The Van Buren press., 1895-06-15

variety of shoes ever brought to Van Huren
=. Gooding VIII be found in his shoe depart.
aeh' VINO VIII be glad to see all his old friends.
Mrs. DR.. Quarles gave an afternoon
tea Tuesday, complimentary to Mrs.
Ed. B. Peirce. A number Of friends
were present.
Mrs. Will Eblen, of Van Buren, was
called Monday to Memphis, Tenn. to
visit the bedside Of her nefce, who is not
expected to live.
Colonel George Taylor and wife, who
have been visiting Mr.. and Mrs Berkely
Neal, returned to Van Buren, TODAY
Fort Smith Record.
Mrs. A. Darrough and children, of
Fayetteville, were in the city this week
on their way home from Ozark, guests
of Miss Mary Jones.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Higgs left for
Memphis Monday. Mr.. Higgs repre-
sented the Van Buren Silver League at
the convention in that city.
The Fort Smith Democrat of Tuesday
did not reach Van Buren,. But the
Times. that it was rumored had
collapsed, came in on time.
MARRIED-In Van Buren,, on Sunday
morning, at the residence of Mr.. L. H.
johnson, by Elder D. c. Yeargin, Jas.
M. Vineyard and Miss Ada Birdwell.
Mrs. Charles A. Pape on Friday gave
charming afternoon tea to Mrs. B. K.
Field. A number of lady friends were
present and in the evening they were
reinforced by gentlemen friends and an
enjoyable time was had.
The new fast Frisco train from st.
Louis going South arrives here at II
o clock in the morning and going North
arrives at O'Clock in the afternoon.
It makes close connections in st. Louis
with all Northern and Eastern bound
trains.
s's We started the ball and have
received no aid from the other papers in
the city, and we are proud, indeed, of
the success achieved In the matter. =
Venture.
Wind is good, but it is money that
| makes the mare CO. -
| If Fort Smith is ever to make a city,
she must lose no time. If all her citi-
zens would realize this and pull together,
this city can very soon be started on the
up grade at a pace that will eventually
land her at the summit Fort Smith
News Record.
IF, if. My, my, Do let the
dear dead" rest in peace.
A coon team from Van Buren, came
over yesterday and tackled Horace
Haywood s Smoked Pearls. In the
fifth inning, with the score standing G
to g. the Dusky Dudes from over the
river kicked on the umpire and they
refused to play. The umpire then gave
the game to to the local Africans. -
Fort Smith Times.
Miss Emily Roots left this morning
for an extended visit in Fayetteville,
where she will be the guest of Professor
and Mrs. A. E. Menke. Returning in
July, she will visit friends in Fort
Smith. Miss Roots was accompanied
by Judge and Mrs. B. j. Brown. who
will spend the heated term in Fayette-
vile. IL. r. Democrat.
The closing exercises of the Arkansas
deaf mute institute were held at the
institute in Little Rock Monday night.
The attendance from the city was very
large, the spacious chapel being filled to
overfowing. The exercises were very
interesting indeed and reflected great
credit on Prof. Yates, the superintend-
ent, and his efficient corps Of assistants
Miss Daisy Bushmaier, of Van Buren,,
was one of the graduates.
Three runaway boys from Fort Smith,
Leslie Skinner, aged IA years, and John
and Edward Clayton, aged IA and ID
years, respectively, were taken in
custody in Carondelet yesterday They
left their home Saturday and came to
st. Louis on freight train. The boys
will be held for their parents. The
father of Leslie is printer and the
father of the two brothers is a police
man,-St. Louis Republic.
It makes us ''tired, as Bro. Higgs
would say, to see Planning Miles,
day In and day out, with his mouth
stretched from ear to ear. There is a
time to laugh and time to cry and a
time to dry mp; and it is now good time
for ''dry up to have its inning
Babies and girl babies at that are as
numerous as blackberries. Tanning
Won must recollect that it was ''boy
that stood on the burning deck, - etc.