The Butler weekly times., 1897-12-09


Kind friends if you wish the Virginia news
another year,
Do for Aaron what he does for yea, tell him ell
the news you hear.
The TINES goes to friends in other states that
set up till eleven,
do in 1897.
Mrs Washington Park, who has
been visiting her daughter, Mrs w 7
Pyle at CarterviIle. Mo, returned
/ home Wednesday of last week.
John Hussy, the city butcher, was
kept busy last week slaughtering
hogs.
John Classen of Boycort, Kan,
was in Virginia Wednesday.
Mr. ksnnet of Rich Hill, was drum
ming for Woodmen round Virginia
last week.
Gordon Wallace went to Lee Sum
| NIT last week.
Mrs N II Nestlerode Of Illinois.
came Saturday to visit relatives
Chas Cope and wife of New Home,
visited his mother Sunday.
Miss Mamie Neal is getting better
slowly, but is not up yet.
| p NJ Famuliner is very sick, DIR
Christy, OF Butler is tending on him.
H S Davis Of Shelby county, Mo-,
is visiting relatives here.
Mrs John Bassett and daughter,
Miss Annie, moved to Foster last
week and Clifton Jackson moved in
the house they left
The man that dug a house where
the water witches told him to now
has plenty of water for all his stock.
AW Simpsons team ran away and
tore his wagon to pieces.
Geo Ruble was afflicted with the
toothache . couple, OF days last week.
LII Judy hauled n load of good,
from Butler Saturday for ] w Nc.
Fadden and o NJ Drysdale.
Geo Thompson reports everything
quiet in his neighborhood.
Isaac Park is still confined to the
house most of the time.
CIV Wolfe is still talking free sill
yer.
Prayer meeting at the NJ E church
Sabbath night.
Miss Mary Taylor, who is teaching
at the Hickory Grove school house
spent Saturday and Sunday at home
Rev Blake OF DrexeI, preached hi
farewell sermon at the Christian
church Sabbath night.
Mrs Gus Rape is still suffering will
the rheumatism.
WI Bard and H p Nickell failed t,
see the new drilling exercise that wa
on time; they were found mapping.
The Free Methodists commenced
protracted meeting at the Pete
Crook school house Monday night
The Scully agent was out Monda
looking 1T W w Parks and Pete
Dennings farms.
The quilting at w Bard's las
Thursday was we'll attended; a fe,
of the invited guests were not abl
to be present-twe quilts on the pre-
gram. Those present were Mrs H
Smith, OF Mogollon, New Mexico
. Aesdames J W McFadden, G '
!, Wolfe, VIM McKibbsn, A w SimI
, son, Geo Thompson, Jack Berry, 10
. 7 Whinnery, Mike Maloney, job
Hensley, Jas Walker, Cole, H
, Nickel, D r Braden, Lesch, Taylor
q Jas Quick, w " Park, Geo Rubl,
Mother Craig, Misses Louie Cowal
Daisy Walker, Rachel Park. Repol
comes from all sides that they had
good time. The center OF attractio
was Mrs Smith, of New Mexico, use
to be Lille Stephens, she havin
many new things to show them, al
having travelled largely in the mi
ing territory of the western state
made it interesting for those presen
Mrs Smith has a good memory and
winning way in telling what she h,
seen in the west. When the time f,
refreshments came they surround.
the big table loaded with all tn
heart could desire, there was not
ing left undons. Some Of the Iadi
report that it was the srandest q
play of eatables they ever saw plec.
upon a table, and yet they disfigur,
many of the fine cakes, pies, jelI
Re. One lady said she would rene,
bor that nniltino a lop> a eha IT,.