The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1878-10-01

business arousing.
Farmers gathering corn. :,
-Lynch's cotton-gin busy.
Coal sells at Fort Smith for Is cents ,
bushel
Miss Maggie Wood has entered the A. |.
U, at Fayetteville.
IA good attendance at the lecture Wednes,
day night.
V A beautiful line of SHAWLS
DRESS GOODS, EMBROIDERY and
uor1o1te gvnvt"liy, nv AUSTIN q poun.
LANDS.
Had hard, cold rain, Friday, and a fire
was comfortable.
Everybody seems to be proud of our
Court House,
That wool-carding machine is what eau
ses the sheep to hide-out.
Coal is cheap and wood is cheap. and the
winter slowly approacheth.
The School, which commenced u week
ago, numbers near 20 scholars.
1p WARD & OGDEN keep IMPORT
ED HAVANA CIGARS.
Dick. Bourland, of the house of Austin
Bourland, is home from market, with a
splendid stock of goods.
Jim. Whitfield is getting ready for house
keeping.
Miss Kate Iii,lyer. who has been spend.
5ou LA rafA Inn 70 In
tive hearth stone, last week.
stuart Scott is deputy postmaster, in the
place of our young friend, Troy Barnes, who
is afflicted with the rheumatism
Judge Jonathan Neal returned home,
Thursday, from a two months's trip to New
York city
Mrs. Collins of Greenwood, Arkansas.
read choice selections to Il Van Buren, audi
enee, Thursday night.
EF Call at AUSTIN & BouRLANp's and
see those handsome clocks.
Col. j. A. Lockhart returned home, last
week, from Az extended trip through Polk
aud Montgomery eounties.
lent work GA the roads IN tho NcGce addi-
tlon.
--Drs. Cathey and Smith, of Alma, were liz
u town, Friday, In attendance on the Circuit
8 Court.
1T a sers and Bellasn tAee.dd hl tie saftl
4 we'll sprinkied with the tustrelcss foliage.
~ WARD 4 OGDEN have the fines
line of POCKET CUTLERY in the
Town.
One of the interesting features of the
Murphy meetings is the truly excellent NIL
sic of our Amateur String Band. 1t most
admirably fills all the intervening vacuums
which must otherwise remain empty But
the best OF it is tlat their services are freely
given.
Bill. Orme has gone to Texas, prospect
Ing and expecting.
Freight is running heavy on the railroad,
and the trains arrive here very late.
Ig~ ALL WOOL CASHMERES, IS to
DO cts, at AUSTIN Il BoURLANps.
From the card OF Mr.. William Root, in
our paper, it will be seen that he has cstab.
iished woodward in the city, on the lot OPP
positc the Jail, where stove and other wood
can be obtained on short notice. There is
nothing in the wood paling or UNDERLINE,
that our enterprising friend Root is not pre-
pared to furnish on short notice. lie will be
found prompt and reliable IN all his dealings
and we can cheerfuly recommend him to
our citizens.
Whew! Amt that huge? That monster
stock Of goods that McKibben has just open
ed! If you want to feast your optics, just
peep in there, sometime, when you are pass
ing by.
1F WARD Il OGDEN have the largest,
and freshest stocks of DRUGS, MEDI-
CINES, FINE LIQUORS, TOBACCO,
and CIGARS ever brought to Van Blu
rem.
Unavoidable circumstances prevented
bur presence at the lecture delivered by Hon
Gran. Wilcox although we have heard it
h's@sS -r-ns" or '~iss.o-~ % s'~-ht o."''. Is
the most fascnatingly-inter lecturer
that we have among us. He is conversational
in his manner of address, and securing the
attention Of his audience at the start, retains
1t to the end. All of the other exercises are
reported unusually Interesting Particular
~ SO was it the case with the musical por
1oh' We are glad to see the meetings of
thls society increasing In interest and hope
may prove source of pleasure to our citi-
Acils for long time to come.
w" WARD & OGDEN keep tho bost 5
GENT CIGARS in tho State.
John J. Clark, and wife, of Alma, came
up, last night.
D. l.. Bourland, representing Gilkerson
oloss, came up. Monday night.
MIR. and Mrs. Judge Brown returned home
saturday night.
Hon. John J. Warren leaves to-day with a
oFove Of l6G head of cattle, to winter near
ARKANSAS City, preparatory for removal to
'ew Mexico in the Spring
We are authorized to say that DR.. J. II.
wright will Lecture the Murphies, Wednes-
way night. Subject: "A Blade of Grass"
go Little Miss Mia Bourland is back home