The Butler weekly times., 1897-03-11
Virginia Items.

Kind friends if you wish the Virginia news
another year,
Do for Aaron what he does for you, tell him all
the news you hear.
The TIMES goes to friends in other states that
set up till eleven,
To read what happens you and what other folks
do in 1897.
Prof Il A kennett of Amoret, was
in our city Wednesday Of last week
hunting demOcrats;a q gentleman gave
him the names of the delegates to
the county convention. Mr. Kennett
is n fine looking man, and no doubt
would have made an excellent school
commissioner if he had been chosen
by the convention.
Gordon Wallace and wife visited
Mrs WIS parents, Mr. and Mrs John
Durrett at Lee Summit last week.
Mrs Isaac Park and daughter, Miss
Edith, were the guests Of II H Flesh
er and family at Butler two days last
| week.
Frank McElroy has purchased a
, fine buggy horse.
d G. Wolfe is all expert paper hang
or, good farmer and natural born
free silver talker, and if one of the
| township offices don't look him
square in the eyes and say, thou art
the man, we will think some other
| populist has played hockey.
The republican flag waved in the
breeze and rain at Virginia Thursday
! the 4th.
Emanuel Nestleroaes hogs are
dying with the cholera. G1 head have
died.
Mrs G. III Morrison recently return
home from Illinois after Il long and
pleasant visit with relatives and
friends.
w G Carpenter visited his brother
at Independence last week. He
brought his brothers Jersey COW anC
an old pony home with him. The
pony is 81 wears old; his brothe
drove the pony when he preached a
Virginia.
ST Holloway has moved TO near
Adrian.
Geo Thompson had Aaron maxi
a new top box for his wagon Frida,
of last week.
Dave Bean has moved to the Dav,
Pearce farm east of Mount Carmel.
VIM lOdham and son, Henry, ar,
on the sick list. with the grip.
II G. Wilson informs us that Mr.
Wilson, who has been sick for SOM
time, is improving nicely.
l. l Browning, who was quite sicl
with pneumonia, is able TO be VI
again.
Alton Park was at Clinton on busi
ness last week.
s Nj Coulter has moved to the Dav
Bean farm which he recently pur
chased.
Bert Fairchilds has built a ne,
house.
Miss Tille Woody has the whoop
ing cough.
Misses Dora and Mamie Neel hav
the grip.
Amos Bright has moved to his farm
south of the river.
Grandma Roback is quite sick
They have sent for her daughter
Barbara, who lives in Kansas.
Thos Broadhurst of Kansas Cit
bought Geo Ruble's cattle Wednes
day of last week.
Mrs Judy and son have moved il
the house with Sam Dobbins.
Wonder why Will burst is watched
so close of late.
Geo Zinn re-roofed and put ne,
floor in his house last week.
Geo Poulman moved TO what i
known as the Elliott farm north @
Virginia. He bought the farm las
fall of Mendal Shaffer.
VIM Vosht sold 1,leO bushels Q
corn last week.
Charley Hensley lost a new sta
chain to wagon between Nlrginl
and Aaron last week. If anyon
found it he will be very glad If the
will return il.
Geo Jenkins is cutting down IN
big hedge on the south and west sid
, of his blue grass pasture.
James keaton OF EIkhart towI
ship was at Virginia Saturday hun
ling the democratic candidates ft
, Justice of the peace OF Chariot
e township.
e Otis Radford of east of Butler, We
Y | :. ~;Sx- w al naS1av pf last waAi