Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1891-01-22
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ty on 1st street, and moved to tue
country.
G. =. Vandiver was over Monday,
but failed to illumine our sanctum
with his shining couutcnance.
John F. Crawford purchased this
week from r. L. Hamilton a frac-
tional forty acres of land for which
he paid 81, ,175.
August Mathis, the popular black
smith on 3rd street, has sold his
property in New Design, ILL.,, and
will pake this his home.
A. W. Nickerson, formerly Of the
P.-.S., Is now holding cases on the
Democrat. "Dod" is a good printer
and puts up clean proof.
Geo. T. johnson, the handsome,
has taken charge of his Pet Lamb,
and will tenderly care for her in the
future we congratulate our na@ne,
sake en- thls wise step.
p. II. Foster, who was mentioned
last week as suffering from cancer,
is somewhat improved at this time,
and hopes to be up and around again
soon. We trust his hopes may be
realized.
Ed. j. w. Caldwelrs appoint
ments in Salisbury are as follows
1st Sunday in each month, at night ;
2nd Sunday, morning and evening
3rd Sunday, morning. This was
necessary to enable HIM to fill his
other appointments.
While jumping from a moving
train at Moberly last Sunday, R. B.
C-owder received serious injury t.
his face and other parts OF his body,
by falling on the platform. Bob is
good artist, but at jumping from
trains hc Is not success.
The meeting at Prairie Hill is still
going on and up to Sunday night
there had been 102 conversions. Let
the good work continue. Rev. Buch
anan is said to be a successful
evangelist and the brethren should
try and have him hold a meeting
here.
The McGinty aggregation gave
performance to q small audience
here last Fridsf night, and the mex
day gave up the ghost. Some Of th'
actors were quite clever, and will
the right kind of play ought tt
succeed. The McGInty farce il
played cut.
The Salisbury Enterprise will b'
on time this month, full of gooc
things as usual. Bro. Gray furnish
es the pabulum for the present issue
and 1t will be wholesome diet TO
the truth seeker. The Enterprise i
purely a labor of love and should b
encouraged;
/ On Thursday last Miss Laura B
EarIckson, daughter of j. II. Earick
son, was united in marriage TO J. II
Kistler, of Montrose, Colo. Th
: happy pair left on the first train fo
the West, where they will make thei
future home. The nuptia knot wa
tied by Rev. NJ. l.. Gray. at the re:
idence of the brides father.
A peculiarly sad death occurre
D here last week, that OF Coilia, daugt
ter of Ahner and Maggie Greer
The father Is in California, trying
regain his shattered health, while th
mother remained at home, watchln
over the little one, only to see it di'
in spite of all that loving hearts an
tender hands could do for it. OF
heart goes out In the deepest syn
pathy to the afflicted parents an
grandparents to whom this little bu
of hope was so dear.
Albert Armentrout, aged 27 yeal
and FIVE months, died on Saturda
evening last of consumption
"BoEes," as he was commonly cal
ed, owing to his slender form, WI
we'll known to all our citizens an
his place will be hard to fill. L
was an eccentric fellow, full of f.
and always ready for joke. F
leaves mother, sister aud broth
to lament his death. Funeral sery
ces took place from the Baptl
church, conducted by Ed. ]. '
Caldwell, after which his remail
were deposited In the city cemeter
A PARTY Of fifty men armed wi
shot-guns, visited John Beasley ol
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