The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1896-09-03

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An Excellent Showing.
The twenty-second annual meeting
OF the 12 Christian churches of Pettis
county was held at Hughesville, the
attendance being large. The next an
nual meeting will be held at Dresden
in August, 1897. The annual report of
the secretary-treasurer showed an
active church membership of 1929, an
increase of 253 the past year, supple
mented by an army of Sunday scholars,
numbering 1.467. OF this number Sc
dalia furnishes 1,O36 church members
and 700 Sunday-school scholars. The
total amount paid for church, Sunday
school and mission purposes was SiO,-
Os6. and the valuation of church prop
erty is $4,000.
Drowned While Flying a Kite.
Louisa Schwarts. aged l2, of 42C8
Bushman street, st. Louis, W lille fiy-
ing kite fell in to one of the settling
basins of the water works at Bissell's
point. and was drowned She was
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rise. There was nobody around to
warn her that she was backing to.
wards the basin. AT its edge her BODY
took a plunge. There was a piercing
shrek of horror, and the child disap.
peared into the water.
Now Enterprise at Nevada.
Nevada has secured another large
zinc smelter works, to be erected by
George E. Nicholson, who was for a
number of years superintendent of the
Robert Lanyon smelter at that place,
which lately went in to the hands of a
smelter syndicate. The new works arc
to be constructed upon the latest plans,
with ten furnaces, and will employ $50
men. The works are to be completed
by January 1.
Missouri SundaySchooI Association.
The thirty-first annual convention
OF the Missouri State Sunday-school
association was held at jefferson City,
in the hall of the house of representa-
tives. The convention was in session
three days and 700 delegates arranged
for quarters. The delegates were the
guests of the city, and were enter
tanned at the homes of the citizens
Value OF q Good Watch.
Two engines and seven cars were de-
molished in a rear-end collision of
freights on the main line of the Mis-.
souri, Pacific, near Greenwood, Jack
son county. Both engine ere ws jumped
and escaped with few bruises A
variation in the watches of the con-
ductors caused the accident.
Well-Known Portrait Painter.
John G. Merine, a portrait painter OF
wide reputation, died at Kansas CITY,
aged rs. Among his canvasscs are por-
traits of Abraham Lincoln, to whom
he was related; Henry Clay and other
old-tine statesmen. He had lived in
Kansas City since 1862
Nonageaarian Baptized.
Jonathan Bryan, aged go, was bap
tized into the Methodist Episcopal
church, south, at Nevada, recently.
Mr.. Bryan is a pioneer citizen of Yer
non county, and "a relative of the old
pioneer, Daniel Boone He is quite
feeble.
Used a Knife on His Stomach.
John Kinsula, aged As, a prominen,
farmer, who resided three miles west
of Cameron, committed suicide by cut
ting in the stomach three times with
pocket-knife.
An Old Resident Of jefferson.
William Picket, member of the
County Pioneer association,
and one of the oldest residents of the
county, died at his home near Halls
Grove.
Milling Company Assigns.
The Huber Milling Co. Of Seneca has
assigned. The preferred credit ag.
gregate ss1, 200, of which s6s, 200 is
due st. Louis banks and grain con-
Germs.
Preached for More Than FIFTY Years.
Rev. j. w. Cowden, a superannuated
Methodist preacher, died at his homs
in Lebanon, aged IS. Rev. Cowden
had been a preacher more than so
years.
Mexican Veterans to Meet.
Preparations are making for the en-
of Mexican war veterans,
who meet at Lexington in seventeenth
reunion Friday, September ID
wen-Known Minister.
Rev. DIR. Jackson Parisade Nolan,
aged &C, welI-known in Methodist
circles, died at his home in Macon. His
death was due toprogressive paralysis.
Was Well Known in Vernon Comfy.
John A.. Crockett, a we.l-known citi-
zen of Vernon county, died at Mound
vile, after an illness of few hours.
He was about seventy years old.
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Coles New Courthouse.
The laying of the corner stone of
the new 500. COO county courthouse az
jefferson City took place in the pres
ence of q large crowd.