The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1914-08-13
FOSTER.


Butler last week.
Fred Livengood and wife were Ricl
Hill shoppers last week.
w. G. Huff, an old land mark o
Foster, has sold his city property ant
moved to Joplin.
Mrs. Susan Morris of Ell Dorado
is visiting relatives in Foster and vi
cinity.
Robert Eastley and wife returned
to their home in Lexington, NO.
Monday.
W. J. Parlier, A. H. Lloyd, D. H
and H. E. Arbogast were bushes.
visitors to Butler Thursday.
T.. S. McHenry came down from
the city Thursday.
Jacin Woodfin arrived from Idaho
where he had been guest of health
Ed. Cullison and Jim Vaughn were
Butler visitors Friday. .
DR.. Lusk of Virginia, was in Foster
Saturday on brief visit.
j. Y. Smith and wife Of Chula, Mo-,
and daughter, Mrs. C. C. Fisher of
Cart, Mo-, are visiting their daughter
and sister, Mrs. o. j. Scribner of the
country north.
John Heckadon, wife and son Frank
and wife, visited Sunday with their
uncle, D. H. Arbogast and family.
Grandma Miller and two sons, Will
and Gum Of Knobnoster, were called
here Wednesday to see their son and
brother, Jim Miller, who was hurt in
Tuesdays automobile accident
John Frankenfield who recently
purchased a secondhand car, was
trying it out Tuesday evening. The
machine baked on hill in the south
part of town, but after considerable
coaxing it finally started. In remind
ed us of Abe Lincoln's story of an old
steamboat that run on the Illinois
River. 1t had six foot boiler and an
eight foot whistle, and every time the
whistle blew the old boat would stop.
Two Homes in Sorrow and Tears
Is the result of Tuesdays accident,
when Big Watson, Mart Biggs, Jim
Miller and Andy Easily made a flying
trip to Rich Hill in the formers car.
On their return, when about three
miles west of Rich Hill, and running
at high rate of speed, Mr.. Watson
lost control of his machine, which
turned turtle into ditch and, as it is
generally in such cases, the occupants
were caught beneath the wreck and
in the twinkling of an eye the soul of
Andy Eastley was plunged to death. |
Eastley's neck and Miller's back we're |
broken and Watson, the owner of the
car, and Mart Biggs were badly
bruised.
Eastley leaves a wife and seven
children, all grown except one boy, I
and Miller has wife and three small
children. Miller is at the home of his
Alex Goodwin and is
paralyzed from his chest down, and
no hope is held for his recovery.
The families are highly respected
people and have the sympathy of the
IN this their dark hour of
:rouble and bereavement.
Andrew Jackson Easily was born
n Ash county, North Carolina, June
}, 1848; died August 4, 1914, age 66
,ears, l month and n days.
He moved with his parents to Texas
when child and later to Tennessee
where he grew to manhood. He was
United in marriage to Miss Armedela
J. Roberts in 1884. To this union
even children were born, five boys
nd two girls, who with the mother
emain to mourn their loss.
The funeral was preached by Rev.
v. B. Miller at the Salem Chapel
thursday and the remains laid to rest
. the Salem cemetery
A Birthday Dianer.
August 9th at the city home of Mr..
nd Mrs. c. H. Incl 4 dinner was
iven In honor Of Mrs. VIM. Webb Of
amar, Mo-, and her twin sister. MN
. n. Incl Of this place, it being
leir fiffy-second birthday .anniver-
ny.
The day was enjoyed BY eating Ice
eam ard me3oae Thpee present
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