The Van Buren press., 1893-04-29

's nun" returned inom St Louis Sunday.
Springs. ~ ''o'
Jess Wood has commenccd on the foundation
for his new home.
Judge Henson is at rahlequah, 1. T. for the
health Of his wife. '"e
FRED Britt is back from his Texas trip. Fred ia
still going 1t alone.
Mr.. Alyis Smith got off for clarksville Te,p
Monday morning early.
Mrs Fay Chew arrived in the city Saturday
ana Is guest of Mrs Sam Chew.
Edmondson Britt had the first green pea.
monday raised by ], F. Mathews.
Prof. j. B. Paine Is smiling, new conner at
his house, A boy is what's the matter
Mrs. Morrison of Columbus, Ohio, is visiting
In the city with her brother Capt. Hynes.
Mrs Matt Wallace left Monday for Memphis
where she will visit with Mrs. Maingault.
The berry raisers are happy. Returns of from
six to ten dollars per crate is what Is the matter
| Mr T, D. Scott will entertain Hon. Henry
| Watterson while In the city, Sunday and Mon.
day.
MIS- Berkeley Neal and young daughter of Ft.
smith, were in the city Saturday and spent the
day.
Mr. Rob Mayer, the boss jobber," oft Smith,
wasin the city Thursday. interviewing his Gus
toners.
| The Grand Lodge of Knight of Pythias will
convene at South McAlester on the first Tues.
day in May.
| COL winchester, attorney of Fort Smith, was
In the city Thursday looking after the interests
of his clients.
&C. Cook, the Photo Artist, of Fort Smith
was in the city Wednesday interviewing the
School Board.
James Morrel, proprietor of the Van Buren,
Foundry will build handsome dwelling on the
old Henry place.
| The Arkansas Press Association. will meet at
Fort Smith on the Goth of June-one month
| later than usual,
Col Miles. Capt Baxter and company left
Monday night on the Frisco for few days hunt
In the Choctaw Nation.
Dardanelle has the largest chicken coop In the
State. II has capacity for the accommodation
of 5000 dozen chickens.
Mrs. John Kerwin and little daughter and her
mother, left Saturday night for California. Mrs.
Kerwin goes for her health.
Mr.. 7. Hunt, has resigned Is book keeper at
the Crawford County Bank, and W. J. Peirce has
been assigned to the vacancy.
| Mrs. W. L. Mace and children returned from
Hot Springs last week. Mr.. Mace is improving
| a md svt1 in a oxuhi Ia
Jim Hawkins came In from Arkansas City,
Kan, Wednesday night. The boys don't find a
much better place than Van Buren,.
Mrs Max Mayer had about twenty guests to
breakfast Sunday from Ft Smith and the good
lady was fully equal to the emergency.
Don't fail to to secure your tickets for the Hen
ry Watterson Lecture. to-day. for Sunday night
Reserved seats at Murta's Hardware Store
The Boston Store delivery horse ran away
with their handsome wagon Thursday noon,
and knocked the wagon into a cooked hat"
M Miller desires to state to the public that
he viii take up no strawberry tickets except
from the parties to whom they are issned by
| him.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. c. Colburn of Ozark celebra-
ted the Goth anniversary Of their welded life.
Numerous friends in Van Buren, extend congrat.
ulations.
James Condray q brakeman on the Frisco
while coupling car at Potcau near Fort Smith
Saturday was crushed to death. He leaves q
| young wife.
Mrs. H. A. Meyer of Fayetteville. spent severa
days in the city first of the week visiting. Mrs.
N. has many friends in the city who were GLAD
to meet her.
The postmaster at Alma notifies us of the los'
of four valuable citizens: T. r. Maxwell, Sam
uel PARK, ]. C. Combs and W. NJ Martin. The,
are dead-beats.
Col NJ. F. Locke of Alma, was In the city Sat
urday. He ia now permanently located at AL
ma and thinks there is no better county in thu
State than Crawford
Rev. 4. j. Reynolds Of Van Buren occupied
the pulpit of the First Methodist church sunda!
night and preached very interesting and in
structive sermon.-Ft. 8. Record.
Misses Fannie Gray and Bette Nance, of For
Smith, were in the the city Wednesday AM
Thursday, guest Of Miss Fannie Scott Mis-
Gray Is from Kentucky and neice of Mrs. Judg
Rogers
T. W. England got his commiss ion as post
master Saturday and entered upon tn
duties of the Office at once. Mr. Clark and "Ab
have been helping to break in the new fore
this week
Mrs, Mary Hodges has sold half OF her 10
where her father . stable was located, on Mai
Street. to Conductors Culver and Knowltor
| NJ e. n s,,n1 n1ae for
will soon build on the same.
We wish to thank Mrs Will Bostick for tw
: boxes OF delicious strawberies-irst OF the sea
: son. They were the Mitchell variety, large an
fine. and to say that our better half wa
pleased don't half tell the story. Again accep
thanks.
The Helena World pronounces the appearance
of Watterson In that city one Of the most pri
. liant successes of the season. His lecture wa
8 admirable, and afterwards he was rendered
, reception that was the swell event of the seaso
s Colonel Watterson lectures at the opera hous'
I Van Buren tomorrow Sunday night G'
' your reserved seat to-day.
The railroad bridge across Lees Creek on tn
X. L. A. v, railway mile above the city, caugf
:. are Monday from live Goals dropped from tn
: fre box of passing engine. The blaze ha
: had not gained much headway when the pa
senqer train from Little Rock arrived at tn
: bridge. and the trainmen soon extinguishcd III
Are by the use of a few buckets Of water.
Charley Roberts, son of R. s. Roberts, OF IN
eity was killed at Atchison, Kan, on the 2ot
4 inst 1t is supposed from falling from freigi