> Friday, 24 May 1912--BIRTHDAY ANNIVERSARY--A host of friends and relatives > gathered at the cozy country home of Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Robb on the 16th of > May 1912, > with cheerful hearts, bright faces and full lunch baskets to celebrate Mr. > Robb's 50th > birthday. > As spring brings many busy days for farmers, his time and mind had been so > taken up that not once did he stop to think how old he was getting to be, so > a neighbor > coming up and talking over the topics of the day, Mr. Robb, in his > hospitable way, invited > him to dinner, and on his arriving was very much surprised to find his whole > house filled > with friends and relatives, and the thought flashed upon him, This is my > birthday! Each > one, about 60 in number, told him they were hungry and would like to be fed, > and he > good naturedly told them that he would do his best for them. > At the usual hour the snow white table cloth was laid and as if by magic > all the > good victuals came forth until the table fairly groaned beneath its burden. > Then lifting > our eyes with all our hearts we returned thanks to our Heavenly Father, the > giver of all > good gifts, that we were permitted to enjoy the good things of this life. > Everyone did > ample justice to each dish, but an abundance remained which the good wives > sent to the > sick and afflicted. The guests returned to the drawing room where the > afternoon was > spent in a good old fashioned way talking of the good old times and the > expectations of > the future, until they were disturbed by the old clock on the mantle chiming > the hour of > departure. All wished Mr. Robb many more happy birthdays and, the Lord > willing, that > he might live the other half century. > Those present: Ben Pitney and family, Mrs. Mary Robb, Thos. Dennis and > family, Ben Magruder and family, Mrs. Nettie Jackson and children, Mrs. > Ollie Jackson > and children, Mrs. Polly Dennis, Elmer Dennis and family, Ed Dennis and > family, S. W. > Pitney and family, Frank Pitney and wife, Chas. Ware and family, W. S. > Pitney and wife, > Bub Robb and children, Wm. Snyder and wife, Mrs. Susan Dennis, Mrs. Ann > Ware, Miss > Nancy Robb, Mrs. Alice Jones and daughter, Thos. Robb, Wm. Creson, Henry > Westboy > and Martin Robb. A FRIEND. > > Friday, 24 May 1912--At a meeting of the school board Tuesday night Edmond > Burke > was employed as principal. The board, we learn, refused to release John > Bradley, who > had been employed as superintendent at a previous meeting, but who tendered > his > resignation as he had been offered an increase in salary at Stanberry where > he taught last > year. Edmond is one of our very best young men and employs all of his spare > time in > acquiring useful knowledge. He graduated from the school here last year and > is held in > the highest esteem by all the scholars, and we predict that he will make > good. He > attended the University at Columbia the past year. > > Friday, 24 May 1912--Mrs. Wm. Twigg returned to her home in Centerville > Iowa, > Monday, after a short visit with her sons, Thos. and W. E. Jones. She was > accompanied > as far as Moberly by the latter. > > Friday, 24 May 1912--THE NEWS FROM BONNEFEMME--Mrs. J. L. Dougherty is in > Moberly at the hospital where she is being treated. > I. T. St. Clair has been employed to teach the Hocker school at $60 a > month. > Tyre Burton has been employed to teach the Possum College school at $40 per > month. > Miss Ruth Blaise of near Rucker will teach the Wilson school in the north > part of > this township. > Miss Osa Roberts returned from a two weeks' visit with her sister, Mrs. > Cora > Gravitt, of near Woodlandville. > Rev Eaton went to Oklahoma Friday in response to word that his nephew, > Cullen > Reeves, was not expected to live but a short time. He reached his bedside a > few hours > before he died on the 19th. Deceased was a former resident of this county > and for a time > was employed at the county infirmary. He leaves one brother, King, who > lives near > Renick, besides many other relatives and friends. To the relatives of the > departed we > extend sympathy. > > Friday, 24 May 1912--Mrs. A. Snodgrass returned to her home in Granville > Monday after > a visit with her son, M. J. Embree. > > Friday, 24 May 1912--J. T. Randolph and wife spent Sunday in Moberly, the > guests of his > brother, F. M. Randolph and wife. > > Friday, 24 May 1912--Mrs. Geo. Bowers and Miss Pearl Cooper of St. Louis are > the guest > of their parents, T. J. Cooper and wife. > > Friday, 24 May 1912--Matt Ray who has been living in Illinois for the past > five or six > years has moved his family back to Higbee and will join them during the > summer. > > Friday, 24 May 1912--Miss Katie Burke, who has been in poor health for some > time, left > Tuesday with her father for Colorado Springs. Since the arrival of warm > weather she has > greatly improved and it is the hope of all that a few months in the pure > mountain air of > Colorado will restore her to perfect health. > > Friday, 24 May 1912--The baby son of Fred Laight and wife, born about three > weeks ago, > died on the 17th. Interment was made in the city cemetery. > > Friday, 24 May 1912--Wm. Asbury, a negro section hand at Moberly, was killed > in the > yards at that place Monday, being run over by a Wabash train. > > Friday, 24 May 1912--Capt Alex Denny, one of Howard county's oldest and most > highly > respected citizens, died at his home in Roanoke on Monday, from paralysis, > aged 87 > years. He is survived by six children. > > Friday, 24 May 1912--Franklin Naylor and wife who removed to Nevada a few > weeks > ago intending to spend the summer, returned this week, the water there not > agreeing > with them. > > Friday, 24 May 1912--A very high wind has prevailed here all week, it being > particularly > disagreeable Wednesday. Had it been accompanied by threatening clouds most > of the > inhabitants would have taken to their cyclone cellars. > > Friday, 24 May 1912--Louis Friemouth, a farmer living across the river from > Glasgow, > was run over and killed by No. 86, a fast freight on the Alton, Sunday > night. It is said > that he was drunk and went to sleep on the track. He leaves a wife and > several children. > > Friday, 24 May 1912--J. H. Bagby had his right leg broken and his ankle > dislocated > Wednesday. He was handling some logs when one got away from him, and before > he > could get out of the way his leg was caught between the log and a stump. > > Friday, 24 May 1912--While George Patterson and Ray Pearce were out on the > C. &. A. > lake in a boat fishing last Friday evening, the latter fell overboard into > fifteen feet of > water while attempting to change his position. As he is as much at home in > the water as > a duck, he was soon back in the boat none the worse for his experience. > George was > almost too scared to move, and isn't thoroughly over his fright yet. > > Friday, 24 May 1912--LOST AND WON--The above is the title of the play to be > given at > the opera house tomorrow evening. It is said to be the best one yet > attempted by the > young people, and all who attend are assured their money's worth. It is > your duty to > attend, or at least buy a ticket, whether you enjoy such occasions or not, > for the play is > given for a most worthy cause. > The proceeds are to be donated to Wm. Mason, Sr., and wife, who desire to > return > to England that they may end their days among their life long friends and > amid the scenes > of their childhood. They have been in this country but about four years, > and in Higbee > about a year. Mr. Mason is about 70 years of age and the work in the mines > has become > too hard for him. He was quite seriously injured a few months ago and has > since been > unable to work at all. Help the old people out by your patronage. You'll > never miss the > money and will enjoy every moment of the play. > > Friday, 24 May 1912--PERHAPS FATALLY KICKED--Martin Avery, the 17-year-old > son of the late Wm. Avery, was perhaps fatally injured at the home of his > grandfather, > John H. Dougherty, near Myers, Wednesday evening, a mule which he was > unharnessing > kicking him in the abdomen with both feet. At four o'clock yesterday > evening he was no > better and but little hope for his recovery was entertained. > > 24 May 1912--John Harriman, son-in-law of John Goin of this place, was quite > badly hurt > in a mine at Marissa, Ill., last week, being caught under a fall of rock > while driving. He > had been out of the hospital but a short time and had not fully recovered > from a severe > operation. He was not dangerously hurt, we are glad to state. > Kathy Bowlin