Friday, 6 Dec 1912--BIRTHDAY DINNER--A happy occasion of another birthday dinner occurred Nov 28, when husband, children and friends surprised Mrs. Mose Blanset on her 51st anniversary with a bountiful dinner. Mrs. Blanset had no thought of the surprise and was about to prepare dinner for herself and husband, but the latter insisted against it, knowing what was to take place. About 10:30 the children and friends began to arrive with well-filled baskets, and at the noon hour the guests were invited to the dining room where the table fairly groaned beneath its load of delicious edibles. It was enough to make her rejoice on her aging birthday to know of the love and loyalty of her loved ones and the good will and wishes of her old life time friends. The afternoon was spent in pleasant conversation and singing. At a late hour the guests departed, wishing Mrs. Blanset many more happy birthdays. Those present: Oren Lessly, wife and daughter, Joe Lay and wife, J. D. Robb, wife and daughter, Miller Robb and family, T. J. Nicholas and wife, of Moberly, Mrs. D. M. Sunderland, Mrs. Sallie Knight and children, Ollie Reynolds, John Creson and Thos. Burton. S. K. Friday, 6 Dec 1912--SURPRISE BIRTHDAY DINNER--Thursday, Nov 28, 1912, was a day long to be remembered by all who had the pleasure of being at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Miller Robb when the children and grandchildren and friends of Mrs. Mary A. Robb who makes her home with her son, Miller, surprised her with a big dinner to celebrate her 75th birthday. At an early hour the guests began arriving to share the pleasures of the day. At the noon hour a bountiful dinner, such as only the farm homes can boast, was served. The feast is worthy of honorable mention, displaying the skill of the worthy children and friends in its preparation. Mrs. Robb received many handsome and useful presents. After a pleasant afternoon all departed wishing her many more such pleasant events. Those present were: Jeff Robb and family, Ben Magruder and wife, John Jackson and family, Mrs. Ollie Jackson and children, Chas. Ware and family, Mrs. Hiram Land and son, John Robb, Thos. Dennis and family, Ben Pitney and family, Wm. Philips and wife, Arthur Kirby and family, John Kirby and family, Mrs. Mary Nicholas Mrs. Lizzie Warford, Mrs. Ann Ware, Mrs. Susan Dennis, Mrs. Margaret Jackson, Thos. Robb, Travis Nicholas, Beatrice and Guy Dennis, Kirk Pitney, Jas. and Chas. Robb, Grover Lusby and Henry Westfay, making a total of 60. GRANDCHILD. Friday, 6 Dec 1912--Rozier Brundege and bride of St. Louis, after a brief wedding trip, stopped off here last week and were the guests of the groom's uncle, Willard Brundege, and wife. Mr. Brundege holds a good position with St. Louis' largest store, the Grand Leader. Friday, 6 Dec 1912--Mrs. W. R. Summers of Moberly is the guest of her mother, Mrs. Mary L. Williams. Friday, 6 Dec 1912--Miss Rosella Rule went to Columbia the latter part of last week to attend the marriage of her cousin, Paul Kirby. Friday, 6 Dec 1912--Luke Mullier, wife and children returned to their home in Madrid, Ia, Friday after a pleasant visit with his parents, Thos. Mullier and wife. Friday, 6 Dec 1912--A new version of Robinson Crusoe was shown at the Gem Wednesday night. Should the picture be shown again it will, or should, at least, draw a full house, for, as Mr. Post would say, "There's a reason." Friday, 6 Dec 1912--J. F. Whitmore, who left here several weeks ago for Seattle, Wash, to teach in a business college, writes us that the climate there is too damp for him, and that he will likely go to San Francisco or Los Angeles. Friday, 6 Dec 1912--Edmund Rice, more familiarly known as "Buck," was here from Clark Wednesday and paid this office an appreciated call. Buck went to school here at one time, and has many friends here who are always glad to see him. Friday, 6 Dec 1912--One of the happiest homes in Higbee Thanksgiving was that of Mrs. Diana Jones, all of her children being present to spend the day with her and enjoy the feast of good things that had been prepared for the occasion. Those present were Dr. and Mrs. T. H. Dinwiddie, Jas. W. Marshall and wife, John Miller and wife, Floyd Moore and wife, Mrs. E. N. Myers and Joe B. Jones. In the afternoon Mrs. Jones and children called at the photograph gallery where a group picture was taken. Friday, 6 Dec 1912--NEGRO CHURCH AND RESIDENCE BURN--The residence of Aunt Lou Winn, one of Higbee's highly respected colored citizens, and the colored Methodist church in the northeast part of town, were destroyed by fire last Friday morning about 10 o'clock, the fire originating from a defective flue in the residence. When the fire was first discovered it was seen that the house could not be saved and all hands turned their attention to removing the contents, but the fire was so fierce that the piano and a few articles of clothing were all that could be saved. As a high wind was blowing and the church was only a few feet from the burning house, the engines were called out to save the church and although they got to the scene in record time it was in flames when they arrived and burning so fiercely that a dozen engines would have been useless. The church organ and a few song books were saved. Only by the hardest kind of fighting was the residence of a negro family of the name of Viley, just north of the church, saved. No insurance was carried on any of the property we learn. Friday, 6 Dec 1912--CARD OF THANKS--I desire to express my heartfelt thanks to the good people of Higbee who have been so kind and liberal in their donations to me in my loss of my home and its contents. I certainly appreciate it and thank them very kindly. Very respectfully, LOUISA WINN Friday, 6 Dec 1912--J. W. Richardson, son of Chas. Richardson of east of Moberly and Miss Sallie Ratliff, youngest daughter of G. N. Ratliff and wife of Moberly, were married in Sedalia on the 30th. Friday, 6 Dec 1912--At a dance at New Bridge N. J. the other night, a woman broke an arm and two ribs in wrestling with a 14-year-old boy she was trying to kiss. That boy should have his neck broken, as it would evidently be useless to try to break his head. Friday, 6 Dec 1912--Gus Dameron a Salisbury negro, for twenty years porter at one of the hotels there, was shot and killed near the depot in that town Monday night. He was on his way to the train with some mail and was shot twice when near the depot, death resulting instantly. Frank Harvey, a Moberly negro who was known to be in Salisbury that night was arrested at Moberly when he arrived on the "blind" of the train to which the porter was carrying mail. Horace Fletcher, a white man, who formerly tended bar at Moberly, was also arrested by the Salisbury authorities. Kathy Bowlin