The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1897-01-30

run and charged for at aboee rates until on
dered discontinued.
j. G.. Orme returned from st. Louis
Sunday.
One more month in which it is lawful
to hunt quail.
BoRN-Monday to Mr.. and Mrs. Dan
Hunt, a son.
Col. o. L. Miles was in Little Rock
first of the week.
Andy Campbell has moved back to
his farm east of town.
Engineer Exner and wife returned
from Little Rock Saturday.
Miss Josie Rea leaves tomorrow on
months visit to friends in Tennessee.
Skating was enjoyed by some of our
young people several days this week.
Assessor Peters has been having a
tussle with the grippe the past ten days.
Col. H. P. King was down from
Natural Dam this week.
Mr.. Eugene Mayer, of 3antonville,
was visiting his brother. May j.. this
week
Epworth League meeting each Friday
evening at s o clock at the Methodist
Church.
Will England returned Sunday from
Of I Nuis NH 10 want fnr lOsTifa a
treatment.
Geo. Miller gave ''pea nut party
at his popular resort for young people
last night.
Mrs. J. d. Knowlton came down
from Muscogee Monday returning
Wednesday.
Gen. w B. Armistead, ex secretary
of state, was guest or Mr.. II. A. Meyer
last Saturday.
Miss Apperson, of Richmond, Va,
arrived Thursday on visit to her
cousin, DR.. Dibrell,
Mrs. H. L. johnson and daughter
have gone to her former home-Peirce
City, Mo. to live.
Walter Mann is back after a stay of
several weeks at Hot Springs looking
much improved in health.
The residence of l.. I. Benton was
broken into early Sunday morning and
. lot of groceries purloined.
Mr. Brown, of GAINESVILLE, came up
Thursday on a few days visit to his
cousin, Mr.. Jno. McRaven.
Mrs. J. L. Rea has decided to leave
Van Buren, and will engage in the
millinery business in st. Louis.
Mrs. j. G. Moore has been very i'll
during the past week, but at last
reports is said to be improving.
Mr.. j. r. Hammond, senior editor
OF The Times, came up from Little
Rock Thursday for few days stay.
A number of strong companies are
said to have been booked for February
BY the manager of the opera house.
Mr.. and Mrs. Loeb, of Columbus,
Mo. arrived in the city Sunday on a
visit to Mr., and Mrs. Max j. Mayer.
G. G. SWEET came down from
Muscogee Tuesday on business
Connected with the Standard Cigar Co.
The ferry boat did not attempt to
cross the river the latter part of the
week, floating ice making it dangerous.
MARRIED-At the home of the bride S
parents near Alma, on Thursday morn
ing Mr.. A. w. Byars and Miss Rosa
Wells.
The friends of Mrs. Laws will be
pleased to learn that she has entirely
Recovered from her recent severe
Illness.
Fred Ferguson and Mont Noll left
"Wednesday for Muscogee where they
have positions with the Standard Cigar
company.
Miss Eva Farrow returned Monday
from st. Louis where she had been for
some months learning the millinery
business.
Ernest Collins is reported quite sick
ct the Mo. Pacific hospital in st. Louis
where he went some time since for
Treatment.
The show window of Since g. Peters
Saloon was broken into Monday night
and several bottles of whiskey extracted
therefrom.
DIED-On Friday night last the infant
child of Mr.. and Mrs. A Wilson. The
bereaved parents have the sympathies
OF large circle of friends in their
affection.
Nothing seems to have been exempt
from the hands of pilferers last Friday
night. Chicken roosts We're visited
Clothes lines stripped, etc. and every
thing movable taken by the festive
crook. Oh, if some one would only use
that shot gun.