The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-01-11
Virginia Items.

| What happens in and out OF town.
Last Wednesday we received copy
of the Topeka Mail and Express
marked W. X. Elliott, which had
plenty OF good reading in it. Mr..
Elliott lived many years north OF
Virginia.
Mrs. Grover OF near Blue Mound,
Kan, visited Mrs. Swagerty the first
of the week. She talked to the peO-
nile Monday night at the church.
Mr.. Wilson and Mr.. Shidler OF Hen
ry county. visited the family of VIM.
HVogt last week.
Harley Hensley of PleasantOn,
Kan, was in Virginia last Friday.
He is selling a patent sewing ma
chine to mend harness and shoes. 1t
looked like it would do the work all
right.
The Virginia congressional forum
will meet at McFadden's hall Thurs
day night. Jan. 18th; all are invited.
Township collector VIM. McKibben
wishes us to say he will be in Virginia
the second and fourth Saturday and
at the Farmers Bank Butler, Mo, the
9th Saturday.
III the authorities cannot settle who
shall take the census for this town
ship. Let them appoint a prohibi-
ZIONIST; they can fix the matter; there
is one for each school district.
!. j. W. McFadden was at Kansas
City the first of last week.
Cisero Browning was quite sick last
week. Drs Lamb and Son were called.
Virgil Jenkins moved his house last
week and is now doing for himself
again He is living southwest of
Virginia on the south so of the A. j.
Park farm.
Andy Dunlap of Webb City, visited
old friends here last week.
Henry Craig and wife of Oregon,
who have been visiting relatives here,
left Friday for the Indian Ty., to visit
! his wife's father, Mr.. Light. Grand
ma Craig accompanied them.
The NJ E. Sunday School officers
were all reelected except secretary,
Miss Ella Dugan was elected instead
OF Miss ley Jenkins.
Mike Maloney who has been on the
sick list is able to be out again.
Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Wallace delight
fully entertained few of their many
friends at their beautiful home south
of Virginia. Sunday. An elegant din
ner was served of roast turkey and
every delicacy the market afforded.
The table was gracefully presided
over by Mrs Wallace and her charm
ing daughter Miss Leda. The after
noon was pleasantly spent in con-
versation, vocal and Instrumental
music. All departed thanking MIR.
and Mrs. Wallace for the pleasant
hours enjoyed
! Miss Rachel Park is on the com
planning list.
Prof. Thornbrough is sailing-it's S
a boy.
Oliver Stanfield was in Virginia
Monday after DR.. Lamb. Mrs. Stan
field is on the sick list. He reports
J. Chris McGuire's hand as not much
better: it does not pain him at all,
but it is numb.
John Beckett of near Adrian, is
working on 0. NJ. Drysdale's house
this week. This is his old neighbor-
hood; he is regarded as among the
best plasterers.
H. I'll. Miller of Pleasant Hill, COM
menced a meeting at Virginia Mon
day night He belongs to the 7th
! day Advents; the meeting will con-
tinue this week.
Almost q sad accident occurred the
other night. A young lady was be-
ing brought home, and two are too
many on one horse. The young lady
fell off in the mud, not being very tall
she did not take up much mud. She
then changed position and got home
all right
f. p Maloney spent Sabbath with
his brother John at Cortland.
Andrew Simpson, Thomas Swager-
ty and Clarence Coulter hauled hogs
to Butler Monday.
Cole Hensley is attending court
this week as juror from Homer twp.
We hear it talked around that the
republicans of the township will call
meeting tovote on who they want
for census taker; the chairman has
failed to act in the matter and the
people are going to act.
There will be called meeting OF
republicans of Charlotte township
next Tuesday, Jan. Is, at 2 p. m,
to be held in McFadden's Hall. Let
every republican be present.
The NJ W. of A. officers elected for
1900, of Virginia Camp No. 3535,
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