The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-09-13
BOONVILLE ITEMS.
Still suffering for rain.

>~ S3SASAS . . ASASAsSs
Still suffering for rain.
business in all branches il good.
No eastern mail Tuesday morning.
The steamer Headligh, continues to
10 good business.
-Wa;ermclons abundant Brockmeyer's
is headquarters for them.
-Jno. L. Mccoy and wife have been
visiting friends in the country.
The Big Muddy furnishes half our
citizens with their drinking water.
"A number of our people attended the
Upton lair daily. From al reports, it
has been q success.
MIR. Willie Williams, sIeed Stephens
and Hon. II. Bunce, left Tor St. Louis
Thursday night.
The Kemper family school opened
Wednesday. Prot. T. A. johnson reports
full school. which i q compliment to q
worthy man.
--Jno. X. Walker, wiz and daughter
have returned from Jefferson City. Nm.
Walker and her little daughter were out
visiting Thursday.
Cora, the only daughter Of Ms. G..
&. Edwards, Of Howard county, died on
Wednesday, . severe blow 10 the once
happy little family.
A dozen or more daily R1oos are
taken BY parties in Boonville. They pro-
nounee life worth living" ~ long a. the
subscription Is only fifteen cents per week.
Miss Mamie Martin entertained few
Of her friends II the residence Of Chsklie
Allen Thursday evening. Mis- Belle Tur-
ner, OF Boone county, Was The principal
guest.
Prof. A. Haynes informs your re-
porter that he has over City pupils 70 be-
gin with this season. We are proud Of
this institution and its live educator,
Prof. Haynes.
-"The Trial Balance OF which Speed
and Lon Stephens are publishers, il in the
hands Of the printers and will appear
soon. Il will Be in pamphlet forc,, and
will be replete with financial, insurance
and home intelligence.
We take great pleasure this week in
informing the people Of Versailles that We
are in direct and instantaneous communi-
cation with the world. The wire i M.
instruments in position, the electricity ap-
piled. all ready to fash frstesnal greeting
to hundreds Of other cities and towns.
The first message Was received ae 30
Monday afternoon. Much credit IL due
the Stephens brother, Of Boonville, and
DR.. james, of this city, for their ceasele<s
labors in behalf Of this much-needed and
highly appreciated enterprise. The West
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--vcrsailles Gazette.
A moes distressing accident &C.
CURED in this city Friday morn
ing, BY which Mr.. Irving Mack,
young man Of prominence, met
hi. death. He Vas descending, BY means
II rope in the hands of little Charlie
Aehie, into an old we'll in his yard, which
had not been used for twenty years, for
the purpose Of seeing whether or not the
we'll needed cleaning. When down about
ten feet. his foot slipped, he lost his hold
On the rope aud fell to the bottom, dis
lance Of some forty feet. The alarm Was
Immediately given and in . few moments
= hundred or more Of our citizens had
gathered there TO render what assistance
they could tn one in such . condition
Fresh air was pumped into the we'll, hooks
were used, but he could not be rescued.
No one had vet begun to descend the we'll,
on account Of the impure air, which would
prove almost instant death. Finally
Uncle Joe Brock, q faithful old eolcred
preacher, was prevailed npon to make the
'iecension. A rope was tied around him
and be Vas slowly let down. He succeeded
in tying rope around the body Of Mr..
Mack, and both were pulled up, Mr.. Mack |
dead. and the poor negro almost gone. |
Every doctor in town vas present, but It
was found Mr.. Mack vas beyond their |
reach. Uncle Joe, however, VA soon IN . |
condition. Mr.. Aack was not
over thirty years old, and leave. . wife
and child to mourn his very sad death. |
His wife is the oldest daughter Of John |
L. OBrien. lie |. . brOther-in-law Of ]
Henry Clark, G. =. Aehlc and Charles |
Drake, Of this city.