The Van Buren press., 1878-06-25

Miss Maggie Wood, who has been in at
tendance at the Arkansas Industrial Unver-
sity, at Fayetteville, for the past eight months,
returned home, last week.
Miss Fannie Robinson, of St. Louis is in
Van Buren,, on visit to her aunt Mrs. ID. C.
Williams.
Bro. Davis. of the Dardanelle Western
Immigrant, passed up on the train to Fort
Smith, Thursday night. He was looking so
fat and slick, that, at first sight, we did not
know him. He half promised he would stop
off at Van Buren on his way home and did so
and we regret we were absent from home.
He went up to take a hand in the hanging,
Friday, at Fort Smith. but the president in
terfered and spoilt the fun
-Coal-oil Is terrible explosive, and vet
people continue to act rs if they were una
ware of the fact. The wife of man whose
name we did not learn. who resides In the
country, and is a new conner to the country,
was badly burned by the explosion of a lamp.
The woman was attempting to fill it while it
was lighted. The oil caught on fire, the lamp
exploded, and the liquid demon fairly baptz-
ed the woman In fire. The husband threw
blankets around his wife, and smothered the
flames. She was badly burned in the upper
part of the body. The superhuman efforts OF
the man saved not only the life of his wife,
but preserved the building.
If you want anything in the drug-ine,
YOU can find it at Seargie Pernot's drugstore.
He keeps everything that can be found at
tirst-class drug store. Goand see for YOUR
selves
Some one is erecting a wool -carding ma
chine building at Iiekskilet.
Master Joe. Austin returned from Ken
more University. Virginia, last week. joe
bsa been scholar in this institution, for the
past two years.
The town-clock is on the way, and will
arrive here the last Of the week. To the en-
ergy and perseverance of Mcssrs. Alvis
Smith and Sam Martin is our community in
debted for the clock We shall have Court
House that will bear comparison with any in
the State.
Friday was almost fall rather than Il
summer-day.
The absence of our little friend Troy
Barnes, from the Post Office, for the last
month. has been occasioncd by a severe at
tack of innammatory rheumatism Troy is
good boy and we hope soon to see him back
again at the Post Office.
Alma sept some of her fair daughters and
brave sons to Van Buren-some by stage. and
hack and wagon-to attend the Concert Sat
urday night They all appeared to enjoy the
musical intoxication. Those who came up
in vehicles, returned the same night, after
capturing Tom. Edmondson's ice-cream sa-
loon. and cooling off through the invgorat-
ing effect of this reirigerative compound.
Tom. as we'll as as all their friends, hope to
see them up again, soon.
A good many of our young friends went
out to Black Oak, Sunday evening, to attend
Il temperance meeting, which was to be held
there, that evening.
The venerable old man, Watt Orme's
father, was baptized at Flat Rock, Sunday
evening.
There was no religious service in Van
Buren, Sunday.
Erred the plastcrer," is doing some nice
work in the n. n.an-hall of the Court House
building.
The Pcnnywit building is to be fitted up
by the Temperance people. and can then be
used for entertainments of any and all de-
scription.
We've drank from the fountain e.
Ogdcn's Soda Fountain-and we're now for
ever dry; and we'll call again, dear Wallace,
in the sweet bye-and-bye."
Misses Laura Botefuhr, Agnes Harris,
Sallic Harris, Ielen Sewers, and Mas ters
Howard Gates and Ed. and Frank Botefuhr,
attaches of Prof. I3otefuhr's concert troupe,
spent Saturday and Sunday in Van Buren,,
and left, Monday morning for Alma, where
they gave concert last night. by special re-
quest. A number went down from Van Bu-
ren.
Everybody are after the patent lvtraps,
! at Nicodemus. Nothing like them for hous-
ing dies.
We had the pleasure Of making the ac.
quaintance of our young brother Hicks or
the Lonoke Democrat, on the train going
east, Saturday. He went up to report the
hanging that was to have occurred at Fort
Smith, the day before.
Some considerable time ago little child
of Mr.. James Steele was taken suddenly sick,
and appeared to be in a great deal of pain.
| The doctor was called, and treated the child
for worms. thinking that such was the cause
OF the great suffering of the little one. The
disease did not seem to be affected by the
medicines administered. The terrible tor
ture and misery of the little sufferer contin-
| ued until the nerves of the eyes were affect
| ed and the child became blind. A short time
before its DEATH inflammation of one side of
the neck was manifest, with black spot. On
examination it was found that the child had
swallowed button. which had lodged In one
side OF the throat, dccaying thereby decom- :
posing the nerves Of the face and infieting
terrible pains and dreadful spasms. The
Child died early in the week. 1t was very
sad circumstance.
John Fritz and Fayette Locke. came up
as IL ual to preaching sunday Good boys.