The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1893-09-30

Sis'tihg a. Mrs. Joe Browns.
Miss Anna Edmiston left Tuesdav
to visit the great Exposition.
A fine rain Saturday and Sunday
weather cool and pleasant since.
The cool wave first of the week mad.
fires. Wv "o1 war"
Mr.. Schuppe, Of st Louis, brother
Graf. AA'' -.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Joe Brown left FRIDAY
70 admire the wonders of the CITY by
the Lake. va" ~
Mr.. Frank Pennington, of Clarks.
VILE, was in the city Wednesday on
Hon. B. ]. Brown, of Fayetteville.
was shaking hands in the city first Of
the week. "
The ex-COnfederate Reunion at Biz.
mingham, Ala, has been indefinitely
postponed.
Richards 4 Pringle's ministr els were
here Tuesday night aud played to a
good house.
Hon. Ed. d. Peirce went out Tuesday
TO see the sights at the Fair and Mid.
way Plaisance.
Just Received: Two car loads Of
Studebaker and Springfield wagons
1t N. F. CORNELIUS.
Van Buren, pays as good II not a
better price for cotton than any town
In Western Arkansas.
We are indebted to Hon Hugh A.
Dlnsmore for valuable public docu.
ments from Washington.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. J. Rogers returned
from Chicago Thursday, after SPEND
ing about ten days at the Fair.
Alb Smith has returned from the Ex-
position, we'll satisfied with q short
stay. He saw 1t all IN no time.
Mrr. J. w Montague, of Augusta,
Is visiting her son Mr.. q. G. Montague
aud is welcomed by her many friends.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Pres.
byterian church gave q tea at the
residence of DIR. J. A. Dibrell on Broad
strett last night.
Notice the al of w. H. Dickinson
In another column and when you have
anything that needs cleaning or color
ing give him call
Mr.. P. D. Scott, wife and Master
Durham, are looked for home to-day,
after two weeks of sight seeing at
the great Exposition.
Capt. J. M. Baxter, of Fort Smith,
was III the city this week, shaking
hands with his many friends and
looking after business interests.
LUNCH.-The ladies of the Christian
church will prepare lunch again to-
day at the same stand as last Satur-
day. Every one cordially invited.
The compress company is piling the
cotton up at their yard. Van Buren,
cotton buyers are taking care of their
,, part Of the cotton trade this season.
The Queen City Rifles are making
great improvement In the drilling ex-
ercises. Those who attend regularly
are taking deep interest In the matter.
A great many ex-confederates from
Van Buren, attended the reunion at
BentOnville this week, and those who
have returned report very pleasant
time.
The adjusting committee Of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Trainmen
were here recently and made satisfac-
tory terms between the Mo. Pa. and
Its employees at this place.
Miss Clara Emo, first assistant teach
or In the Clarksville school, left to-day
for that city to enter her duties Mon
day. The board made no mistake in
securing the services of Miss Emo.
The business men of Van Buren,
should make an effort to secure the
barrel and wood package factory for
Van Buren,. Every factory we get
lust increases the monthly pay role
that much, and one of this kind will
be of inestimab BILE benefit to the fruit
industry.
Work OH the Christian church Is be-
| ing pushed, and the roof will soon be
on and the brick work completed. The
ladies of that church deserve much
praise for their efforts to raise the
iunds necessary for its completion, and
we are glad to say they are meeting
with success.
Emporia, Kan, Sept. H.-Sheriff
Evans arrested, late this evening, q
supposed burglar disposing Of silver
souvenir spoons and other solid silver.
ware, who gave his name Is G. Z.
COlburn.
Surely this can't be G. G. Colburn
of the Ozark Democrat. Stand up aud
deny the charge Bro. Colburn.
MARR1Ep-In Bristol, Tenn, Sept.
Goth 1898, Mr.. A. +. Miles, Of this city,
and Miss Alice Virgie, of Bristol. Mr..
Miles is one of our popular attorneys
and a member of the firm Of Miles q
Miles and his many friends here VIII
welcome his bride among them: They
will make Van Buren, their place OF
residepce for the future. The PRESS
extends congratulations
The editorial we of the Venture Is
kicking because some one aPProPrla-
ted his dog, last Sunday. Now we
have heard OF the "meanest maj" Dut
the man who has the heart to steal an
sditor;s dog and deprive him OF MS
v S.Io,sJi. co,nnanjonshiD In this