Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1892-12-23

Poultry buyers at Lancaster
took in 1000 turkeys Thursday of
last week.
Tuesday was the coolest day of
the season. The thermom eter
registered zero at O'Clock.
A fair audience attended the
organ opening at the First Pres
byterian church Friday night.
The roads are getting in excel
lent condition and three or four
more inches of snow would give
US good sleighing.
The Normal was dismissed this
morning, and nearly all the stu
dents from a distance went home
to spend the holidays.
Prof. G. II Laughlin will go to
Columbia next week to deliver an
address before the Teachers
Association of Northeast Missou-
ri.
The wife OF Rev. Nichols, pas
tor of the colored NJ. e. church,
died of consumption Monday
morning and WAS buried Wednes-
day afternoon.
4 large number of DR.. Stills
patients left for home Thursday
morning, but new patients came
in on the same train to take the
places of those departing,
Richard Murray, one of the DO
pular Wabash conductors on the
Ottumwa division, recently fell on
an icy pavement in Moberly and
broke his arm. He will not be
able to again take his run for sew
ersl weeks
Bob johnson, colored, and Jas.
Hszelwood became involved in a
difficulty Monday and Bot drew
knife. He was arrested by the
sheriff and taken before B. W.
Ross who assessed fine of S1.00
and costs, amounting to $1,000
There was another wreck on
the Santa Fe Friday. A freight
csr went through q bridge near
CORN and nineteen cars of the
train were wrecked. The Santa
Fe trains went over the Wabash
until the bridge was repaired.
MIR. Frederick Grsssle was Sc
verely kicked on the right thigh
by vicious horse Monday morn
ing. The blow was of such force
that the flesh wes torn loose from
the bone. He will be disabled for
several days. DR.. Avery attended
him.
Sunday evening there will be g
musical and literary entertain
ment at the Christian church for
of the benefit of the Orphans
Home at st. Louis. The theme of
the pastors morning discourse will
be "The Significance of Christi
birth"
Prof. Holloway, Superintendent
of kirksville public schools was
arrested Friday on a charge of
assault on Geo. Kellogg, the four
teen-year-oId son of Warren K.el-
logg. He was tried before B. ".
Ross Saturday afternoon, and the
evidence was heard by six good
men. who acquitted Mr.. Hollo-
way.
The entertainment given by the
Columbian Society of the Kinks
vile high school at the the Opera
House Wednesday night reflected
much credit on the society. All the
exercises were good, and special
mention may be made of the reel
tstion by Miss Ardella Dock cry,
the Dairy Maids drill by sixteen
girls. and the piano solo by Miss
Jessie Cook.
Christmas service next Sunday
morning at the Methodist Episco.
pal church. Theme: The advent
of Christ and His effect upon the
ages. At night, subject; Les
SONS from the life and death Of
Jay Gould. The Young Mems
Prayer meeting at the close Of
service in the church parlor vii
be conducted by j. l. Gillies, o.
Chicago.
The little two-year-old child o.
John Moore, who lives near the
o. K. depot, got hold of a box o
concentrated I've last Saturds,
morning, and before it's mothel
could get to it succeeded in get
ting a small quantity of the dang
erous stuff into it's mouth. DR.
Avery administered antidotes
and the child is getting along
nicely though its mouth, tongue
and throat are yet very sore.
Sunday night the residence o
NJ. Reese Stewart, near Sperry
WAS destroyed by fire. Mr.. anc
Mrs. Stewart wer" aroused iron
their slumbers by the crying O
their little child, who it is sup
posed had been awakened by tn
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