Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1892-11-25

congregations are present to heal
the Evangelist. Great good il
being done. Conversions each
night and eleven accession to the
church. Srevices each afternoon
at 3 and preaching at Z p m.
There have been 5000 cases OF
typhoid fever in ST. Louis since
October, and the disease Is now
epidemic, Physicians attribute
the scourage to the unwholsome
drinking water. DR.. Hicks the
weather prophet attributes it 10
the planet Saturn which he says
has vltiated our atmosphere.
There will be meeting of the
Young Mems Business Associa-
ton at t. j. Dockery's Office Mon
day evening st Z o'clock sharp.
Every member is requested to be
present, as important business is
to be transacted. The meeting
will not consume more than TWEEN
ty minutes, but i is important
that all members be present.
Rev. j. l.. Gay, of Bevier, lee
tured in Sparling's Hall Tuesday
evening. His subject was Mar
shall Ney, Bonaparte's great lieu
tenant in all his campaigns. Mr..
Gay is one of the few surviving
pupils, who went to school to
Marshall Ney when he was an ex-
lie in North Carolina, sixty-four
years ago. 1t was an entertaining
and valuable historical lecture.
Astronomers are divided in
opinion in regard to the comet
that has been the subject of much
recent discussion. Some claim
that it is receding from the earth,
while others declare that it is rap
idly approaching our planet, and
say there is danger of collision
about next Monday. However, if
there is q collision it will not be
noticed unless an unusual meteor
ic display should attract attention
Trinity church, on last Sunday,
was visited by the Rt. Rev., the
Bishop of the diocese, Daniel L.
futile, d. D. The house was
well filled. He was assisted in
the services by the Rev. j. L.
Gay, of Bevier, and the Rev.
Chas. FL. Garfield, late rector of
the church. There is every ex-
pectatlon that services will soon
begin By the next rector Of Macon,
the Rev. Mr.. Atkins. The bishop
preached sermon OF great power
and beauty from the text, "Dili-
gent in business, fervent in spirit,
serving the Lord C. II. G.
a case was tried at the recent
term of the circnit court at Kings
ton, No, which is OF much inter-
est to road overseers. W. V. Ter
ry sued L. c. Reader for damage
occasioned to a horse by defec-
tive culvert in the district in
which Reader was overseer. He
proved that plank WAS broken
in the culvert and that the over
seer had notice of the fact. In
crossing the culvert Terry's horse
stepped into the opening of the
broken plank and broke its
leg from which it died. Terry
brought suit against the overseer
for the value of the horse, SS5,
for which he obtained judgment.
= Shelbyville Herald.
j. B. Thompson, editor and
proprietor of the Lancaster Ex-
celsior died at his home in Lam
caster, Mo-, Tuesday morning.
Mr.. Thompson had been in fail
ing health for many months, much
OF the time being unable to attend
to his business. He was one of
the pioneer newspaper men Of
Missouri, and after several news
paper adventures founded the La
Plata Home Press, which was
very successful paper under
his management. After selling
the Home Press he went to Ben
tonville, Ark, and established a
paper. But firing of the country
he returned to Lancaster about
four years ago, and purchased the
Lancaster Excelsior, which he
has since conducted. He was an
uncompromislng Democrat, an
elder and leading member in the
Christian chui CHI, and a prominent
Odd Fellow. His body was taken
to Mount Airy cemetery, Ran
dolph county, for burial.
Edna is to have electric lights,
and in very short time. For
some time the business men of
our city have been determined
that this town should not be be-
hind other less progressive cities
/; in the matter of electric lights,
and after negotiating with differ
ent parties and investigating the
different systems, the city council
on Monday night granted fran
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