Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1886-12-09

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BE- BR4NCH
- Srca.I.asf Week.
MIR. Beigler, Of Wein,Y died
Thursday. s 8lJ tiB y
"A new blacksmith shop is build
at Wien this week.
Mrs Granzer, Iixiag nerth Of
Wien, Is very Tow Nith p6eumonla
fever, ANA is not expected a 1--we.
-Al. Smith shipped 100 hogs
from New Cambria Tue say. He
bought them near B5nurteille at
eents.
Mr.. S. Lahur is very low, with
an dld chronic disease; it is not
probable that he Will be able to get
up again. At his sale Wednesday,
property of all kinds sold at good
prices.
-B. F. Humbarger is around
shaking hands and smiling as big as
full-hedged candidate in election
time, bat Frank only wants one vote
aud We guess he hRs got Tat one so
near that he can count it.f<tb4
There are times in persons
life while sitting around their little
fire-side that they come 20 mediate
upon their future and their past life
and say within themselves that they
have outlIved their usefulness, their
friends had forgotten them, their
nelghbors had forsaken them. Such
probably was the thought of Rev.
James Burton and his aged wife on
Thanksgiving evening when, o gentle
knock at-the door, when it was
iopehed aud about 40 or so persons
filed in his house with presents for
the old brother and sister, he could
not realize what it twas all for. When
r. ]. Mansfield in brief talk told
what they we're there for. Brother
and, Sister Burton were taken COM
pletely by surprise, their eyes, filed
with tears, their; hearts with joy;
they could not find words TO express
their feelings at-this unexpected
visit They thanked them cas- best
they could and almost wished to 1--we
their lives overagaini, Brief tspeech-
es we're made bystJ. TIlKasey, L.
Hayner, others, and prayof7by Rev.
Mansfield and wife. After. an hour
spent IN congratulations, etcn the
visitors dispersed to go to their
homes, feeling glad that they were
there. Below We give a partial. list
of the gifts and the names Of the
donors:
l pair linen towels, Mrs.. Annie
jackson; table linen, Willie Malone,
six yards of calico. fer Edna Mrs.
Annie Busters ten yards of brown
ten yards Of eSbleached do
mestic, S worth of scoffee. unknown
friend /; 81 worth of sugar. Willard
Teter can baking powder and
cream mug, Miss Bessie 0haplhan
nine yards of bIeached 9dOmsstic,
Miss Annie jackson par of towels,
Miss Mollie Malone; 80 cents worth
of coffee, Miss Thedia Mansfield;
package Of tobacco, Wn. Ratllff jar
Of apple butter, Miss Mollte Jvcksou;
par Of socks. Mrs. Eiyfra Malone;
hox of starch, Robbie Mansfield; so
pounds of -four, Mrs. Fannie Buster;
glass Of jelly, Miss Angie RatlifI;
so pounds of -four, J. r.. jackson,
25 cents worth Of tea, Charlie Ma
lone; jar of lard, Miss Jennie jack
SON, bushel ofameal and a lot of
pork, r. ]. Mansfield andswife;
bushel of meal, j Ms Buster yard
ST rlbbon, for Edna, Miss beonia
Buster; pair of gloves Mrs. Julia
Buster; can of goeseberries, Miss
Mandy Jackson; can lof hlackber-
ries, Mrs. Mamie Ratllff 80 cents
IN cash, Pettis Buster;sI pound of
soda and cake of tallow, Miss Lizzie
Jackson; bushei of choice apples,
Miss Minnie Wright; cake Of soap,
Matte RatlIff; box of matches, Liz
zie Wright; pictures and candy, for
Edna, Elma Yates sack OF pop corn,
v. RatIiff nickle, Lucy Jackson
nickle, Freddie Jackson; apples,
Ethel RatIiff; bushel of meal, Mrs.
Mary Scroggins. col. ;; . poands
dried apples, Miss HATTIE Seroggins,
COL; shoulder Of pork, John Neff
aud wife, COL; shoulder and side Of
pork, unknown friend jar OF grape
preserves, Mrs. HIgginb9ttom; load
of hay, VIM. and James Ratllff; load
Of corn, F r Bnster; load Of yoed,
Ben Ratliff and Pitts jackson. a
With other people advancing years
are very commonly ignored; the
Chinese, ON the other hand, gloryin
age, which, is the surest passport TO
honor. and the height Of courtesy is
to assure Your guest that from!his OF
her appearance, you would have
him or her to be much old
er than the age stated and this