The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-03-01
Virginia Items.
We heard it and jotted it down,
What happens in and out of town.
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mIS. v" l.. rye, OF AUSTIN, CdUlS |
down Wednesday of last week TO see
her mother, who has been sick, and |
brother ". W. Park, who has been
down for some time.
John Foster is very ILL DR.. Brooks
called Monday noon.
DR.. Brooks was called to see grand |
ma burst last week.
John Hussey and Mr.. McCann dou-
bled teams to haul goods while the
roads are muddy.
Elan Mills died Feb. 22nd. He
had been afflicted for many years.
Mr.. Mills was born August 30, 1888,
and was sixty years of age. He was
member of the NJ. f. church, south,
at Butler for some time. In May,
1895, he joined the Free Methodist
church where he remained until his
death. He leaves loved companion,
three daughter, all of whom are mar
ried, several grand children, with
other relatives to mourn their loss.
Funeral services were conducted Fri
by Rev. g. W. Coulter.
He was in Virginia Feb. Il, went
home and was taken with a chill. He
belonged to Co. HI, It'll Ills. One by
one the soldiers of the Cos are passing
away. There are but few left in this
section. Among the union are X. r.
Harper, Chas Wolfe, W. A. AcEtrOy,
Geo. Hughes, B. F. Jenkins, G. W.
Park, W. G. Hensley, 6. W. Seibert,
John linn and Philip Heekadon.
Among the confederates are Capt.
Nickells and Piece Hackett and their
heads are getting white with the
frosts of many winters. 1t will soon
be said of us, they have gore to join
their comrades in the world beyond;
while the soldiers of the late war take
their places. When will the time
come that Isiah speaks about 2nd
chapter: "And they shall beat their
swords into plowshares and their
spears into pruning hooks. Nation
shall not lift up sword against ma
ton, neither shall they learn war any
more"
Elder Ishmael will preach at Vir-
ginia next Sabbath at IL a. III. and
at night.
Prof. Price has rented DR.. Lamb s
house on his new farm.
Rev Shoemaker preached at the
NJ. E. church Sabbath night.
Ed Corlett says it is better to raise
$ farm hands than to hire. Mother and
boy doing well.
l Arch McElroy thinks a person hao
: just as we'll be out of the world al
4 out of fashion-so it's a boy.
Geo. Hslmer, like the rest, is stay
t ing with the majority; boys appear
: to be all the go nowadays.
v Mrs. Carr Dudley and Mrs. Dems
Dillon of Amoret, were i'll Virginia
!, Monday.
Carr Dudley's house and lot in Nir
e ginia is for sale or rent; address hin
n at Amoret, Mo.
s The newly elected officers OF tn
lEpworth League are as follows: Pres
: ident, j. J. Wolfe; LIST vice-pres. Mis-
Ella Dugan; End vice-pres. Miss Dais.
. Park; Bird vice-pres Lawrence Wa
lace; 4th vice-pres. ley Jenkins; sec
rotary, Chas Cowan; treasurer, Gu
'e Park, organist. Miss Lena Wallace
ie Bailey Beckett commenced wor
t, on Omer Drysdale's house Monday
O DC. Wolfe is on the sick list.
Omer Drysdale is confined to tn
> house with sickness.
". w. Park reported better MOI
Z day.
y Prof. Price and school celebrate
Washington birthday with yer
interesting program by the literar
society. President Guy Park bein
absent. yice-pres. Claude Biggs too
the chair. The secretary and assis
ant being absent, Miss Matte Par
was elected secretary pro tenn. afte
which they proceeded with the pro
gramme The society paper, edite
and read by Miss Leona Biggs. wa
a master piece of journalism. Thel
were quite number OF visitors pre-
ent. Prof. Price ia O No. / teache
AARON.
% Exciting Sleigh Ride.
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