Friday, 8 Dec 1916--James W. Howerton of Madison, aged 70 years, was fatally injured at Clark Monday when an automobile he was driving was hit by a Wabash passenger train and demolished. Mr. Howerton was placed on the train and taken to the hospital at Moberly, where he died a few hours later. He was driving in to Clark from the east, along a road that parallels the Wabash, and how he failed to see the train, which was coming from the east, when he made the turn to cross the track, no one knows. If he saw the train at all he likely mistook it for one on the Alton, whose track is only a short distance north. Friday, 8 Dec 1916--W. T. Warford posts his farm this week for the reason that hunters' dogs killed several of his turkeys one day last week. Friday, 8 Dec 1916--Miss Naomi Robb, who has a position as nurse at the hospital for the insane at Fulton, is at home for a visit with her parents, J. R. Robb and wife. Friday, 8 Dec 1916--Mrs. John F. Smith received a message from Oklahoma City, Okla., Saturday informing her of the death there that day of her niece, Mrs. John Harvel. The latter was 35 years old. Friday, 8 Dec 1916--MRS. ALBERT ROBB DEAD--though it was generally known that she was in a critical condition, the death of Mrs. Albert Robb, which occurred at her home in this place at 6 o'clock last Sunday morning from a complication of diseases, came as a great shock to her friends and acquaintances, as all had hoped she would recover as she had several times before when all hope had been abandoned. But it was not to be, for disease had weakened her to such an extent that all that loving kindness and medical skill could do was to no avail, and she entered peacefully into the great beyond, and with supreme confidence that it was well with her soul. Mrs. Robb was the daughter of the late Frank Ware of Howard county, were she was born January 1, 1876, and was 40 years, 11 months and 2 days old. She joined the Baptist church at the early age of 15 years, and had since lived a consecrated Christian life, and was never happier than when engaged in the work of her church or attending some of the services. She had been a great sufferer for several years but bore her afflictions with Christian resignation and fortitude and never murmured or complained. She was united in marriage to Albert Robb on February 20, 1901, who survives her. She also leaves four brothers, Henry John, Willard and Jesse Ware, three sisters, Mrs. W. H. George, Mrs. Price Creson and Mrs. John Sartin, and three half sisters, Mrs. Thos. Magruder, Mrs. David Magruder and Mrs. N. E. Magruder. Funeral services were held at the Baptist church Monday by Rev. Notley Magruder, the assemblage taxing the capacity of the church. Interment was made at Old Log Chapel, Howard county. Friday, 8 Dec 1916--Several persons passing J. Edgar Smith's barber shop about 7:30 last night were very much surprised to see the portiers between the front and rear rooms burning briskly. They wasted no time in looking for Mr. Smith, who had not gone home, but broke the door open and threw the burning curtains out in the street. The wooden partition separating the two rooms was quite badly scorched, which was the extent of the damage. Had the fire occurred late in the night or had not been discovered so promptly it might have been a very costly one, as a big roll top desk next to the partition might have fed the fire sufficiently to cause it to eat through the ceiling to the second floor, when the entire building would have been endangered. It is presumed the fire was caused by a cigarette. Mr. Smith, whose insurance expired the day before, renewed his policy only at the earnest suggestion of J. T. Randolph, considering the building all but fireproof. It is needless to add that he will renew more promptly next time. Friday, 8 Dec 1916--J. J. Avery of south of town had the misfortune to lose his barn, together with a big lot of feed and a lot of implements, by fire about 7 o' clock last Sunday evening. The fire was first discovered in the loft by how it originated Mr. Avery has no idea, as no one had been in the loft for several days. A week or so before several boys spent the afternoon playing the barn, and Mr. Avery thinks they may have dropped a match in the hay, and that it was lighted by rats or mice. The barn was 36 X 72 feet and is a heavy loss to Mr. Avery, as he carried but $400 insurance, which will not begin to cover the loss on the feed alone. Only by hard work were several horses in the barn saved. Had Mr. Avery carried out his idea of keeping $200 worth of turkeys, which he marketed at Rucker the next day, in the barn that night his loss would have been that much greater. Friday, 8 Dec 1916--Miss Ruby Blaise, who teaches school in Naylor district in northeast Howard and William Harris, a prominent young farmer of Randolph county were married at the court house here Saturday by squire Ed. S. St. Clair--Fayette Advertiser. Kathy Bowlin, Additions, corrections, comments welcome.