The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-01-10
Virginia.

james l. Wolfe left Tor his home In
Burlington, Kan, Wednesday oilast
week.
Clark Draper bought the Isaac
Park farm one mile north otVirginla
at $45 per acre. Mr.. Draper has
lived on Scully farm 2 miles east
and a half mile north Of Virginia for
years.
Virgil Jenkins came home last Fri.
day from Southeast Mo-, to visit bis
father, B. F. Jenkins, who has been
unable to work for sometime.
Joe Winery Jr. moved on the
Geo. Rubel farm last Friday. He
has hired to Geo. Rubel for the CON-
ing year.
Fred Engle and A. W. Uphem took
dinner with Aaron Saturday. They
both live near Trading Post, Kan.
and are In the red hog business,
They took home with them six Il 9
gifts Of August iarrow.
Mrs. John Armstrong died at tie
home Of her daughter Mamie, in
Kan, Sunday morning, JAN, 9Th,
and her body was brought to Fost-
or Tuesday to be buried by the side
OF her husband and son Willie. Mr..
Armstrong lived at Virginia and
kept q store number OF years.
Regular preaching day at NJ. E,
church the 13 at II q. m. and night.
Mother burst got home last week
from New Mexico. She and her
daughter Mrs. B went there to
visit her son William, who moved
there last spring. lie and his wife
came back with them.
Mrs. John Biggs, OF Hvme, spent
last week with her sister Mrs. Geo.
Thompson. Also her sister Mrs
Evert Hickman, OF Drexel, was there
the first Of last week. y
Charley Wolfe moved in bis new
house last week.
Miss Rachel Park returned home
from Baldwin, Kan, Thursday mig ht
OF last week.
Mrs. George Thompson was born
In Ohio In April 1852, died in Bates
county Mo-, Jan. 9Th 1907. The
family moved from Ohio to His, In
1876 and then to Bates Co. Mo-,
where they settled on farm 2 miles
west and one south OF Virginia.
Miss Hattie Joined the Baptist
church at the age OF Is and when
the family moved here she united
with the Baptists church OF this
place, and until the church went
down by removal and death was q
faithful member; she then Joined the
M. E. church at Virginia. She was
married to George Thompson in
1881. They have lived near Virginia
with the exception OF two years IN
Texas county, Mo. She was a leader |
in society, her social qualities were
large. She loved to do good to her |
fellow sufferers, in this she was guided !.
by her Master. She took the suffer- /;
ing and needy by the hand and spoke
kind words to them. Her mission /,
was kindness and 1t endeared her to
all she could reach. She did not sail
in q narrow boat, as many people
do, the Master loves all mankind
and 80 does all His followers. "Aunt
Hattie" as she was sometimes call
ed, will long be remembered for her
work among her neighbors and in
the church and community by the
people around Virginia. She was q
kind companion, worked hard to
help her kind husband get home
Tor old age. The last four years she
suffered much. Her three sisters,
Mrs. John Biggs Of Hume, Mrs.
Molly Bradsberry Of Kansas City,
Mrs. Ada Hickman Of Paola, Kan,
were present at the funeral, which
took place at the house Monday al
ternoon at 3 O'Clock. Rev. Baker
the funeral services and
her body was laid in the Virginia
cemetery to await the resurrection
call.
The sisters OF Mrs. Thompson de |,
sire Us to express their thanks to all
who assisted In her last sickness.
AARON.