The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1883-06-19
HILL HAPPENINGS.
All Of the News of Interest from
the Flourishing City
Of Mines.
Rich HILL, Mo-, June Is, lSS:

Rich HILL, Mo-, June Is, 1888.
-kaining aud stormy to-day.
The lumber office of ]. F. Boyd & Co
was connected with the telephone exchange
to-day.
Several rain and wind storms have
visited this section during the past week
some OF them doing some damage in and
around the city.
-Business has been rather dull for some
time, and everything unusually quiet.
Quite number of our citizens, business
and professional men have been attending
circuit court at Butler during the last two
weeks.
During the storm last Tuesday morn
ing the residence of Rev. Shores was
struck by lightning, which shattered the
house considerably and damaged some of
the furniture. Seven or eight persons we're
in the house, but fortunately none were
hurt.
We we're informed yesterday by re-
spOnsible parties that there is now no doubt
but the ST. Louis IL Emporia railroad will
be built, and run through Rich Hill. With
the EmpOria railroad and the waterworks,
other enterprises will be assured, such as
manufactures, etc.
Carpenters have been very busy for the
last ten or fifteen days engaged in re-
pairing and completing the various
churches. The Baptist and Presbyterian
ediices are now completed, and present
quite an attractive and improved appear
ance. The Christian church will soon be
repaired, and the Cumberland Presbyterian
church, now being erected, will soon be
completed. The various ministers have
been very energetic in their efforts to
hasten the progress of the work.
BRIEF MUNICIPALITIES.
Col. Ed. Brown returned to the city
to-day.
j. B. Brugler, of Butler, was in town
to-day.
w. w. Ferguson returned to the city
yesterday.
j. n. Gibson, OF Butter, was in the
city yesterday.
L. Yount, of Sedalia, was at the Tai
mage Thursday.
IS. w. Reisner, of Butler, was on our
streets yesterday.
j. c. Smith. of Carthage, was at the
Arcade yesterday.
j. b. Banker, of Jacksonville, was in
The city yesterday.
j. H. Leroy, of Princeton, Mo-, was at
he Talmase to-day.
M. q Marker, of Carthage, was at the
Arcade yesterday.
Co., Peal hoe haa,, ,hSa,t oil
counting" at Butler.
Miss Leona Lane returned from her
Butler visit yesterday evening.
j. r. Miller, of Sprague, was peram-
in the city yesterday.
Mrs. DR.. Harris and family left
evening for Kansas City.
j. w. Eleanor, of the Rich Hill Bazoo
IS visiting at Mulberry this week.
Mrs. McNeama, of Appleton City, is
in town, visiting her sister, Mrs. w. w.
Wolfe.
R. A. Long and family left last week
or Henry county, on visit to friends and
relatives.
Hardin NJ. Douglass came down from
Butler last night. No doubt an attraction
,ere was the cause of the visit.
Mrs. John Orcutt will leave in a few
lays for Appleton City. where she will
'isit her parents, remaining until after the
Fourth.
Mr.. Yeager, connected with the con-
tructiOn of the water works. informs us
hat the work Is progressing as rapidly as
possible, the inclemency of the weather be-
ng great hindrance to ditching. The
pit for the pumps are completed, and
'bOut $500 feet OF piping laid.
The following teachers for the public
chools have been selected by the school
BOARD: Prof. j. H. Hinton, principal; Mr.
Edmonds, Mrs. L. c. provinces, Miss May
Jackson, Miss Lizzie Harrison, Miss Lii
lie Stevens, Miss frankie Wall, Miss Nose,
Mss Lizzie Diens, Mrs. Edmopds and
.lessrs. l.. w. Moore and Frank Temple
on.
The fair association so long talked of
las finally been definitely established. At
meeting few days ago it was deter
mined to call the association the Rich Hill |
District Agricultural and Mechanical As
A capital stock of $4,000 was |
|ecided upon, divided into shares of $40
ach. The following officers were elected: |
PRESIDENT, Col. Ed. Brown; vice-president,
>cl. Thomas Irish; secretary, Professor j.
/. Hinton. II is now the intention to give |
~ exhibition this fall.
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