The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-12-20
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BELLviLLE
Mrs. j.. h. Spencer 10 visiting
relatives In st. Louis.
The party at VIM. Giles last
Thursday night was we'll d.
cd.
Sam Whitman is quite sick
with hemorShage of the lungs.
Mr.. Seuhr and family went to
Marthasvilie last Tuesday to at
tend the wedding of his son, Sam.
Mrs. A. Houke and daughter,
Nrs. 8. w. Wilson Visited rela-
tives in st. Louis last week.
The parties at Ed Meyers Fri
day night and at VIM. Doth
ages Saturday night was we'll at
tended and excellent times report
cd.
Matt WaRrener of %Jonssburg
sawed wood for @. P. Bentley,
Monday and TIM. Ryan Tuesday.
Mrs. Helen Watkins visited her
daughters, Mrs. j. A. Smith and
Ars. George Bates last week.
Phone limo No. 81. better known
IS the "kid line", 10 completed,
tho phones will be Installed the
first of the week by 8. Graham of
Jonesburg.
The musical at L. G. Jackson's
last Wednesday night was we'll
attended.
One of the Oldest and most re-
maTkable land marks of this Sec
tion of the State IL the graveyard
and ruins of old Liberty church
which lies one-half milo south aud
one-fourth mile east Of Wyatt
School House. This was once q
thriving church organized by Rev.
Frank Skinner, who was also their
first pastor, but all that remains
70 show where the good, old faith
full church noe stood is the ruins
OF the old stone chimney and a
few weatherbeatep tombstones.
Most of the graves are marked by
Hat stones of mother natures de-
sign and all but Q very few bear
NO inscription. Those bearing In.
scriptions r as follows: j. R.,
N. r. NJ, and Elizabeth w, there
being no dates. Tombstones with
dates are as follows: John Wells,
died July 9th, 1873; Sarah Wells
died September Is, 1851; Mary
Roberts born December %, 1926
died March 7, is45. The latter
was the frst person inferred In
this cemetery. There were q few
peoples remains moved from the
Wyatt graveyard which Is now or
T. n. Ryan's farm shortly aftel
this one, which are as follows:
Geo. Thurman, born February 10,
1910, died March 8, 1928; Margar'
ct Thurman born Feb. 2, 1919
Aisd October 8, 1912 and VIM
Thurman, born July A, 1851, dice
March t6, 1854. Large forest tree'
and thick underbrush are nov
growing over the entire cemetery
and 1t would be possible to pas
within Il few yards of it withou
knowing that it was the resting
place of our pioneer friends. Tn
church was bulls In about 1874
and was of genuine pioneer mode
built OF logs covered with clap
boards and had a stone Are place
IL was also used for Q school hous
as we'll as q house of worship
People came for miles to attsn'
church at this place but as othe
churches sprang up more con
vehient old Liberty gradual,
died away and in about 1851 9
1852 services were discontinue
entirely. The house soon &C
badly out Of repair and was sol
to q man, who removed part {
the frame work and logs to tn
farm now owned by j. A. Smith
and made q stable of them. TIL
remainder Of the wood work wa
destroyed by q forest fire abo,
twelve or fifteen years ago, &
memory is all we have left of tt
old church. We received most
our information from Uncle JAG
Fine for which we are very CRATE
full. Uncle Jack is close to nine