The Van Buren press., 1878-04-30
Mrs. Ella Newell has gone to Little Roc

5eave Cincinnati. on the 18th, for this river
md may be looked for here, the first of next
week.
Tile growth of vegetation is very great
!! now.
AW-ln some sections of the county the wheat
u looking badly.
-Hon. r. C. Kerr, Senator of the District
Of Sebastian and Scott counties, was over, last
GEEK, in attendance on the Court, as a wit
ness in the Milor case,
-Attention is directed to advertisement of
the Callahan FIGURING Mill. This mill is ac-
knowledged to be the most complete of any,
atleast, in this section of the State, and the
nOur. by the name of the "Cream OF Craw-
\: ford" compares with the very best grades of
10nr from the eastern mark cts. Recollect the
callahan Mill, and bring in your wheat and
corn.
-The Hessan flies are said to be injuring
the wheat in certain localities, and some of
Cur farmers have plowed it up, and sowed
corn in its stead.
The nights and mornings have been quite
l. ef cool, during the past week.
" The flowers have commenced to be quite
scarce.
The Murphy blue ribbon is on the coats
ies, OF q good many of our young men, Stick to
It boys.
|, The clever Capt Tom Darraugh is back
~" u bis post. in command of the popular steam
er hlaumelle The Maumelle arrived Friday
morning, from Little Rock, and, returning,
L len same evening with a good freight and
passenger trip
Coils. Eli Mitchell. and r. c. Kerns, for
nerly of Fort Smith, passed down the road,
saturday, for St. LOUIS.
Conn
If you want to buy a nice
= Hat, for yourself and one for your
xfe or daughter, we say go to
McKIBBEN's.
-Land-slde on the Little Rock road, this
ide of Ozark, Tuesday night. Train delay
d, until midnight.
num NUN. Judge Turner. of Ozark, made very eff
sstlve speech at the +" Murphy meeting" last
friday night.
Col George f. White found his lost NOR
EEPyyspack age. 1t was in the" old clothes" of
nbonest, but forgetfnl young man.
Tor all kinds of family groceries, coun-
ng, ryproduce, &C.. at low figures, call in Jo-
lib Fosters.
DIR Strong and Col Lockhart read at the
ecoration Of the soldiers graves. We expect
omething good.
% Tho net proceeds of the pound party
hehight of the 22d was SIS. 1t was really
hkhy enjoyable time. We have been re-
''''y ussted, by the ladies' of the Methodist Epis-
opal Church, to return their thanks tor the
rorervccs rendered by Col. Lockart as auction
er,and the brass and stringbands for mu-
icon the occasion. Also to Jno. Hinkle d
-o,--iro, for the gratuitous use of their hall and
tho services.
~ DR.. z. Wall having disposed of his bust
N es6here will move. with his fumily, TO Fort
utsh, and look after his mll-nterest near
hattown.
RI The " blue ribbon" fever has not only
IllI s4cd hold of good many of our white cit
sens but, occasionally, we see that our col
redcitizens have donned the blue.
Mr.. ]. S. Bostick wound up his cotton bu-
inoas at Fort Smith, Friday, and returned to
ID hcme at Little Rock ON the Maumelle
DIR. BourIand and Mr. L. Graft have fine
0lloction of rocks, minerals added to theil
abinets by Messrs. McKibben and Warren
,ho have Just returned from Colorado ant
be FarWest.
w Capt. c. II Conradt went to Little Rock
hismorning. He goes to take command o
h hcRose City,
--Rev, S. II. Babcock. wife and children
asAed over the road, Thursday morning, OF
|. leirway to Atlanta, Ga.
Misses Fannie Ward and NJ attic South
q AID, are off to Alma, for a week.
Mrs. w, C. Bostick left for home, Thurs
,o aymorning.
~ Col. Peter DOMAIN, editor of the Benton
lie Advance, lectures at Alma, on the I'd o
~. flor the benefit of the church at tina
|icInnc zoe.
''''" Col. Clendennen, Postmaster at TT. Smith
ont blown the road, Thursday morning, fol
Louis,
p ]. Nj. WOOD g. son, have
st Received a large lot of The
nd elebrated Champion Reaper ant
- lower. They are the BEST
achines offered to the trade
lving taken the Premium at tn,
entennial, over all Compotin!
achines. Buy one of them.
-Mrs John High. of Fort Smith, has NOV