The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-09-09
VIRGINIA.

VIRGINIA.
E. S. Hinson wife and baby of Da-
kota came in Saturday to visit his
father, Mat Hinson and other rela-
tives.
The Ladies Aid of the Christian
church were royalty entertained
Thursday afternoon by Mrs. VIM.
Allen at her home, 8 miles east of
Virginia. The Ladies Aid of the
Christian and M. E. Church are work.
ing hard for the uplifting of the peo-
Pile in and around Virginia to a high
er plain of morals. When the time
comes to vote on State wide prohibi-
ton in Missouri these good ladies will
have their husbands and the young
men so well trained that there will
not be wet vote cast in Charlotte
township. Why is it the women al
ways have to take the lead in moral
reform?
Mrs. Mort, Mrs. Thomas Campbell
and Miss Stalker, of Foster were the
guests of Mrs. j. 7. Winery Satur-
day.
Dee Wheeler came in from the
west last week. He was at Billings
and Butte, Montana, Spokane and Se-
attic, Portland, Salt Lake City and
Denver, He saw Jesse Hockett at
Kalamo, Wash, and his son Will
Ilockett at Portland. He reports a
nice trip and enjoyed looking at ma
lures wonderful scenery in the
mountains and at Yellow Stone Park.
Miss Elsie Park left Saturday for
near Rich Hill, where she commence
ed her winter term of school Monday.
Will Dickerson and wife left Satur-
day to visit Mrs. Dickerson's S sister in
Ill.
Joe Fleming, who got his arm hurt
on binder sometime ago, has had to
have it lanced in two or three places
and it acts like blood poison,
Geo. Nord who moved to Blue
Mound, Kan., last Spring, was visit.
ing relatives and old neighbors last
week.
Jamie Park is handling w. w.
Rubel's pear crop this year. He is
picking them now and getting them
ready for market.
Three of the Miss Leonards are visit
ing relatives in Vernon county Mo.
Grandpa Hardinger who has been
at ElDorado Springs for sometime
has returned home.
Dave Blake, of Freeman, Mo-, visit
ed his cousin Robert McCann and
family Saturday and Sabbath.
VIM. Hardinger's hay barn was
struck by lightning Monday evening
and the barn, 80 tons of hay and a
binder were burned. 1t was partial
ly covered by insurance in the Farm
ers Mutual. Grandpa Hardinger was
in the barn at the time and he was
stunned but not hurt.
James Fortney, of near Concord
school house, died Sunday of typhoid
pneumonia fever and was buried
Monday.
The supper at the M. E. church
Tuesday of last week was well at
tended and they secured about $3l to
help pay for their new organ.
Mrs. S. S. Martin was quite sick
one day last week. DR.. Smith was
called.
Christian Endeavor next Sunday
evening at 7:30. Topic-Temperance
in all things. Cor. 9:23:27.) 1t is a
temperance lesson and will be con-
Quoted by Mrs. VIM. Allen.
The protracted meeting will begin
at the Christian church the third
Sunday in this month. They have Sc
cured Rev. Cottingham to help with
the meeting. Let everybody come.
Geo. H. Pahlman began the Vir-
ginia school and Miss Kathryne Haw-
kins, Of Kansas City, commenced the
Grandview school Monday.
Miss Mayme McKibben began teach.
ing at Bethel Monday.
R. c. Darr and daughter, Miss
Grace, returned Saturday from their
western trip. They saw quite por-
ton Of the great west and also visited
relatives at different places.