Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1891-08-27
Picnic next Saturday.

Picnic next Saturday.
/ Advertise in the this paper
the PRESS.
j Iron county is said to be
in need Of school teachers.
The Southeast Normal
school, Cape Girardeau, will
commence next Tuesday.
We will publish the report
of the Missouri school Book
Commission in our next issue.
-Jndge Frymire and his
daughter, Miss Flora. returned
from Enfield, Illinois, Tuesday.
"A score or 30 Of citizens of
Marble Hill and Lutesville at.
tended the picnic at Delta last
Thursday.
The trial of Mrs. Gray, who
was charged with poisoning her
husband, resulted in a verdict
of mot guilty. in the Madison
county circuit court.
Our friends, (nor enemies,
either, If We have any need not
think that because wa have
ceased TO publish the names of
new subscribers that they have
quit coming this way. Far
from it.
The annual campmeeting
Of the M. E. Church (South) is
in progress now at thu old Eb-
enezer camp ground. 1t is re-
ported that twelve preachers
are present and much interest
is being manifested.
-F. NJ. Wells, Treasurer of
the association at this place, re.
ports $54 contributed to the ex.
Confederat Home located at
Higginsville, No, which has
been sent to the treasurer of the
association in the 14sh Con.
gressional district.
Rev. VIM. p. Shirley writes
us that he has been engaged in
a protracted meeting at the
Gregory schoolhouse, resulting
in thirteen additions 10 the Gen.
eral Baptist Church, nine of
whom were baptized last Sun.
day by Mr.. Shirley.
Mrs. McCans and her sister,
Mrs. McCleland of New York
City, called at the PRESS Office
last Thursday to see our large
Adams printing press at work.
Mrs. McCleland left Tuesday for
Fredericktown, where she will
spend a few days with relatives
and then 90 to her eastern home.
Some valuable gold and
silver deposits have been dis.
covered near Rloomedale, Ste.
Genevieve county. The Farm.
ington News says that a com.
pany has bought the ground on
which it was found, paying
therefor S56,500-$1l,OOO down
and the remainder in twelve
months.
OF the entire human race,
100000, 600 are we'll clothed, that
is, they wear garments OF some
kind; 100000 habitually 20
naked, and 7OO,O00,OOO only
cover parts of the body; 5OO,.
600. 900 live in houses, 100000.
600 in huts and caves, and $50,
100000 virtually have no shelter.
Scientific American.
The sensible and enterpris
ing farm boy (says the West.
ern RuraD will not copy the
habits of his ancestors without
knowing the why and the
wherefore. That is the reason
why so many bright boys leave
the farm. 1t is not satisfactory
to hear an old stupidity defend
ed on the ground tha, "tbat il
the way [ was taught"
james Killian has been ar.
rested, charged with stealing
the horses of Messrs Shell and |
Revelle, as reported last week. |
He has not yet had his prelim
mary examination. He gave
away" information which will
lead to the arrest of two citizens
of the southern part of the coun.
ty. who, he says, are des per
in the "horse business" than he |
is.
The Cape Girardeau Daily |
and weekly Era are now print.
ed under u tent. Since its last |
burn.out (the third time) prop.
erty owners Of the Cape have
refused to let the Office be plac.
ed in their buildings, whereup.
on the Cash-Book remarks th ut
the COW that gives the milk Of
human kindness seems to have
gone dry down at the Cape. 1t
looks that way to us.
Circuit Clerk Smith has is.
sued the following marriage
license since we las; published
them: Noses Penturf to Mary
G. Winters; A. T. Ray 70 Polly
A Pickett; g. w. Sylcox to
Pegga Z. Adams; J. K. Sitxes to
Cora M. Whitener; H. D. Form
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