The Van Buren press., 1877-02-06
Grand Ball.
The AMATEUR STRING BAND will give
a Grand Ball, at the Granger Hall,
Thursday Evening, Feb. sth,
Tickets 81 so. to be had at the Store of
D c. Williams, and the Post Office.
PER ORDER COMMITTEES.


gives notice of the running Of special
train, next Monday, to Little Rock ard
Memphis, for the purpose of taking
those who wish to attend the Mardi Gras
celebration, at either place. One fair is
charged for the trip down and back
Art Gallery Blackwell and wife did
stand on the order of their going" but
but slipped off on foot, after night.
Whether it was his guilty conscience
and we learn that he had reason to have
one--that started him off at such an un-
reasonable time, we cannot say; but we
know that between | and O'Clock, last
Thursday morning. Blackwell and wife,
appeared at the residence of Mr.. Gates.
just this side Of Tapp's Spring, and seven
miles from Van Buren, to which place
himself and wife had walked, and wished
to get a wagon to take himself and wife
to the Alma atage stand, some three or
four miles further on, where be could
take the stage to Fayetteville. The tale
he told Mr.. Gates, was, that he and wife
we're travelling from Texas, and had
stopped in Van Buren, to trf de, and the
wagon had gone on and left them, and
that they had started on after, thinking to
overtake it, and had lost the road
! They finally got man to take them in
his wagon, who, when he got back, told
Nj Gates that they were the parties that
had the swindling art gallery in Van Bu-
rem b was heard to say that he did
not care for the citizens of Van
Buren; that he had got $500 Of their
money, after paying all his expensea
Poo. .A-t- O allsry D,ao,Nweh around, and
drive him out of the State.
Hon j. + Cravens, M. G. elect, was
in town, Thursday. and guest Of Hon.
B. j. Brown. -I
The Argus advised ladies' to go to
the Mammoth Art Gallery swindle.
The colored Baptist church gave an
exhibit, on, supper and dance at the Ope
ra House, Wednesday night
Miss Mcbride, sister of Miss Nc
Bride, Principal of the High School at
this place, arrived on the train Wednes-
day night. ..'...s,... ....
Blackwell d wife got away in such a
hurry. they forgot to call and pay the
dollar promised for our notice of their
" Art Gallery" last week w a4
If you contemplate digging well
for water, read the advertisement in our
paper of j. A. Lockhart, and consult
him, He has got the thing that bores an
everlasting well. ~
AS we intimated, Inst week, Capt.
Tom. McGee and Constable Pevey got
in with the wagons and stock that was
being run off, by John Woolf, to Texas.
I here we're wagons and fifteen head of
stock, and the wagons were well-loaded
with plunder of various kinds The train
was overtaken in Severe county, near the
line, and by taking the party by surprise.
was captured without resistance. John
Woolf was not with the train, but it is
thought he communicated with those OF
his friends who were driving the train,
on their return home, that night Frank
Woolf, with an OK wagon, was along.
and was permitted to 80 on, with good
rid0ance. James Thurber and oe. Woolf
the two parties who were along, driving
the train, and who were brought back,
took leg bail, Tuesday night They were
liable to indictment for running off mort
gagged property Mr., Woolf. under our
laws, if he had remained would have
been allowed $500 exemption; but as it
is he has nothing but his money-if be
has any-and the little pony he is on.
Tue way of the transgressor is hard.
The weather has been spring like
duriug The week
Col j. NJ Whi,esides of York, S G.
and DR. Whitesdes of Adkins, Pope
county, were in Van Buren, the past week,
on visit to their cousin Capt K. G..
Whitesides.
Since Maj. Adams Of Little Rock
has announced that he will see that the
fdt men of the state are we'll taken care
of during the contemplated Mard Gras
| in that city, it is wonderful how many
men we have that pull down over two
! hundred Doctors and lawyer bakeIs
and butchers, and even our Old friend
George Austin put him self on the scales.
We fear the "fat mems club Of Little
Rock have undertaken bigjob.
Jim, Brode and Albert Shibley got
in from their trip to Texas, Sunday NOR
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