The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-06-27
virginia Items.

OF Butler will deliver a lecture at tn
Christian Church at Virginia OF
Thursday night, June 27th, on quss
lions of the day which are pressing
for a solution.
Mrs. Maud Wilson passed through
an operation last week at Kanss,
City without any trouble, and report
ed doing well at present.
John Foster had his fine singing
and talking machine over at Memo
Miners last week. There were oveI
forty people present to hear the
music and eat Ice cream, and had q
holly good time. Mr.. Foster has
some OF the best music, and his jolly
good nature makes things move of
lively. John has promised to be
present on the Fourth and entertain
people.
DEATH
Martha Rlchey was born in Ripley
county, Indiana, june 8, 1910. Mar.
ried to William Oldham In Livings.
ton county, ILL.,, Sept. 10, 1867. To
this union was born eight children.
Three have gone on before. She
died June %, 1907. As near as we
can learn they moved to Bates coun-
ty In 1860. The funeral services we're
conducted at the house by Rev
Clapp, Of the Old School Baptist. He
talked in the old style way oipreach-
ing funeral. Mother Oldham was a
hard working woman and saved
what she earned, and when spent al
ways for something needful. When
able to go, she was a great hand to
visit the sick. The last few years her
health failed, so that she could not
go so much. She had many traits
that people admired and enjoyed her
company, She dearly loved her chill
dren and taught them to work by
going ahead herself. She did not be.
lleve in idleness, that they should
earn their own living by the sweat OF
their brow. Mother Oldham will be
missed In her community. Her chill.
dren were kind to her in her declining
years; did much OF her work for her,
which was kind In her boys. Some
OF the neighbors talked with her on
Friday, and she was jolly and at
work. She went to bed us well as
usual Friday night. Her brother,
James, from Kansas, was visiting
her. He was up in she iorepart OF the
night. In passing her he asked her
how she felt. She said all right.
One OF the boys had been In the
habit OF getting the breakfast start
ed, and she got up and helped
finish. Saturday morning she did
not get up. He thought best to let
her sleep till he got breakfast ready.
When he went into her room, he
found her dead. Large crowd at
tended the funeral. The Sunday
Schools closed to pay their last re-
spects to Mother Oldham. Thegrave
was lined with white muslin and trim
med with evergreen woven around
the grave. Her body was laid in the
Howell grave yard. She had lived In
this county about 80 years.
John Porter was at Nevada last
week to see his daughter that Is In
asylum. He reports her no better.
Mr.. and Mrs. Spitzenberger, of
Kansas, attended the funeral OF
Mother Oldham.
Listen, thess4th of July Is coming,
and will stop at Virginia, and show
the people something grand. The
celebrated Virginia band will render
some fine music. Prof. Whistler will
be present with bis violin to give
some music, and Squire Paddock
knows how to handle the violin and
tell them to cross over, and Prof.
Wilson can tell them balance all.
There Is John Foster, with bis new
music, who has promised to be pres
ent. He has some Of the finest music
out. Some OF the songs will make
you hold your sides. Bring your
baskets well filed. II is expected
that the young folks Of both churches
will repeat some OF their children's
day pieces, which were grand, and
will be enjoyed. Each church will
furnish a speaker. Come one and all
and hear what L. said. Ice cream
and CANDY GU the ground and many
things TO please the children. Some
think that the Methodist and Chris
tian lamb, should be kent separata