The Van Buren press., 1898-07-09

ohoW, auu WILL IcIldlu SEVERAL weeks.
W. L. Mace left Wednesday on a
visit to his old home at Chillicothe, o. i,
and will spend some time there visiting
relatives.
Mrs. Guy Burson left Saturday to
join her husband at DeQueen, Ark. i.
where he has embarked in the saddlery
business.
Mrs. j. W. Higgs returned Wednes
day from visit to her parents in
Texas. She was met at Little Rock by
Mr.. Higgs.
Half the misery of human life might
be extinguished by mutual offices of
compassion, benevolence and human
ity. Addison.
G. j. Murta returned Tuesday from
the eastern markets where he bought
large additions to his already extensive
furniture stock.
Ben Hodges has been confined to his
home for sometime with an attack OF
malarial fever, but at last accounts
was recovering.
So much wet weather the past several
weeks has caused peaches to rot pretty
badly, while grapes show more rot than
for several years past.
What more do you want than
Recreation, one of the best maya
zines on out door sports, and 1.-The
Press all for 81 % per Year,
Sam Stith severed his connection with
the Palace Drug Store Saturday and
left Monday for Nashville, Tenn.
where he will study medicine.
Quite number of Van Burenites at
tended the picnic at Mulberry Saturday
and all are loud in their praises of the
hospitality of the good citizens of Null
berry.
w. O. Briscoe, the East End grocer
is making some handsome presents tc
his old customers in the shape of glass
ware. W. o. believes in hustling fol
trade.
The infant son of Mr.. and Mrs. Will
| Whitfield died Monday morning al
their home near Oak Grove and the
remains were inferred Tuesday in the
Gill cemetery.
Carl SHIRLEY has been elected mana
ger of the Queen City Band and he has
been out this week getting our business
to subscribe to fund for giving weekly
| open air concerts.
Adds Bryan had message from
| Clarksville Tuesday for his blood
hounds to be used in trailing negro
fiend charged with outraging an IL
year old negro girl.
1t was found necessary to put a new
floor into the building vacated by the
Red Front Store. AS soon as this i:
finished it will be occupied by c. j.
Murta furniture store.
The Ozark Democrat very wisely
says: II man wants to reform from
any bad habit he must avoid the as
ISOLATION of men who are not in sym
pathy with his purpose.
]. T. Clark has made from the draw
ing of the proposed Confederate monu
ment a negative and photographs OF thu
same adorn a number of the offices anC
places of business around town.
Quite a number of Van Burenites at
tended the races at Fort Smith Monday
Opinions as to their quality are some
what divided, the majority being thai
they were very poor exhibitions.
| 1t is getting time our Democrati
brethren were forming clubs through
out the county. While victory is as
sured in September, in can be mad
doubly sure by proper organization
Mr.. and Mrs. Jno. Latham, o
Washington county, were the guests o
J. s. Bayless first of the week. return
ing Tuesday to their home, accom-
named by two of Mr.. Bsyless children
Last week Southmayd Miller receives
a fine flag which had been purchases
for Company /, Arkansas Volunteers
with money raised for the purpose by
number of patriotic young ladies OF Gu
city.
As the result of a Fourth OF Jul
diversion John McManus, of For
smith is short an eye. One OF hi
companions threw piece of glass whic
strnak him in the eye cutting the eye
ball in two.
The weather permitting the band WI
: r;vo a concert in court square on Thurs
, dav night Of each week during u
,,,ar months. Our band is one
the institutions Van Buren, people nav
= riobt TO be proud Of and it should .
; @;yen all the encouragement within tn
lower of cur people.