The Van Buren press., 1878-07-16
MIR. L. Graf is gathering grapes from his

d MIR. L. Graf is gathering grapes from his
Il vineyard. Leave your orders at his store.
q Hon Jesse Turner, Associate Justice, has
q returned home from Little Rock, the Supreme
8 Court having taken recess until fall.
u Don't forget the picnic in the neighbor-
y hood of Daniel Michael. The fact of its being
d near to Daniel is guarantee that there will
q b plenty to eat and good time generally.
81 Remember, the 18th.
u Much credit is due A. Wallace Ward ana
q John Wade, for the successful manner in
d which the Fourth of July celebration passed
II off. Both arc wide-awake for the interests of
U Van Buren.
Capt Sam. Martin is busy putting up the
4town- clock.
Our good friend, Andy Lockhart, has
#placcd us under obligations for fine lot of
We were away, but Starr, Jr., did
j MS well as we could have done. We are at
#lome no,o, Andy"
q -Alyis Smith, the holder of the clock-fund
saws, that there was only $l.9i lacking in the
Mpayment of all the expenses of the clock.
nay- WARD & OGDEN have the finest
lime of POCKET CUTLERY in the
town.
s Charley Roe, one of Crawford county's
old and estimable citizens, died, quite sud
Ssienly, on Tuesday evening last. at his resi-
|H.leuce, five or six miles from town. He was
Eng glish, by birth, and native of the city of
% London. and was7 II years old. He was mem
zsSsber of the Craw ford Lodge, l. o, o. f., and
|5was buried by them, Wednesday, with all the
Hshonors
| Capt II. G. RoBards, of Logan county,
was in town, a few days, last week.
81 MIR. James Lawson, of Little Rock is rec
8reating week or two, in Van Buren.
y Col Marsh Stoddard, formerly a resident
of Fort Smith, spent few days in town, last
week. the guest of Col. Geo. e. White.
ii Bro. Bell, of the Alma Herald, put on his
j" good clothes," and was up to see u.s. last
w ednesday.
u &C. r. Walker, and DR.. Sorrels, Of Scott
county, were in town, last week, on their re-
turn home, from Little Rock.
u The river reporter of the Pittsburg Com
#mercial Gazette says: " Hon. Jos. Ii. Con-
! verse, President of the Little Rock Railroad
Il figuring with Capt. O. p. Tharp Of the Gin
.zeinnati Marine Railway. for the building of
two light draft boats, to run in the Arkansas
ssin connection with his railroad"
I4y" WARD & OGDEN keep the'bcst $
GENT CIGARS in the State.
|N Mrs. Wick Whitfield and child have gone
b Wisconsin,. to spend the summer.
# Mrs Ella Newell has gone to Hot Springs
g to spend several months.
&C. G. Cook the Photo. Artist is headed
khis way, and will poke his head into our
' town in about six weeks.
Judge G. W. Stidham. one of the ablest
zzSS1nen of the Creek Nation, spent several days
in Van Burcn, last week, the guest OF Mrs,
Wm. Whitfield.
= The Fayetteville Sentinel comes to us.
+ dressed in mourning, on account of the death
#of Mrs. Sarah Pettigrew, mother of the edit
Z|@or Of the paper.
mi A hack-line to Fort Smith and return,
every day, would be paying investment.
# Who will start it?
81 We were favored, by our young friend,
Geo. Tillis, with a sample of his Peerless
So igars." Not being smoker ourself, we
5presented them to an old smoker" who pro-
snounced them first-rate.
I'D Is- WARD Il OGDEN have the largest,
HHSSand freshest stocks of DRUGS, MEDl-
M CINES, FINE LIQUORS, TOBACCO,
and CIGARS ever brought to Van Bu-
Brcn.
III Miss Kate Hillyer, of Kentucky, is visit
sing her brother, Z. IL. Eillyer, Esq, at Alma
~ Glad to know that Miss Rose Williams is
81 well enough to make short visit to Alma.
Z --Jno. z. Hathaway, of Van Buren,, has
a# Bought half interest, for $4,000 in the low
S@ water steamer Big Rock. She will make one
&8of the packet-line to Arkansas City, $50
ISzSSS Slnies above this port. The Aunt Sallie is
nov due from Arkansas City.
& Miss Jessie Howell left Thursday morn
MI ing for her home at Russellville.
Mrs. S. Quesenbury, Of Mulberry, was
with her friends in Van Buren,, few days
Hast week.
M Mr.. ID o. Bell seems to have been drop
~ ped very quietly from connection with the
u Alma Herald
Des~ WARD 4 OGDEN keep IMPORT
81 ED HAVANA CIGARS.
hi We wish to thank our good brother, Rev
H#S C. Ii. Gregory, editor Of the Altus Recorder q
ri ruit-Growcr, for sample box of splendid
~ peaches. He has a large nursery of fruit
@trees, grapes. shrubbery, &c. And If "by his
truit' We are to know of his Bursery, we can
assure all that they are good. They are Tho
largest and bcst-favored peaches We have
seen this season. and, If not for the exorbi-
81 tant rates of getting small lots over the rail
EsXsoad, we would like to have him do so again
HI Aud in connection with this we wish to ac'
S ho"ledge the receipt of his paper. now pub
Z ilshed all at home, and wish it success.
"a Master George Austin returned home
last week, to spend the vacation of Nirgini;
8 University at which he has been studen
sS the past year.