The Van Buren press., 1878-01-08
The attendance upon the exercises


were given. The officers for the ensu-
ING two months were elected, Col. Lock
hart receiving the position of President
Efforts will be made to introduce vocal
music in the exercises Of the society. 1t
I issncerely to be hoped that our people
. will encourage the efforts OF the men,
bers of the Society.
Harmony Council put on the boards,
Christmas week q Handy-Andy". Miss
Pink Dibrell and jim. Austin were the
stars.
The steamer Ashland rather got
away with Bro Payne, last week. She
= got between 40 and 30 bales of cotton,
but it come like pulling teeth
The eolored Baptist church supper
and festival, melted them ST. Good.
e-Thc Episcopal Church Sunday
School had beautiful Christmas tree,
and handsome presents for all.
The Methodist church Christmas
tree, for the Sunday school, was highly
successful.
We wish to thank DR.. Richard
Thruston for several bottles of cham
payne cider, that graced our dinner table
:, Christmas. 1t was good, better than
most of the champagne You get, tor you
know what you are drinking. Thanks,
Doctor, and Happy New Year.
, Miss Rosy Williams looked rosey
enough, Friday morning, as she escorted
m her Alma visitors to the cars,
We had the pleasure of meeting,
christmas week, Col. Dufiie, Of Fort
North, Texas, who was here on a flying
visit to old friends, Mr.. and Mrs. Payne.
We were very glad to make his acquain-
tancc, and regret that we did not see
IN more of him. The Colonel is an old
newspaper man, mot so old, either and
"a One of the best posted in Western Texas
affairs we have ever met. He was on
bis way to his home in Tennessee, and
just switched off on the Little Rock and
Fort Smith road, to take our old friend
Payne by the hand He halfway prom
~ fscd, when he gets back to Fort Worth,
70 give us letter. occasionally.
DR. Hughes, Fayette Locke, Af.
Bosticlz and others, of Alma, were up,
=" and in attendance at the masquo ball.
MIR. and Mrs. Qucsenbury and Mr..
and Mrs. HALEY, of Mulberry, took a
run up to the masque ball.
We struck streak of luck, Christ
mas week, that was remarkable, as well
as very gratifying; two turkeys, from
friends that mum is the word" several
~ bottles Of wine, from Mrs, Louis Graft
champagne-cider, from DR.. Thrllston
fresh oysters from another direction, and
'" 70 cap the climax, q fine, fat, roasting
pig, from Mrs. Avis Smith, which, for
- ono week, at least, kept our children
from squealing. The year wound up
bountifully, and we can but wish that it
Is forerunner of the year to come. To
all we wish to extend our most hearty
Y thanks and wish that the year they are
entering may return to them rich harvest
" Of this worlds goods, with Happy
New Year to the end, and many more
to follow. We return many thanks to
our kind friends
P. S.-The muddy, rainy weather pre-
vented heap Of other good things from
our country friends getting to us, and we
70 have to take the " will for the decd"
+" The steamer Ashland, Capt. John A.
Williams in command, and Capt. Alex
ander in the office, arrived from New
r. Orleans, Saturday morning, and left
'. Monday afternoon, for tho same port
" She left here with between two and
or three hundred bales of cotton, and, be-
fore she reaches the mouth of the river,
will have all she can carry out, The
Ashland will return in about twelve
days, and all that failed to make their
orders when the boat was here, can
seaye them with Col. Geo. Il. White, who
will forward them in time to reach the
boat, at New Orleans
Mrs. Perry and children and Mrs.
Malone, of Dardanolc, were up, last
wcck, on a short visit to Mrs. B. J.
Brown.
, Crawford Lodge No. 6, l. @. O. F.,
' has elected and installed the officers for
the first term of 1873, as follows: II,
Pernot, n. G.; Roy. j, c. Kennedy, Y.
G James l.. Whitfield, Sec, and Avis
Smith, Treas.
ss,- We visited the popular house
~. Il. Mckibben, to take glance at his
: fmmcnse stock of goods, and we can as
sure our friends that they can buy moro
goods for less money there than at any
house in the county. If