The Van Buren press., 1876-05-30
~ All job Work, cash on deliv-

Mr.. c, G.. Scott, a former president of the
Little Rock and Fort Smith Railroad. ha,
been summoned to Washington to tell wha,
he knows in the Blaine railroad bonds mat.
ter. Ills health, however, will not permit him
to obey the call
Maj. Geo. Hughes. chief engineer Of the
Little Rock and Fort Smith Railway, promi-
ses to take the delegates to the democratic
state convention at Little Rock on the 14th
from Van Buren by rail. That is, to take
them on box cars to Ozark, where they will
connect with the passenger train. Leaving
Van Buren, in the morning, will reach Little
Rock the same afternoon. All aboard for the
convention.
The ever reliable John Clarke, as agent
for Avis Smith, opens, this week, at Alma, a
fun stock of family groceries, liquors, &c.
Alma iail was so full, the other day, that
it required a double guard to keep outsiders
from breaking in, and insiders from breaking
olrt.
-Cod. Thad. Reynolds left for down the
road, Saturday morning. ron can give him
your orders with the satisfaction of knowing
that the goods will turn out just as repre-
sented
Uncle Mark Wagner, and his good wife,
of Pleasant Hill, passed through Van Buren,,
Friday, on their way to Cane Hill. Uncle
Mark is one of the delegates to the state con-
ventlon, which meets at Little Rock on the
ith of June.
DR. Winfield, the able divine, preached
in the Methodist Episcopal church. Wednes-
day night. The Doctor delivered an excel
lent discourse. just preparing the way for a
close set down to our pockets after the har-
vest time. Oh. Doctor, we are too poor. Can't
you go by on the other side?"
Uncle Jessie Bronson proprietor Of the
Cedarvill- wool carding mill sends us a sam
pie of wool rolls Being no judge, ourself,
in wool. we had to trust to those expert in
such articles and the result is they pronounce
them first rate The mills are about 10 miles
from Van Buren,, on tile Fayetteville road.
Uncle Jesse warrants satisfaction to all pa
tronzing his mill.
Bishop Wightman will assist in laying
the cornerstone of the new Methodist Epis-
copal church South. at Ozark. day, and Dr..
\ Winfield breaches the sermon.
Tile music in the air. is Adams & Co.'S
saw and planning mill.
Ike Stanley was up before Justice Alex
ander, for assaultng Jim. Ierger with aclnb
Friday night. The collision was caused by
Jim. making too free with Ike's wife. STAN
icy was fined S5 and costs.
Joe, Pevey is acting deputy constable.
Mr.. James Scott and Mr.. Lewis johnson
II went down on the Maumcle for the Hot
n springs.
n Mrs. Eliza Howell has gone to Russell
n Vile.
n We were glad to see our young friend.
81 Henry Z King of Lees Creek, in town. the
n other day looking So well. 1t looked at one
VI time as tho, gh he would have let 90 all
n hold, but the good physicians brought him
VI through,
ri Through the invitation Of parties having
n the matter In charge, our local, Tuesday NOR
II ming, jun ped on the omnibus, and, crossing
~ the rivef, was driven to the grounds where
III the picnic of the Catholic Literary Society of
~ Fort Smith was to be given. The place selcc-
a ted was most beautiful and excellent one,
w and the pretty girls and gallant boys were
~ thoroughly abandoning themselves to the
aH enjoyments of the hour. Amid such sur
M roundings our ears filed with the musical
# merriment of happy-voiced girls, mingling
N In curious harmony with the rising and fall
q ing cadences of the insinuating music of the
81 dance, tempered and bcautitied by an occa-
N sional glance from the sparkling eyes OF some
IA pretty little saint who leaned upon our arm
# we forgot the years that had robbed us OF
M our youth, and for three or four hours were a
81 "boy again." We frolicked and danced. and
IA strolled away with some pretty faced lassie
1% to some sequestered nook" where we del
IA uged her with all the mellow lovewords that
III characterized the love-sick swain in his
III teeEs. Two or three more picncs with those
" girls, and we should have tasted OF the fouu-
~ tain of eternal youth. We are under obliga-
n tions to some of the young ladies for highly
II appreciated courtesies rendered us on the oc-
u casion, and hope that we may be granted q
n was, so far AS We ourself was concerned, the
u most enjoyable picnic we have attended since
81 the war Boys and girls, please have another
III soon, will you? We like you all so well.
u That dainty little morsel of pretty femi-
% ninity Miss Julia Kerens, of Fort Smith, was
81 over and at the party, at Mr.. Smaie's resi-
a dence, Friday night
George Austin commences cutting his
# wheat on Thursday.
e The ANT Society,"" of the Episcopal
NJ Church, composed of the little folks had t
3 party at Mr.. Smale's, Friday night, the pro-
M cceds to he applied to the purchase ofa Sun
e day School Library. The house was prcttily
al decorated, and every one, young and old
seemed to enjoy themselves. We dropped ii
for few minutes. but, being" old, and ruled
Z out" we did not stay long Every body wa
happy.