The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-04-22
Virginia.

Town. How is has improved In the
last few years. A number OF new
buildings have been built on Wes,
street., IL begins to look like 1t would
soon be the main street, business ap.
pesrd to be brisk. Amoret Is on one
OF the best R. R. In Missouri, the peo.
pie look happy and move briskly.
We saw j. W. Rogers, Downey, Geo.
Cybert, Car Dudly, C. A. Wallace,
DR.. Brooks, Dave Cesher, C. Robbins,
they were all looking we'll and happy
and moving around as though they
expected brighter days In the near
future. We saw Mrs. Amsngar Hens
ley who had just returned from KY,
where she and her daughter, Mrs, Ida
Winburn, spent the winter. She look.
ed as young as she did 20 years ago.
Mrs. Dan Smith drowned herself
the 10th OF April in a deep hole in
the Miami Creek on the Woody farm.
She had left the house about ten
o'clock. They went to the neighbors
to look for her but could not find
her, the neighbors Joined In the
search and about 2 O'Clock she was
found In the place mentioned above
She had taken off her shoes and
shawl and laid them on the hank.
When found her body was floating
on top the water. She had been
complaining for nearly a year, had
been very nervous oil winter. Several
doctors had been called to see her
and 1t appears that none could help
her. She was born In Pennsylvania
Sept. 1856, moved with her father to
ILL.,, and from there to Bates county.
She was married to Dan Smith in
1876 by j. s. Pierce, then justice, 3
children were born to this union, one
child died when small, Henry and
Linnie were living at home. Her
father and mother, Mr.. and Mrs
Beckett, died several years ago. No
one knows the cause that led her to
do the deed which she done but God
who knows all things. In early life
she took up the work of the good
samaritan to care for the sick. 1t
appeared to be her work to care for
the sick, a work which she loved as
long as she was able togo, is the tes.
timony OF her neighbors. Ask the
VIII Simpson and John Woody
families what was her life work. Is
appears she did the work OF caring
Tor the sick because it gave her 10y
and comfort to do good to her fel
lows while Others enjoyed themselves
in some other way. She will long be
missed by her neighbors In the work |
4he was ready and willing to do. |
The funeral service was held at the
house by the Presbyterian minister
OF Bn tier and her body was laid to
rest in the Virginia cemetery Satur.
day.
Christian Endeavor next Sunday
at 1870 p. NJ. Topic. Heros Of Airi
can Missions. Leader, Miss Lutie
Leonard.
Carl Jenson returned from n. D.,
week before last where he has been
since last fall.
Miss Grace Darr will close her
school at Virginia next Friday.
They are preparing program to be
given In .he afternoon.
Geo. II. Pahlman will close his
school at Miami Center next Friday.
They are preparing a program TO be
given Friday night. The Mulberry
band will be present and the exercise
will begin promptly at 8 O'Clock p.
IN.
Everett Drysdsle and vile, OF Ne.
vsda took dinner with Emmett
Burk last Sabbath.
Rev. Shelton did not fill his ap.
pointment at Virginia last Sabbath
on account Of his son having just re
covered from the scarlet fever.
Omer Drysdale, OF Braymer, Mo-,
Is spending few days in Park Town
with kiniolks.
Miss Effie Roster, from near Ny
hart, brought he brother Charley to
Park Town Monday morning to his
work.
Mrs. Dora Bennett, Of Joplin, at
tended the funeral OF her aunt, Mrs.
Dan Smith, Saturday and visited her
father and mother, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Foster.
Charley Heckadon and his sister,
Mrs. Cicero Browning we're called to
Butler Sabbath to see their father,