The Butler weekly times., 1896-12-24

Shered Cope and wife visited rela-
tives at New Home Sunday.
The ladies that were at Aunt Lucy
Maloney's quilting last Wednesday
report a splendid time especially
those that took their knitting. Those
present were Mesdames Thompson,
Denning, Jenkins, Nj Fadden, Lamb,
Cowan, Bard, Carpenter, Li-ton,
Whinnery, Berry, Gordon, Cuzick,
Flemming ana Miss Ida Cowan.
Miss Minnie Herrell is spending a
week in Butler.
Carol Mann Of Butler, spent Sat
urday and Sunday with Lee Brown
ing.
Aunt Bette Dudley is visiting her
son, Bob, at Joplin and will stop at
EldOrado to see her sister, Mrs
Hutchinson.
Mrs Jasper Pierce went to Amster
dam Sunday afternoon to take the
train for Kansas City, where she will
visit relatives during holidays.
Charley says he likes to make
drives to Amsterdam Sunday after
noon.
Aaron stayed all night with Jeffer-
son Park; he is failing very fast. He
has been sick long time, his limbs
/ aud body have commenced swelling
again, and he cannot lie in his bed
has to sit up; he has spells that he
can hardly get his breath. His phys
ical strength is failing fast, but his
mind is active and he loves to talk.
Some OF our young people nave
been attending the literary at Con-
meets every Wednesday night.
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list.
Mrs F Nj Nash, who has been sick
for some time, died Sunday. She
will be buried near st. Joseph, Mo.
A short time ago we received a let
ter from DR. j Mitchell formerly of
Virginia; we were glad to learn that
the doctor had found q place that
suited him. He was born in Logan
county, Ohio, 1S45, served in the
army of the Potomac in 1866. At the
close of the war he moved to Con
cord, Washington county, where he
received limited college course at
the Muskingdom college, in 1876 after
the death of his father and mother
and an only brother, and following
the advice of Greeley, he came west
and located in Bates county, Mo
Soon after he came west he contract
ed the granulated sore eyes which
caused him much suffering for about
fifteen years; with all drawbacks he
continued to teach school in Bat es
Cass county, and Johnson county,
Kansas. In that way he earned
enough to get his medical education
In 1888 he located III Vinton, practic
| ed there till 1887, when he located in
Virginia and practiced here until the
, summer of '96. In 1889 he married
Miss Effie Orear, daughter of w L
Orear. During the nine years of hi.
practice he bought good farm, ad
3 joining the town, which he nov
owns He made a success financially
t and large practice. We believe WI
$ are safe in saying he has less mark
? in the grave yard than any one tha
practiced the same length of time
: The DR. was liberal supporter of tn
t church and Sabbath school and al
charitable objects. We hope he will
: meet with like success in his new
home. The doctor has over 100 hea,
of fine hogs on his farm being fed b.
b f Jenkins, which will soon b.
ready for market.
According to the ember days o
what the Dutch say about them, W
will have but little northwest or eas
wind for the next two months. Las
Wednesday, Friday and Saturda
were ember days.
The Virginia school closes Wednes
day of this week till Monday of mex
week.
AARON,