The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-01-10
Virginia Items.

ChdS Hensley OF columbus. Kan.
ate supper with Aaron Wednesda.
2 night of last week He renewed TO
The TINES. He said his family coult
) not do without it, as it was full o
news. Charley says he is we'll pleased
with his new home, which fact Aaror
is glad to not, for Charley is a jolly
: good-hearted, Woodworking young
man and makes friends wherever ht
goes.
Mr.. Drysdale drove a nice bunch Of
feeders through Virginia one day last
week.
j. W. McFadden is getting his ice
house ready to fill.
E. P. Maloney left Saturday for
Paris, Ill, to visit relatives for a
few weeks
Frank linn, living on the Miami
northeast OF Virginia. is tired of liv-
ing in darkness, and has ordered
THE TINES sent to him.
Geo. Parker is having logs hauled
to build the largest chicken house in
| this section.
VIM. McKibben will be at Virginia
the last two Fridays in each month,
and at Butler the last two SATURDAYS
to collect taxes.
Last Thursday night after Aaron
had retired for the night he heard
rumbling noise followed by a sudden
trembling of the house; it sounded
like some one falling down stairs,
striking the floor. One man at Vir-
ginia heard the noise, but supposed
it came from the hall. as the Wood
men were holding a meeting at the
time. 1t seemed to come from the |
northeast and went southwest. Many |
did not hear it.
The NJ. E. Sunday school elected !.
j. Wolfe superintendent and W. ".
Park, assistant
Everybody is rejoicing over the
nice weather.
Frank Stillwell of Mulberry, was in
Virginia last week buying turkeys.
Insurance agent Hart, of Butler,
was in Virginia Thursday of last
week
The average attendance at the
Christian Sunday school for the last
quarter, was 40.
In 1899 there has been seven deaths
of grown persons in and near Viz
sinia; in 1900 one, Mrs. j. j. Wolfe.
5wo children. Three marriages. One
% start this year with and a good
prospect of several more in the near
uture.
John Biggs Of Hume, visited his
brother Ben and old acquaintance
asst week. John taught several
erms OF school here and sold goods
It Virginia.
W. W. Park bought Geo. Jenkins
arm last week, across the road from l
aaron. Some think this end of town
'ught to be called Parktown. Aaron
links it ought to be called Aaron.
lille.
H. HI. Flesher of Butler, was in Vir-
inia Monday.
Mother Witherspoon is quite feeble L
nd has been for some time.
Rev. Tearson, of Vernon county,
pent Friday of last week with Aaron
We received a letter last week from
ames Oldham, Sneffies, Col He
rites he is we'll and doing well. He L
ave us a description of the mining
nd farming; says the best stock
ange in the state is in the White and
ear river valleys L
With the shock of the earthquake
Their reports have started away
own in the valley. The wedding
ellis are in camp preparing for their L
larch to the plains. Travelling at
ne rate OF four miles a day it will
axe them nine days to make the
ZIP. Should they come in contact
18th storms it viii take longer.
Mormon elders 4. L. Egbert and d
=. f. Farnsworth. spent Monday in
irginia. They were on their way TO
isit Pierce Hackett. of Homer town
alp. One of them is relative OF
Irs. Hackett's brothers wife in Salt
axe City. AARON.