Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1886-10-01

Considerable frost.
Wednesday morning.
W. G. Fout for school books.
Go to Nichols for groceries.
Remember the free lecture at
the Opera Hall Sunday evening.
Hiram Snyder of Ringo's Point
was in town Tuesday.
a cold wave yesterday morning
and overcoats were not uncomfort-
able.
]. NJ. Holmes of Kirksville, Wis
tied his parents here last week.
Knox county Democrat.
There were seven additions to
the Christian church at this place,
Wednesday evening.
The many, friends of Judge D.
A. Ely will be glad to learn that
he is rapidly recovering from his
serious illness.
A number of threshers have sent
us word that as soon as the thresh-
ing is finished they will send US a
full report of their work.
We have heard it stated, but we
can not vouch for the veracity of
the report, that hail stones the
size of a goose egg fell near Has
sard, last Saturday.
The ladies of the Methodist
Episcopal Church will give Har-
vest Home Festival in the Mason
ic Hall on Friday night, October
Sth. Program next week.
The meetings at Union Chapel,
conducted by Ed. J. W. Davis
assisted by Simpson Ely, closed
last Friday evening with thirty
three additions.
Wednesday night of last week,
S. E. Shinn while in a state of in
toxcation was run over by the north
bound passenger train at Coats
vile and killed.
The Unionville Seminary, J. S.
Bailey principal, opened Mon
day of last week, Prof. Bailey
is an energetic, thorough going
man and an excellent teacher. He
will make the seminary a success
Ed. Rose, of Glenwood will
preach at Sublette Sunday after.
afternoon at 3 o'clock. Ed. Rus.
sell will preach at same place
Sunday morning, Oct. 10th at II
o'clock.
The residence of l.. G. Meeker
the burning of which was noted Il
our last issue, was insured in the
Home New York, instead of the
Phenix. NJ. n. Fuller, agent fol-
the Home" adjusted the lost las
week.
The illustrations of the City O
Kirksville, in the illustrated
Graphic News were drawn from
photographs by III. G. PARCEL, o
this city, and should have beef
accredited to him in the paper
but by an oversight was omitted
From every locality in Putnam
county comes the good news tina
every man on the Republican
ticket is acceptable to the mem
bers of the party and that the sole
vote of the party will be cast TO
every man on the ticket, at tn
next November election.-Un
ionvilleRepublican.
Hugh MCGEE, former studen
of the Normal at this place an
afterward a law student wit
Judge James Ellison in this city
committed suicide at his hotel i
Paris, No, last Monday morning
by shooting himself through tn
head. He left note stating hi
financial troubles were unbearabl,
but gave no other reason. He wa
young man of bright promis
and candidate for prosecutin
attorney for Monroe county.
Tuesday morning the large bar
of I. NJ. Thrasher, Sa,
River township, was destroyed b
fire. Mr.. Thrasher went to I'll
barn at o'clock to do the chore
While at work he dropped the La
tern the bottom falling out an
setting fire to the hay. In an il
slant the fire was beyond contro
All his oats, hay and corn we
destroyed, nothing being save
from the barn, but the cows al
horses. Unfortunately there W
but 800 insurance and the 10
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