Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1891-08-06
The greatest fact is that
life is service: the only ques-
tion is: Whom shall we serve!

ton Is: Whom shall we serve.
--"Man is never too old to
learn, and his sons never too
young to think they can teach
him."
As onr county is peculiarly
adopted to the production Of the
different kinds of fruits we sng-
gest that those of our farmers
who are interested in raising
small fruit, begin in time and
prepare specimens of our fruit
so that We can be properly rep
rerented at the Worlds Fair in
1893. From the statements OF
men who claim to know, we
feel sure that Bollinger Coun-
TVS chances fer the premium
are the very best.
I><Th0 tent meering that has
Nnen going on at DiehlstaIt for
tie past three weeks, closed
Tuesday. There were 40 con
T~raions reported, and % ad-
ditionS TO the Methodist Chulch,
in whose interest the meeting
was held. wild Bill" Z ans,
rs the evangelist is sometimes
called, Is Il man somewhat Oh
the Sam Jones style Of preach
er, has the knaclS of saying the
right thing at the right time
and in the right place. Record |
THE young man and wo-
man-even though somewhat |
thonghtless-if they We're to
build d house for their occu-
pancy, would be reasonably |
careful to see that the place
where they were to live was
suitable for such Il purpose.
\ ct the young. man will enter
into the marriage state with ut
ter heedlessnes3. They take
each other for better or for
worse, and, like the man said Of
his wife, both may be u great
deal worse than they were
taken for.
The following figures were
taken from the County Clerks
report to the State Superinten-
dent Of Public Schools: Total
amount Of money placed to he
credit Of the various school
districts in this county from
JnIr 1st 1890, to June 3Dlh,
1891, was $22,c24.A9 The
amount paid eat for tenc1ler'5
wages during the year was ;bl2,-
455.17; ior incidental expenses
@J6I.1o; for building PURPOSES
$l.237 So. Total expenditures,
$lJ, 2@269 Leaving a balance
in the treasury TO the cradit of
the districts Of $7,301.7l.
Some weeks ago Sam Jones
held - revival at Houston,
Texas, and as q results of his
works the gambling houses
were closed up and other re.
forms made. The Rev. Sam
pointed out he road to q "iand
that is fairer than this" {or Tex
as, either, and had given
some "bad men" of Huston a
fair start on that narrow path.
lie returned to Huston last week
and just as he was in
the middle Of his discourse a
shower Of rotren eggs was
thrown in on him and the au-
dlence by Huston tonghs.
& ,Joab Underwood's farm >
about three miles southwest of
Be85YilNe, was the scene CT a ;
accident on he 29th Of last {
month, which resulted in the
death Of Mr.. 4; A. Sizes. It
seeuiS that Mr. Sizes was driv- ,
ing bis wagon home from a
wheat thleshing with a load Of !
straw, and while going down a ,
slight Grade bis team became i
frightened and ran away, snik.
ing u STUMP which threw him
from the wagon in such way t
ts to break his nick. killing t
him instantly. Mr.. Sites was {
y member Of the NJ. E. Church =;
South, J, and also Il me,n her Of /
the +. Il Il U Under the an.
spices Of which he was burid in
Union Camp Gronnd Cemetery
July 3lth. Mr.. SitGps leaves a i
wife AMI two children, together 4
With II host of friends, to mourn c
lis death. a
! [The picnlr given under the
lMspiceS Of the Church At leo
bold on the 20th ult WIS q sue
.ess. The weather, though !,
somewhat threatening in the n
noring, proved to be very ia :.
'orahle as the day advanced, !
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