The Van Buren press., 1876-02-29

our citizens. Oh previous visits. Is pam EVIL
dence of the fact He may be found at Mrs.
Engand's for ten days, when all desiring his
services will give him an early call Wv
Memorial monument fund ball this eve
ming.
-To-morroY is the first day Of spring.
To-day Is Shrove-Tuesday, SO called be-
cause the Catholic church requires its MEM
bers to go to confession. and be shriven by
the priest. We remember. when we were a
youngster-we were brought 10 IN the Eps-
cophl church-that there were two days in
the year that were marked by a peculiar arti-
Gle of food pancakes, the Tuesday before Ash
Wednesday, and Good Friday. For this rea
son this day is sometimes called pancake
Tuesday.
The house of Hon. Gran Wilcox is going
up
Uncle Jesse Branson was in town Satur
day He is going to put his mill in complete
order. so as to keep up his flower to its pres
ent high standard.
Harris, of the firm of Harris & Goss, pas
sed down to Little Rock, to see about his
drugs awaiting shipment there.
The work on the line of the railroad pro-
crosses.
A large audience witnessed the marriage
services at the Catholic church. Sunday morn
ing.
Father Mike delivered a very interesting
lecture, Sunday evening, to a very attentive
audience.
Saloons doing good business and quite a
number of sunstrokes.n
Our friend Madlern is to paint and make
as good as new the McGee building, Mr.. NJ.
is good painter worthy man. and ifany of
our friends desire any of his kind OF work
they will find it to their interest to employ
him.
We learn that a dramatic club is TO be
formed in town.
r. r. Mckibben is turning out large
quantity of brooms at his factory The arto-
ry is under the charge of Mr.. Glenn. Cox and
his work can't be beat by any one Mack
ships his brooms all ways, and finds ready
sale "a,
The boarding g-houses that surround us,
appear to be daing u good business. That is
we should think SO from the undeiinabeness
of the odors arising from the multlarous
condiments used in rendering palatable the
articles of food "Oh. my nose, my nose, my
beautiful nose. what mixture Of odors into
it flows
Misses Ella Baum and Maggie Wal
ton, and Col George Sparks, and other
gents of Fort Smith passed down on the
Hughes, Saturday, TO take a look at Mar
di Gras at Little Rock
Mr.. Will Eakin, of Little Rock, is in
charge of the Van Buren Ferry.
A. NJ Callahan went to Little Rock
on the Maumele
Austin and Ward are receiving one
of the finest stock of goods brought to
this market.
Our friend Barnes has his wagon shop
so full Of workmen, you can hardly turn
around in it. 1t is a pretty generally
acknowledge fact that his wagons are
not inferior. if not superior, to any
brought here.
The Pennywit Mills shipped Flour
and Bran on the Hughes.
M Lynch shipped thirty hbls OF
Apples on the Hughes, Saturday.
We regret to learn that DIR. j H.
| Dechcrd is on his back
DIR Fox Brown is housed with
lumbago"
The Confederate Memorial ilil aad
Supper, at the Planters House, tonight
-Coors and Scott at the Post Oniue,
have on the late Dailes, Magazines, fic
torials DC.
The 9th of March is set for tie prc5 =.
! byterian Entertainment.
Circuit Court, for the For; s..
District, commences on Monday ne ,
the 9th of March