[Note: abstracts omit duplicate advertisements, ie., "Dr. Voorhies, Dentist" appears in this column on a weekly basis. Also, omitted were numerous references to the weather and corn, wheat and oat crops unless a specific individual was named or a statistical fact was given. I did include some of the aforementioned so the reader could get a feel for "a hometown paper" in 1894. --jjr; 01/2004] Dr. Voorhies has recovered from his recent illness. Truman Hickman and Elmer Gray celebrated the glorious 4th at Monett. Oscar Wear has returned from an extended visit to Oklahoma. Mrs. Rose Skinner returned the first of the week from an extended visit to relatives in St. Louis. Boarders wanted. Mrs. Thomas Gillingham. Wanted -- To exchange a good six year old Merchant mare, in foal, for a road horse. 22w4 G. L. Knapp. Thomas J. Landis, of St. Louis, was visiting his cousin, George S. Wilson, the latter part of last week. You cannot find a man who will attempt to pronounce the name of the new President of France. Miss Ellen Potter left Tuesday evening on a visit to Miss Clem Bigbee at Springfield. The officers elect of Mt. Vernon Lodge I.O.O.F will be installed tonight. Many of our citizens quietly celebrated at the Big Spring, a pleasure resort that never fails to charm. Miss Lillie Bearden, of Ash Grove, who has been visiting her sister, Mrs. C. W. O'Kelley, returned home yesterday. The soft rain pattering on the roof is sweeter music these days than a whole field full of brass bands playing "Hail Columbia." Mrs. John D. Porter returned to her home at Springfield Monday afternoon from a few days visit to friends in this city. W. A. McCanse returned Tuesday from a business trip to St. Louis. While absent he also visited relatives at Edwardsville, Ills. Mrs. G. W. Fowler, Mrs. H. Warren, Mrs. Fannie Sloan, Miss Dan Fulbright and Mrs. R. J. McIntyre left Tuesday morning to spend the 4th at Eureka Springs. We tender our most grateful thanks to the many friends for their kindness and valuable services rendered during the last illness of my wife. W. O. Stotts. The fourteenth chapter of St. John is said to be the favorite chapter in the Bible. If this paragraph sets you to looking it up to read it, it will have accomplished its mission. Mrs. Flora Cummings, of Monett, is visiting her cousin, C. T. Wear. She has purchased Mrs. Jane Jones' stock of millinery goods and will locate in this city and continue the business at the same stand. The annual meeting of the stockholders of the Farmer's Bank was held Monday. The following board of directors was elected. W. A. McCanse, W. R. Harley, Houston Beck, G. A. McCanse and W. H. Johnson. Prof. Swain, Mrs. R. P. Osborn and son, Miss Lillian Paxton, of Pierce City, and Miss Lena Davis, of Boone county, were visiting at C. R. Shelton's in Vineyard township the first of the week. J. M. Stull has purchased the Mt. Vernon Restaurant from George Wilson and has moved here and taken charge. Mr. Stull was, until recently, an engineer on the G & N and is favorably known to many of our citizens.

Mr. J. F. Hargrove preached at the Christian church last Sunday, and although it was his first effort, he delivered a sermon that was far above the average. At the earnest solicitation of the members of the church he has consented to preach again next Sunday morning on the same subject "Rightly Dividing the Scriptures." Astronomers of undoubted authority say that old Sol was ninety-two millions of miles from Lawrence county last Sunday, and yet there is a party of young people, living in this town, who went to the Big Spring, near Clarkson, on that day who think the blazing orb was out in space just a short distance. A men's wading party is also being talked of, to be held at the Big Spring in the near future, as an offset to the "Mother Hubbard" convention held at that pleasure resort a short time ago. No women will be allowed along and special guards will be employed to scour the brush along the creek to see that no woman puts in her appearance. Electricity plays some queer capers. A short time ago Steward Hammer and his family were at dinner and while a thunder shower was in progress the electricity danced on the cook stove a number of times and made a noise similar to the explosion of parlor matches. It did no harm nor did it shake up anything. It seemed to be a little stray streak that had gotten away from the main body. Tilford Grant, a colored youth of this town who has been employed at Monett, returned to his home in hot haste a few days ago. The lynching of the negro [sic], Hayden, last Thursday, and the fact that two white men have been killed by negroes [sic] in that town in the past eighteen months, has made the territory thereabouts too exceedingly warm for the peace and comfort of the sons of Ham and all have left by "request". Mrs. K. O. Stotts, wife of W. O. Stotts, was born August 3, 1862; professed faith in Christ in 1876, but never united with any church until 1893; departed this life June 27, 1894, her age being 31 years, 10 months and 24 days. Sister Stotts leaves a husband and five children to mourn their loss of a mother and companion. Brother Stotts and his family have the sympathy of a host of friends in their sad bereavement. The funeral services were conducted by the writer. G. F. Harbour. PROHIBITIONISTS ATTENTION! Having been appointed as member of the prohibition congressional committee for this 15th district, I hereby request all prohibition voters to meet at the city hall in Aurora, Mo., at 1 o'clock p.m., Thursday, July 12, 1894, for the purpose of organizing the party in this county and to decide as to the nomination of a prohibition county ticket. J. D. Conrad, Committeeman. PROBATE COURT ..Estate of Samuel P. Platts, insane; inventory filed by Joseph Platts, guardian, and approved. ..Estate of Daniel H. Bernett, deceased; election of widow to take one half of estate, subject to payment of debts, filed. ..Estate of Charles N. Gammill, deceased; report of commissioners, to set out homestead to widow, approved. ..Estate of Mary Gray, deceased; final receipts of all the heirs filed and Alonzo Morris, administrator, discharged. ..Estate of Ann B. Turk, deceased; final receipts filed and administrator, T. S. Kelley, discharged. ..Estate of Irwin E. Masters, minor; James S. Masters appointed curator and bond filed and approved. ..Estate of Moses L. Duncan, deceased; final receipts filed and Thomas W. Duncan, administrator discharged. ..Estate of L. Levistein, deceased; private sale bill in sum of $4,422.50 filed by M. T. Davis, executor, and approved. ..Estate of P. Langrill, deceased; Elizabeth Langrill appointed administratrix and bond in sum of $24,000 approved. ..Estate of John Johnson, deceased; final receipts filed and George Wasthun, administrator, discharged.

COUNTY COURT ..Court met pursuant to adjournment. Present: J. W. Wilkerson, presiding judge; W. W. Brashears and August Fritz, associate judges; John S. Wilson, sheriff, and R. B. Gillette, clerk. ..I. J. Arnhart declared insane and ordered sent to asylum at Nevada, admission to date from June 19. ..Accounts allowed as follows: ..J. S. Wilson, sheriff, taking insane person to asylum..$27.03 ..G. A. Arhart, cash paid asylum for county patient..$65.00 ..J. M. Titterington, medical attention to insane county patient..$5.00 ..J. P. Andrews, same..$5.00 ..Ace Pennington, board poor person one month..$4.00 [amt hard to read] ..John S. Montgomery, for road district No. 3..$50.00 ..Gibson & Spring, lumber for county bridges..$104.52 ..J. M. McPherson, expenses a prosecuting attorney..$15.00 ..W. D. Owens, for road district No. 2..$12.00 ..A. J. Stark, medical attention to poor person..$13.75 ..Geo. A. Ryan, for deaf and dumb school..$58.00 ..W. D. Owens, grading at Turnback bridge..$15.00 ..Luther Howell, for aid to self and children..$10.00 ..W. H. Cecil, sta. for county..$15.80 ..Millsap & Bro., bedding for county jail..$8.85 ..J. W. McAndrews, services as bridge commissioner..$66.00 .. Inquest fee bill in the matter of D. Shaw, of Vineyard township, allowed in sum of $26.63. ..July 3. .. Kansas City Bridge Company allowed $882.98 as per contract on bridges. .. A. B. McCormick appointed constable of Turnback township to fill vacancy. .. Thomas Graham ordered admitted to county poor house. ..Accounts allowed as follows: ..John T. Boyd, for use of Mrs. Noach, a poor person..$6.00 ..John S. Wilson, ser. as sheriff..$52.00 ..J. A. Harris, medicine attention to prisoners..$5.92 ..J. W. Wilkerson, county judge..$15.00 ..W. W. Brashears, same..$15.00 ..August Fritz, same..$15.00 .. The following persons were drawn to serve as grand and petit jurors at the August term of circuit court, 1894: ..Grand: ..Ozark--Al Turk ..Lincoln--George W. Jones ..Green--S. W. Goss ..Vineyard--John S. Sandmeyer ..Mt. Pleasant--H. H. Schooling ..Peirce--James Baker ..Freistatt--H. Lampe ..Spring River--Samuel Bridges ..Aurora--Charles Keyes ..Buck Prairie--D. A. J. Butler ..Turnback--A. Parsons ..Mt. Vernon--S. D. Gray ..Petit: ..Ozark--James Nickel, A. B. McCray ..Lincoln--W. R. Hughes, J. L. Stinson ..Vineyard--L. E. Seneker, James Langston ..Mt. Pleasant--A. Shore, Jas. Wormington ..Peirce--O. P. Brite, W. T. Lecompte ..Freistatt--H. F. Kaiser, James Hillhouse ..Aurora--J. M. dustman, J. W. Taylor ..Buck Prairie--J. B. Millken, J. W. Coleman ..Turnback--Thomas Jones, J. F. McCall ..Mt. Vernon--Z. T. Warren, J. W. Smith TO LAWRENCE COUNTY TEACHERS The Lawrence County Teacher's Institute will be a Marionville, July 9 to August 3. ..Board will be about as it was last year, and other accommodations will be ample. ..All teachers that can will please pay their fee of $3 to the county treasurer and bring their receipts with them, which will entitle them to attend free. ..Teachers are kindly urged to be present and help to make the institute what it ought to be, interesting and profitable. The progressive, successful teacher is the one who avails himself of all the means of improvement. Respectfull, [sic] John Turrentine, County Commissioner. LICENSED TO WED Samuel L. Nelson, 21, Aurora Bertha Whitten, 16, " Wm. Benbrook, 27, Mt. Vernon Lula Harvey, 18, Verona James M. White, 20, McKinley Ellen Gray, 19, Marionville Misses Stella and Lena Whaley returned from the Boston conservatory of music to their home at Springfield Tuesday morning. They graduated from the Drury conservatory last year and finished at the Boston conservatory a few days ago.