Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1884-04-11
WILMATHvILLE wAIFs.
Notes From Northeast Adsfr.
Graphic Correspondence.

The annual school meeting Is thing
Of the past. X. ID. Ellison was re-elect-
ed for three years. &. Duncan was
elected tor two years tD fill the unex-
pred tern Of E. X. Wiekham.
Our school is doing well, Miss Up
dyke appfars TO be a good teacher.
Some people are wondering why the
young clerk at the post Office Steps
around 50 spry and smiles so much
since school commenced and If the
directors pay him for sweeping out the
school room. 1t was reported that
some one objected TO the teacher read
ing few verses in the Testament when
opening school !
Farmers are getting the spring fever
aud are rushing to the shop with their
old rusty plows.
About four miles southwest of here
some people are trying to form new
school district. They claim that their
children about 60 in number get very
little benefit of the school as now ar
ranged They say ali they ask IS the
privilege of educating their children
at their own expense but the surround
ing community say No. NO! No!
Our little mill has been sold and will
be moved awav next week. A good
opening tor mill here.
DIR. G. D. Greenslate had the bad luck
to loose two horses asst week. p.
April 7th 1884
This morning about 4 o'clock the
old Hannibal & St. Joe depot was con-
sumed by fire The entire building is
complete wreck. We understand
that the loss outside of the building is
complete wreck. We understand
that the loss outside of the building is
small, all the baggage, freight tele-
graph instruments. tickets, etc, being
saved. The fire started in the center
ofthe building, in the roof, and al
though our gallant firemen were quick
ly on the scene of disaster, their untir-
ing efforts were fruitless. l; is not
known how the fire originated, but is
supposed to have caught from sparks
from the engine Of the freight tram
that passes through about three O'Clock
A. NJ. The depot had caught fire by
sparks from engines several times be-
fore, and the fire extinguished before
much damage was inflicted. The de-
po, was very old and very dry and
burned rapidly. The night operator
Geo. Beaumont says that the first
knowledge he had Of the fire was when
going out on the platform he found
he ceDter of the depot was in fame
between the Offices and the
freight room. 1t was burning fiercely
and satisfe ] that there was no possibil-
ily of saying the building, he went to
work with all his might to remove the
the contents of the offices and freight
room. Others who first saw the fire
are confident the flames first appeared
IN the root over the center ofthe build
ing and shortly alter the engine had
finished switching. This is the opin-
ion of Mr. Thos. Smith who was out
on the platform just after the fire start
ed. The building burned like a tin
der box and half dozen engines
could not have saved it. A great
crowd of our citizens was present, but
no efforts could have done more than
lave the contents. Mr.. Smiths res
taurant is damaged considerably, and
his stock also as it was all removed.
We understand both the depot and Mr..
Smiths properly were insured. The
old depot has always been on the
wrong side Of the track and approach
ed by going over deep muddy ditch.
l: is hoped the railloaG authorities
will now erect depot that will be
cred 1t to the road and our city
Macon Re6n6Aean, AbriI 7rd.