Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1886-12-24

the year 1856, consequently oul
subscribers will get ffty-thre,
Graphics instead of fifty-two, th,
regular number.
/ For your Christmas roast, o.
turkey for your Christmas dinner
go to @. M. Webster's meat mar
ket, two doors west of the Savings
Bank.
Sunday schools contemplating
having Christmas trees, will fine
| w. G. Fout's drug and book store
the place to select the presents. A
car load just received.
Chas. Patterson shipped fifty
spruce trees to Kansas City last
Monday. The nurserymen at that
place were not able to supply the
demand for Christmas trees, hence
the order from here.
Rev. E. D. Isbell, ID. D., will
preach at Baptist church on Sab
bath, Dec, Goth.
The above announcement is a
sufficient guarantee that all who
hear him will be well paid for their
attendance. All are invited.
"Perched upon o bust of Pal
las" or better yet, on some handy
shelf, the sensible housekeeper
has her bottle of DR.. Bulls Cough
Syrup, and when the child has a
distressing cough or a touch of
Group, she cures the little ones in
no time.
The handsomest lumber we
have ever seen was received by
Douglass & Son a few days ago,
from the pineries of alabama. 1t
is of the long leaf variety of yellow
pine, and the fine polish and beau
tiful waves make it a rival of ma
hogany.
Charles George, breeder of
bronze turkeys, and Wyandotte
and Plymouth Rock chickens pur-
chased the first prize pen of Pekin
ducks at the poultry show, which
will make valuable addition to
his yards. His bronze turkeys are
very fine and carried away the first
premium.
We have received requests from
every part of the county to contin-
ne the Graphic for another year,
on account of the hard times, for
S1.00. This we have concluded to
do, but remember it only applies
to cash subscribers and those who
are not in arrears for subscrip-
ton.
The Senior society gave its an
nual entertainment last Friday
evening to good house. The lit
erary exercises were fair and the
music furnished by the Gem City
orchestra was excellent, and added
greatly to the entertainment. We
understand that the sale of tick
cts did not pay the expense of the
entertainment.
The following Union Praise and
Prayer services have been arrang-
ed for by the Ministers Associa-
ton Of our town: Monday, Dec
81, Baptist church; Tuesday, Dec.
%, NJ. E. Church South; Thurs
day, Dec. 80, NJ. E. Church; Fri.
day, Dec. 81, C. P. Church: Satur.
day, Jan. l, Pres. Church. Every
person cordially invited.
After the choir meeting in on,
of our churches last Friday nigh
some of the young people, while 4
waltz was played, engaged IL
the giddy dance. The doors were
closed, but the fitting shadows
on the windows gave them away t.
the passers by, and now some o
the older members are feeling sac
and looking grave over the degen
eracy of the younger generation.
Subscribers at distant point
will please keep a look out for thu
X on the wrapper. Those who dc
not renew by Jan. LIST will not re
ceive the Graphic after that date
Many of our patrons on the sin
gle wrapper list are a Thousand
miles away from us and they eal
not expect us to continue tn
paper after the time paid for ex
! pres.
The entertainments to be givel
this evening by the different Sun
5 day schools of the city promise t.
, be of more than ordinary Interest
5 Extensive preparations are in pre-
gress to make all the little one
happy. The Christian Sunda
E school will give splendid Dime
in the Masonic Hall tomorrow
9 where all will be fed withou
L money and without price. Sorr
we can't attend, but then we ar
, expecting free dinner elsewhere
e Mr. c. V. Payton of Walnr
t township died very suddenly at hi
y residence, Dec. 10th. He was 81
ting by the stove in apparel
. health, when the sudden summon
oonoa Mr. Pav+on wss ciytv-caye