The Van Buren press., 1896-01-11

mere.
Mr.. S. P. Mitchell and family have
moved to Muldrow where Mr.. Mitchell
will engage in farming the coming
| season.
DR.. F. M. Paine, who was reported
last week as very low with pneumonia
is much better and on the road to
, recovery.
Rev. DR.. j. E. Godbey, editor of the
Arkansas Methodist, will preach at the
Methodist church tomorrow at II A. NJ.
and 7P. NJ.
A pie supper was given last Wednes
day night at the residence of w. H.
Newman for the benefit of the Long
Bell church.
J. R. Britain has sold his Alma
branch of the Racket Store, and Ed.
Mclean is again located with the Van
Buren house.
The Standard Cigar Company have
been enlarging their force this week.
They have immediate sale for all the
cigars they make.
1t is a cold day when the Fort Smith
newspapers fail to have something
relative to the new railroads that are
promiaad that eitv
The outfit of the new paper has
arrived and the Office is located in the
building recently occupied by
Harshaw s grocery.
The Alma Leader announces that Mr..
B. Caraway, of that burg, is spoken OF
as candidate for the Democratic
nomination for sheriff.
One case of small pox made its
appearance near Little Rock the first of
the week. 1t was promptly quarantined
and is now improving.
Alvis Smith, we understand, will
head the Republican city ticket this
year. We thought Alvis was doing
about quite muchly of late.
Sheriff Wood last Saturday received
from the governor Office the papers
officially fixing Jan. Oath as the day fol
the execution of Pruitt Turner.
Col j. N. Brown, of Clarksville
has been retained by the Van Burer
Harrow and Manufacturing Company
as general manager of the concern.
The Rev. John Vase, Dean of the
Fort Smith Convocation, will officiat,
at Trinity church, Van Buren,
tomorrow at II A. M. and 1880 P. NJ.
, We have a bargain counter which W,
propose to keep all the year. With thu
assistance of Joe Barnes you will Away
find useful things, at small figure, OF
it. EDMoNDSoN q BRITT Gro. Co.
w. S. Mcdowell passed through th'
city Monday on his way from Coffey
| WHO w LIS olu hoiIo Aieuio ANooh
Mack will shortly locate in the forme
place.
H. H. Dill came in from Wagone,
Tuesday bringing with him his CAM
outfit part of which had been undei
water and part up tree. He expect
to return in month or so.
Mrs. c.. H. Tuttle will leave thi
evening for her home in Brooklyn, N
Y, after a pleasant visit with he
parents, Judge and Mrs. B. j. Brown
L. r. Democrat Saturday.
Major T. A. Baldwin arrived from
the East Sunday forenoon and afte
spending few days with Mr.. l.. Ora
left for Fort Grant. Ariz. where hi
command is stationed, Wednesday.
The powders at the head of Mali
street, which have been a constan
danger to navigation for some week
past, have been broken up and turne,
into crossing something badly neede'
at that point.
A COW which had jumped off the ferr,
boat while being crossed to tn
Sebastian county side attracted quite
crowd at the wharf Sunday afternoon
She finally managed to reach this sid
after hard swim.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. o. Cass, OF Dan
vile. Ill. have arrived here and vii
make this county their future home
Mr.. Cass having purchased farm nea
Oak Grove. Mrs. Cass is sister O
the editors of the Argus.
The first issue of the new paper, w
understand, will be out next Friday
There should be good opening i
Crawford county for Republica
paper and we have no doubt that on
conducted in the right manner will be
success.
II have suffered with dyspepsia
indigestion and torpid liver for man
years. / was also troubled wit
rheumatism and piles and have trie
various remedies with little benfit. ,
F, A. Mathis, Salem. Ark.
Hood Pills cure all liver ills.