The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1873-06-20
Fillmore Items.

mold was engaged in filling 4. box be-
longing to u reaper with metal, it cx-
plodcd, pretty seriously burning MIR.
Reese about the eyes and face, also
burning Mr.. Honnold in the face, as
well as Mr.. League.
On Sunday morning, an Engiishmap
by the name of Henry i~iallett was
drowned neal the mi,i-dam at the Nod
away river, two miles west of Fillmore.
lie lOosened the boat from its mooring.
and paddlcd it down below some driit,
near the corner OF the mill, and after
padding around there for some time,
started to bring ii back up to where it
had been tied, and when almost back
was caught in "a swirl which threw his
boat out in the current, taking him di-
rectly under the overflow of the dam,
and when there he rose up in the boat
and exclaimed: "Sdye me-" but in less
than ten seconds he was washed out OF
the boat and carried by the current for
more than a hundred yards, where he
sunk to rise no more, within fifteen feet
of the shore. But there was no posi-
BILE chance of saving him at any time, as
there was nothing there to do anything
with. Some say he was drunk, but
such was not the case, as he was duly
sober when he entered the boat. No
one knows his object in entering the
boat. The river was pretty well
dragged, but as yet he has not been
found. All efforts are being made to
find him. He was a stranger here had
been here since last fall and was a
stone-mason by trade.
More anon, OCCASIONAL.
Business in Fillmore has been quite
lively during the past week. Trade
has been good Tor this season of the
year. The weather having been fine
for exterminating weeds and fox-tail,
the farmers, us well as their wives and
daughters, have taken q few leisure
hours 70 visit u peaceful town and
provide themselves with q few Of the
needful as well as the ornamental
things of life, which ran be found in
abundance in the well-flied store
houses of II village.
The firm of A. L. Dodge & Bro. has
taken another partner in the firm. The
great amount of BUSINESS to be transac-
ted in this establishment seems to make
Ms a necessity; and acting upon the
principle that partners in interest are
more desirable than hired help, the
younger brother of the firm, Mr.. AS.
Dodge, made propositions to the young
and accomplished Miss Melissa Berry
to become a partner for life. Accord
ingly, the Rev. Nv. Smith was sent for
and the contract sealed in the presence
of many witnesses, at the residence OF
Nelissa's father, Mr.. j. w. Berry. A
dashing pal: of grays and Il fine ar
riage was then brought to the door, and
the happy couple started on a business
| tour to some of the principal cities in
the West. Aaron is a business man,
and no doubt means business, and We
predict a successful and happy career
for this new firm.
Mr.. L. X. Chase has nearly completed
the new fence in front of his hotel.
Having spent nearly a summers work
on it, with two hands, it will probably
be an ornament to the town when COM
pleted.
The residence of DIR. Brown presents
an entirely c outward appearance,
having been remodeled throughout.
A new blacksmith shop has sprung
up on Main street III the last few days,
just east of and close to the residence OF
DIR. Spicer, much to the modification OF
the good Doctor.
The spring and summer term Of the
district school, under the management
of Mr.. j. G.. Honnold, has just closed,
and the scholars are to have q grand
picnic ut Kenyon's Grove on Wednesday
of this week. A good time is expected.
Mr.. Uonnold is IL fine scholar and an
excellent teacher, and we presume our
honorable school board will not fail to
secure his services for another year.
We are glad to learn that our excel
lent singing teacher, Professor Chute,
is about to succeed in getting up another
singing-school in Fillmore-for he
learns every thing to sing that to
hear him. 1t is said that n dog that
happened to get shut in with one ofhis
singing-classes the other night was
found the next morning in the back
yard beating time with his tail on a tin
pan and bowling "Old Hundred"
Notwithstanding the conviction and
incarceration of Mr.. James Clark for
selling liquor without license in Fill
more, "evil spirits are occasionally re-
tailed here; so, if the old fellow who
struck down half the stars at n single
stroke with his tail should lose it, he
can be supplied at the - in Fill
more, where they retail evil spirits.
We saw our excellent friend, DIR.
Dunn, walking with Il cane on account
of a fall Of his horse while making q
flying trip to relieve the suffering.
The Good Templars of this place are
to have an ice-cream and strawberry
festival on Friday evening, the 9th of
June, at the Masonic Hall. Every body
is invited.
Mr.. &. L. Galbreatl, who has been
stopping in Hiawatha, Kansas, for the
past year, is home on Il visit.
We were glad to meet Mr.. George
Bryan, States attorney, who was up
here last week to attend to a little state
case concerning the stealing of hog.
But George went home without the pig.
Come again, George.
More anon. REPORTER.