5 Aug 1893--Born, on the 1st, to Thos. Warford and wife a daughter. 5 Aug 1893--Born, on the 1st, to John Barryman and wife, a son. 5 Aug 1893--Last week in speaking of the birth of a daughter to David Smith and wife we made a mistake as to sex. David says it is a boy, and the finest in town. 5 Aug 1893--T. J. MOSS DEAD--He Dies at His Residence in St. Louis Thursday Night--Will be Buried Tomorrow--This community was greatly shocked yesterday morning upon the news receiving a dispatch from Mr. J. B. Tymony, who is now in St. Louis, stating that Mr. T. J. Moss died at his residence in St. Louis at 11:45 p.m. Thursday. The friends of Mr. Moss knew he was dangerously ill, but were not prepared for the sad intelligence of his death. Deceased leaves a wife and two children to mourn his untimely death. Funeral services will be held at the family residence at 2 p.m. tomorrow, after which the remains will be buried in Bellefontaine cemetery. Mr. Moss had many friends here who sympathize with the grief-stricken family. BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH--The writer has always looked upon T. J. Moss as one of the most remarkable men that Missouri ever produced. His history would fill a book containing hundreds of pages. It is full of incidents showing what a man can do in Free America where every man is a king. Started in life without a cent, with no education nor the means for paying for tuition, his history is replete with self-sacrifices that would well adorn the pages of the biographies of heroes. He was born in the obscurity, was subject to all the struggles incident to a life of poverty and orphanage, but by persistent effort and uncompromising will power became one of the most independence men in the great state of Missouri, financially speaking. Left an orphan at the age of six years he was thrown upon the care of his brother-in-law who was little better off than he. When he was nine years of age he and his guardian relative emigrated to Missouri and landed in Moniteau township without a cent. For years he worked at anything he could get to do, and always being faithful to his trust succeeded in saving some money. With his little savings he went to Fayette, yearning for a knowledge of the business methods of the world and a determination to secure it at all hazards. He entered Central college when in his teens and worked faithfully for two years, paying for his tuition from the fruits of his previous toil and while going to school. His sacrifices were many. An education he was determined to have at the cost of physical and personal enjoyment. Being possessed of an unusually bright mind his education was rapid and at the end of the second year he left the college for his old home in Tennessee and taught school for a year, and was very successful. Returning to Missouri in May, 1873, he engaged in the tie business. Being a young man of good address he soon succeeded in making contract with several railroad companies, and with a capital of only six hundred dollars launched out to make his fortune. He was successful in all his deals that in 1879 he bought an interest in the general merchandise establishment of John M. and G. R. Rennolds at this place and both gentlemen became partners of his in the tie trade. The partnership ran along three years when he bought out the interests of his partners and ran both branches of the business on his own account four years. In 1886 he purchased 40,000 acres of timber land in Stoddard county, Mo, and had the timber made into ties and bridge timber, establishing seven saw mills and operating from five to seven general stores at different points. During all this time he made Higbee his headquarters and had his general office here with branch offices located in various states. In 1888 his business had assumed such proportions that he was compelled to place his office in a more central location to his vast business and he removed it to St. Louis and in a room of the bank of commerce building where it still remains. As his tie and timber business grew so did his wealth, and with both increased facilities for transporting the products of the forest became necessary and he invested large sums of money in steamboat and packet lines. he owned the steamer New Idlewilde and had an interest in several packets that ply on the Mississippi and Missouri rivers, and seven-tenths of the stock in a new railway line from Paducah, KY, to Birmingham, Ala. The average reader would suppose that to be as successful as Mr. Moss was, that he would be what the world calls "stingy". but such was not the case. He was one of the e most liberal of men, and there are at least three churches in Higbee that received generous donations from him to aid in their building. Mr. Moss was born in Wayne county, Tennessee,, in 1857, and his career has been a most remarkable one, as he was only thirty-six years of age at the time of his death, and his wealth is estimated in the millions, all made by his own efforts and sagacity. His history is one that shows what can be done by any man who possesses the indomitable will and energy of Mr. Moss. Every inhabitant of Higbee and Moniteau township had a warm place in his or her heart for him, not because of his wealth and success in life, but for his intrinsic worth as a man. 5 Aug 1893--Miss Annie Marshall, of Renick, and her sister, Mrs. Wm. Patterson, of St. Louis, visited G. A. Dougherty and family Thursday. 5 Aug 1893--Born, on the 3rd, to N. N. Dysart and wife a daughter. Mother and babe doing well. 5 Aug 1893--Wm. Johnson, colored, in charge of constable Jas. Myers, of Rush Hill, while en route to Mexico where he was to have been placed in jail, jumped through a car (train car) window and was caught under the wheels and instantly killed. 5 Aug 1893--Near Clark the first of the week the two boys of Strother Jones, colored, aged 10 and 12 years, were drowned in Joe Stockton's pond. They in company with two white boys about the same age were in swimming when the white boys proposed that they swim across the pond, to which the Negroes agreed, notwithstanding the fact that neither of them were able to swim. They had not gone far before they went to the bottom. The little white boys raised the alarm as soon as possible and the boys were taken out after having been under the water forty minutes. 12 Aug 1893--Born, on the 8th, to B. F. Bagby and wife a 12 pound son. 12 Aug 1893--Horsewhipped. Great excitement was caused here Monday evening by five women publicly whipping Jas. Collins. The cause that lead to the whipping from the best information we can get, is as follows: Collins visited T. J. Lorton, his father-in-law, Monday, and while there met Mrs. Jas Mullier. During the visit Mrs. Mullier claims to have been insulted by Collins. She went at once to the city authorities and asked that Collins be arrested. After listening to the complaint the officer thought there was no cause for arrest and Mrs. Mullier returned home. Late in the evening Mrs. Mullier, Mrs Balantine, Mrs. J. A. Lloyd, Mrs W. H. Lloyd, and Miss Alice Lorton went to the hardware store of F. C. Bottoms and procured buggy whips, and, headed by Jas Mullier-husband of the insulted woman-started out on the hunt of Collins followed by every idle man and boy in town. By the time they reached J. H. Tymony's drugstore the crowd of excited men and boys would have numbered more than 100. Here they turned south and went as far as the Alton railroad crossing where they found Collins talking to J. E. Smith. J. J. and E. M. Whitmore. Collins was promptly knocked down (and some say, with a rock), by Mullier, and severely whipped by the women. He regained his feet and started up town and again fell or was knocked down, and the whips again applied. He regained his feet the second time and started north on Randolph street closely followed by the mob until he reached the Central Hotel. Here they met Major Hughes, who plead manfully for Collins, which stayed further chastisement. Alex Jacobs then took charge of Collins, after which the mob gave three cheers for the women and then dispersed. Collins was taken half naked and bleeding from his many wounds to his shop where his wounds were dressed by Dr Dysart. Collins nose is badly broken and one eye so badly hurt that he may lose the sight of it. The whole affair in unfortunate for Higbee and is regretted by a large majority of the citizens. Had Mullier given Collins a sound thrashing the citizens would have said amen. No arrest have been made and it is probable that none will be. (Kathy's Notes: This is a couple of my black sheep. Mrs. W. H. Lloyd was my gggrandmother. Mrs. J. A. Lloyd was her daughter-in-law.) 12 Aug 1893--Born, on the 4th, to Jas. Comstock and wife, a son. 12 Aug 1893--Died, on the 5th, three miles east of Moberly, Mr. John Bartee, of typhoid fever, aged about 40 years. the remains passed through here Monday morning for interment in the family burying ground on the old Bartee farm six miles southwest of town. 12 Aug 1893--Mr. Charles E. Mattox, of Higbee, and Miss Mary McDaniel, of New Florence, Mo, were married Thursday of last week. The happy couple arrived here Sunday. They will make their home for the present four miles west of Huntsville, where Mr. Mattox will teach an eight month school. The News extends good wishes. 12 Aug 1893--Born, on the 5th, to D. W. Barron and wife, a daughter. 19 Aug 1893--Deputy Sheriff Joe Hogue, of Moberly, came down Thursday, and arrested all the parties connected with the whipping of James Collins. They were placed under a bond of $200 each to wait the action of the grand jury. 19 Aug 1893--Jas. Carter received the sad intelligence this week of the death of his son Joseph Carter, who died at Nanaimo, British Columbia, on August 4th. Two weeks ago news reached here of the death of his little grand-daughter, Loisa Carter, daughter of deceased, who was accidentally killed while playing about some empty cars. Mr. Carter left here with his family five years ago for British Columbia, leaving many friends here who will regret to learn of his death. 19 Aug 1893--Chas. H. Winn, aged 90 years, died at his residence six miles south of Sturgeon last Monday. 26 Aug 1893--Born, on Aug 19, to Commodore Perkins and wife, a son. 26 Aug 1893--Died, in Moberly Sunday morning, Aug 20, Cyntha, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Samuel, aged 6 months. 26 Aug 1893--Died, at his residence four miles west of Higbee, at 5 o'clock p.m. Aug. 20. Mr. Abner Holtzclaw aged 78 years. 26 Aug 1893--Died, at the residence of Frank McCullough near Armstrong on Saturday Aug 19, Mrs. Dora Clutter, aged about 40 years. Mrs. Clutter was a sister of Rolle Jones living near town. 26 Aug 1893--The case of the state against Jas. Mullier and wife, Mrs. W. H. Lloyd, Mrs. C. Balantine, Mrs. J. A. Lloyd and Miss Alice Lorton, charged with assaulting James Collins with intent to kill, was called Tuesday in Justice Freeman's court at Moberly. The defendants were not ready for trial and gave bond, Mullier in the sum of $1,000 and the women $700 each to wait the action of the grand jury. 26 Aug 1893--Mrs. G. A. Dougherty and daughter, Miss Pearl, came near meeting with a serious accident Thursday morning. They left home in a single buggy to visit the family of Isham Powell. All went well until they started to drive down a steep hill in Mr. Powell's pasture, when the horse got the start of them and went down the hill at Nancy Hanks gait, striking a big rock at the foot of the hill upsetting the buggy and pitching both ladies out head first on a pile of rock, badly bruising them about the head and face. Miss Pearl was the first to regain consciousness, and started at once to get help for her mother. The nearest house was half mile distant and was occupied by Geo. Lessley, colored. Here she found no one at home but Lessley's wife who went at once to the relief of Mrs. D, while Miss Pearl went to Geo. Wheeler's where she found no one but Mrs. Wheeler and a ten-year-old Negro boy. The boy started to town for Mr. Dougherty. During the absence of her daughter Mrs. D. assisted by the colored woman, had reached the house and was being kindly cared. The boy arrived about noon and notified Mr. Dougherty who secured a horse and went to their relief. He expected to bring them to town in the buggy they drove out in, but found it so badly damaged that he was compelled to come to town for another one. It was near three o'clock before they arrived home. Dr. Dinwiddie was called and dressed their wounds and they are both getting along nicely. Kathy Bowlin, Additions, corrections, comments welcome.