Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1891-09-03

Read the ad. of Sample 4
Kinder elsewhere in this issue.
See Hall. Burford 4 Co.'s ad.
IN another column ofthis paper.
R. Drum was in st. Louis
this week. miss Cora Drum
typo Of this local.
Mr.. Brooks of Frederick.
town Was q caller at this Office
Wednesday morning
IL You wsne this paper
and the "twioe.a week" Repub.
lie, Of St. Louis, send us $l.76.
". Van Pearse, travelling
representative OF the Republic,
was in Marble Hill q few days
this week in the interest Of the
paper he represents. H. called
at the PREss Office. -
The wife Of James G. Blaine,
jr., has sned him for divorce on
the ground Of wilful desertion,
in a South Dakota court. The
dsfendent is a son Of a Maine
statesman Of that name.
Married, at Judge Frymire's
Office in the courthouse, Aug.
18th, Henry D. Drake to Miss
GENEVA y. Nicholas, both Of
Fayett county, Ill. The PRESS
extends congratulations.
AT the inquest held by Esq.
Smith on the 20th ult. on the
body of Mrs. Daniel Cato the
Jury returned a verdict that the
deceased came to her death by
valvular disease of the heart.
.<The annual Campmeeting
of the Methodist Church which
was held at the Ebenezer camp
ground closed Sunday night.
There were two conversions and
two accessions to the Church.
We would advise our read.
ers to preserve this issue Of
the Press, as it contains the re-
port of the School Text Book
Commission in fall, and will
be found valuable for reference
In the future.
People should always be
very careful when a stranger
(or sven an acquaintance, if it
is for a stanger) presents a pa
per for their signature. Many
men make money by defraud.
ing the unwary in this way.
"Look a leetle out!"
On opening our mail Mon
day we found two beautiful and
artistically arranged bouquets
-one for each of the Press
publishers. The senders are
unknown to US. However, We
are none the less thankful, and
assure our friends that theil
gift Is highly appreciated
Thanks.
iN-The A. o. U. w. picnic
given at Conrad's Pavilion was
a very pleasant affair. 1t was
estimated that there were be
tween seven and eight hundred
people present. The program
was all carried out except the
march, which was left out
Taking the weather and every
thing into consideration, W.
feel safe in saying that it was
one 0f the most enjoyable pic
Tics of the sason.
The PRESS advise all per
sons buying school books tt
buy those selected by the Com
mission, for after Sept LIST
1902, no other kind can be used
in the public schools .Wt
would also suggest that where
it can be done, a complete
change to the new books bt
made at once, as it will give 8
uniform system and thereby
make the labor of the teacher
much lighter The cost Of thu
change will not be much more
now than next year at this time
|NProf. E. r. Graham, wht
has been teaching in this coun
ty for the past eighteen years
and has met with eminent sue
cess, has been called to TAKE
charge Of the long established
and well.founded Mayteld
Smith Academy at Marble Hill
Bollinger county, one of th'
greatest preparatory schools
for colleges and fitting out
places for practical life in South
east Missouri. The professor il
a cultured and able educator
His family will remain here fo
the present.-Saline Count,
Progress.
lN-In the case Of the State W
James K,llian, Thomas Ramsey
and Jasper Woodfn, charged
With horse stealing, before Esq
B. l.. Bowman on the 9th inst.
It appeared, after thorough in
vesiigstion Of the facts by tn,
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