Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1891-02-27

| Last Friday morning, while Mr.
John Rice was driving to town
one of q horses showed signs OF
being i'll. When he arrived at the
northwest corner the animal drop
ped dead.
Next Sunday morning and even
ing, Rev. j. Nj. Greene of the
NJ. E. church, will conduct the
regular services at the usual hours
Next week he goes to conference
expecting new field of labor
All are invited to attend the last
services of this conference year.
Prof. Edwin Luckey, formerly
principal of the Ferguson schools,
st. Louis county. has been chos-
en- third assistant in the Branch
High Schools of st. Louis. Mr..
Luckev is graduate of the Kinks
vile Normal and one of the most
talented young men that ever at.
tended the institution.
The Missouri game law forbids
the killing of wilJ turkey between
the LIST OF March and the LIST OF
September; prairie chicken from
Feb. LIST to August 18th; quail,
pheasant or partridge from Janu-
airy LIST to October LIST; dove, lark
and plover from Feb. LIST to Au.
gust Let; woodcock from January
10 to July LIST. Trapping quail and
prairie chicken are forbidden at
any time.
The revival meetings at the
First Baptist church, Il H. Saw.
yer, d. d., pastor, continue with
increased interest. The eloquent
discourses of Rev. Edward James
the Irish evangelist, are listened
to with great interest. His pow.
erful appeals are arousing the
people to an unusual degree Of
christian effort, and throughout
the city is heard, "what must | dc
to be saved?"
Mrs. fannie Morgan died at the
home of her father, Philip Beechel
of Pettis township, last Saturday
morning. Five years ago she went
to Wyoming with her husband
who WAS afflicted with consump
ton. Constant care and attention
to her husband undermined hel
health, and few weeks ago sht
returned to the home of bel
father in the last stage of con
sumption. Her health seemed
to improve after her return
and hope was entertained tor hel
recovery. But death came sud
denly and unexpectedly Saturda.
morning while she was sitting il
a chair by the fire. Burial tool
place Monday morning in MilIarC
cemetery.
The Order of Knights of Pyth
las does not oppose the opinion o
any member socially, POLITICAL,
or religiously. The Knight i;
taught to obey the laws OF th'
land, protect the widow and or
phan, care for the sick and bur,
the dead. He is conjured to car,
for his family that they may re
ceive every blessing possible TO,
him to bes.ow, and that the,
should be first in his attention
above all else. When he violate
the laws of the land or the estab
lished rules of society he is ~
longer countenanced by the Or lei
until he shows by acts that he ha:
repented and Is worthy of tn
, friendship of knights SWORD
and Helmet
About the LIST of December last
Louis Melvin, while engaged il
unloading hay, fell from the wag
on. He had pitch-fork in hi
hand at the time, and one of tn
tines of the fork stuck into his lie
just above the knee, and broke of
About Al inches of the tine wa
broken off and was missing, but
WAS a question among the doctor
as to whether or not it was in tn
leg. An examination made sho1
time after the accident indicated
: was not, though Louis always cor
tended that it was. Last week
protruded at a point near tn
wound to an extent that LETT Ii
! doubt but that it was there. o.
. Sunday last Dr's. Mitchell all
Kratzer made an incision that 500
indicated that Louis was rigt
about il, and the point of the tin
F, nearly five inches long, was takel
out and the young man is recover
! ing rapidly from his misfortune. =
l Lancaster Excelsior.
Birth Anniversary.