This office has received from Rev. John W. Brite, of Peirce City, a copy of his sermon on "Eternity." Miss Grace Hanel, returned to her home at Peirce City last Friday after a week's visit to her friend Miss Minta Baird, of this place. For the present Joe W. Fenton, dentist, can be found at the residence of C. W. Wilder, on Hickory street, opposite Sloan's drug store. George, King and Lacey have received some new buggies from Lamar and are thus better prepared to turn out the nicest rigs in the Southwest. W. H. Sloan, druggist, has moved into his building on Hickory street, which he has erected to occupy until he can rebuild his brick on the square. When at Mt. Vernon with horses during circuit court of any other time, it will pay you to call at Bennett's livery stable, two blocks south of the square. The recent fire in Mt. Vernon stopped Perigo & Fenton's business for a few days, but they are now opening up with new goods and new business in Millsap's Music Hall. Don't forget this place. Dr. M. Taylor, of Phelps, and Miss Allie Gill, of Avilla, Jasper county, were married in the ladies' parlor of the The Mt. Vernon on the evening of January 20, 1891. Judge Hopper officiating. The new road being built from South Greenfield to Mt. Vernon started its first train from Miller city yesterday. It was made up of six cars of cattle billed for Kansas City. The citizens all along the line greeted the train with cheer after cheer. Track laying is being pushed and in a short time the road will be completed into Mt. Vernon. -- Springfield Democrat, Jan 24. WRIGHT -- McVEY ..Mr. W. J. Wright and Miss Mittie McVey of Lincoln township were married by Judge Hopper at the Probate Office on last Thursday. Also on the same day and at the same place Mr. John W. Strait and Miss Mattie Cooper, of Vineyard township went straight and did likewise. Perigo & Fenton have just got in their new stock of Coffins and Caskets, and they can furnish any size from small to large, and at the lowest possible prices. Their stock is all new and bright -- no old goods. Remember the place--in Millsap's Music Hall. ..I desire to say to the public and especially to my friends and old customers, that I have bought the O. H. Graham stock of Goods at Phelps, Mo., and will continue business in the same building that Mr. Graham has occupied. I am now replenishing the stock. I will sell goods as cheap as they can be sold, and will try in every instance to give satisfaction and treat my customers right. In thanking the people for ther [sic] liberal patronage, I will ask them to continue the same. W. F. Sater. Phelps, Mo., Jan. 26, 1891.

..A few evenings ago George Schaffuir called upon Recorder Trimble for a marriage license, but the lamentable fact was developed that he was under the age of 21 years and had neither father, mother or guardian. This put things in a pickle as the Recorder can't issue to parties under age without the consent of parents or guardian. But there was a way out and Judge Hopper was called from church and he immediately appointed W. N. Davis guardian and he gave his consent instanter and the license was issued in a jiffey and the young man departed rejoicing and in a short time afterward Justice Jones joined him and the young lady, Miss Effie Etter, in the matrimonial bonds. [Report on protracted meeting held at Oak Grove Baptist church; preaching by Rev. Kirby, Rev. J. H. Glasscock, and Bro. T. M. Walker. Nine conversions and nine additions to the church.] PEIRCE CITY IN MOURNING ..A dispatch received this morning by Mayor Armstrong announced the death of Nightwatchman Ed. Wright, of this city, at Rogers, Ark., at 6 o'clock this morning, which, coming as it does, so suddenly after the death of our esteemed Dr. Quigley,, casts a gloom over the entire city and shrouds it in deep mourning. Mr. Wright as a citizen, was peaceable, quiet and sociable. As an officer, he was faithful and alert. The loss by fire at Mt. Vernon and Aurora cast a gloom over those cities, but what is their loss compared to ours? Beter to have seen half the town go up in smoke, than to have extinquished the life-lights of two of our best citizens. ...... A late telegram stated that the body of Mr. Wright would arrive on the 8:22 train this evening. The funeral will probably take place to-morrow. -- Empire, Jan. 22. CARD OF THANKS ......in the sickness and death of our little darling Floy. .... Joseph and Mary Thompson. AN EAGLE CAPTURED ..J. J. Williams, of Turnback, 2 miles south of Paris Springs, this morning saw a large grey eagle, got his gun and had an exciting chase after the King Bird, for such birds are seldom seen in our county. He chased the bird up and down Turnback from G. W. Williams' farm to the Smith farm, and got ten shots at the bird. The 3d shot he run out of gun wads and had to use corn shucks for wadding. Duck shot was most too small to kill, but he thinks he hit every shot. After a hot chase and the tenth shot, down came the bird and lit in the center of Turnback. Johnny did not stop for cool weather, but pitched in the creek in haste and got the bird by the sound leg and pulled him ashore, very tired but rejoicing over the capture of the king of birds. He tied a rope to its leg to keep it from flying off and threw it over his shoulder and started for home. It is alive yet tonight. I will give some correct measures of the bird: It was seven feet and five and a fourth inches from tip to tip of wings; from end of beak to end of tail two feet and 11 inches; end of beak to eye sight, three and a half inches; one claw or toe nail two and a half in. long. Beat our bird and we will give up the gun. J. J. Gunter, Paris Springs, Jan. 23, 1891.

AN ATTEMPT FOR LIBERTY ..Last Monday Deputy Sheriff Euna Thompson was fortunate enough to discover a plot of the prisoners to break jail. The back cell, down stairs, is used as a storeroom for coal, lime &c., and this is where the work was done. A hole has been chipped through the rock floor in that cell, that is almost large enough to admit the body of a man. The work was done with one of the iron bars from a cell door which had been torn off and secreted. How long it has been going on is not known, but Mr. Thompson was lucky enough to hear the drilling, accidentally, in spite of the singing to hide it. Of course if they had got through the floor that would only have been on the way to liberty, but they would doubtless have worked their way out. The prisoners were put in their cells and last Tuesday six of them among whom were Godley and old man Shepherd, were chained together in couples. LICENSED TO WED W. J. Wright, Yingst Mirtie McVey, " John W. Strait, Vineyard Tp Mattie Cooper, " R. W. Level, Aurora Mary J. Larkin, Barry county F. M. Cantrell, Ozark Tp Sarah J. Stinson, " Goorge Schaffuir, Cassville Effie M. Etter, Mt. Vernon Samuel Ray, Peirce City Louis L. Gordon, " Dr. M. Taylor, Phelps Allie Gill, Avilla J. C. Hillhouse, Mt. Vernon Bettie Jones, " Wm. Boswell, Forest Home T. C. Pierson, " NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS ..I understand it is a question with some of the tax payers as to whether or not I am joking. Let them keep on neglecting their tax and they will find out, as I expect to commence forcing collections from this on. If any of you tax-payers think I am too severe, please look up my oath and then see if you think I can afford to let taxes run pell mell. Yours very respecfully, Geo. M. Gibson, Collector.