The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-07-11
Virginia Notes.

90 the loLoWing omcers iast sunday:
Superintendent, Mr.. Darr; assistant,
Mr.. Whistler; secretary. Miss Bonnie
Wolfe; assistant, Miss Myrtle Nc
Cam; Librarians, Lawrence Dsrr and
Elias Hoagland; orgsnist, Miss Thula
Dsrr; assistant, Mrs. Ison. Teachers:
Class No. 1, Myrtle McCann; No. 2,
Grace Dar,; No. 3, Miss Quick; No.
., Mrs. Gilbert; No. 6, Mrs. McFad-
den
R. F. Hsrper's brother, G. II. Hsr-
per, is wishing him, He Is from
Athens, Ohio, where R. F. Haper and
Charley Wolfe were raised. Mr.. Har-
per says this is his first visit to Mis-
souri,.
DR.. Mitchell came from Kansas City
Wednesday to spend the 4.h and
look after his hogs that he is having
Ieu on his ldrm.
Il. Mcclure and wife attended the
Fourth at Virginia. Mr.. Mcclure
said he wanted to see how Virginia
looked now. He lived near here a
number of years ago. He says there
has been quite a change since then
and now.
Allie Yeomans and family, of But
Ter, spent the Fourth In Virginia, and
stayed all night with his cousin, Mrs.
j. Il. Park. He had phonograph
with him, and he furnished Parktown
with lots Of good music,
DR.. Lamb and family, OF Hedrick,
Iowa, and Ernest Judy, wife and
two daughters, Of Kansas City, came
the morning of the 4sh to spend the
day at their old home. Is was q sur
prise to the folks, when a carriage
stopped at McFadden's with DR..
Lamb and family In. The doctor Is
looking we'll. They left Monday for
their home. R. T. Judy went with
them to stay few weeks.
About fifteen years ago John Dur
rett said we would have a frohibi-
tion. About seventy-t1ve met and
had q good time and grand dinner.
Most OF the people left the commu
nit and could not stand Prohibition
that was the beginning OF the 4th at
Virginia. 1t Is true the 4th has had
Its ups and downs at Virginia. The
seed sowed then has grown, untlllast
4th one hundred and five dollars
passed over the counters. The agent
OF the Fourth worked hard to have
a good time by agent, we mean the
spirit OF the people. The 4th for
1907 has gone, a good time with It,
Shooting fire crackers by young
America was one OF the main features
of the day. Each Sunday School
and the band boys got $500 In
their treasures. This shows how
liberal the people we're on the 4th
willing to help the two churches In
Sunday School and the band boys.
How much better it was for the par
ents to have their children away from
the influence OF the saloon and gam
bling dens. The Ash passed offquiet-
ly with the exception OF shooting fire.
crackers during speaking, which
made 1t difficult to hear the speakers
at all times. Rev. Mayfeld was the
first speaker. He spoke OF the princi-
pal laid down In the Declaration OF
Independence OF the evils of the day
Of the things which were destroying
the people Of the United States.
Hon. W. o. Atkeson followed with
an able talk, and II we understood
him right, the principals Of the
declaration have not all been devel.
oped yet that they are struggling
hard for the iulflment OF the princi.
pal oiindependence. After thespeak-
Ing Thomas Hcckett got ten boys
under school age for a race. After
three trials each boy received bis
sack Of candy. The boys were In
earnest 10 their running. They used
all their muscles. A couple Of the
boys fell at the outcome Of their ei-
fort, but happened to fall among the
little misses. The next eight and
ten years old they were In dead earn
sst In their running. Perhaps some
; Of the boys, fifty years from now,
will look back to this 4, and the race
they ran under the management Of
Thomas Hocket the 4th Of July,