The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-10-31
TROY. KANSAS. NEWS.


AS the writer for the Troy news
was out of the city the past week, the
readers of this city will excuse her
for not having n news and will try
and combine the two weeks happen
ings together.
Mrs. Dora Lee has recently return
ed home after having spent three
weeks visiting her daughter, Mrs. Ola
Thomas of Sedalia, Mo.
Parties have been quite numerous
this month in the city, it being the
month for noble" men, women and
children. Mr.. Willie Wilkinson was
given quite a surprise, it being his
seventeenth birthday, at the home of
Mrs. Aaron Wilkinson, assisted by his
sisters, Miss Mintle Wilkinson and
Mrs. William Gaskin. Several of the
young folks were in attendance and
presented him with several presents.
A dainty luncheon was served, and
music interspersed between, which
made the evening very pleasantly
spent.
On October 18th, quite a coincidence
in being the birthday of three genera
lions, namely: Mr.. Charles Schu-
mache, father, Mrs. Lillian Webster,
daughter, and Master Charles Web
ster, grandson, celebrated their birth
day. Each one had a birthday cake
and you may imagine the number of
candles were numerous. A few per-
o n surprised Mrs. Webster by pre-
s%enting her with a shower of handker-
chiefs. OF course, Master Charles re-
ceived presents in abundance.
Mr.. Ernest McCurry has gone to
Hastings, Neb., to work for the winter.
Mrs. Allie Duncan of Wathena,
Mrs. Lille Webster and Miss Leona
McCurry of EIwood, and Miss Emma
Starr of Highland were the out-of-
town teachers who attended the
Teachers Association held here last
Saturday.
Miss Emma Fouts of Highland, Kas,
J was ~transacting business in the city
Thursday and Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Schumache
and Mrs. Nellie E. Howard attended
the funeral of Mrs. Samuel NJ. Holt in
Wathena, Saturday.
The Republicans and Democrats are
having quite a campaign here this
month, and speaking is being held in
the Court House afternoons and
nights.
The Republicans have been having
the Troy Colored Band to furnish
music for their speakers, and the
Democrats had a fine Colored orches,
ira to play for them. They also sang
quartets and solos that were appre-
ciated by the audiences as much so as
the speaking.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Davis and Mr..
at the A. NJ. E, Church, Sunday. They
are Of Wathena, Kas.
Mrs. Mary Schumache, Mrs. Hiram
Hughes, Mrs. Lille Webster and Mr..
and Mrs. Charles o. Howard attended
the Bass-Crews wedding in Kansas
City, Mo-, last Wednesday, and report
it as one of the SWEETEST events of the
season.
One of the saddest scenes that has
occurred in Troy for many years was
Saturday morning, when Hattie Louise
Snyder, seven years of age, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Louie Snyder, was
severely burned by a bonfire that she
was standing near to get warm. The
child was burned entirely over the
body and ran t a neighbours, Mrs.
Matte Eubanks, who tried to eXtin-
guish the flames by wrapping her in
a carpet, but as this did not seem to
take effect Immediately, she put her in
a tub of water and that was the only
way to save her just then. The poor
little thing had presence of mind all
the time and asked the children
around her to pray for her for she
was burned to death. The doctor
came Immediately and said it was the
worst case of its kind he had ever
seen, and it made him so sick he could
not be of much assistance only to tell
the women what to do for her. She
was conscious all the time and talked
about how it happened, but on Mon
day morning she passed away about
1880 o'clock. Funeral services will be
held Wednesday afternoon from the
A. M. E. Church, where she was an
active little Sunday school scholar.
The family has our greatest sympa-
thy in these sad hours Of bereaye-
ment. God simply has plucked a flow
er before the fall dews have fallen on
1t and urging the parents to hear his
warning and prepare to meet this
darling child in the Great Beyond. Be-
sides her parents she leaves n sis
ter aged 8 years, and two brothers
aged 5 and 2 years respectively, and
a host of relatives.
The young boys and girls gave a
party the past week, and as far as
we can learn Of 1t 1t was for the pur-
pose Of entertaining each other. ]
think the young ladies who were at
the head of the affair were Miss Rosa