The Van Buren press., 1878-08-20

There WAS a large and intelligent audi
ence IN attendance upon the e,ercises of the
Murphy Temperance meeting, last Wcdnes-
day night. The string-band whied away
with their music, the intervals that occurred
between the exercises. Mr.. G. F. Harvey de-
livered timely. highly appropriate and in
| terest'ng address. He gave several very COS
gent reasons why people should be connect
cd with such societies Of the benefits result
ing from, suei. isooiettc> all cIasscs OF the
community. He concluded with short ar
gumcnt with reference to the proprety Of the
administration of liquor rs Il medicine His
objections were as excellent as they were sa-
gacious, and were substantiated by testmo-
malls from eminent physicians. The address
was enthusiastically received. After recess
of few minutes, during which the String
Band delighted the audien ce with their music
Maj Quesenbury put in an appearance, and
after a few amusing remarks, rendered that
| intensely dramatic poem, 5 Eugene Aram.'
1t was very well done, and was well-receycd
by the auditory. After a few timely remarks
by President Shibcy, in which he suggested
| the proprety of the earlier assembling of the
| people in the future, and announced the or
der Of exercises for next wednesday night,
| the Society adjourned until that time.
There is some talk of the Little Rock and
Fort Smith Railroad building bridge here,
and crossing here for Fort Smith. That
would be the mos t sensible move the railroad
company has made for long time, and we
hope to see the project perfected.
The best watermelon, this season, was
left on our table by Mr.. J. S. Boatright 1t
was good, you bet. Jesse,knows were to hit
us in tender spot. We are at home, all
hours of the day.
"A little fight resulting in a sore.head,
made the pic mic in Lafayette township, on
last Wednesday, interesting.
Our little friend. Billy Hamilton, has left
Alma, and gone to Cincinnati. in this State
to prosecute the tin-warc business. Success
20 with him.
Look in at Nicodemus', II you want any
thing in the tin-linc. He has a superior stock
and the new styles.
Mrs. B. J. Brown, and children, returned
from Dardanclle Springs. Saturday night.
--Drummers from the new furniture facto-
ry, at Fort Smith, were in town, Thursday.
Mr.. J. S. Bostick and family and Mrs.
Ches. woodruff and child arrived on the
train IRON Little Rock, last evening.
Master Ed. Dibrell left yesterday morn
for West Point, where he goes to be cxamin-
ed, preparatory for admission to the militia
ry university at that,place. Self-possession,
in avoung applicant is one point gained in
the examination.
MIR. and Mrs. Pence, who have been in
Van Buren on a visit to their Aunt, Mrs
Ollie MaXcy, left for their home, Marshall,
Texas, yesterday morning.
Our two young friends, Misses Nellie
Lane and Lizzie Theurer of Fort Smith, were
over last Thursday, as the guests OF Miss Stel-
la Wallace.
Mr.. w. C. Baker, who will be remember
| ed as the auction and 25-cent store man, tried
| to chloroform himself out of existence, one
day last week. at Fort Smith, but Doctor Bal
lev forestalcd his intentions, and prevented
| the death-resut of the act, and he is now
we'll, and glad he did not succeed in his rash
ATTEMPT. Domestic trouble are said to have
been the cause that prompted the commission
| of the deed.