Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1886-08-06
GRkPHICS.

The foundry doing asplendid
business.
Joseph Douglass was called to
Bloomfield Monday by telegram.
Snow fell in several place at
New York, Tuesday.
Greentop Items unayoidably
crowded out this week.
The editor of the @Gleaner" is
one of our old Normal students.
Stand by him in his good work.
Corn will be more plentiful at
gathering time that is generally
supposed.
]. II. Holton stepped on piece
of glass Sunday morning and cut
his right foot severely. He will
be disabled for several days.
We acknowledge receipt of COM
plimentary to the Putnam county,
fair, which will be held at Union
vile, Sept, 18th, 10th IL and 18th.
We give this week the weather
predictions for August. Let US
hope that we may be in the path
of one of the local shower, with
which different parts of the coun-
try have been favored.
The Rev. A. Y. Francis Am.
President of the Knox Collegiate
Instiklte of Edna Mo-, will preach
atthe Methodist Episcopal Church
next Sabbath morning.
Thetrohibition club held its
regular meeting in the park Mon
day evening. A large concourse of
people were present and were adj
dressed by Ed. Ely and Rev.
Martindale
The httlepson of B. T. Lamkin
fell from rope swing Wednesday
afternoon, a distance of several
feet, striking on his left shoulder,
throwing the shoulder out of place
and breaking the bone of the arm.
Our story closes this week and
our space for several weeks will
be largely occupied with Orders
Of Publication the publication of
which we begin this week. After
the publication of these sales we
viii give our readers one of the
very-best stories we have ever
published.
Monday morning some boys
playing in the woods west of town,
set fire to the dry grass, and the
flames soon got beyond control.
The fire burned to the dooryards
of John, and VIM. Gill and it was
thought for a time the houses
could not be saved. G. E. Ross,
chief of the fire department, got in
buggy and drove to the scene
and under his direction the de-
vouring element was conquered
before doing any great damage. =.
The house of W. F. Shelly In
the east part of town caught fire
from the kitchen fue, Monday
morning. Citizens gathered
promptly and the fire was extin-
guished before the arrival of the
fire company. House and goods
sustained considerable damage,
which is covered by insurance.
The Q. NJ. & P. BY. has has two
new mogul freight engines; ten
miles of new steel is being laid
and 10000 new ties have been put
into the track quite recently. The
company will soon have the entire
road equipped in first class style.
Monday afternoon just after the
freight train going east had LEFT
Brashear, the engine set fire tc
the dry grass at the side of the
railroad. A brisk wind was blow.
ing and the flames spread rapidly
TO the farms of NJ. I. Strock, j. r
and j. W. Conkle and j. r
Ihrasher. About SO tons of timothy
hay was burned, beside considera-
Die fence including fine hedge
nearly a mile in length, belonging
to the Messrs Conkle.
Nearly the entire population
OF Brashear turned out to fight
the flames which were pre-
vented spreading to other farms
than those mentioned above. The
damages are estimated at $3.50
which the railroad company
will be asked to pay. The
same afternoon the engine set fire
on the farm of Daniel Tuttle, ives
Of Brashear, and two large rieks
of timothy hay were burned. 4
number of smaller fires have oc
cured during the past week from
The same cause, Mr.. Gibbons wes
Of town loosing two stacks of hay
and the railroad fence on the