Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1884-09-05
PERSONALS.

Mrs. Reesman is visiting her brother
at New Cambria this week.
Mr.. j. A. VOORHEES, paid US friend
ly call during the reunion.
Postmaster Dillon. Of Lancaster,
took in the reunion this week.
w. r. Turley, of Jasmine, dropped
in TO look after his paper this week.
j. j. Clark and sister. OF SubIet tie,
expect to start to New York next week.
Mrs. Fitch and her daughter, Daisy,
returned from LaHarp, Ills, Tuesday
evening.
w. ?. Shott and wife, OF Morrow,
made the GRAPHIC pleasant call on
Thursday.
r. d. Magruder, of Cherry Box, has
been spending couple of weeks in
Klrksyille.
Miss Berta Tow les and Miss Adelia
Owen, OF Greentop, gave US a call
Wednesday.
Mrs. F. NJ. Harrington returned
last week from illinois, after very
pleasant visit.
Harvey Garrett, of Trenton. was
here OH q visit to his old home during
reunion week.
Thos. Briddle was the raiser of that
big squash on exhibition at Burrows.
1t weighs $50 lbs.
Miss Lula Sharp left this week for
Carthage, where she will teach the
present school year.
Mr.L Z. Shines started this week to
attend the Glasgow college. He ex-
poets to be absent the entire year.
b. W. Church and son. George, took
a look through our Office Friday. His
family is all for Blaine and Logan.
Miss Mamie Sharp left for Ferguson
St. Louis Co., last Saturday morning,
where she Is engaged IN the public
schools for the coming year.
Mrs. S. R. Merrill, after an absence
OF thirty years, from her old home in
Indiana started there last Monday on
a visit.
Mrs. Ira Harlan has returned from
Dakota and SAYS while she likes that
country quite well she thinks there Is
no place like Missouri.
Miss Alice and Matte Gillespie, OF
Macon, are visiting Kirksville friends
this week. Miss Matte will probably
attend the Normal the present school
year.
Mss Ida Fowler returned home
Tuesday evening after a five weeks
visit in Chicago with Mr.. and Mrs.
E. F. DeWalsh, parents OF her brother
in-law, J. G. McHendry, of this city.
Mr.. V. S. Cookson has cabbage
head sixteen inches across, OF the Deep
Head variety. Mr.. Cookson has re-
ceipt for keeping worms off of cabbage
which is said to be success.
Mr.. John H. Holton, OF Plymouth
Ills, called in t. see us Thursday morn
ing and If he can find property to suit
him he will probably locate IN Adair
county.
Monday r. S. Edmonds left on our
table three cine potatoes of the White
Star variety. The largest measured
eight inches in length and nine inches
IN circumference. The three weighed
four pounds and half.
Mr.. j. Leavitt, travelling salesman
Cor the Springfield Engine and Thrash
err company has just returned from
southwest Iowa and northwest .Missou-
ri. He reports business good and crop
prospects excellent.
We had the pleasure OF meeting DIR.
Gray, of knoxville, talented and in
telligent gentleman who has been
prominently put forward by his friends
as a splendid man to make an indepen
dent race against Mr.. Hatch for con-
gress IN this district. Mr.. Gray is a
fine public speaker and IN harmony
with the progressive spirit as arrsyed
against bcurbonism and moss back
rule in Missouri. He was here attend
ing the reunion on Wednesday.
The Brown brothers, T. H. and
Samuel, received a letter Wednesday
morning from w. H. H. Wright and
family. They started August S, and
arrived in Los Angeles August 9.
They ale more than simply pleased
with the country, the city and the en-
ioyments that seaside residence al
fords. A bath in the great Pacific
ocean was one of their pleasures since
their life in Los Angelos.-Cheeney
(Kan.) Journal.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wright were formerly
from this place. Mrs. Wright is a
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. P. J. Brown