The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1878-06-11

since its organization.
Another cool night and morning, Friday
and Saturday.
Another gentle little shower, last Friday
night.
Farmers are improving in their feelings.
Look good deal better than they did a cou-
pie of weeks ago.
The peaches are coloring just little. As
they look at present, they will be a splendid
crop.
Had a delightful shower, last Thursday
night.
The Court House, outside, looks as nice as
a pretty faced girl, with bran-span new
dress on.
Tuesday was almost cool enough for
fire. DR.. Bourland stood it through the day,
but the GOODNESS of the temperature, late in
the evening, made him "snatch his linen,"
and don his broadcloth.
Our friend Graf says his crop of grapes
has been injured by too much water.
nas- WARD & OGDEN keep NIGHT
CLERK, who will always be ready to
supply the nocturnal needs of their Gus
toners.
Quite large amount of Walnut lumber
was shipped from Van Buren, to Boston.
Mass, last week.
Quite a number of young gentlemen
armed and equipped as the fishing-code doth
direct, with Charley Bremen acting commis-
sary and chief-cook the sylvan
shades, and on the banks of some ripping riv.
ulet. spentla last Thursday pscatorialistically.
They caught large number of the tinny-
tribe, ate large number of them for dinner,
and brought good number home Our
friend, John McIlvagh, has got the fishing
disease in its most virulent form. and has
gone at the business in earnest, and has made
US Il promise Of the two largest fishes he may
catch.
Bay WARD & OGDEN have the finest
line of POCKET CUTLERY in the
town.
old Uncle Elisha Estis. only 81 years of
age, is married again. This time he clasps to
his venerable heart a " rare and radiant mai
den" Of fifty summers. Elisha has been mar
ried and divorced, off and on for the past five
or six years. If variety is the spice of life
then has Elisha, in its three or more changes
in matrmony, been quite highly and plenti-
fully spiced.
Additions in the mighty Arkansas, are
solacing in the agreeable sensations produe-
ed by their Indulgence. as well as beneficial
exert upon the body.
j. N Cendennen Esq, Postmaster, TT.
Smith, was over and spent the day last Fri
day.
We are informed that some negroes are
in the habit Of attending the colored Metho-
dist church, and disturbing the religious ex-
ercises. The matter should be examined into
and the offenders punished.
Bids for putting horse-posts about the
courthouse are now in order.
Hon. Granville Wilcox was confirmed by
Bishop Pierce, Wednesday night.
Misses Matte Southmayd and Anna
Wood, left yesterday morning, for Fayette-
vile. to attend the Commencement exercises
of the Arkansas Industrial University.
A little daughter of Charley Bibling had
her arm broke from falling from horse the
past week.
The brass band sercnadcd, last night.
Mr.. c. +. Harvey got home from his At
lanta trip, Monday night.
An adventurer. whose name we have not
learned, but who was here, a few weeks ago,
buying up the iron-remains of the Callahan
cotton mill, as well as of the Adams Ander-
son planng-mill, played nice little conf
dence" game. Under the pretence that he
had written home for money, he was enabled
to borrow twenty-five or thirty dollars of diff
ferent individuals, ostensibly, to pay for the
nurc,,ased junk; really, to put into his peck
eft. TO stay ,nere lie got his hauling done
on the strength, on his expected hone'remit-
tances. and his board was Dependent upon
the same financial lie i"uSn'
the stuff, and had it hauled to the depot, wielS
it was to remain until he had Strengthened up
his Liabilities. In the illeallLliDc ne "eHt w
Little Rock. for a day or two, when he would
return to attend to the shipment of the ma
terial. He never returned. The man who
hauled for him, was unrecompcnsed; his cat
ing was never settled for. The borrowed
money was unreturned; and the junk had
gone on its way. He must be in arrears near
hundred dollars.
Dag- WARD & OGDEN keep IMPORT
ED HAVANA CIGARS.
Save yonr nickles for the University con-
cert. the night of the I'D. twill be SPLEEN
did affair.
| splendid summer weather, Neither hot
or dry.
| Go toJ. W. Nichodemus' tin and hard
ware store, and look at his preserving cans.
Only dollar dozen.
Mrs, John High, of Fort Smith, has NOV
ed to her old stand on the Avenue. Her no
tel is located near the river, and the railroad
and is frst-cass in ali its departments. To
those who have business in the courts tn