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[Note: abstracts omit duplicate adv, ie., "Dr. Voorhies, Dentist" appears in this column on a weekly basis. Also omitted numerous references to the weather and crops unless an individual is named or a statistical fact was given. Left enough for the "feel" of 1894. --jjr; 01/2004] County Court next Monday. Mrs. S. S. Reed was visiting relatives in Verona the first of the week. Moco and Java Blend at K. & O's. Mount Vernon will not celebrate the glorious Fourth this year. Miss Lora Wright returned Friday from a visit friends in Springfield. [sic] The threshers will begin work in earnest next week. W. H. Sloan and his son, Hal, are on an extended visit to Eureka Springs and other points in Arkansas. Go to Postoffice and get a fine brass mounted cannon for 5 cents. Every patriotic citizen takes the hot weather without a murmur, because it is good for the corn. Robert Duke, of the Territory, was visiting his father, J. M. Duke, the first of the week. My Milk Shakes are immense. A. J. Vance. Parker and Lewis Potter left Monday morning for Cedar county, where they go to harvest a crop of hay. Mr. John Schooling, one of the pioneers citizens of this county, died at his home on Center creek last Friday. A deluge of hail fell on a small scope immediately east of this place Friday. Holmes George's corn was literally torn to tatters. Children's Day was observed at the Presbyterian church last Sunday morning. There was an excellent program and a large audience. Soda Pop, cold as ice or colder, at Postoffice. Miss Bettie Boyd arrived home Monday from a visit to friends at Cassville. She was accompanied on her return by Miss Alice Collins. --ue McCune, who has been visiting Miss S-- Gertrude Guthrie, returned to her home at Red Oak last Friday. A. P. Elkins and his son, John G. Elkins, of Barry county, arrived yesterday on a short visit to friends in this city. "Uncle Andy" is as lively as ever. Adv. for Hall's Vegetable Sicilian Hair Renewer. Prof. Will J. Spillman has been on a visit to his old home in Mt. Pleasant township. He now resides in Washington state and returned to the far west last Thursday. Halltown received a great deal of free advertising from the newspaper report that the graders had commenced to work on the north and south railroad at that point. [So the Springfield Leader's report in it's story on Marionville was unfounded!!] Miss Lucille Erskine and her brother, Master Sammy, of St. Louis, arrived Thursday and will spend the summer in this city. They will stop with Mrs. Leathers. A rich find has been made in the Scott and Gregory mine on the Rinker land in Aurora at a depth of 40 feet, from which 2,000 pounds of lead ore was taken out in an hour and a half with only one man in the ground. Adv. for Ayer's Sarsaparilla. Prof. John Turrentine has accepted the principalship of the Marionville College. Mrs. Ora Stotts, residing near Forest Home, died yesterday. She and her husband had only recently returned from the Territory. S. W. Goss, of Phelps, gave us one of his pleasant calls Tuesday and left some fine samples of wheat for our agricultural museum. Some of the heads contained twenty-two meshes, averaging about three grains each. |
The twenty-fourth annual convention of the Lawrence County Sunday School Association will be held at Marionville, July 25 and 26. An excellent program has been prepared and a very enjoyable and profitable time is anticipated. Joe Plumley was in this vicinity last week visiting relatives at this old home. He now lives in the White river region of Barry county, and we regret to learn that he recently lost his residence, and everything it contained, by fire. The County Executive Committee of the Peoples' party of Lawrence county is hereby called to meet in Mt. Vernon, July 7, to lay out a program and prepare for the campaign. The candidates are also requested to be present. H. S. Hammer, Chm. ..List of Letters on hand; if not called for in two weeks will be sent to Dead Letter Office in Washington D.C., J. H. Matthews, P.M.: Marion Kirby departed today for Wishart, a small station on the Frisco, where he will take charge of things at that place during the agent's absence. Marion is now on the relief corps, and we look for him to drop into a good position ere long, as he is one of the most popular boys on the Frisco road, and makes a host of friends wherever he hangs up his coat. Advertiser [Aurora newspaper] The thanks of this office are due W. D. Garrison for a box of delicious honey, gathered from the luxuriant bloom of 1894. The honey dew is abundant this year and the faithful bee, with such an enduring name for industry, is having a regular picnic. They fill their storehouse so rapidly and easily that it keeps the owner busy furnishing hives for those that swarm and want to go to housekeeping on their own little hook. The Trustees of the Academy have employed Rev. J. S. Bingham, late principal of the Princeton Collegiate Institute of Princeton Ky., as principal of the Academy, and his wife as 1st assistant. Rev. Bingham received the degree of A. B. from Princeton College, New Jersey, and subsequently graduated at Auburn Seminary. Though a minister, most of his life has been spent in the school room. He is an educator of years of experience. Rev. Bingham expects to move into our midst in a few weeks. Our officials were considerably aroused by the peculiar actions of a mysterious stranger and his wife who arrived in this city Sunday evening from Eureka Springs and stopped at the Overton House. They hired a team from Bennett Bros. and left early Monday morning for Red Oak, as they alleged. After their departure, the man who brought them from Eureka Springs found himself minus his pay and told the officers of the peculiar actions of the man and that he was suffering from an unhealed gunshot wound in one of his legs. That his movements were those of one being hunted by the minions of the law for some awful crime. This created the suspicion that he was one of the Southwest City bank robbers and the Bennetts became at once alarmed to their team and in company with some officers, with a warrant, followed the couple. Late Monday evening the man was arrested near Red Oak, after resistance on his part, and brought back to this place and lodged in jail. The examination Tuesday morning proved that the prisoner was one Dr. Songer, late of Tennessee, and that the wound was caused by a burn and that his peculiar actions were caused by the fact that he is a slave of the morphine habit. He was turned free and taken to his wife, whose mother resides near Red Oak. The Eureka Springs hackman who swore out the warrant and caused so much commotion returned home without his money. The sad news of the death of Wesley Moore was wired the family June 20, from Atchison county, Mo. They immediately wire back to hold the remains for transportation to the family graveyard here, but the place where he died not being near a telegraph line, they failed to get the telegram until after the remains had been interred. The deceased had been raised one and a half miles west of this place, was about twenty-one years old and the youngest son of Andrew Moore, Sr. His death was caused by an old ear trouble, which probably eventuated in inflammations of the brain membranes. |
Henry Ortendorf, 13 years of age, was suddenly called from earth away, by that intangible force, lightning, on last Friday, while sitting down by the side of a tree in his father's door yard. Another child, younger, was considerably shocked by the current, its arm being burnt badly. Mr. Ortendorf lives half way between here and Halltown and is an industrious, respected farmer. The bereaved parents have the sympathy of the entire neighborhood in this sad and awful taking of their bright and promising son, Henry. Sunday, a reunion of the McCray family was held at the residence of Sam Moore one mile north of here. They report a good dinner, a good social time generally and no doubt wish many returns of such occasions. There were present of the old family: James, Charley, Dan, Bruce, and Mrs. Mary Moore. There were three girls absent: Mrs. Tennie Stockton, Mrs. Annie Grubbs and Mrs. Sallie Appier. There are to be two more new residences to be added to the two reported in last items. James Moore, who is supposed to stand fair for truth and veracity on general principles, will not stand the test when asked about girls. Now as popular a young man as he is to deny going out on Ozark prairie last Sunday with as pretty a girl as he did is too bad. John Harrolson sold his farm to W. C. Wilkerson for $3,200. The fertile soil of Ozark township is coming to the front. It is as rich as river bottom. Big lead in the Lawrenceburg mines. Sub. No. 1. June 26, 1894. Died, June 17, 1894, at the home of her daughter near Red Oak, Mrs. Matilda Boyd, aged 67 years, 1 month and 15 days. [Poem] L. H. ..To Eureka Springs and return, July 3d and 4th, limited 5th, for $2.80 from Aurora. ..The following is the program for the Band concert Friday night: ..Secretary Allen gives the following as the number of Sunday Schools in the county by townships: [no ages given] Stephen Shuey, Sullivan Co. Rev. A. L. Norflett, pastor of the M. E. Church of this city, and Miss Lula Mayfield of Lebanon, will be married at the latter place to-day. Rev. Norfleet, accompanied by his sister, left for Lebanon Tuesday evening. Lost -- Between Cherry creek and Tarrant's addition, a small gold chain with heart shaped charm attached. Finder return to Miss Lizzie Kelton and receive reward. |