The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-01-27
Virginia Items.

We write what we hear the yirginians say lie
Dear Reader, don't blame US if We hear EN- say
What happens you
| Dock button of Fl Scott, Kan, who
had been visiting relatives here for a
| few days, returned home Tuesday of
| last week.
Will Feebeck, who has been visit
ing Jas Nestlerode in Mcdonald Co,
returned home last week. He says
he killed deer while there.
Ella Dillon, little girl living with
Carr Dudley, was quite sick a few
days last week.
Henry Feebeck is rejoicing over
the arrival of new daughter.
Roe Burke has rented Mrs Wiley
| Comiford's farm.
Peter Denning, Geo Crooks and
| Carter Wallace went to Butler and
| heard Sam Jones lecture.
8 G. Adams, tax collector of Cha r
| lotte township, wishes to inform the
| tax payers that he will be at Virginia
every Thursday.
The following is list of the pupils
of Virginia school who, upon written
examination have made an average
grade of 50 per cent on all studies
pursued during the month ending
January IA, 1898: Ethel Jenkins,
Arthur jenkins, Ada Cope, Claude
Biggs. Guy Park and Edith Park.
Those passing this grade may well
feel proud, considering the effect of
Christmas entertainments, and holi-
day vacation on the regular school
work. We expect much larger list
for the next month.
Pearl Landers has rented Mrs Will
liam Zinn's farm northeast of town.
Thomas McElroy had his house
plastered last week.
The meeting closed at Mount Car
mel last Thursday night on account
of bad weather.
c II Morrison has house and lot
to rent.
The large collection of the various
breeds of dogs south of Virginia last
week discounted the Amoret exhibit
ton so per cent.
Amos Burkett who has besn visit
ing relatives here for several weeks,
left Saturday for his home in Cald-
well county, Mo.
Mrs Virgil Jenkins left Saturday to
visit her uncle Dan Myers, at Gar
nett, Kan. She spent Sunday in
Kansas City.
Ed Geirson and family of Kansas
City, is visiting his father-inlaw, Mr.
Corlett.
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list several days last week.
Mrs Clark Vermillion and son, Ben,
will move this week to their new
farm near Mound City, Kan.
VIM Bateman informed us Monday
that he received a letter from his
brother Harper, last week, who lives
in Madison county, Ark, stated he
and family are enjoying good health
and the rest are well pleased with
their new home.
l wish to extend thanks through
your paper to my lady friends who
SO kindly present me with the beau
tiful quilt at the quilting last week.
can assure them | appreciate it
very highly and shall treasure it
away as q memento of the day.
LUCY MALONEY.
p. S.-There was a medley Of
things left at my house by the ladies,
which they can have by calling and
proving property and paying for
storage. l.. III. nj.
This fellow S. we must remark,
You know he has another name,
Is clever fellow, so we hear,
But makes too much persimmon beer.
Now Aaron always taught his son
That liquor was q thing to shun,
And where it is made not go near,
Not even good persimmon beer.
Mrs Henry Eswine, who has been
visiting relatives in Ills, for some
time, returned home Tuesday.
Judge Wolfe is taking advantage
of the stormy weather and Is holding
court every afternoon. He is on hand
promptly at one p. III. at which time
nearly all the inhabitants for miles |
around have come TO town, as soon |
&C No
and Cowan and constable Pilgrim |
make their appearance he declares |
court now in session and calls up the |
unfinished trial of the day before. |
He then quietly seats himself in his |
chair with his overcoat on.
Continued
Mrs G w Park received a letter |
from her brother in Boulder Co., |
stating that he was feed |
ing 900 head of cattle this winter, |
and he would sell them soon. then he |
would visit her. They have not seen |
each other for 81 years.
The Free Methodist meeting is still |
going on at the Crook school house. |
The meeting commenced about five !
weeks ago report says there has been |
a large amount of good done; they |
have been we'll attended regardless /
of the roads.
The coming of Sam Jones to Butler |
has enthussd the people of Virginia. |
a few of our people were there and |
are telling his story and il leads |
others TO talk about the Bible, and /
how people should do.
Geo Ruble, wife and son Willie, /
were at Butler Monday night TO hear |
Bishop Vincent talk.
The three water witches that were |
water round Virginia dur
ing the dry weather, have quit work /
since the storm set in. They got a |
farmer west of town 70 commence |
digging a well half a mile from his |
house. One Of the witches Is a |
preacher. one a gold hunter and the |
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