Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1891-05-28
LOCAL AND GENERAL
Decoration day next Saturday.

LOSAL hVU GENEhAL
Decoration day next Saturday.
"A bountiful harvest is promised.
Tho MS. Academy closed last Fri
day.
,.Mrs. Sandy is visiting in Charleston
this weeA.
We 60 to issue this week earlier
than usual.
-Shenff John Huskey is "under the
weather." Chills.
This week the shipmeneSf straw
berries will cease.
Miss Dora Axe returned home from
bismarck Monday.
Several communications ara crowd.
ed out Of this issue.
Rev. Eure's brother of North Car
olina is visiting him
George Moore preached in the Bap.
tist church Sunday mig BIT.
Surveyor Reilly was Surveying lands
tn and about town last week.
Pete Teeters and family of Brown
wood are visiting I. J. Tecters.
Peter Hawn is building an addition
to the west end Of his dwelling.
Legal matter has forced the absence
OF our local advertisers this week.
Richard Berry and family of Cape
Giiardeau are visiting in Marble Hill.
Miss Ursnna Talley is visiting l,er
brother. Rev. VIM Tallsy, Of Piedmont
Geo. f. Conrad, Esq, has been as
sisting Circuir Clerk smith several days.
WIN. Huskey has been confined
to his bed with fever for several days
This Office did some job work for
DR.. W. B. Finney and Surveyor Reilly
last week.
Miles Anna Conrad will teach the
primary department Of our pub lie school
next term.
The franc work Of F. N. Wells
addition to his dwelling is up and it has
been roofcd.
Mrs DR.. w. c Talley is visiting
her son. DID. K. Talliey, on his farm
east Of town.
Miss Cora Rrccht of Cape coun-
ty is visiting the families of DR.. Sander
and A. J. Bedwell.
-"Pspe" Nv. J.) Kinder. bartender
for W. H. Proctor, went home Sunday,
ans is sick of fever.
Tho Rev. A. Miller (I.ntheran) will
preach in the Presbyterian Church every
Saturday night and Sunday.
DR.. c. NJ. Wilmer is visiting his
fathers family in Indiana. He expects
to return about the 10th of June,
1T is surprising how many good peo-
pie there arc in the world who know
just how other people ought to do.
w. H. Proctor has bought 20 acres
Of land, inside the old corporation, from
VIM Berry. jr., the consideration being
$275.
-Niss Rosa Fisher returned from
St. Louis last week, where she7hss been
for several months learning the millinery
business.
The storms Of last week did igeon-
siderable damage here, except thsGyash-
ing down Of some fencing and chaneing
some dirt.
w. E. Rockwell, a mcrch mt Of Iaf.
lin has made an assignment for the ben
eft o! his creditors. W. NJ. Morgan is
the assisnee.
QUITE little sensation occurred on
the street Monday morning by August
Meyrs' team running away. But little
damage was done.
There was fire iu the peuitehtiary
Jefferson City, Saturday evening in
which the State is clear loser to the
amount Of $75,OOO.
The Chatauqua Society will give an
entertainment in the courtheuse next
Friday night. The "Temple bf Fame
is the title Of the play.
IS. T. Barnes has sold his farm and
other property in Wayne township and
novel TO Brookston, Illinois. lie was
good, cnterprising citizen.
The champion ship fight between
the negro Jackson and Jim gorbett
tSan Francisco on 2lst was aetlased IL
draw after I'll roun ds had been fought.
The G A. r. held memorial services
in the Presbyterian Chulch Sunday,
Immediately after which Rev. kitteSman
Of Lu,esvillc delivered very interesting
sermon.
Andrew Caveness and Doc. Shirley
each left box Of the finest Strawberries
we have seen this year at this office
last week. They know how to raise line
berries, and they say but little about it.
The American Screw Company, enc
Of the largest Of its kind in America, has
been driven out Of the country by the
effect Of the Mckinley bill 1t will
operate branches in Germany, England
and Canada.
The annual statement of RECEIPTS
and expenditures begins in this issue
and will be mplctsd in the next. Our
readers will p.easa accept the situation
and ,or.ocur the dearth Of reading matter
until the statement has recu p""isHe"'
The excitement consequent upon
Meyres' team running away Monday bsd
scarcely subsidized ere Rev. Boxyans
flley came tearing through the streets
with the remnrRts Of his road cart.
The cart, 4 valuable one, was completely
wrecked. The animal ran to l.utcsvil'e
before it Was caught.
John Clubb Of Wayne township was
arraigned before Esquire Gaines OF that
township last Sstsrday on the two char.
sss Of carrying concealed weapons, and
sxliLitinv them in rude, angry and
threatening manner. He took change
Of venue to Esquire Dixou's court, in
which the hearing is set for Friday.
Tho St. LOUIS dalies last week con-
tsipsa highly solored reports OF damage
done 10 the crops Of Scott county by the
storm of The 10th; but as the local papers