The Van Buren press., 1877-12-18

Friday, and spent several days in Van
Buren,.
The cattle-drovers arc increasing
the number Of their stock, all the timc
and the stable-yard back Of our Office is
nearly filled.
Our old friend, Joseph Winters starts
for Texas, prospecting. Better let we'll
enough alone, Joseph.
Go to e. F. HARVEY'S for
your TOYS, as we'll as other
Goods. Prices extremely low.
1t is no wonder that George Divil-
bliss has such run Of custom, when 1t is
known that he has two such pretty
clerks"
DIR. Wyatt is in town.
Avis Smith has been exceedingly
hoqish, during the last week, Having
Salted about fly head of porkcrs tho past
week.
DIR. White, for why, we don't know,
manages to dispose of good many
drugs.
The young ladies of tho Epicopal
church arc determined to have good
time, Christmas night.
Dry Goods, Groceries, Cloth
ing, Boots, Shoes, Hats, Caps and
General Merchandise, can be pur-
chased lower than the lowest at the
popular "One.. Price " Cheap Cash
Dry Good House of F. Il. Nc
Kibben.
Plant your holiday advertisement
ere it be too late. The plentier tho seed,
the fuller the crop.
The rehearsals for the forthcoming
play continue.
The doctors did not pan-out" well,
at Alma. last Wednesday night, and they
missed treat, by their absence.
The Christmas trade has started in
quite lively.
h Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
were delightful days. Could work with
out a Ore .-vr
/ Our friend Payne says the depot has
got to be place for tho conflict of the
races" when night has girdcd the earth
with its shadows. Give them little
pain-killer.
A man who has been crossed in love
and therefore thinks that the entire race
of feminine humanity are but arch and
gay deceivers, thus pours forth his tor.
rent of invectivc " Women are the
n greatest thieves in existence, because
they steel their pctticoats, bone thei,
X stays, crib their babies and hook then
dresses" Yes and they sometimes "cab
bage' mems hearts. And that might bt
tsrme ed pretty larceny.
Alice Dunning Lingard is theatri
calizing at Little Rock. ..-
Bay We visited the popular house c
+. r McKibben, to take glance at hi
NJ Immense stock of goods, and we can as
sure our friends that they can buy NOR,
goods for less money there than at any
house in the county. If
Our band are Diet ermined to becom,
prohcients. and 60 on the principle tina
every one must "blov his own horn.
A correct, boys, success to you.
Our bakers revel in the mystery o
cakes and bread, as the demand for thos,
articles by the hungry cotton-pickcrs il
~ great.
nd Quite large number of wagons from
=, over the mountain were in town durin;
me week. But when the d" narroU
sougo' road from Alma to Fayetteville
Seompleted, then, we suppose, all thi
viii end. O-h.h, amt it awful!
p Solid gold Sets, Ear Rings
and Breastpins, for Ladies ant
Misses, at G. II. HORIZONS, f,
Smith.
-Chrlstmas-trce by the Episcopa
,nday.school, the night of the 25th, a
their Church.
al Our Methodist friends are going t
nave Christmas tree the night of TIL
-'th at the Robinson Hall.
-Juba is at work on the new fcnc
around Gen. Thomason's residence.
Il The wonderful mute, Abnor Lewis
,~'ntlng the Browning house, and ma
rs h"s 1t look tiptop. IfAbner can't talk
ascan paint. -Y
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