The Van Buren press., 1895-10-19

=, Prayer meeting at the Methodist Church every
Wednesday night.
scarletina seems to be spreading in
the city.
Mesdames Sloan and Adams, of Alma,
were In the city Friday.
D. ]. Young was prospecting in Van
Buren Thursday It will not be long
before something will drop that will be
beneficial to the city. Let it drop.
BoRN-On Tuesday, the 18th inst. to
Mr.. and Mrs. F. G.. Gronholt, a son.
TIE PRESS extends congratulations to
the happy parents.
1t has not been very good year for
sweet potatoes but Juber Russell
brought us basket that were beauties.
Thanks for the same.
We are sole agents for CHASE & SAN
BoRN's Celebrated Coffee, which was
used exclusively at the Worlds Fair.
EDMONDSoN & BRITT.
Geo. R. Wood and O. L. Miles were
in Little Rock this week. Mr.. Wood
went over to Searcy to see his daughter
who is student at the Galloway
College.
General Manager Morrill,, General
Superintendent Wentworth and General
Passenger Agent Wishart, officials of
the Frisco railway, passed up the road
Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. W. Edmondson
returned from st. Louis Saturday
having spent week sight seeing at the
fair and exposition in that city. Mrs.
E g health is much better.
John o Bryan brought to Miss Fannie
Scott Monday dozen of the Kieffer
pear. some weighing over pound, to
be taken to the Exposition at Atlanta.
They We're the most perfect pears we
have ever seen.
OUR BAKERY.-We use nothing
but the BEST FLOUR made. We can
show you as fine loaf of bread as was
ever produced. Remember you get Is
large size loaf tickets for ST.. 90.
EDMoNDsoN & BRITT.
Now is the time to put in your coal
for the Jenny Lind Coal-acknowledged
to have no superior. See the ad. in
the PRESS. Leave orders at Edmondson
& Britt or at the Ice Factory. Two
fifty pays for ton, full weight, put in
your bin.
Mr.. w. N. Beatty, of the electric
railway, went to st. Louis Wednesday
night to see the proper officials of the
Frisco railway to secure an agreement
whereby the Fort Smith and Van Buren
electric railway may cross the Frisco
on its extension to the park. Fort
Smith Democrat.
Miss Fannie Scott, Of Van Buren,, Is
in the city and is the guest Of her sister,
Mrs. Lawson, on Rock street. She
will be at Atlanta on Arkansas Day and
her presence will lend much to the
success of the event. The invitations
will be very artistic and will contain
the great seal of the State. Little Rock
Democrat.
G.. W. Scruton, late manager of the
said to be no truth in the runOr that
Pulitzer has called him to that city to
supplant Col. Jones on the Post
Dispatch. Mr.. SIS late business asso-
ciates say that he will not return to
Fort Smith. Fort Smith Record.
Among the Winchester MASS. items
in the Boston Herald is the following:
The engagement ia announced of Miss Alice
Buren,, Ark. Mr.. McKibben Ia . graduate Of
M. !. 7. and has been employed by the town as
civil engineer.
Frank McKibben Is son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. F. R. McKibben, Of this city.
The 23d Of December next is the 50th
wedding anniversary of Colonel and
Mrs. J. e. Woolum, Of Winslow. On
that date there will be a family reunion
of the Wooluns from far and near.
Van Buren will contribute for the
occasion three boys: w. p, W. b.
and F. T. Woolum. The venerable
Father and Mother Woolum will "kill
the fatted calf and the SHARP boys
will get down the fiddle and the bow"
and there will be music and dancing in
the old home once more. The Van
Buren, Woolums' are laying by the
"Eagles" for the happy occasion,
Fifty years is a good long time to travel
down life s rugged path together. The
PRESS joins in wishing the venerable
Colonel and his good wife a happy
reunion at his approaching golden
wedding anniversary.