The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-01-09
Virginia Notes.

Judge " ollie has resigned his Judge
ship to be commander n.chiei Of the
Dry Army. When mounted on the
old grey, he lie a fine looking chief.
The old grey will switch her tail and
neigh. Uncle Charley, are you ready
for the fray.
Some Of our farmers were blowing
last week.
o. N. Drysdale says Mrs. Drysdsle
Is q better cook since he got that new
Range.
Mr.. Archer is putting up q new
fence on his farm along the road.
John Sparks has just finished husk.
ing corn.
Guy Park can WELD sa sI ss we'll
as the pen, and bis az melts pile Of
poles into stove wood like the sun
melts snow into water.
This 10 the time Of the year Tor the
road drag to be at work, when the
ground 10 not frozen.
Clark Draper has been remodeling
his barn and fixing fence.
Mr.. Smith and wife, Of Kansas City,
are spending a few weeks on their
farm, east of Virginia, digging
cistern and finishing their house
They will go back to Kansas City In
q short time, where he will work at
the harness trade till spring, when
they expect to come back.
Mrs. Peter Juady,s father Left Mon
day for his home In st. Charles, Mo.
We see In the Record OF last week
(thirty years ago. that Washington
Park had a Christmas dinner with
him in his new house. There was q
similer dinner the same day at Il. W.
Parks, east OF Virginia, last Sab.
bath. Mrs. &. W. Park had a turkey
roast. About % present: Judge
McFadden and vile, Truman Gilbert
and wife. Mrs. Mccain, o. Nj. Drys-
dale, wife and son, d. c. Wolfe and
family, Mother Crook and her son,
George. They appeared to eat till
full.
The supper at Miss Maddy' school
Tho WeedEdistfiet Ne~-Yeas,s
night, took In SIT 90 for the libra.
ry. Miss King voted the most popu-
lar lady. All had good time.
The people are still talking about
the phone company, how the bylaws
should be written, II the president OF
the directors should act rs president
of a meeting of the stockholders, or
should the stockholders elect a presi-
dent to preside over their meeting.
Maxey, Misses Helen and Elsie
Park, Miss Mamie NcKibben and
Miss Mauger left for Warrensburg TO
attend school Monday OF this week.
Willie Winery will leave the last OF
the week to attend school at Kansas
City.
The ladies OF the Aid Society OF the
M. E Church met at Geo. Rubel',
New Years Day In the afternoon
Thirty In number. We suppose they
followed the ancient practice of thu
Christians on New Years Day. Reat
Psalms OF praise and sang songs o
praise at their love feast meeting
telling what the Lord had done fol
them the past year.
| Who did the stockholders cleo
president and secretary Of the Char
lotte Phone Company?
One man says be will not have {
chance to vote on local option fo
four years. The Prohibitionists vii
vote against the saloon next fall.
Rev. O'Bryon, OF Shelbyville, Mo
is holding a meeting at M. E Church
commenced Sabbath night
| Mother Crooks received q long let
ter from her son, James, near SAINT,
Cruz, CAL, giving her description 0
his house and buildings on his farm
and that they have Strawberries Il
eat, some apples on the trees yet
Lemon tree has ripe and green Ones
orange tree mot as full as com
mon. Oats are growing. 400 appl
trees on farm and plenty OF flower
In the yard.
Aaron received a letter from Rev
VIM. Coulter, Of Blackburn, Okla
He reports all we'll and doing we'll
He is now preaching for the N. E
Church Of that place and living ii
their parsonage. He says he is liv
ing In q rich country along th,