Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1886-07-02
GRAPHIcS.

Hand shaking has ceased.
The fremen were out in their
new uniforms Tuesday evening.
Much needed rains have fallen
in Adair county during the
week.
Prof. J. NJ. Greenwood of Kan
sas City will deliver the Grafton
at this place Saturday.
Douglass & Son are finishing
their Office and when completed it
will be both neat and convenient.
Parties having good horses to
sell would do will to call on 7. E.
Graves.
Henry Hannah is building a
bath room, which he viii fit up
and equip in first class style.
The trains set fire to the grass
in several places last week and
fences were considerably damaged.
Season tickets for the Sam
Jones Camp Meeting have been
reduced to so cents.
Services in the Episcopal church
Sunday July 4th, morning and
evening.
The firm of Eckert & Son
have Just finished an elegant set
of harness for horses of the fire
department.
Two Of our prominent, gray
haired sires had war of words on
the street, Saturday. They were
promptly taken before hishonor,
the mayor and fined.
A severe hail storm five miles
northwest of town, last Monday
morning, did much damage. a
fine field of corn belonging to Mr..
T. L. Conner was totally ruined.
Tuesday evening the teachers
meeting was held at the residence
of J. FL. Morris. After the business
of the meeting was over, the
teachers were treated to ice cream
and cake by Mr.. and Mrs. Morris.
Last Saturday little Tommy
Sharr, left at our Office a bunch
of the longest timothy heads we
have ever seen. Some of them
measured full twelve inches in
length.
DR.. I. d. Pierce will please ac-
cept our greatful thanks for sam
pie Of elegant honey made by his
Italian bees. The Doctor takes
great interest in bees and is hav-
ing excellent success with them
this season.
Kellogg & Graves went to
Aurora, Ills, last week and return
ed with very fine English Shire
draft horse. He was imported
directly from England by Blair
Brothers of Aurora,> arriving only
afew days ago. The horse OF colt
rather, is three years old and
weighs 1880 lbs.
Thos. J. Meeks, formerly re-
spected and influential resident of
Adair county, died suddenly of
hemorrhage of the lungs, at his
home near Crandon, Dakota, June
18th. His remains were brought
to his old home for burial and were
inferred in the Stuckey Cemetery,
near Willard last Tuesday. Many
of his former friends and acquaint-
ances attended from this place.
Mr.. ]. ID. Miller whose term OF
service as postmaster at this place
expired with the close of the
present quarter ending June 25th,
has made one of Kirksvills most
efficient postmasters. Uniformity,
courteous, kind and accommodate
ing, he has won the esteem of men
of all parties. Monday evening a
large number of the citizens,
headed by the Kirksville band
marched to Mr.. Miller's residence.
After a serenade by the band, Mr..
NJ was introduced to his friends
by Col. Kinnear. Mr.. G. M.
Mcclure, then stepped forward,
and after reviewing Mr.. Millers
official life in a highly compli-
mentry manner, presented in be-
half of the citizens, beautiful and
costly gold headed cane. Mr..
Miller was taken completely by
surprise and could only feelingly
express his thanks. The head
of the cane bore the inscription;
Presented to J. d. Miller by the
Citizens of Kirksville, Mo, 1886. :
After the presentation speech,
three hearty cheers were given
Tor the retiring postmaster, when
the crowd dispersed.