The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-12-21
Virginia Items.

We write what We hear the virginia. \.
say is true;
Dear reader, don't blame us il we h, ri
'em say what happens you.
Rev. j. NJ. Grant and daughter
Schell City, Mo, free Methodist 4.
holding meeting in the NJ. +. chunAl
Thomas Feare. of Fair Play is ~
iting the family of Mrs Swagerty.
Elmer Garner and the widow JON
were married last "Wednesday N
Butler. Elmer has had a hard tim.
in finding companion for life. M
wish them q long and happy Hsi
John Hedgrr and wife WITNESSED INA
sealing of the marriage VOWS. Sat
urday night the boys gave them th,i
sound of bells and horns. Elmer
handed out the cigars.
Miss Dora Cant preached Sabbath
at IL IA. m. and at 1 =. m, gave 4
short talk ut the Crook school housAi
in the morning. She talked iron
Hebrews kills: Jesus Christ, tn
same yesterday, to-day and forever N
She gave a grand talk ON whats
Christ did while on earth and showed
that men and women that had foil
lowed in his steps what power they
possessed over their fellow-man. She
spoke of a friend of hers that had /
dedicatated herself to her Mastersl
work. Her husband was opposed 10 |
her doing SO; told her she must leayel
her home and two children or quit
preaching and how she took a few M
her things, looked over the house
and her children and then started
ont singing the song: Left all toI
follow Jesus" Her husband called
her back.
She talks with great power and byf
looking over the audience YOU could
see the effect. If the churches could.
get loose from the foolery of che
world and people lived by their daily
walk and conversation as they did,
in the days when Christ was on EARTH
things would look different and peo.H
pie would be better off.
The M. +. Sunday-School will not
have any Christmas doings this wear.
What is going to happen ? Week
pect that good will be the result.
Christmas entertainment at the
Christian church Saturday night.
Miss Pearl Heckadon and Ben Yer
million were married in Butler last
Wednesday.
Frank Stilwell, of Mulberry, was in
The vicinity of Virginia Monday buy-I
Ing turkeys.
Little Cora Ester Bateman, the onlyI
laughter of Harper and Ella Bate
man. was born Monday, Aug. 10th,
1897, died Monday, Dec. IL, 1890.
These parents dedicated this pre-
.ious little one to God in holy bapI
ism, Sunday, June II, 1899.
The Lord of Love has taken
The loveliest bud of ours,
rransplanted it~in heaven,
Beyond the tempter's powers.
Dur precious little one,
How can We saygood bye
Until we meet iii glory
Where loved ones never die.
y bile lonely here we linger,
With sorrow we must wait,
Until we meet dear Cora,
At heavens gate.
ELIZA e. WITHERsPooN
The big snow last week drove theI
politicians of Charlotte township TOT
among the most prominenti
,nes were Judge Wolfe, Squire Mor,
'ison, Anti-Expansionist Cowan, Ex1
,ansionist Geo. Jenkins, Collected
the democratic war horseI
Nat Hinson, Road Master Vogt andI
,ol. Foster.
j. W McFadden's new house ia
nearly completed. II
Listen for a wedding soon neart
Virginia.
Waller Wallace attended the sUp'I
,er at AmOret last week
Cole Hensley feels better since heI
cad the tract published by the min \
STEERS of Nevada. AARON.
50 &c H. Lxcf n