The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-01-03
Virginia Items.
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What haODeDS in and ONT of tow,


Harvey Steele and Miss Bessie Me
Elroy were married Tuesday noon al
the home of brides father John Me.
ElrOy, by Rev. Shoemaker They
are both industrious Young people
and have bright future before them.
Aaron wishes them long and hap
Ply journey together.
Nash Meyers, of Garnett, Kansas,
and Miss Nellie Meyers, daughter OF
Jacob Meyers. spent last week with
Mrs. A. j. Park and family, they left
for home Monday. Miss Nellie is II
bright little girl of II summers and
likes Virginia very much.
Ed Ray and Miss Leona FIesher of
Butler, attended the oyster supper
Friday night
Movie Hinson, Lawrence and sister
Miss Leda Wallace, Misses Media
Quick, Carrie McElroy, who are at
tending school at Warrensburg spent
the holidays with their parents.
Misses Ida Flesher and Maggie
Smith of Butler, spent several days
last week visiting friends and rela-
tives
The dance at Bert Watkins Friday
night was well attended and IA good
time was had by all.
q. II. Eswein has rented a farm
near Passaic.
Christmas day at W A. McElroys
while eating dinner, Willie Harding
ner's little boy got the gun in the
bed room and shot it off. His little
brother was sleeping on the bed, and
the load passed just over the bed into
the wall The report of the gun
stopped the dinner-they were about
done when it happened.
Carl Coulter was badly hurt Christ
mas while out hunting. He and one
OF the Martin boys were watching
rabbit near them. The Martin boy
was on hill and Coulter at the bot
tom in the grass. Martins gun was
and Coulter received five
shot in calf OF left leg aud nine in he
right. We saw him Friday and he
was doing as we'll as could be expect
ed, but it will be some time before he !
will be able to work. The doctor
was unable to get the shot out.
Miss Edna Graham, of Culver, was |
overfrom CORTLAND where she is teach
ing school to visit her aunt Mrs. |
Mollie Graham aud tended the Christ
mas tree, she was accompanied by |
Miss Jundy
Tax collector McKibbin was kept |
busy handing out tax receipts Fri
lay
Some Of our farmers have nearly all |
their blowing done for 1901.
Quite a number attended the poul- /
Try show at Butler last week.
Rev. W. T. Pyle and family OF Aus
lin, who spent Christmas with rela-
ives returned last week.
Mr.. Huse, of Kansas 9th. spent a .
ew days with friends last week.
DR.. Lamb reports the following
births. T. 5. Harper a boy and 5. /
Porter a boy.
Net proceeds OF supper So.
Miss ley Jenkins had a party for
he young people Tuesday night of
asst week, there were eighteen OF her
-oung friends present. Some
bought when they commenced gath
ring that there was a wedding near
It hand They did not follow the
ustom at the " bite House, but had
general good time
Miss Rachel Park went to Austin
saturday to visit her sister Mrs. W.
:. Pyle.
Alfred Jackson OF Wall Street,
lapsas, is visiting his son Cliff and
lmily. n
Chas. Hensley OF Columbus, Kan.
visiting bis father W. {. Hensley.
lie attended his old 5. 5. last Sab
ath. He still follows his old fashion
t shaking hands on the north side
+ the house.
James Coulter and wife, of Drexel.
listed her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. t
:. Nhinnery, last week.
Mrs James Quick gave a social in !
onOr OF her ;. 5. class Saturday
ight. The time was spent in social I
ames and music At a late hour
hey We're invited 10 the dining room, I
here an elegant supper awaited