The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1896-12-26
A happy and prosperous New Year

happy and prosperous New Year.
Ben Moore is spending the holidays at
home.
Jesse Wood spent Christmas with his
family.
Mrs. A. F. Miles was visiting at
Fayetteville Thursday.
Col. Sam Chew spent couple of days
up at Chester this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Smell are spending the
holidays at Houston, Tex.
Bob Brown spent Christmas with
home folks at Clarksville.
AS usual, the football game yesterday
broke up before it was finished.
DR.. J. A. Dibrell Sr., spent Christ
mas with his sons at Little Rock
Chief Dispatcher Coppage spent
Christmas with friends in Missouri.
Christmas eve was the quietest on
Main street that has been seen for many
years.
Young America ushS red in Xmas
morning with the usual amount Of
noise.
Look out for an interesting event
about January 4th. We congratulate
l.
T. H. Elgin, the Russellville tomb
stone man, came in Thursday after
noon.
o. l.. Miles has recovered both of
his dogs, One had been taken to Null
berry.
There was less money spent this year
in buying Christmas jags than ever
before.
Mrs. T. E. Bradley left Thursday for
Eureka Springs where she will spend
the holidays.
There will be at least one and possibly
| two or three less saloons in Van Buren,
the coming year.
Miss Mabel and Mr.. Othneil Miller
came down from Fayetteville Thursday
to spend the holidays at home.
Merrill Bros-always up-to date
procured small dynamo and lit theil
market up with electricity Xmas eve.
About sixteen of the younger gener'
alton got too gay Christmas eve and hac
chance to explain their troubles tC
Mayor Smith the next morning.
Several of the Bell Telephone
company $ wires on Main street were
cut by bullets while giving the alarm
for the fire Thursday night.
The Juvenile Missionary Society O.
the NJ. E. church south will give al
entertainment on Sunday night, Dec
81, 1895. The public is cordially in
vited to attend.
Van Buren, Lodge I.O.O.F., on las
Friday elected the following officers
Mr.. Ward, N G. Mr.. Boyd, V. Ct.
Mr.. Rocks, ~, and Mr.. Stahl
Treas. Installation next Friday night
II a private concern can afford to run
dynamo for furnishing itself electric lights wh.
can't the city council furnish lights for the city
Venture.
Very simple answer. The city ha
no money-the Water Co. gets 1t all
no money, no light.
The Buck s Junior Range offered b.
Mr.. Buck Williams to be presented t.
the most popular young Miss was woi
by Miss Lydia Smith, who had 10, IL
votes. Miss Maud Mace was seconC
with 6 345 votes to her credit.
Mr.. J. E. Jarvis on Christmas morn
ing presented to his customers one o
the neatest calendars OF the season. IL
place of the old stereotyped illustration
he has a splendid half tone engraving
of his daughter, Miss Ouida.
It Is reported that a company has been raise
at Fayetteville, and one at Van Buren, 10
service in Cuba. They are to make their way
Galveston from whence passage VIII Q
: furnished The boys should he careful 70 mar
tain the American standard on the field. M
! berry Lender.
Pray, Henry, where did you get you
T information. Diligent search fails :
5 find anything in this city except
company of the genus "hobo, Will
- we are informed by the Fayettevill
g papers that they are raising compan
of oficeseekers for the purpose of lay
ing siege to every Office in the state.
{ That fires never come singly wa
I again proven this morning when a
l three o clock an alarm was turned 10
g The fire proved TO be the barn OF j. y
1 Paine near Long Bell church. tn
a fire when discovered had gotten such
= start that it was impossible TO save any
t thing from the barn and three horst
that were in it persisted in the flames
a Mr.. Paine also loses $50 bushels OF cor
c and about four tons of hay, beside
{ other things. The fire has every az
pearance of being of incendiary origir
e The location of the barn-about on'
{ hundred yards from any other buildlr
e and twice that distance from any road,
e and the hour at which it occurred won
Y certainly lead to that conclusion.