Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1891-04-09
See the commission 'mer-
chants adds. in this issue.

q See the commission 'mer
r chants adds. in this issue.
y The southern extension o
the Mississippi River ana Bonn,
d Terre Ry. to Doe Run has beer
Q located and the railroad will ibe
" finished to that point within
six months.
Il J. B. Thompson .df Lutes
J. vile takes this method of in
= forming those who admiresgcoi
= stock that he has a fullblood
ed Berkshire male, and severa'
= full blooded shoats tosell cheap
a Henry Welty Of Farming
: ton has patented a wagon brake
3 which breaks itself, automatic.
ally that is;in going. down hill.
1t will hard back the wheel on
/ level ground when the wagon is
stopped.
Carroll w. Hicks, who was
tried in the Madison county
court last week for the killing
Of James Jordcn. resulted In
Hich's acquittal. The plea Of
the defense was, JUSTIFICATION, in
self defense.
We club the PRESS with
the journal of Agriculture" for
$3.50 a year for both papers.
A little more than the price of
one. Subscription taken here
or at the journal" Office. This
4 is for cash in advance and does
not reach back.
! If you happen 20 notice
that fine new watch sign hang
ing over the door If the "old
hotel,". Just walk right in and
you will :be delighted at the
display Of watches, clocks,
spectacles. fine .jewelry and
Ljust the neatest.daintiest station
cry. Oh, my! Go and see.
|-It is earnestly hoped by
friends of education that the
young people of Marble Hill
and Lutesville will not permit
the "Chatauqua'' Society. Which
was organized at the Academy,
to prove a failure. A society
Of this kind has long been need
ed in this town.
"A few days of warm wealth
er and everybody is out garden
ing. Such a raking and scrap
ing; such a turning oven of the
rich soil; such a drilling in Of
all varieties of seed; snch a
stratening of fences, shows that
it only takes a little sunshine to
make the Marble lillian cheer.
ful and Industrious.
Joe Vandemrden moved
from Leopold Qhis county, 10
East st. Louis about three
weeks ago. On the 29th of
March, while he was returning
from chalch, he was struck by
Il freight tain, AS he was GROSS.
ing the track, and received in.
jnries frcm which he died in
aboat two hours. He leaves ~
wife-lM childrea.
|k-'rhe Grand Cearal Hotel at
Piedmont, Mo-. was 5urned on
the morning of the 9th inst.
fire was discovered a few min.
utes after 6 Il. IN. and the guests
were aroused and eaved with
some difficulty. The east wall
Of the building fell, crushing inl'
the drugstore Of Blaine & Malu
guine and setting it on fire No
other houses were burned.
The Easter sorg sersice nj
the Presbyterian Church on
last Sunday night was graad in
deed and conveyed TO the listen.
ers the brightest concel,tian Of
Of true worship. A large con
gregation filled the beautiful
church und every heart beat in
unison with the music as in
praise and thankfullness for
the promis of the resurrection
morning.
We understand that th1
planters of Scott and MissiAsip.
pi counties are s.'ing into The
fleIOn business with Il vim here
tofore uneauualpd. no'hwiiA
standing the hack~aNxlness ct
the season.. Every one who
can is planting an increased
acreage. The law reducing
railroad freight charges has
much 10 do with this increased
push in the melon district.
The first question asked o.
a young man after he gets
married is not whether he has
ambition, energy, honesty aud
vim, but "has he goi anythingg
The last question askrd of an
old man after he dies is not
"how did he liv4s." but, how
much did he leavps" Too, too
many Of ns avaricious morlal-
are pointedly prone 10 measure
a mans soul hy the contents of
his pocket-bUok
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