The following is Part #2 of misc. abstracts of news items which were published in THE FAIR PLAY newspaper of Ste. Genevieve, Missouri, during the year of 1883. These were transcribed and contributed by Bernadine_Bishop. NOVEMBER 17, 1883 Final settlement of estate of Paul Labruyere, deceased. NOVEMBER 24, 1883 Married on Tues. Nov. 20, 1883 at Ste. Genevieve by Squire F. A. Roy, John Lachance to Miss Rebecca J. Pittman. Married on Tues., Nov. 20, 1883 Agust (sic) Jokerst to Miss Josephine Reubsam by Rev. Fr. Pigge. Married on Tues. Nov. 20, 1883 by Fr. Pigge , Joseph Kellar to Miss Josephine Lida. Died John Betten on Tuesday Nov. 20, 1883, age 58 yrs. and 6 mos. Died on November 20, 1883, Martha, daughter of George Wehner, age 3 years. Marriage Lisc. issued in November 1883: Marion Beuham (sic Benham ?) to Harriet Blanford August P. Dorlac to Elizabeth Hogenmiller William F. Akins to Rhoda A. Kenely August Jokerst to Josephine Ruebsam Henry Basler to Agatha Herzog Samuel L. Kennedy to Mary Daniels John LaChance to Rebecca J. Pittmann Edward B. Heberlie to Odile LaRose DECEMBER 1, 1883. List of Births and deaths during November, 1883 BIRTHS: Mary D. Bell, Mary E. Fallert, Francis M. Jokerst, Cecelia Gisi _____ Siebert, _______ LaRose, Mary R. White, Cyril F. Lewis, ______ Bryson, _____ Ribean(sic??) Louis V. Bogy, Josephine Braun, Valentine B. Raumshuh, Francis J. Hoffman, Luvena Brown, Henry F. LaRose, Mary L. Mintet, Lawrence F. Bauman, Catherine Meyers, _____ O'Sullivan, James L. Beauchamp, Edgar Naumann. DEATHS: Flernay C. Boland, Thomas Buttler (sic Butler or Rottler?), Luvena Braun, Valentine B. Raumshuh, John Betten, Charles Byre, William Schmelze. STAABTOWN--Married on Tues. Nov. 20, 1883 by Rev. J. Smith, Mr. H. Basler to Agatha Herzog DECEMBER 8, 1883 Died Sat. Decmeber 1, 1883, Annette Chenu, age 83 yrs. Born on Wed. Dec. 4, 1884 to wife of Felix Becquette - a boy. Thomas Lee St. Francis County Marriage Lisc. issued to him and Miss Francis Hammers of near French Village, MO. Mrs. Chenu whose death notice appears elsewhere in this issue was a native of France, immigrating to this country in 1830. She was thrice married and survived all of her husbands. Married Miss Alpha Porter, Union Township to Mr. Charley Horn of St. Francois County. Damas Carron 's daughter, age 15 died with Diptheria and one of his sons is very low. Died Monday, December 10, 1883 Jacob Bieser, Age 74 years. DECEMBER 15, 1883 Mr. Foster, agent for the Wheeler and Wilson sewing machine, has been doing quite a lively business in our neighborhood during the past few days. 12 yr. old son of Damas Carron died on Thurs.night last week. STABTOWN - Marcelite Thomure died on Monday, December 2, 1883. On Thurs. December 6, infant of Tobias Thomure died. Died Rev. Father A. H. Gandolfo on Sunday last at Emmetsburg, Maryland. He was Pastor of Catholic Church from 1835 to 1849. He was 71 years old. Died Cecelia Herzog, age 7 years on Tuesday, Dec. 11, 1883. Daughter of Mrs. Sophia Herzog. DECEMBER 22, 1883 Mr. Alex Morice, an old gentleman residing in Jackson Towship has a remarkably good judgement for weights. Last Monday he came to town and desiring to bring to market ten bushels of corn he put what he guessed was that amount into ten sacks. When the sacks were weighed on Rozier and Jokerst's scales they were found to contain just exactly ten bushels of corn, neither more, nor less. DECEMBER 29, 1883 Married on Wednesday, December 26, 1883 at the residence of the bride's parents Louis Doerge to Miss Honora Beauchamp. Narcis Aubuchon and his sister Juliette of French Village spent Sat. and Sunday visiting relatives in Ste. Genevieve.