Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1889-08-22
LOCAL AND GENERAL.

..-Wilson Snider returned to
Marble Hill Saturday.
james Eaves moved into
his town property Wednesday
Circuit Court will convene
two weeks from next Monday.
will Farrar of Marouand
came down Saturday and spent
Sunday in Marble Hill.
We would like to make a
contract with some reliable per-
son for our winters wood.
james Slagls, a merchant
OF Bollinger Mills, spent Sun
day with a friend in Marble
Hill.
ANY one finding a folding
door key and leaving the same
at this Office will be we'll re-
warded. II
Louis Mayer went to Glen
Allen Monday to grain the
seats in the churchhouse at
that place.
Mr. A. Fl. Bowenkamp re-
turned to st. Louis last week,
after a short visit to his family
near town.
George Kurre, r. Drums
gentlemanly clerk, has been
taking his annual vacation for
= few weeks.
Mrs. Mollie Seabaugh NOV.
ed to Williamsville, Mo-, Sat
urday. She will make that
place her future home.
-Drs. O'Kelley, Cubbage
and Sander held their first
examination Of pension ap.
plicants in Marble Fill last
week.
-Chas. Rhodes, one of our
restaurant men, went up to his
fathers, slack" Rhodes, last
Thursday to recuperate his
health.
John Boan is having the
Michael Engel property repair
ed and will move his saloon
therein. W. Minor is doing
the work.
"A Mr.. Ellis of Wayne coun-
ty, Illinois, has been in town
for a few days looking out a
location for a general merchan-
disc store.
The wife Of DR.. A. B. May
field Of Latin is quite sick. DR..
Wilmer was called there Sat.
nrday to consult with Or. Fin
ney in the case.
]. T. Wells horse became
frightened while hitched to his
cart Sunday at the residence Of
Prof. Graves, and ran away,
demolishing the vehicle pretty
badly.
There will be eight extra
good bargains offered in tax
lands at the September term Of
Circuit Court by the Sheriff.
Watch your chance and get a
good tract Of land cheap.
Rev. H. F. Tong closed a
series Of meetings here last even
ing which we're we'll attended.
H. ia to be here again on the
Monday night after the 4th Sun
day.-0ran item in Benton Re.
cord.
Miss Nettie Bowman is
making her brother, the agent
at Plolet Knob, a visit of a few
weeks; she then expects to re-
turn to St. Louis to complete her
course in telegraphy.-lronton
Register.
There will be preaching
and a basket dinner at Glen
Allen next Sunday. A large
crowd is anticipated. Lutesvi]le
and Marble Hill will be we'll
represented, the weather being
favorable.
BY reference to the County
Conrt proceedings it will be
seen that G. B. Cole was Civ
yn charge Of the County Poor
Farm !Or the next year. Mr.
Cole supsrintended the farm
two Yeas ago.
AS the old flag poles were
considered unsafe andst''od very
near the courthouse, the County
Court very wisely ordered that
they be taken down, as, II one
should have fallen upon the
slate roof great damage would
have been done.
Senator VIM. Hunter OF
Benton, Scott county, stopped
over In Marble Rill u few hours 1'l
Tuesday Of last week. mr..
Hunter says that the heavy
rains Of . few weeks ago lost
many bushels Of corn to the
farmers Of bio county.
Tho directors are having
the schcolhouse put In gooo
condition for the ensuing term o.
school. This 10 o good { step N
ths right direction. A child . can can
not give attention to its oook, \