Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1892-02-26

WIN iah on hoeoiS AhSum QUE
Rev. Sswyer's labors as pastor
of the First Baptist church of this
city, will cease next Sunday. He
has accepted a call from the Bap-
fist church of Kirkwood, Mo
A small vacant frame house IN
the south part of town, belonging
to G. w. DeReamer, was burned
last Friday night. 1t was the
work OF an incendiary.
A. E. Pickinpaugh, who has
been dangerously i'll and confined
to his room for over two months,
is now able to walk about, and
rapidly recovering his health.
W. T. Sublette. of the U. S.
mail service, has been promoted
and and transferred from the
Kansas City and Council Bluffs
to the Fast Nail from St Louis
to Kansas City.
Prof. G. 81. Laughlin will
preach at the Christian church
next Sunday at IL a. m. and 7:30
p. m. Morning theme, "The
Atonement..' Evening theme,
Optimism" Public cordially
invited.
The next session of the Missouri
annual Conference conyenes next
Wednesday IN Chillicothe. Revs
Gillies and Campbell expect to
leave next Tuesday morning to at
tend the Conference. Bishop
Newman presides.
Report comes from across the
river that Judge Ellison is MAX
ing the stillest kind of "a canvass
for the congressional nomination
to defeat Col. Hatch. Ellison
and Hatch are cousins. Quincy
Herald.
Miss Owen has accepted the in
vitation extended to her recently
by the citizens of Huntsville 10
give an evolutionary recital at the
Opera House. The program will
will be presented sometime in
March for the benefit of the A. o
Z. W. Lodge.
Mr.. John Sears, normal stu
dent. died of typhoid fever at the
residence of Prof. Swanger,
Thursday morning. His remains
were takeu to Milan, the home OF
his parents, for burial, Thursday
night. Three young men, members
of his society, Zetosophian, and
three of his division, accompanied
rhe remains as an escort.
Miss Alice Otto's term of school
in Porter district closed last Fri
day, and Saturday evening liter.
airy and musical program was pre-
scented by the pupils of the school
in Bear Greek church. The build
ing WIS beautifully decorated for
the occasion, and the very large
audience was delighted with the
carefully prepared program.
Charley Simms was arrested
Tuesday on a charge of obtaining
property under false pretense. He
purchased wagon and team anc
gave a note with A. Albertson al
security for its payment. Simm'
disposed of the team and wagon
and Albertson claims that he new
er signed the note. Simms is nov
in Jail awaiting an examination.
The Philomathean entertain
ment given at the Normal chape
Monday evening was largely at
tended, and the net proceeds t
the society were something owe
500. Mr.. Clark and Willie Reec
are worthy of special mention il
the performance of the part
assigned them on the program
also the singing by Misses Prewitt
humphrey and owen.
A large number of the youn
friends of Curtis Bernard joine
with him IN celebrating his four
teenth birth anniversary, at tn
home of his mother, Wednesda
evening of last week. Games
music and refreshments cause
the time to pass delightfully."- mt
late hour, when the guests de
parted, wishing Curtis man
happy returns of the day.
Little Mabel McHendry, Z year
old, committed to memory and re
cited to her Sunday school teacl
er, Mrs. Mary Campbell, last weeI
the shorter Catechism, of til
Presbyterian church, and recei'
ed DIS a reward a nice testamen
Mabel did remarkably we'll, al
worked hard to finish the work b.
fore she was z years old, whic
was last Saturday.
The Rev. John Gillies WI
treach next Sunday morning an
vening in the Methodist Episc'
al church. At the morning Sc
cices there will be the baptism
hildren, and at night he will d
liver sermon to young me
Subject: 1.-THE Model Young Ma
or the Reward of Loyalty to Coz
science" A specisl invitation e.