The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1896-05-09

.. A Wright has been filing the
position of night police during the
illness of Mr.. Barrier.
Jno. Allen has returned from Good
land, /. T., and now holds the night
job at the union depot.
The Sallisaw Star of last week reports
the strawberry crop in that section cut
short by the dry weather.
W. H. Ross came down from Benton.
vile Sunday and spent the week in Var
Buren,. He returns today.
Miss Nonnie Wells left last SATURDAY,
for her home at Greenfield, Mo. aftei
visit to friends in Van Buren,.
The colored brother now rules the
Republican roost, and that s all the
good he Il get out of the election.
Judge s. F. Stahl and wife, of Ben.
tonville, were the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. W. H. H. SHIRLEY Thursday.
School having adjourned for the
summer months Miss Emma Beard left
Thursday for her home at Fort Smith
The fire boys had a good run early
Sunday morning The cause was the
burning of a chicken house in the East
End.
7. L. Beard has opened stock Of
remnants in the Bryan building in the
room recently occupied by Kramer &
Beall.
W. H. Hayman returned Tuesday
night from Hot Springs, where he went
to try and benefit a severe case Of
rheumatism.
Mr.. Bradley WAS taken with very
severe attack of heart failure Sunday
but has recovered and is again in his
usual health.
Capt r. S. Hynes returned Saturday
from st. Louis where he went fol-
medical treatment and returned great
ly improved.
Mr.. w. S. Pickering is the PROUD
possessor of brand new SO Crescent
and disports himself on it every pleasant
morning now.
Miss Avlee Cooper, night operator al
the Arkansas Telephone Co 3 Office al
Fort Smith. paid Van Buren, a short
visit Tuesday.
Powell Clayton has given the loca
Republicans the cue and the poor, un.
sophisticated Democrat will now wall
up and be sacrificed Nit!
A most welcome shower struck Val
Buren, and vicinity Sunday. Thu
precipitation was 0. IS in. and was O
great benefit to growing crops.
The Fort Smith papers say tn,
Spooner Co. is the best repertoire
organization travelling. See them a
the Opera House Monday next.
If one had left out colored men at III,
Republican meeting last Wednesda,
what would have been left of the q. O
P. Echo answers: "What?'
The lawn party given by the ladies
of the Episcopal Church at the residence
of Mrs. H. F. Thomson Tuesda.
evening was not success financially,
Next Tuesday will be observed al
Decoration Day in Van Buren,, for tn
purpose of decorating the graves of tn,
| Confederates buried in our cemetery.
ANY person purchasing a 30 cen
ticket for Monday nights Performance
of the Spooner Co, previous to Z Pm
can take one lady free, Secure seat
now.
The Ladies Aid Society of tn
Christian Church gave Strawberr
and Ice Cream Festival at the residenc
of Jacob Yoes, in the East End, las
night.
The constitution guarantees to every
one religious liberty, but Bro. Higg
would like to invoke the aid OF tn
legislature in making others believe a
he does.
Judge B. J. Brown left for Littl
Rock Thursday after spending the wee
in Van Buren,. He was joined here b
Mrs. Brown, who had been visiting a
Fayetteville.
Mr.. ]. l.. Russell editor of tn
Green Forest Tribune, attended tn
Republican convention in Van Burel
Wednesday, and we acknowledge
pleasant call.
The delegates to the Republica
National Convention will be seated o.
chairs of Arkansas manufacture /
Fort Smith furniture factory got tn
contract to supply 12, 900 chairs for tn
purpose.
Awarded
HIGHEST Honors-World's Fair.
m ED.