Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1886-12-23
7RIpLETT. MO.

sits under the table.
We are having extremely dry
weather now, our wells are dry and
stock water is scarce.
MIR. A. Jennings, who has been
confined to his room for so long, is
now rapidly improving.
Our wheat crop is supposed to
be suffering considerably from the
effects of the dry weather.
Miss Emma TrIplett spent last.
week visiting Judge Burgess fam
lily, at Linneus, No., returning home,
on Saturday.
-Triplett seems to be promising
herselfa a considerable boom in the
near future, and a good feeling
seems to predominant.
Mrs. NJ. E. Shlpp and her lovely
daughter, Miss Freeland, are on
two weeks visit to relatives at
Miami. Saline county, Mo.
"A merry Christmas to The
proprietors, local editor and the big
and little devils of the Office, and in
your glee remember the reporter.
Rev. Connoran, of Brunswick,
preached in this city last Sunday
at IL O'Clock a. m. and also at night.
Having good congregations on both
OCCASIONS.
The Widowers' society will not
go into winter quarters this time.
They are determined to cancel some
of their numbers if possible between
now and spring.
1t seems as though every one
will visit at some distance from their
homes here during the holidays,
your correspondent will spend sew
eral days at Huntsville, Mo.
Our public school assisted by
the citizens of our town will erect
huge Christmas tree on Christmas
eve III the church. Let every one
secure their presents in time.
VIM. Moorman visited his pa
rents near Indian Grove, last Sum
day, and we are inclined that anoth-
er with sweet voice and charming
eyes wooed him in that direction.
Mr.. Good Harper, of Daltou,
and who has been confined at his
father Mr.. G. w. Harper, of this
city, for the past too months, is con-
ceived by his physicians to be no
better.
DR.. G. A. Jennings, of this city,
and who is the president of the
Charlton County Medical association
will attend their banquet at Glasgow
on the 80 inst. He anticipates a
royal good time.
The ladies of the several differ
ent churches of our little city. have
united their efforts to have grand
social at the Woods house on
Christmas night. Admission 25
cents. Children 10 cents.
I'm persuance to adjournment
our dudes and daises met on Mon-
day night for another pie party, at
the residence of Mr.~W. F Tucker,
of this city large crowd enjoyed
the various social amusements and
courteous reception as received.
The Widower's society turned out
with full delegation to take IN the
prospects of the enjoyable occasion.
"A large crowd of young folks
assembled at the residence of Mr..
T. W. Saunders, of this city, last
Friday night to enjoy the hospitality
and kindness of the host and hos
tess, as well as to while away the
winter evening in various social
amusements. @Pleasantness beamed
in the countenance of the entire
company. Yes, it was another pie
party, and the Tnplett bellies and
daisies treated us with rich display
of their art of cooking, after which
the boys throwed their candy in
sight. Misses Leva Gillian, Lola
Smutz, Eliza knight and Ollie Fleet
wood, of Brunswick, aud Miss Mag
gie Gibbons, of Topeka, Kansas,
we're those in attendance from dis
tance.
| Luna C.'s threats arc likely TO
turn out like many of those of her
| sex. They are extremely cute,
| sometimes in the methods employed
to subjugatc man. We did imagine
| for a while that our whole being
would be annlhilated IN less time
than it took the Democrats TO swamp
the bolters at the last election. But
Aunt Sally is widow and we learn
has some ideas of matrilnony, ane
hence her assistance will not be
easily procured But Lena 9. has
the courage of a aheroine. Her plslcti
for vengeance is equal to that q
Cloelia, Roman virgin, who g
crder to make her escape from bon
2 dape. deserted the Etruscan camp
f, and swan across the Tiber TO Rome
: should tremendous rumbilag q
t lheard. as though the Rocky Hl9uF
E tains were being hurled into y