The Van Buren press., 1895-03-02
LANDRETH'S
Warranted
Garden Seeds
For sale only by
EDMONDSON 8
BRITT.
GOSPEL Meetings.

UOSpel Meetln8Bs
The meetings at the Church Of Christ will
continue during the coming week. Sunday
morning Evangelist Moore will preach at IL A.
NJ, on "a Knocker," at $3.50 P. NJ. Sermon Ito
men only, at 7:30 p ~, Have been baptizedY'
illustrated by a chart
The typical March lion started in on time.
JEFF Crockett Is citizen of Van Bureu once
more.
The only rain in February occurred on the
last day.
DR.. Prescott returned from trip up the road
Z Thursday
BoRN-To MI. and Mrs HoRstatter, on the
9th ult, girl
Judge Burrows was down from Mountainburg
during the week.
Arthur Ratterrree was visiting Greenwood
Monday on business.
The iron front for Edmondson & Britt's store
has been put in place.
Judge B. J. Brown was in the city Thurs.
day, going from here to Fayetteville.
Mrs. S. 3. Chew has been the guest OF Mrs.
Dr.. ". a. Carter, at Ozark the past week.
Evangelist Moore has been preaching To q
crowded church every night the past week.
Walter Barnes came in from Wagner, l. T.,
Wednesday night on . visit to his parents.
The Federal Grand Jury having adjourned
L. H. South mayd who was foreman is home
again.
Will orme and sister Miss Emma, returned
Texas.
Otho Thompson returned to Kansas City
Thursday after three weeks visit in Van
Buren,
Cherokee Bill has been convicted Of one
murder. with five or six more on which he is to
be tried.
Hoffman has been nominated by the Demo-
Gratis for mayor of Fort Smith ani Grier for
police Judge
The electric light poles on Main street have
been trimmed up the past week and are being
put in position.
r. F. Aliens residence was entered Saturday
night by sneak thieves. They got away with
a quantity OF provisions.
NF. Cornelius is occupying the store room
until recently occupied by The Racket with
stock of boots and shoes.
Piano for sale on easy payments at great
discount for cash. See Miss Emma Hays at the
Blue Front Millinery Store.
Veil Sale continued. The past week was
hummer. but this must be the banner week at
the BLUE FRONT EMPORIUM.
Miss Anna Mooney returned to Springfield,
Mo-, yesterday after a visit of two weeks to
Mesdames Kellogg and Powers.
Another OF the boys who started out two
weeks ago to conquer the world has returned
with awell-developed appetite.
Peter Hanger one of the oldest set tiers of the
State and In the early 4O's In business In Van
Buren,, died at Little Rock Sunday.
Geo. R. Wood, L. w. Black. W. G. Bostck and
p. D. Scott visited Mulberry Monday in the
interest of the anne exation movement.
Mrs. J. c. Patterson has been in the city
several days this week In the interest Of organic
ing lodge Of Knights and Ladies Of Honor.
Aluminium Buckles, Silk Betting and 5O-yd.
spools Of all shades of Ribbon for Dress
Trimmings at the BLUE FRONT EMPORIUM.
southmayd. d.Miller Dry Goods Co. began the
use Of their basket system yesterday. Miss
Mamie Williams has been installed as cashier.
Is very tasty. 1t is made of Adamant plaster
4 .olI
Some of the peach and pear buds were hurt
by he cold weather of the past month. But
the outlook is that enough arc uninjured TO
make fair crop.
The German at the residence Of Mrs. c. G.
Scott was the social event of the season, Quite
q large number of Representative Fort Smithians
were In attendance.
Mr.. NJ. Sexton has purchased the property OF
Dr. weems in Grand View Addition. Consider
alton $3.50. He will make some additions to the
building before moving.
strawb should be we'll paying crop in
this county this year. Reports from Florida
and Georgia state that those states will have
next to none to put on the market
quite cnange IN the temperature from TWO
weeks ago, when the river was frozen over.
while during several days of the past week 1t
has been warm enough to dispense with fires.
The old Ribling property at the head Of Main
street was torn down during the week and the
grading is approaching the street level. This
will be quite and Improvement to Main street
when completed.
Henry Phelps has purchased the book aud
stationery store of A. Smith b Son and will
continue IL at the old stand. Henry has had
a Y narianca In the stationery hnsinnsa md will