-
yention.
Mrs S. L. Griffith returned home to Lit
tie Rock Sunday, on the Hughes.
w. D. Moore, one of the delegates to the
State Convention from this county, started
down on the Hughes.
Gen. Beaufcrd Armstead, of Charleston,
was in town, Saturday.
Capt. J. II. Rogers, of Fort Smith, was
over, Saturday.
T4rThe Rev John Harrel!, will preach
the funeral discourse of Maj John Page