The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, April 2, 1884, Page 5

—————— COUNTY NEW Called From our County Uoutem poraries. Rockville Globe The first quarterly meeting ot the M. E. church will beheld auRock le, on the 3th and 6th ot April, the Presiding een ine next. Preac z by Elder, Rev- Wm. Stephens, on Sat- the 5th, at 2 o’clock and All urday. on Sunday at aily invited to attend. 11 o'clock. are cord) We learn that another cutting scrape came off at rborville last Friday. This time ’Squire Jones living about two miles east of that place was the victim. H The tacts as near as we were able to glean, are as tollows: It seems , that Esq. Jones and Zack Boatman. | a young man of considerable physi— ca! strength, living in the vicinity of the Squire’s happened to meet on i the day stated above in the store of Hill & Boots in Taborville. They | had not been there long until Boat- man called Jones outside, saying he would like to have a private talk | with him. ‘Chey had not talked | long until Boatman became very angry and struck Jones a_ furious blow on the head with his fist. Jones seeing the critical position in which he was placed picked up a club with which to detend himself, when | Boatman drew his knite and the cutting commenced, First stroke | lacerated the back of the neck close to the base of the head and then in} quick succession put in two more stabs on the arm. By that time 2 crowd had gathered and separated them and probably saved the life of | the unfortunate man. It was at | first thought wounded, but a closer examination | proved incorrect, at last ac- | counts (Wednesday) he was slowly recovering. Boatman was | before "Squire Hill, who placed him | tor Jones was mortally and arrested and taken under $800 bonds his ance for trial on the 2d of April. appear- A few mornings since a cou- | ple of the ‘‘tancy’’ — arriv-| ed in Butler from Kansas — Citv } took breakfast at one of ihe most} popular restaurants, and that | evening boldly inquired the best and shortest road to Pleasant Gap. Be- ing informed the distance, (14 miles) they struck out sfoot for that quiet village, arnving there some time early in the night, and when all was still broke into the store of the well-known firm of Messrs. Brooks & Mains open the back door, tapping the tll by prying } getting a tew dollars in change, and then in a yery professional and scientific way proceeded to drill a) hole in the safe, mserting therein sufficent powder to blow off the door of same, from which they got | just before the dinner hour, but did | Rich Hill Enterprise, | Marais Des Cygnes | with the arrival of a steamboat called | jto the celebrated lime works on the is az early Tuesday mornit covered and the entire been consumed 4 ot wet straw 1 Was in the ing; put te little was dene. Rich Hill Revies A ferry ed of. If can be made, J ¥ will be taken to that point. [It will be much more convenient for man of the farmers over the riyer to come to this citv than by way of the new bridge or Jackson’s terry. A miner named Wm. Allison , met with a serious and perhaps fatal Rich Hill Cos. | Mine No. 5, last Tuesday afternoon. accident at the | About an 18-inch layer of coal that | clung to the ceiling of one of the , “rooms? had been *‘*shot loose’’ not fall until the chamber ‘was r entered by Mr. Allison, when it fell | upon him in such a manner as to | cut his face inflicting, it is thought, tatal internal most horribly besides injuries, as the unfortunate victim 1s already an old man. Last Friday night burglars entered the house ot Dr. W, H. Allen abstracted $35 out of his pants pock- the of | Dan Fleenor and while pulling the | and ets. They went into house pants out from under his head woke | him, but they heid fast to the pants and scampered away, taking $6, | from the pockets. They also enter- ed the house ot Wm. Capps the but did same night not secure any thn The waters of the Osage and are honored | the **Ranger,”’ of sixty tons ty, commanded by the enterprising | Capt. A. Weymier. The **Ranger’”’ was built expressly tor the upper capact Osage and its tributaries; 1s now freighting wood from near Papinville Osage river and expects to do a gen- eral during transfer business boating season. Yesterday as usual, at 3: » [Thursdav] the mor 2 . switch 30 o'clock witch engine mused the slumbering deni- | zens. The cause being a fire on} rast Maple street, in the McGarry hotel property. were promptly on hand and t hose d, bi pressure of water made it slow extingusing the | flames. The root and whole upper story were completely wrecked be- | put out. , well | the attach if fore the flames could be The building was a good oae. ones ¢ 1 A hick finished, costing perhaps S$1r.200 bec SS i erwhtch | te was insured for $800. This | they returned to Butler in time to | makes the third fire on Thursday | catch the early passenger train, ar- ing back to Kansas City before had he citizens of Pleasant Gap awoke from their peactul slumbers, or knew what had occured. But- the These gents were spotted in ler and were met by a party on road that evening as they were go- mg to the Gap, and that night | about two o’clock, were met again on their return by the same person. who had been that identifiea. ot attending a They The police and detec- Kansas City ested, and it is party night. can easily be tives have been hoped w capture the scoundrels Hume News Uncle Johnny Williams showed us this week a hen’s egg, which tor en ormity of size and pecuharty of shape. beats any thing we eversaw. It was of a pearhke shape, somewhat flatten- edupon one side, a little whopper- jawed on the other, and twisted ir umost sthing but an ege i measure ci mterence at th smallest place eight aches, an i weighed six ounces! Call at C. W Wi egg curiositi Elder Rowe, chureh, closed a very success ms’ and see Doc’s museum ot ot the tes of protracted meetings ia this j last tuesday night with an accession of eight by letter,and thirteen by con- tessu On ty . : fast Tuesday three persons were Dap- sith and babtism. mornings, Wi the Jast menth. un A. B Hays, one of ship’s best c uce town as and an old. st TIMEs, ¢ Ie reported ever seriber of t Saturday. I as prospe s m that sect 1 the peo; re happy. torn.ed us that the Fair Was now in: ot active that the fou lumber on the gr wes purps agement of C. H. Stephens, oun ses. and, that under t ily in Rich Hill for s who was tiken sick on was turned over to Jt and b te might ft Hanks ‘ ma ed w sp 1 the iny t } r bed should send tn to he r tering to their w Ways ready but does nerghbo towns. \ told | wore } was such as to give cor SORE A I A Mn ee WEDDING BELLS. iS.) me To PRESENTS. wherever cele- > or the mansion board of lite “ipations nan heart, and involves s important as is the rd reached. the longest journey from the cradle have been ms to It is almost universally ion. not only w a happy occa pnncipal’s, their triends also, who meet to bid them God speed. All are lig Regret, trouble and sorrow are not admitted ; t-hearted. they come later on. merry voices « ol r ginglin. bells are gling, ringing, laughing, chatting and love reigns king of the hour in memory’s riot. eeks ago the Times fore- wedding dav ot Charlie golden c Three the Johnson and Miss Anna Wyatt, daughter ot F. M. Wyatt. The public was not overly surprised, tor the gossip monger had previously circulated the news, omitting only the date. Upward ot one hundred and twenty-five invitations were sent out, and about all were responded to hy the friends receiving them on March 26th. dnesday, | standing ot the parties merited, but no gorgeous display for the sake of show was perceivable in the details. Mr. and Mrs. Wyatt received the company with that cordial, open hospitality which made impossible the least embarrassment or uneasi- ness. Shortly after 5 o'clock the couple whose plighted vows were now to be realized, made their appearance unattended, and in a brief and im- pressive ceremony by Rev. 44. Wal- ker. were made one tor time and eternity. Congratulations followed, and then the feast, which was su- perb in every detail. was attired in plain mull, clegan trimmed and white becoming. The groom faultiessiy gt it ot black with light gl oyes and ie. ibe remainder of the evening was consumed ins the resent; and at 5-30 Mr. and Mrs. Johnson took a con- comp vevance to the depot, from whence they proceeded to their new abode in ing with them that whose most Parsons, Kansas, be the sweet recollection many friends are lett behind earnest wishes go out for their hap- elation piness in the new and holy Mr. and Mrs. in Butler, Johnson had lived ng and their conduct them a pre neut position in society, and in the confidence of the public. The presents were numerous and beautitul, alist of which 1s append- ed. PRESENTS RECEIVED: Watch and chain, groom: set sil- ver knives. torks and majolica tea set and Mrs. F. M. Wyatt: set silver tea spoons, Mr. and Mrs. A. The wedding ; The | preparations were such as the high 1g by members of | lots heart beat several times, but never the | bev ida Wo > handsome ha Mag izzie Power ;pair toilet bottles covered with scarlet t lue satin, Alice Harn- ed set, Mrs Casstevens, n, Jessie linen s. Mrs Isaac Co and Anna t; pair)! towels. Mrs McKibben, Rich H rose- wood writing desk inlaid with ivory, W E Walton and wite. C T McFar- land and wite, E D Kipp: Tenny son’s Maud, Magg Newton: green macramie table scart drawn pink satin ribbon, Mrs T J Day; set blue and white toilet m jessie Murphy: and Maud Harriman; tidy on Adda linen canvass. Mimma Lind- pair scarlet white mats, say, Mound City, Kansas; album Dr J A Arkansas; oil y, Bald- combination and ladies companion, Sever, Little Rock, painting, Mamie Humphre win City, Kansas; writing desk B L Hall and wife. | Pair Japanese toilet mats, Mr. and | Mrs Eppstein. HORRIBLE DEATH. A ‘Two Year Old Babe Drown d in Wellin this City. a Last Monday morning happened | the sadc.t affair that it has been the most profound sympathy for the be- reaved parents, who are now bowed in sorrow andgric 11 o'clock ww when Mrs. T. W. t was about half past Monday morn Le; ro ence, and putting her head out of an up-stair window, called out his name (Roy,) but no answer came. Just | Tues’? cuty to chronicle during its whole career; and most truly do we pen these lines with the deepest and missed her child from her pres- } here the mother noticed the top from | i off the well and in great excitement hastened thereto, when she ered her darling child lying with in the water ten feet below, its face downward. Naturally screams and shrieks of distress, one atter anotaet went out as only a distressed mother Rev. A. Walk joing neighbor, was the f can utter. are rive at the scene, when he immedi- ately decended the well by means ot a pump running straight down the cent and gathered +! child wit in his arms. But all too late. By he time the child was oui otf the well its Drs. Wood and Ren and used pessible means sid every but to no avail: to restore it to life Roy bright, intelligent little fellow. and drew a breach. Little was a the only child of Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Legg. He was two years old last Dec. and was the soul pride of a | devoted mother and father. of ht father’s The tuneral Roy was preached ia Tuesday at 10 o'clock a. m. by Rev. B. A. Disney, of MEE. Ch after which his remains were follow. at his residence reh, ed by a large concourse of sympa- thizing friends to their last resting place in Oak Hilt’ Cemetery. Tine bereaved perents have theheart svmpathy of all their fri quaintances. And mighty Comfor ivd aiting anc to bear their t little Roy is w welcome them to his | heaven. Lindsay: set silver table spoons, | Mrs. ard Miss Armstrong; set sil- nives, Dr. Boulware: set silver id Hattree Deacon: ned berry spoon m= morocco cuse, W H Walton and wiie; silver A ind Jessie Pyle: pair s in morocco case, I 1 wite, Ct knite Mrs EF Jacobs; cut glass S Pr 1 if vith and Prof L castor, Mell Power. N B McFarland; si! 1 uet Dr. Wood silver butter Gish, ceiver and bo T Smith and wi Kate Glessn Rue Kansas; r Sm sons, :dsome chamber set. Ida : silver Day B Allison: sil- tea set, A L Badgley, Ed and holder. Joe and i P lass -r set. C B McFarland and wife; Crume. e Pyle. Anna and Mary Walker, } pace m the office. half | zen silver nut picks in case, A Mj Following are the I odge Lodg ed by the Bates Wuereas: The sit ot Bates Lodge y SOOT a). Gos 28 have heard wrth d etre : have hea deex sffliction ot brother a Leo in the unt death ot jattle child. do hereby Resolve. ~ sine ‘ sympathize an sis ter Le mY trouble and v ty that He, wh ite the Shorn Lamb. may pot “a of ; bonsolauon bosay to, these “Not Tead, , « Re Ss a . ! Lodge. and t + spread upon gt Se sister the hands of broiher ang ge by the Secretary. Treasurer R. S.Catron has been ral davs His effi E. A. Ewing, howev liv ill for seve mast. cient deputy has kept t it a discov- A GIFT VALUED AT $25. OSs Tose chin tea set will be given away with baking powder to the person drawing the lucky num Tea Set consists of 56 best in Baking Powder warranted equal in qualityty tot No Humbug, Call and see it. ‘L*. D. Rafter MC FARLAND BROS. AT BUTLER KEEP THE LARCEST STOCK AT THE BEST PiICES IN HARNESS & SADDLERY. An equal assortment and prices can be found at Walnut, McFARLAND BROS., & MILLS. ‘reqon eszoqy 3 zouceds ISUOH IH “ONIIS $; — Spooner Patent Collar —PREVENTS CHAFING, CANNOT CHOKE A HOR Adjusts itselt to any Horse’s Neck, has two Rows of stitch- 4 ing, will hold Hames in place better than any other collar. ‘TELE: Electric Light of the Southwest BUSINESS GOLLEGE, BUTLER, MISSOURI, FOR LADIES AND GENTLEMEN; A thorough and practical business course will be presented consisting of Penmanship. Mathematics, Grammar, Spelling, Commer- Gial Law. Business Correspondence, Tele- aphy and Bookkeeping inits various forms viz: Merchandise, Bank, Railroad, Express and Telegraph. Ornamental Penmanship and Drawing will be taught to those desir- ink => THE NORMAL DEPARTMENT, not prepared to pursue the br eal them. common sche ssary to sdd training to the (¢ prepared to t interests of es ot W. D. Deaver, A. M., who will ‘ ent that nothing students, | 1 ke will be left the charge t l, assisted by Prof. H. W. DeRome. rs, will also insure success to their students. n a, business education, cannot do better A prepare themselves as Penmen. Hook- glad to see you 2 Respectfully, CEO. W. WEAVER. PRINCE?