The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1894-02-24

Joe catron was Iu the city sunds

Joe Catron was lu the city. Sunday
Thursday was washington's birth
day.
Mrs. J. G. Lucas spent Wednesday
In Alma.
w. P. Brown was in Little Rock
Wednesday.
w. r. Locke and wife were In the
city Monday.
Owing t Ill health the Collins Hotel
IL offered for sale.
The candidates started on their
roundup Monday.
Sheriff Steward has returned from
his tax-collecting tour.
J. G.. Orme is having u residence
erected in Knox Addition.
c. r. Cordell WIS at Alma during
the week, attending court
&C Cook Is still here, making the
best $500 Photos for $500.
Judgg Smith was holding County
court the first Vt the week.
Miss Lou Brown, of Clarksville, Is
visiting Mrs. VIII Woolum.
Bro. Skinner, of the Fl. Smith Re-
cord, Was In The city Sunday.
Vic Estes was ming'ing with his
Green WOOD friends Tuesday.
BoRN-Feb Is. 1894, to Mr.. and Mrs
VIM. Gray, y ten pound boy.
Will Hynes has entered the Com
mercial College at TT. Smith
A nice awning has been put up in
front of the new Hardware store.
VIM. Wiley and Murta Loving were
granted a marriage license tuesday.
J. D. James WAS down from Benton-
vile during the week attending court
It's Csc Bottle
for Is cents.
Dental Snuff at HARsHAW's.
w. A. Arnold, Of Fl. Smith spent
Sunday in Van Buren,, visiting rela-
tives
ely Wood, who has been attending
schooi in Virginia, returned Sunday
night.
r. s. ROBERTS is prepared to furn-
unit OF Inn In mi l.
ty. Leave orders at H. g. Pernot's.
Mr.. AL Reynolds has so tar recover.
cd from his recent illness, as to be
able to be out.
The Daily Venture passed it's sixth
monthly milestone Thursday. sue
cess Bro. Higgs.
Rev. Bag well, of Morrilton, was in
the city Thursday, guest OF DR.. and
Mrs. J. q. Lucas.
Mr.. Whit Lichlyter died In Logtown
Sunday night, and WAS buried In our
cemetery Monday.
The Long-T Bell Mills are again run
ming to their full capacity, after being
shut down for several weeks.
So far the scoop of the Venture on
the sale of he Frisco TO the Mo Pac.
seems to not have materialized.
Ifyou need any stovepipe call on
r. &. ROBERTS he makes them HIM
self Leave orders at H. G. Pernot's
The ladies' Of the Baptist Church
gave an entertainment ut the fesi-
dence Of Mr.. MCPHERSON Monday
night.
Mr.. Merrill is now ready to make
contracts with our planters for sup
plying the canning factory the coming
season.
Prayer meeting. ha We been held at
the Baptist Church several nights
this week. PrOtracted meeting begins
tomorrow.
Hon. JAS. P. CLARKE is announced
as y candidate for Governor of A rkxn-
sas, su bject to the action of the Demo-
cratic primaries.
The Executive BOARD of the Craw
ford County Sunday School Associa-
ton will meet NJ the City Drug Store
to-day at Up. m.
"Ry Wits Outwilted" was present ted
at the Opera Houye last night, as we
60 to press before that time we cannot
give any particulars.
The Venture says there Is talk Of q
system of sewerage being built In the,
near future. We hope that such lie the
case. 1t would be valuable improve
ment.
Jim Pierson was assaulted and rob-
bed by two men near the berry house
on the Frisco railroad early Wednes-
day morning. No clue to the perpe-
traitors.
Luther Garrett and Miss Tilla Bick-
erstaff were married at the residence
of the BRIDES parents. in the East End
sun day afternoon, Ed. H. eauchamp
officiating
Col. A. w. Dinsmore, who died at
his home at Bsntonville, Saturday,
was the father of our present Com
gressman and of Mrs. Annie Dinsmore
Davis of this city.
The Fort Smith Times has taken
telegr aph. and is now the only paper