The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-12-31
Virginia.

oumoc Urn, w. %. QUINN, tuoticl,
Vert, Clark Draper and Elmer Norris
were turning the ground over Christ.
mas day getting ready TO grow a big
crop OF corn IN 1909.
Geo. Ztnn had u big crowd OF his
friends to help him eat Christmas
dinner.
Thoms Hockett's new blacksmith
shop Ia beauty and nearly complet-
ed. Mr.. Hockett will soon be ready
TO do all kinds OF blacksmith work.
John Hedger and wife spent Christ
mas at Merwin with John Hussey.
Cyrus Nestlerode and family, OF
Elkhsrt, ate dinner with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. n. NJ. Nestlerode,
Chris. mas.
VIII burst and family spent Christ.
mas with Mrs, bursts parents, {. A.
Wallace at Amoret.
Do not forget the ladies aid Of the
NJ Z. church gathering at Mrs. WIN
Mckibbens Thursday afternoon, Dec.
81, A good time isexpected. Bring
your money Tor u lunch and see
Aaron II he should happen to be
there, and hear she past events OF
1908 talked over and the promises
TO do better the coming year, all OF
which will be interesting toeveryone.
Do no. forget the grand supper OF
the ladies OF the Christian church
the night OF December 81. The last
supper was stormed out. A good
time Is expected for all. Perhaps
the newly married couple will bepres.
ent, II you want to see them come TO
the supper. ltmay be the last chance
you will get to see them for while,
Dow Wolfe, OF Kansas City, Erred
Drysdale, OF Bramer, No., and Volny
McFadden arrived IN Park Town
Thursday afternoon to spend their
Christmas. Dow with HE parents
MIR. and Mrs. D. G. Wblfs and Fred
: with his grandparents, MIR, and Mrs
W. g. Park, and other relatives and
friends. Dow returned to the city
/ Monday where he is in the real estate
business with Blanchert & kipp.
The Christmas exercises at both
the churches Christmas eve were
good. The little folks did their bss,
and were we'll paid In nice presents
and they were as happy az could be
| Willie and Albert Hlensley, OF Kan
sas City, were at the Christmas do
ings In Virginia Christmas eve.
II Geo. Harper, OF Ohio, spent Christ
mas with. his brother, Judge K. f
Harper.
II A fiue vein OF coal has been tounC
near Virginia.
| The would. .like-to. be candidates iol
| office Charlotte township nextsprini
are already plentiful.
H Isaac Lockridge is the champion
debator in Elkhart township.
II Ed. Smith, the mail carrier OF
route ), sent through the mail to al
| OF his patrons on his route mic,
post card Christmas with the plctur,
| of his mall wagon, horse, house anC
| himself 1t was natural pictur,
and a nice Christmas present anC
was gladly received. Ed. has been /
faithful carrier, a clever gentleman
and we'll liked by all his patrons.
II The German people northwest o
Virginia mad fine entertainment q
their church Christmas night. Their
is but two nights In the year whel
they have night gatherings and the.
appear to enjoy good health ant
have money to carry on their churcl
work. They sleep and give rest Il
their body and mind and thus pre-
pare both for labor.
II 1t seems strange to Aaron tina
when the boys come back to their oil
home all that seems to interest then
is to talk to the girls.
| Miss Nora Jundy and Mr.. c. s
Lay on, of Csrterville, Mo-, were mar
rled Christmas day by Rev. Shelter
at his home in Butler. Aaron wlshe
them a long and happy life. Mis-
Nora was good girl and an &C
complished young lady. She ha
many warm friends around Virgini'
who extend congratulations. The,
left for their new home Monda,
morning.
Il DR.. Smith reports old Mr.. Dlcker
son very sick. He is past so year
OF age.
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