The Van Buren press., 1878-04-23


Q Roses are in bloom.
Frogs are night musicians
Natures breath is very sweet
: Tile fruit is growing very finely.
The wheat is shutting off its rust.
The peas will soon ap-pease hunger.
Onions now sweeten the N aiaens' breath.
The corn is slowly reaching the sunlight,
Everyone can now soon say we do know
beans.
Our farmers are gloating over the pros
pectve fruit.
-Boquets are moving around in lively
manner now.
-lAiss. Brown, the Gazette correspondent,
Bays Alma is remarkable for its temperance
We desire to be the possessor of sweet re-
pose.
y 1t was gratifying to us as we know it is
10 the many friends of Miss Rosy Williams,
q see her out again, after SO long and severe
IN illness, Friday last, for the first time in
nany day. She was able to take. short
, fide. In a short time, Miss Rose and her fa-
Bier and mother, will leave for New Orleans,
- for trip of recuperation. That she may
come back, fully restored, is the prayer of old
as well as young friends.
Uncle Billy Mooney, upwards of so years
Did, from Mountain township, was in town
"Wednesday.
If you want to buy a nice
HAT, for yourself and one for your
" wife or daughter, we say 90 to
McKIBBEN'S.
q Bell thinks we got away from Alma, the
last time we were there about as fast as
Bell did from Lonoke, but not with the same
admonition. If we judge from the Lonoka
Democrat there is mystery hanging about
fie !" little bell" that tnkles at Alma.
M MIR. John w. Wilson, who is now at Fort
'" Smith, aboring in the cause OF temperance.
viii visit Van Buren,, during the "cs ..,2g
week He is cordiall~ Dei'o' :
has been, and has done ~ -,
a The season Is an exceedingly forward one
md the vegetation growth is exceedingly
prolifc
The dome Of the cupola, on the Court
House, being covered with tin, sends back
the warm kisses of the br ght nbeams. with
gorgeous briiancy.
The Callahan FIGURING Mill is running
again, in charge of Mr.. J.G. Prentiss. This
acknowledged to be the most complete
~. 0ourng mill in this part of the State, and the
4sCream of Crawford 1onr" is not surpassed
~ any.
J. M. WOOD g. son, have
= inst received large lot of the
Celebrated Champion Reaper and
Mower. They are the BEST
lachines offered to the trade
having taken the Premium at the
centennial, over all Competing
Machines. Buy one of them.
Bro. Morris. of the Dardancle Arkansian,
passed up on the steamer Maumelle, Friday.
The Colonel was out ON little trip of recre-
atlon.
Miss Louie Miller and children, are over
III day or two.
MRS. John High, of Fort Smith, has NOV
a to her old stand on the Avenue. Her ho-
~ is located near the river, and the railroad,
nd is tirst-class in all Its departments. To
ehpse who have business in the courts the
Avenue House. is the place for them to
quarter"
Mrs. ". G. Bostick, of Alma, was up, last
," wsek, visiting Mrs. DR.. Brown.
By referring to the time table of the Lit
~ Rock and Fort Smi tn Railway in our pa
~, it will be seen that the time of leaving
and arriving of the trains has been changed.
lion. j. j. Warren, and MIR. F. II. McKib-
ben, who have been absent, on trip to Colo.
rhdo, and other parts of the country in that
\, Wealthy, for six weeks past, returned home,
' Thnrsday. We are expecting a letter from
The pen of Mr.. Warren, giving description
OF the country, ETC., for our next.
Rev. s. W. Babcock, Presiding Elder of
the Fort Smith District and wife, and Mr.. G.
F.IIarvey. leave for the General Conference
OF the NJ Il. Church South, at Atlanta, Ga,
On Thursday next.
Mrs. Decherds new millinery, goes of
nke hot cakes.
Mr.. Joseph Winters passed through town
Wednesday,, with drove of seventy or eigh
tyhorsesa and colts. on his way to Texas. This
" forerunner of Mr.. Winters moving to
tnAt state with all of his stock and family
ehis fall. We don't like to let him go much,
put will give him about two years to come
al marching back to the " land of milk and
v3ney."