The Van Buren press., 1895-01-12
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Garden Seeds
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EDMONDsON 8
BRITT.

Afford Bros, have made the announcement
that they will discontinue their Van Buren,
branch before long
Another cold wave struck this section Tues
day. sending the thermometer down to l6o
Wednesday morning.
musical recital took place at the residence
of Mrs. D. W. Moore Wednesday night. An
enjoyable time was had.
Ed Mclean will shortly have position with
the Racket Store, which will occupy the build
ing now occupied by Afford Bros.
T. J. Holman night foreman at the round
house left Wednesday morning for St Louis and
and is expected to return today.
O. L. Miles. W. II Fl. shibley, L H. South
mayd, II. o. NJ. Bourland and Jesse Turner.
spent last Saturday at Little Rock.
A general meeting of the fire department is
called for tonight at the Court House. by W. II.
II. shibley, chief of the department
queensware to ii. c. Pernot, making it the
largest stock ever carried In Van Buren,.
Frank Woolum has rented the room formerly
occupied by w. A. Briscoe. AMI will open a
grocery store. We wish Frank success.
Mrs. Ausherman aud children, who have
been visiting Mrs. W. l.. Taylor, returned to
their home at Joplin, Mo-. first of the week.
J. K. Jarvis. W. NJ Brown and Ed Mayer were
among the party that attended the institution OF
the X. of r. lodge at Webbers Falls Wednesday
night
Adds Bryan has moved into the Thompson
residence on LogtOwn Hill and Circuit Clerk
Black has taken possession Of the one occupied
by him.
John Buck, former Van Buren, Coon, was run
in at Fort Smith Thursday. in company with
another negro, for the larceny of case oi
W hiskey.
J. II. Steinberg an family went down to Van
Buren, this morning, where they will their
future home. We wish them prosperity
Springdaie News.
The Crawford County Journal has been indef
nitely suspended. Crawford county should sup
port Republican paper. but all recent efforts
have met with failure.
Preparations are already being made for the
neAt crop OF strawberries aud fruits by our
growers. Large quantities Of boxing material
are arriving every week.
Mr.. Olinger, who has been resident OF this
vicinity for eighteen years, left yesterday for
Texxrkana, where he will try his luck raising
hogs. We wish him success.
Within three minutes after the alarm of fire is
Inn. m
Is en- rou.e W The lire. Good work Venture.
They certainly deserve all the praise they get.
The L0ng-Bell Mills Wednesday reduced
working hours TO nine owing to the cold wea ther
and short days. They will run tull time US
soon AS the weather becomes favorable.
Rev. J. II. Barber gave three very interesting &
lectures at the Z. 2. Church this week. All those
VINO heard him speak very highly OF his style OF
lecturing. He goes from here to Rogers.
fire at the house Of Matt Tatum (col,) We'd
nesday morning called out the fire department,
but the blaze had been extinguished before they
reached the scene. But slight damage was
done.
The new year brought several changes in the
Missouri Pacific dlspatchers Office in Van Buren,.
Chief Dispatcher Clawson has given way TO Mr..
Coppage. and Messrs. Smith auu Jones to Messrs
Carson and Welsh.
AT the request of Gen. D. W. Moore, the
Missouri Pacific railroad has agreed TO furnish
transportation over any portion of the system to
and from Little Rock for one and one third fare,
on account of the meeting of the ex-Confederate
Veterans on the 18TH inst.
According to the Fort Smith Times we are to
have the finest park in the State on Mountain
View. Cy COrdell is one OF the incorporators
which, of course stamps II as q success from the
start. The Fourth OF July is put down as the
opening day. There is no better location for a
fine park in the State.
Mrs. NJ. +. GO0ding, whose serious illness was
reported last week, died Tuesday at Rogers and
her remains were brought to Van Buren, and
Inferred at Dripping Springs in this county.
The deceased was an old resident OF this county
and leaves number of relatives and hosts OF
friends to mourn her loss.
most prominent citizens dropped dead while on
his way home Wednesday evening from the
cotton compress, with which institution he had
been connected for years. In company with his
son he was walking TO his home, when he
suddenly salk TO the ground and In few
minutes he bresthed his last. Mr. Miller was q
brother-in-law TO Gov. Fishback. = Mr. Miller
was well known in Van Buren, having married
daughter OF Mr.. Geo. Gross.