The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-12-06
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Rev. Allen W. Guthrie of st. Joseph. viii hold a
protracted meeting in Dcniphan, the NJ L. Chnrrh
commencing the fourth Sunday in December. lie
will. portion of the time. be assisted by Rev. T. h
Rush. Mr.. Guthrie is Cumberland Presbyterian
and of the ablcst divines Of that church. All
who have heard Kim in Doniphan, three or four
years ago, will testify to that
Considerable coming in; price paid. % cents
Edward Eye is about, buying fat hogs for c. Le-
land Jr Of Trpy to be slaughtered in that place.
Prices ranging from three Fifty to three seventy five
Several families hal Thanksgiving dinners. on the
10Th. and right glad when ii is understood
our minister not forgotten on that day. Mrs
Jonathan forgetful of good things, had n
turkey, with other Refreshments for the inner
Mr.. George Waller. Sen, and family. also c. G.
Bridges, of the Troy B.aetn. and W. II. Ncsit, Esq.
were guests. iii was not near Christmas We
would petition the Governor to appoint another
Thanksgiving soon.
Mrs. Thomas Franklin is organizing troupe TO
practice. and have concert The time will be
made known. We expect TO hear some good music.
etc.
An amusing incident took place in town. the other
day. Old Adam Muddy tcolored) got fast on fence
mt Kucl,s that was made Of Kelley's barhed wire,
and he could not get loose till Bob Ray, another col
ored man. helped him loose. This would be good
fence to put around stable lot. If thief should
crawl through the bars, he would get caught and
held fast. Or, if farmer wanted to get hold of an
animal, all he would have to do would be to drive
him close TO the fence, and the barbs would hold
him. We thought of having some gates made of
this wire, to keep fellows from swinging on them.
A. Lows hog Melted 996 pounds. Who can beat
that There is exaggerated weight in this: it is
just what the hog weighed.
The coored ball was, from what We have been in
formed. Il All went well, till that coored
girl from Atchison got drunk, and whooped and hol-
Tered, and rolled the floor. good many of the
colored folks thought she was single girl till she
got drunk and cried for her baby. She was put in
wagon, and shipped back to the Railroad Centre.
Rev. Dinsmore preached, Sunday at eleven o'clock.
and Rev. Kirby, at night.
Sunday was beautiful day
The young ladies visiting with Miss Anna O'Dris-'
coll, from ST. Joe, have returned
Thomas Langan informs us that he was at st. joe
last week. attending the wedding of his niece and
our old friend, Mary McCiee daughter of Com. Ne
Gee, of that place. Miss Mary is q classical scholar
soeiabe, and wellbeloved by all who know her. Mr..
Sheridan is lucky man. May your path through
life be happy one.
brakeman fell off the train here, last Tuesday
night. while the train under considerable speed,
and was injured much that he died IN Atclli.on,
Thursday morning. From what could learn, the
engineer whstled down brakes; this man made an
effort to climb the ladder, from Hat ear. and miss
ing his hold, he was thrown a fiat with great
force, and striking some bolt other hard snb-
stance. drove hole in his side through which his
bowels were perceivable. He was taken 10 Atchison
next day, and died.
We see, by the last issue of the Buetin that it is
to he Democratic from and henceforth Well,
us far We concerned, glad of il. for it
could hardly he supposed that Troy could support
two Republican papers; and another thing, there
two sides all questions. especially poti-
cal question. The Democrats have not the weapons
Of warfare to fight, and all the chance they had was
through Republican press. We hope that both
papers may succeed and bang away at each other as
long they can. for the bone
We have been writing items for the CLief for near
" three years, and perhaps have not missed more
than two weeks in that time, but have found some
thing to write about. But sometimes items of inter
est hard 70 find and the fact is, who ever may
Or will write mp items every week, will find il no
small matter. Then, again, people inguisitivc,
and they must know, later who the cores
pondent is, especially if he 1.-THE temizer should find
some ugly crime wayside secret that he has found
out, and it gets in the Chief some other paper
We are aware that some have taken exceptions to
some of our items and at the same time they knew
it them, for they felt the guilt but We never in
tended it through malice, envy. because they were
not our friends, but because others shond know and
not have all the fun to themselves. There is always
some one who will keep an itemizer poste,-tlat is
where get the most of our information Now, as
for Jonathan, he will submit his charge to any one
thas is competent write. This is .Jonatlans"
last will and testament JONATHAN