St. Louis are making Herculean efforts to attract to themselves trade which heretofore centered at Chicago. The merchants of other cities are not behind those of St. Louis. The c.s of the daily papers in nearly every Western city are filled with advertisements of leading business men, and their efforts in this respect are telling strongly in their favor While in St. Louis, a few days ago, strange faces were everywhere visible; the hotels all crowded, and we were assured that trade has never been so active as at present."

The leading houses in St. Joseph are much behind in this regard. If they would attract trade it would be well for them to set forth in the shape of well displayed advertisements, the inducements they can offer. In this way a rich harvest may be reaped this fall and winter
-- St. Jo. Paper

We notice that Mr. James Yancey has been thoroughly overhauling and repairing his blacksmith shop and putting it in a much better condition for a workshop and adding very much to its general appearance. There are many other buildings in Barry that could be greatly improved in the same Manner, or burning them up. Burning up might not help the buildings, but it would certainly help the looks of the streets upon which they are situated. We hope to be able to chronicle repairing of more of them soon.

View of the Barry train depot, date unknown (Pike County Historical Society archives).

With characteristic enterprise peculiar to western men, the few dwellers near where the Quincy, Alton and St. Louis Railroad crosses the Hannibal and Naples Railroad have recently had an artist on the ground and a magnificent city is now on paper. They certainly have a fine cite for a town there and no doubt quite a village will spring up in time. We are pleased to notice a good substantial station house nearly completed there. If the company that controls the Hannibal and Naples Railroad would imitate the example set by the Q. A. and S. Company by putting up better station houses on the line between Hannibal and the Bluffs, no one would be likely to find fault about it.

Photograph view of the Hull train depot, taken in the early 1900s (Pike County Historical Society archives).

The Barry Dramatic Club will open the season on Saturday evening the 23d inst. by producing the Limerick Boy with full cast of characters, James McTucker as "Limerick Boy," Mr. Dan Rider will present for the first time his Duch specialties . . . .

A. F. and A. Masons; Barry Chapter, No. 88 R.A.; Masons; Barry Council Number 22 R and S. Masons.

Just received by Smith and Crandall a well selected stock of Queensware direct from Boston.

A splendid assortment of glassware and Queensware at Harvey and Chrysup's.

A fresh arrival of Mason's fruit jars at Harvey and Chrysup.

View of Barry possibly taken before 1894, when a fire destroyed a number of downtown buildings (Pike County Historical Society archives).

We had the heaviest rain and thunder storm here on Saturday night last to the best recollection of the oldest inhabitants that was ever known in this section. Acres of corn were washed up, trees torn up and carried off by the overflowing of small streams that never before was known to be above the banks. S. Coss, a farmer, living north of this place had fifteen acres of corn and a mile of fence washed away J. Chambelain's house was struck by lightning, doing considerable damage. Mr. Chamberlain was knocked senseless but has recovered. There was no wind with the rain.

Mr. John Cover, living two and a half miles south of Philadelphia, had a horse and saddle stolen on Friday night, May 24th. He started after the thief on Sunday morning, and caught him Monday afternoon eighteen miles west of Bowling Green, Missouri. He had traded the horse off but had the saddle in his possession. Mr. Cover, with another man, went to his house, called him out, and with a shot gun and pistol for a warrant, arrested him and took him to Bowling Green. --- They then got out a warrant for him, gave him an examination and put him in jail. I did not learn the name of the thief. He appears to be a separate character, and this is the fourth time he has been in the Bowling Green jail. Mr. Cover had considerable hunting for his horse, but finally found out.
[Name illegible]

A little son of Mrs. McTucker broke an arm and collarbone in falling downstairs a few days since.

The new depot will be ready for occupancy next week.

There has been a terrible "taking off" of snow during this week, and mother earth has again appeared in muddy colors. On Tuesday it rained powerfully nearly all day and night.

Mr. Leander Blake lost about a thousand bushels of corn on Tuesday night by being washed away by Hadley Creek.

On Monday several men who reside north of Hadley Creek came to this place and were unable to get home again for several days owing to high waster. It is said that there is not a wagon bridge spanning that stream from its source to its mouth. . . .

Undated photograph of the Bay Creek Bridge located east of Pittsfield (Pike County Historical Society archives).

The trains were greatly behind time owing to the storm on Thursday.

A malignant type of fever is prevailing in and about Naples, of which there has been several fatal cases.

Respectfully announces to the people of Barry and vicinity that he has located in this place and solicits a share of the patronage of the public. . .

The undersigned has opened a gallery of fin arts in Barry, Illinois, with all the best improvements, and are prepared to make pictures cheaper and better than any other gallery in the west. Also, will keep a large stock of frames for sale cheap. -- Bring along your old pictures and have them nicely copied and enlarged. Call and see us in Churchill's new block, north side of the public square. Barry, Illinois
BLADES AND BURNHAM

Call at Burnham's gallery for your pictures.

This mill in 1872 made the following goods: 23,366 yards of flannels; jeans, 13, 564; tweeds, 8724; cassimers, 3625; sattinet, 1325; 176 pairs blankets; stocking yearn 15978 pounds. To make these goods it has taken nearly 50,000 pounds of clean washed wool.

At the residence on the bride's mother, by J. F. Philips, February 2th, 1873. Mr. George A. Dutcher of Hadley to Miss Sara A. Morey of Pleasant Vale.

Accompanying the above notice was the ever welcome greenback for which Mr. and Mrs. Dutcher has our choicest thanks on the same string with our very best wishes for a multiplicity of blessings to ever attend them in their terrestrial pilgrimage.

Mr. Hugh Davidson of Pineville, had a valuable horse stolen from his stable on Saturday night last.

There are hundreds of country villages in the states that attain a population of about a thousand people and they come to a standstill and remain in a torpid condition, as it were, for years so far as building and business advancement is concerned, deteriorating instead of advancing. Many villages that were contiguous to small cities and were doing a thriving business before the advent of the railway, have seen their prosperity take wings at the approach of the iron horse. -- Others have been materially benefited by railways and Barry can be reckoned as one of them owing to its isolation from any navigable stream, thus getting an outlet for the immense amount of grain and pork annually produced in this vicinity. Before the railroad all this had to be hauled to the Griggsville or Cincinnati landings twelve and twenty-two miles distant. Now all the grain for several miles distant is either bought and shipped by dealers here or ground by the mills and the flour sent to the south and east, while three-fourths of the hogs are slaughtered and packed here thus furnishing work for a great number of men during most of the winter. The barrels used for packing pork and flour are all manufactured here furnishing employment for several coopers. The year round. About ten thousand hogs were packed during the past winter. Preparations are being made to pack double the amount next winter.

Last summer two large brick business houses were erected, together with several fine dwelling houses. That the coming summer is to be a busy building season here is evidenced by a large amount of building material being got in readiness and the tearing away of old buildings to make way for new and more commodious ones. It is a healthy sign to see new stores find tenants as fast as completed. Within a year there has been an addition of several new firms, and others are soon to be added. Taking the wholesale and retail trade of Barry into consideration it probably exceeds that of any other place in the country.

On Friday last a bloody shooting affray occurred at the cut-off in which Patrick Vaughn was mortally wounded and Richard McCormick and Thomas Stapleton received slight injuries. It appears that some of the laborers entertained an idea that the time keeper, Mat Harris, had misstated the time. Thomas Stapleton, (the walking boss had also incurred their displeasure, and as Friday was payday, and all hands to-gether, they concluded to clean out Harris and Stapleton. Directly after dinner as the first two named came out of the store they were set upon by the men. The rushed back into the store and drew their revolvers and commenced firing into the [illegible] crowd as they attempted to enter the store, which resulted in the assailants falling back for consultation. Harris and Stapleton mounted their horses and went to Hannibal. Shortly after their arrival, a warrant was sworn out by Con Harrigon, who had followed them to the city, and they were lodged in the calaboose. Owing to vague rumors that the workmen from the levee were to follow and lynch them it was deemed advisable to convey the prisoners to Palmyra Jail and they were removed in a close carriage about 8 o'clock on the same evening. They were taken back to Hannibal on Monday, but the authorities again got frightened off and took them back to jail. On Monday, Sheriff McFarland of this county, went to Springfield to get a requisition from the Governor of this State to bring the prisoners to this county, the affray having been committed within the county limits.

Owing to the miss-naming of some of the parties, he had to go back to Springfield on the following day to get the matter righted first coming to this place to get some one from here to go to Hannibal and see that the prisoners were not discharged from custody until the proper documents could be procured from the governor of this state, to arrest them. John Morris was the man deligated (sic) and went to Hannibal the same evening McFarland was in town again on Wednesday on his way to Mo. And Harris and Sapleton (sic) are doubtless now on Illinois soil. So intense is the feeling against Harris and Stapleton by the laborers, the sheriff proposed to take them via Quincy to avoid a collision with the irate co-laborers with Vaughn who died from the effects of his wound on Sunday. Vaughn is said to have been trying to quell the disturbance when he was shot Harris and Stapleton were acting in self-defense and took all who tried to enter the door as enemies.

The Barry woolen mills are again in active operation working thirty hands and no more small pox.

Mr. J. F. Clark will open his select school in the Congregational Church Monday next. Terms: common branches $6.00. Higher branches $7.00.

Beer to be or not to be sold was the question Barry voted on Tuesday. The to be's beat the not to be's.

A fresh arrival of Queensware at Harvey and Long's, low for cash.

From present prospects there will be a fair crop of cherries which will somewhat repair the loss of the peach crop.

Barton Gray has a new carpenter shop.

Daneil Wallace and his daughter, Mrs. Chas. Turner, both died of measles near this place recently.

The residence of Robert Brown of New Salem, was entered by burglars on Saturday night last and robbed of $500 and a valuable watch. They entered at the window and chloroformed Mr. Brown. The money was in a bureau draw.

Mr. Hugh Davidson of Pineville, who had horse stolen a few days ago, has recovered the animal.

Mr. William Wright and family started for Colorado on Friday. He started out with four wagons and several head of young horses.

Apple and cherry trees are in blossom.

A colored man known as Thomas Thomas, who resided about five miles southeast of this place, died very suddenly on Friday last. He was sitting in a chair filling a pipe, when he fell forward on his face and in less than ten minutes life was extinct. He was a man of very plethoric habit and his death was caused by apoplexy. Only a few moments before he fell he was boasting of how well he felt.

Quincy is having serious time with burglars these days.

Cal Jackson has opened a book and music store.

Edgar Gray and his family started for California on Monday. They went in company with M. Lane and family who go to Oregon.

A horse thief named James Breedlove was captured in the streets of Hannibal on Tuesday riding a fine horse.

A colored woman named Maria Anderson died at Hannibal on Tuesday from the effects of poison which she took through mistake. She had been in the habit of taking a dose of cough medicine from time to time, and on the day in question asked her adopted daughter to get her the bottle containing the mixture, which she could not find. The old lady then made a search for the bottle, and on finding it took a swallow of its contents, and in less than half an hour thereafter she was dead. The bottle was found to contain a deadly poison and suspicion of foul play is entertained.

Eight car loads of oats were shipped East from this place last week.

One hundred head of fat cattle were shipped to Buffalo from this place on Tuesday. They belonged to S. McWorter.

The celebrated B. C. Taylor spring tooth Sulky Hay Rake at Chrysup and Strubluger's.

The hog cholera has appeared in Calhoun county.

Harvey Gray started for California Thursday night.

Just now, while cholera is raging in some parts of the land, and preventative sanitary measures should be inaugurated everywhere, those places that allow cholera breeding pools and sinks to go untouched, should be severely censured.

Barry is in that condition to-day, and many are making grievous complaint about it and severely blame the members of the present council. Now it is quite probable that if the men who are finding fault with the councilmen, were in their places, they would do just about as the council men do -- a little of nothing toward cleaning the streets -- and why.

Two fatal cases of cholera at White Hall this week. From White Hall to Barry, is but five minutes walk for a traveler like the cholera, and there is plenty of filth here to entice it along.

We hear a great deal of complaint because the council does not have the streets and alleys cleaned out. A gentleman informed us a day or two ago, that he knew of five dead hogs in one alley, whose carcasses were in an advance stage of decomposition. The matter should be attended to at once.

The Wabash Company are to have telegraphic connection at Hulls.

A telegraph office has been established at Baylis (better known as Pineville) and a man named Vance made agent and operator.

There has been no case of cholera in this vicinity up to date.

Mrs. Ruth Shipman met with quite serious accident on Saturday last by having her left arm broken. She was descending a hill near E. Dara when one of the buggy wheels broke down throwing her and two or three other persons out. The rest escaped uninjured.

Trains are now running on the Q.A. and St. Louis Road between Hannibal and Quincy.

The price of land compared with last year, on the Mississippi bottom, may be shown by a sale lately made, of the south-east quarter of the north-west quarter section 21, in township 4 south, 8 west, which sold at $25 per acre, being an advance of 100 per cent in one year.

The undersigned world inform the citizens of Barry and vicinity that he has opened a saloon opposite J. Carswells' for the sale of beer and native wines, where he intends to keep the best brands, and an orderly house.
JOHN MORRIS

Opened by prayer by Elder Clark. Miscellaneous business.

On the Motion of J.N. Dowell, article 13, of constitution was adopted to read: "It shall be the duty of the vice-president to organize a township Sabbath school convention to meet quarterly: officers of said convention shall consist of president, vice-president, secretary, and treasurer.

Cyrene Johnson has bought a house and lot of J. T. Carter and the occupant, John Large, was invited to move right out. There must be a lady somewhere that expects to soon become Mrs. Johnson.

Johnson Brothers close out balance of goods on hand at auction Monday and Tuesday next. Sales at auction each afternoon and night.

As Henry Gray was attempting to shift a revolver in his skirt pocket, in Johnson's barber shop, one night this week, the thing went off, the ball striking the floor and then glancing struck John Scott in the forehead, but luckily, did not hurt him very much. You had better carry double barreled candle strike young [illegible] they don't go off, and nobody ever suffers from revolvers but yourselves.

. . . . A telegraph office has been established at the east end of the Hannibal bridge and Ned Ham manipulate the electricity.

During the last eight months thirty new members have been added to the Christian Church of this place, the most of them having united in the last few weeks. The meetings will close for the present on Sunday evening next. A good deal of interest is being manifested in the union meetings of the Baptist and Methodist churches and several have been converted.

The ladies of Pittsfield, Illinois, have organized a temperance alliance, and commenced holding meetings in and about the saloons of that town.

"View of the Hannibal railroad bridge, circa 1900. The bridge shared the traffic of both train and horse and wagon as they crossed over the Mississippi river. With the advent of automobiles a vehicle bridge was built and in place by 1936." (Pike County Historical Society archives).

The firm of McTucker and Chesebro is this day dissolved by mutual consent, Chesebro selling out his interest to McTucker, who will continue business at the old stand. All accounts will be settled by James McTucker
BARRY, February 24, 1874

Mr. Jeff Pence would give notice that he has opened a New Billiard Hall.

In the Pike block, over Smith and Crandall's store; has fitted it up and put in tables of the latest style and finish, and that the place will be conducted in a strictly first class style. All lovers of this fashionable amusement are invited to call.

He has also a choice variety of tobacco and cigars.

The undersigned would inform the citizens of Barry and vicinity that he has opened a saloon opposite J. Carswells' for the sale of beer and native wines, where he intends to keep the best brands, and an orderly house.
JOHN MORRIS

The Hannibal Courier states that there has been ninety four cases of small pox in that city during the recent scurge, twenty proving fatal. Of these forty-two were colored. The disease has subsided.

The ladies of Hannibal are thinking of joining the Great Western Tidal Waves of Temperance Association and sing and pray about the saloons of that city.

Johnson Brothers have hung their tanner on the outer wall and [illegible] that they are coming to stay.

The firm of McTucker and Chesebro is this day dissolved by mutual consent, Chesebro selling out his interest to McTucker, who will continue business at the old stand. All accounts will be settled by James McTucker.
Barry, February 24, 1874

Of thirty-four deaths during the month of April in Quincy nineteen were of a lung nature.

James McTucker is doing a lively business in the cattle trade buying for St. Louis markets in Illinois and Missouri.

C AND S Davis shipped two hundred thousand pounds of pork from this place on Saturday last.

By a letter received [illegible] James McTuker, we understand that it does not intend to [illegible] but that his debts will be paid [illegible] last farthing.

A warehouse 24 x 80 is to be built at Hadley station by L. Angle and J. Gilvin, W.T. Mitchell has the contract and will commence work next Monday.

Since the death of Bacchas by the ballot in this place the vinous god has flourished and fattened at a little town a few miles west of here and very much of the money that has been gathered by the insatiate demon has gone from this immediate vicinity and many incidents have occurred between this place and the shrine of liquids that are a disgrace to civilization . . . [long essay follows discussing availability of whiskey and hard spirits in New Canton and incidents of drunkenness]

Mr. John Whittleton, who has a farm about a mile east of town, on the line of the T.W. and R.R., was burned out on Tuesday last of nearly ten acres of wheat that was standing shocks, two acres of oats and one of grass; also 40 rods of rail fence. The fire was communicated by sparks from a locomotive.

Dr. Baker has sold his celebrated trotting horse

Married -- by Reverend Mason, at the house of the bride's friends, Mr. Eugene D. Hadsell, to Miss Dadie [?] Robertson, both of this county, August 13, 1874.

Mr. James McTucker returned from his western tour last Sunday.

The President of the Wabash road, together with all the grand mandarins and big guns of the company passed through here, on Wednesday last, en route for Springfield.

Johnson departs in a day or two for Chicago to purchase their new fall stock.

The town of Griggsville is opposed to the crusade business, and has passed an ordinance prohibiting public meetings on the business streets.

Mr. Cobb will return next week.

Tycoon repps at Johnson Brothers.

James McTucker is building a house on the bottom and will remove there.

Mr. Henry Cray of this place who has been engaged as brakeman on the Keokuk branch of the T.W. & W. railroad for some months past, had a narrow escape one day last week. He was in the act of setting a brake when the wheel broke and precipitated him downward between the cars. Fortunately he caught on the coupling and thus saved himself going under the wheels, and escaped with some severe bruises.

Shield Front Quaker City shirts now in at Johnson Brothers.

Mr. Patterson station agent of this place informs us that . . . [illegible]. This branch of the Wabash road has nearly doubled its business in the last year and at the present time, eight regular trains daily pass over it, and scarcely a day passes, but what one or more extras go over the road. Great numbers of cattle are being transport just known.

The women of Barry held a meeting at the Methodist Evangelical Church on Wednesday evening for the purpose of organizing a permanent Temperance League. . . . We hope every lady young or old in the town of Barry will be with us at our next meeting which will be held in the Baptist Church one week from Saturday, at 4 o'clock p.m. and for the benefit of some who are troubled on this score we will say this is not a woman's rights meeting nor are we meditating a crusade; not at present anyway.
C. R. CHANDLER, SECRETARY

At the residence of Dr. A. C. Baker, Barry, Illinois, on Sunday evening, October 3, by the Reverend Win. Green, Mr. Thomas Lucien Wilson to Miss Carrie Baker.

Call Hadsell didn't go to California as we reported last week.

Pineville is to have a new hotel. It is going up on the east side of the station.

There was a blind woman in town on Monday soliciting aid to build her a house at Pineville.

William Bright says that if everybody will go according to his directions, what beer he is allowed to sell them will answer in all cases, and none need apply who can't be satisfied with what satisfies him.

The Barry woolen mills had to shut down a couple of days this week to wait the arrival of wool. Winter goods are in great demand just now.A gentleman called our attention to the fact that Barry has no cemetery association, the other day, and asked us to urge upon the citizens the importance of such an association. Under the existing regulation of the burying ground of this place, anyone can select a spot in any part of the yard to deposit the remains of a departed loved one, and the next day another party can come along and bury the dead just beside the first one, and no one can say aught against it. He mentioned a lady who had a husband buried here, who is about to remove his remains to Pittsfield where she can buy a lot and know that no one else can molest it. He is anxious to move in the matter, and asks the cooperation of others.

On Tuesday last the Wabash railroad company set hands to work burning off the grass and underbrush on their right of way on say island [which is on the Pike County shore of the Mississippi River]. But the wind raised and the fire became manageable, and soon the woods were in a blaze . . . [article describes fire destruction of neighboring farmers' fields].

A party of four young men were arrested by officer Huntly on Wednesday last, charged with running horses on Kiser creek on Sunday last. They were arrested at the instigation of Frank Triplett. The case was put over until to-day.

The young men arrested for horse racing on Keyser Creek on Sunday were discharged.

Nathan Johnson is in Chicago this week, More new goods.

Pork packing is progressing at a live-rate in this place, both slaughter houses being worked to their greatest capacity. Good hogs bring six and three quarter cents per pound on foot.

An Ordinance Regulating the Sale of Spiritous Liquors in the City of Barry . . . [text of the ordinance printed, which requires businesses to obtain a license from the city of Barry and providing fines for violation of this requirement, dated December 8, 1874].

Very nice cardigan jackets just in at Johnson Brothers.

[Illegible] A. N. Baker formerly of the [illegible] Nursery is in town solicit the Tallula. [illegible] spring delivery. All those wishing fruit and ornamental trees and hedge plants, will do well to give him an order.

Johnson Brothers bought of Sweet Dempster & Company traveling salesman 115 pair of sample gloves -- no two pairs alike -- will be sold low -- we bought them cheap -- the assortment includes some of the very best hand made buckskin gloves.

Miss Effie McTucker left this place on Thursday morning last for Chicago, where she expects to spend the winter with relatives.

The public is hereby cautioned against one T. R. Clark, professing to hale from Chicago, who has been of late traveling quite extensively in these parts, repairing sewing machines and selling attachments. He run his face for hotel bill and livery hire to the tune of about twenty dollars and then left the place in disguise and went to Griggsville and commenced his old tricks. The accounts from here followed him with copies and placed in the hands of a constable of this place who was either bribed or carelessly or indifferently let him slip. The public would do well to make a note of this scamp.
R. D. WARRINNER

Circumstances have made it necessary for us to dispense with the services of Mr. H. C. Cobb, who has for a long time been employed as a compositor in the Democrat office, but we have always found him a very steady, industrious and intelligent employee and therefore say so publicly, and without his request of knowledge that we proposed to do so.
-- Pike County Democrat

L. A. Stearnes filled his ice house with frozen water from Keiser creek, the finest ice put up this season. He laid in about eighty tons.

Ed. Adag[illegible] -- A young liar left your quiet city a few days since for it few days recreation, and went to Quincy to have a good time, and no doubt fell in with some of the boys, judging from his appearance as I met him on his return. He had to wait some time at a certain railroad junction for a train and concluded he would enjoy himself in a [illegible] smoke to while away the lonely hours-as you know it is very [illegible] waiting for trains. This young man procured a Havana from his valise and began to puff away. For a few minutes all went well; bus soon he began to think that the room needed ventilating, and a little later he concluded that the room was altogether too warm for him and stepped out to try the fresh air; but this did not appear to relieve him. He soon came into stand near the stove and warm himself up, and take a good 'wamic' and he would feel better; but this he declined, seated himself, and soon he was heard to say, 'A sicker boy you never saw!' and inquired if we had a 'doctor in this here town.' He was informed that he could find Dr. Bowlware at the Johnson House, and soon the above said young man might have been seen wending his way toward the above named Johnson House to procure from the doctor something to alleviate his suffering. 'Never give it up, William -- such is life -- you will feel a great deal better when you get well,' was the advice from the attending doctor. The young man, however was able at 5:30P to take the train for his home a much better, if not a wiser man. Friend William, I advise you never to try smoking again. I swore off last Christmas.

A bill has been introduced into the General Assembly of this State to compel railroad companies to stop all passenger trains at every station on the line of their respective roads. The idea probably originated in the brain of some ambitious Cinncinnattus who lives at some way station comprised of a blacksmith ship and a country store, and who wants as much courtesy shown his little burg as is extended to a city of thousands. Should this become law, trains that now run from Hannibal to Toledo in seventeen hours would require double the time, and through passengers subject to this slow coach arrangement all because some buckwheat legislator wanted to see a palace car stand before his door.

Mr. William Marion met with a terrible accident on Saturday last. As he was descending a hill near Philadelphia with a load of lumber, his horses ran away throwing him from the load and falling under the wagon, one of the wheels passed over his body. He was at first reported fatally injured but we hear he is now getting better.

[Illegible] and only one death has occurred. Still there are a good many sick. Mr. Allen Robinson is lying very low with pneumonia, with but very little hope of recovery; while Mrs. Rhodes, mother-in-law of L. Walker, is suffering with a malignant carbuncle on the back of her neck which is feared will terminate in her death.

N. Johnson is in Chicago this week after that stock of new goods.

The Barry Mutual Fire Insurance Company for the townships of Barry, Beverly, Hadley, Kinderhook, Pleasant Vale, and El Dara, pursuant to notice and in conformity with the articles of incorporation, met the 27th day of January 1875, at the city hall in Barry for organization.

Mr. Grammer was called to the chair and E. Whittleton appointed secretary pro tem.

An election of Directors resulted in the choice of James Syke -- Beverly; John Grammer --Hadley; N. P. Hart -- Barry; Rufus Murray -- Kinderhook; G. A. Dutcher -- Pleasant Vale, and J. B. Steadman -- El Dara.

At large -- C. M. Grammer, M. Evans, E. Whittleton.

The first meeting of the directors will be held at the Grange Hall in the City of Barry, February 12, 1875, for the purpose of electing a President, Secretary and Treasurer, and to make blanks and by-laws for the adoption of the company.

Adjourned to meet at the call of the President
E WHITTLETON,
Secretary pro tem

Alex Burke has removed his boot and shoe shop, two doors east of Johnson Brother's dry goods store, northside of public square, where he will be glad to accommodate all of his old customers and all the new ones that may favor him with their patronage. Particular attention paid to repairing as he has always done and at reasonable rates.
ALEX BURKE

Miss Effie McTucker arrived home from Chicago on Wednesday last.

Elmer, a little son of Mrs. Sarah Gray died on Tuesday of [illegible] spinal meningitis. He was not sick but five days, but his sufferings were very great. He was nine years old.

On Saturday last, Mr. William Moran and two sons were arrested by officers Huntley and Kirtright, on complaint of Mrs. Rebecca Seber, for selling intoxicating liquors down on Beebe creek. They were fined $80 and costs and turned out a [illegible] of horses for the amount. The old man Moran was arrested again on Wednesday, and again at instigation of Mrs. Seber, who alleges that Moran threatened her life. The trial was postponed ten days.

Nathan Johnson is in Chicago after new goods.

Dr. A.C. Baker bid in the old Congregationalist church on Saturday for $110.

James Hardbarger came up off Beebe creek the other day and much [illegible] extremely happy, swelled his muscles to a prodigious size, and made him totally oblivious to all external circumstances. He seized upon a little black dog and a strange dog at that, and choked the little brute unmercifully. A respected citizen expostulated with him whereat James shook his fist and swore he would choke all the dogs and whip all the men in Barry if he took a notion to. And then James addressed some obscene remarks to some ladies that were passing by. On Wednesday officer Kirtright went down after James telling him that the authorities here were anxious to see him. He consented to come up and Spire Ferris said it would be ten dollars and costs. That was just ten dollars more money than James had about him -- he was out of whisky too, and was the sorriest man that has been seen for a long time He didn't want to go to the calaboose, and was finally allowed to go home on his solemn promise to come back soon and pay his fine.

Lemmel Green of Hadley died on Saturday of lung fever, aged 61 years.

Revival meetings are in progress this week at the Philadelphia school house. Gospel Hymns No. 8, will be used in the meeting, and all good people are asked to work and pray for the success of the meeting.

Mrs. Mary E. Payne died at her home 5 miles southeast of Barry Aug., 1st. 1896. She was born Sept. 11th, 1856 near Louisville Kentucky and was married to Samuel Payne Dec. 9th. 1875. She was mother of twelve children, she leaves a husband and ten children to mourn their loss; she was a member of the Methodist church about 25 years and ready and willing to go.

Funeral services were conducted at the Philadelphia school house last Monday at 2 p.m. by Rev. W. N. Rutledge, assisted by Rev. Young. The burial took place in the grave yard south of the school house.

To-night at 8 o'clock at the home of the bride's parents in Philadelphia, six miles east of Barry, will occur the marriage of Miss Sarah M. Walker to Mr. Francis McWorter, Rev. A. J. Young officiating. The young people are well known here and are quite prominent in the social standing of their neighborhood.

As announced in last weeks BREEZE, the McWorter-Walker wedding took place at the home of the bride. Only a few invited guests beside the near relatives and friends were present. It was a very pleasant occasion and the young couple were the recipients of many beautiful and useful presents.

The Grand Army of the Republic and the W. R. C. will unite in paying our annual tribute of flag and flowers to the memory of men, who in days gone by fought for the unity of the nation to secure to us as a people the inestimable blessings of liberty. . . .

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The following committees are appointed to visit the country cemeteries the morning of the 30th and decorate all soldiers' graves:

Woolsey Cemetery . . . .

Philadelphia Cemetery -- Guy F. Lounsbury, F. M. Starks, William Hall, A. Dell.

Stony Point Cemetery . . . .

Grubb Hollow Cemetery . . . .

W. H. Marion, Com. H. L. Hadsell, Adjt.

Geo. McWorter's barn in Hadley township was struck by lightning Friday morning, and burned to the ground. Five horses were killed and 100 bushels of corn burned. There being no insurance it was a total loss.

Last Thursday afternoon, John Kirtright, of near New Philadelphia, drove in town with a load of hay and left it standing near the residence of J. H. Mallery, while he took his horses to water. During his absence some mischievous boys set fire to the hay and when he returned the fire had gained such headway that only the front wheels of the wagon could be saved. It is stated that several parties saw the boys about the hay but did not discover their mischief in time to prevent the occurrence. Friends of the unfortunate man started a subscription list to repay his loss; about $14 was subscribed. So far as we can learn, nothing has been done with the boys.

James Miller shot and instantly killed George Gray at New Philadelphia. They were both employed on the farm of William Rich, near there. The men had been engaged in several fights during the previous two weeks, the feud resulting from a game of cards.

The Philadelphia Sunday School will hold its annual picnic next Saturday afternoon and evening.

The picnic at the Philadelphia school-house on last Saturday afternoon netted the Sunday school of that place about $20.

On Saturday, Sept. 30, 1899, at the home of her son, occurred the death, by paralysis, of Mrs. Rebecca Kellum.

Rebecca Sidener was born Sept. 8, 1846; and married John Kellum Dec. 1, 1861; she became the mother of one child, Nathan Kellum, who is now in South Carolina.

A short service was held at the house on Sunday afternoon conducted by Rev. Young of the Baptist church, and the remains were then taken to the New Philadelphia burying ground for burial.

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A good congregation greeted the pastor at the Philadelphia school-house last Sunday afternoon. Will the Buckeye people do as well next Sunday?

[A detailed and lengthy story describes all of the numerous business district buildings, including the Wabash depot, destroyed by this fire].

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8.00 Preaching at the Philadelphia school house.

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The pastor failed to reach his appointment at Philadelphia Sunday afternoon on account of bad roads.

The Wabash railroad company is now engaged in erecting a new depot at Baylis. The building is to be fourteen feet longer than the old one and is to be the modern style as now put up by railroad companies. When completed it will be the largest and most handsome station on the road between Hannibal and Bluffs.

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Some of the Philadelphia people attended church in town on Sunday evening.

Miss Sarah Kirtright was born Dec. 4, 1828, and died Dec. 2, 1900, at the age of 71 years, 11 months, and 28 days. She came to Pike county with her parents when she was a small girl and settled in Hadley township where she spent her life.

In 1843 she was married to Philander Hadsell and became the mother of seven children, of whom all are still living but one; she was bereft of her husband in 1883. In later years she was married to Mr. Henry Brown, of whom she was also bereaved.

Aunt Sarah, as she was familiarly known, was a kind wife and mother and a good neighbor, always ready to lend a helping hand in time of need. Her friends who knew her best will greatly miss her.

The funeral services were held at Philadelphia school house Monday afternoon, the Rev. A. J. Young officiating. The body was then laid to rest in the Philadelphia burying ground. A large company of friends and relatives attended he service.

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The remains of Wallace Sackett were laid to rest in the Philadelphia cemetery Monday afternoon. The family have the sympathy of the community in their sad bereavement.

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Fritz Sackett, of Montana, was called home by the death of his brother. He expects to remain a month with his parents and brothers.

Clabe Winner and wife were visiting the sick at Elmer Burdick's Monday.

Calvin Smith is again able to be out after a week's illness.

Geo. McWorter, of Quincy, is here on a visit to friends and relatives.

Miss Flo Kellum spent a couple of days last week with her sister, Mrs. Mande Smith.

Mr. Welbourne spent last Wednesday with Geo. Venicombe and family.

Fritz Sackett spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Burdick.

Trusty Winner, of Barry, spent Sunday afternoon and evening with his best girl.

Rev. Chase spent part of last week visiting William Butler and family.

Glen Hulse, who has been very sick the past three weeks, is again able to be around again.

Harriet Gray spent Saturday and Sunday with Chas. Johnson and family.

Mr. Riggs will begin his spring term of school next Monday.

Mrs. Homer McGlasson and daughter Nora, spent last Saturday as the guests of her brother, Maze Miller, and wife, near Barry.

Martin Kimbrew went to Barry on Monday.

Little Georgia Smith is still very low at this writing.

Miss Mary Mathew, of Rockport, is spending the winter with her sister, Mrs. Squire McWorter.

Mary Hulse and Gertie and Mabel Seifers attended the part at Emery Kellum's Saturday night.

Elmer Burdick's little son, who has been very sick for some time, is improving.

Jake Coultas and family, Harriett Gray, Gertie and Mabel Seifers took dinner with John Wassell Sunday.

Mrs. Ausa Wassell, of Barry, spent Saturday and Sunday with Charley Johnson and family.

Mary Hulse spent Saturday and Sunday with Golden Melbourne near Shaw.

Mrs. Ogden, of Hannibal, spent Sunday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Pike.

Fred Hulse went to Baylis Monday.

Mr. Zimmerman and wife, of Perry, visited his son at this place Monday.

Miss Bellis, of Barry, spent Sunday with her brother.

Mrs. Jim Washington and daughter, Rubie, visited with Mrs. Bates Monday.

Marshall Winner and wife, of Barry, were Sunday visitors with Fred Hulse and family; also Lyda Chamberlain and daughter Iva.

Miss Lillian Payne, of near Barry, spent Sunday the guest of Mrs. Bates and family.

Mrs. Chauncey Gray and little daughter were in our vicinity Monday canvassing.

Decoration Day will be observed in Barry, and aside from the decoration of graves, it is hoped a local orator can be found who will do justice to the occasion in the park in the afternoon. . . .

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Below is a list of the committees appointed to decorate graves at the outlying grave yards of Decoration Day, May 30:

Philadelphia -- Comrades Wm. Florence and L. Hadsell.

Grubb Hollow . . . .

Blair and Stony Point . . . .

Stewart and Woolsey . . . .

Finance Committees . . . .

Chas. Venicombe was visiting his mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Venicombe, last Sunday.

Mrs. Anna Sigsworth was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Johnson, Saturday and Sunday.

Sylvester Zimmerman was out last Sunday for the first time since his recovery from pneumonia.

Reuben McWorter, of St. Louis, who for the past two weeks has been visiting relatives here, returned Friday.

Miss Anna Baker, an old resident of this place, who for the past seven months has been making her home at Barry, has returned to the old home place again.

Albert Walker's horse became frightened at the excursion train Sunday and ran into the cattleguard near Arden, and was struck by the train and died about four hours later.

Mr. Pike, who is suffering with a severe attack of heart trouble, is very low. Mrs. Ogden, his daughter, is rendering every possible assistance to her suffering father. Ever since the first symptoms of the attack she has been constantly at his side. Leaving her home in Hannibal, she came to take up her abode with him until some change develops.

Mr. Pike is still very low.

Jas. McKinney returned last Saturday from Idaho.

F. Hulls now has a new binder and expects to begin cutting wheat next week.

Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Hill became papa and mama again last Sunday night. It's a girl.

Mrs. Hawkins and Mrs. Williams were the guests of Wm. Butler last Saturday.

Last Saturday a party of the New Philadelphia people went to the Illinois river fishing. They report having had a good time, and catching some fine fish.

Messrs. O. Brown and [illegible] were the guests of Wm Butler on Sunday.

Mrs. Very Tucker spent Sunday with Mrs. Elmer Burdick.

The Postal Inspector visited Hadley Friday, and as a result may think Rural Route No. 1 may be cut out.

Rev. Geo. Gibbens is holding a bible class at New Philadelphia school house every Wednesday night and Sunday morning, after Sunday school.

Mr. S. N. Pike passed quietly away Wednesday, August 1st. Funeral services were held at the house at 3 p.m., by Rev. Scheer of Barry. Interment taking place in the cemetery south of New Philadelphia.

Mr. and Mrs. McWorter returned from the Illinois river Sunday, where they went Saturday to fish.

George Smith and family spent Sunday with his father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. John Smith.

William Watts of Jacksonville made a short visit in this vicinity Sunday.

The Bible class meetings held at the Philadelphia school house with G. W. Gibbens as instructor, are doing nicely.

Quite a crowd is expected at the fish fry at Philadelphia Thursday, as there will be ice cream, candies, etc.

There is to be a Sunday school social at Shaw's school house Saturday night, August 17.

Things were quite lively during the holidays. Several turkey dinners were served and many friends were with us to make it joyous.

Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Johnson of Upper Alton visited Mrs. Oregon Walker.

Mrs. J. C. McCain of Springfield and Mrs. T. Coleman of New Berlin visited Mrs. Bates.

Mrs. Lucy McWorter, who teaches school about twenty miles west of Hannibal, came home to spend the holidays with her mother, Mrs. Bates, and other relatives and friends.

The roads were awfully bad, and Rev. Bowerman was unable to get here Sunday on account of their horrible condition.

Mr. and Mrs. Coleman of Berlin visited Mrs. Coleman's mother, Mrs. Walker, about ten days during the holidays.

Miss Stella Zimmerman was appointed to fill the vacancy caused by the marriage of Miss. Brown in the Quincy school.

James Washington bought the farm known as the Hill farm. He is one of the best farmers in that part of the country.

Francis and Arthur McWorter sold a nice bunch of hogs Monday.

The Bible class is progressing nicely.

Many in our neighborhood are suffering from the grip.

The Philadelphia school will give an entertainment on Wednesday evening, Feb. 13.

Mark Zimmerman attended a sale near Mt. Sterling Tuesday.

Mrs. Chas Johnson entertained Mrs. Ida Taylor and Mrs. Proah Johnson of Barry on Wednesday last.

Mrs. Fred Hulse and daughter Mary returned home Tuesday morning after a three week visit in Kansas.

Preaching next Sunday night by Bro. Munch.

Not many attended Sunday school as Hadley Sunday on account of the weather.

Decoration Day will be observed in the usual manner Thursday, May 30th. The memorial address will be delivered by Rev. Bowerman at the Baptist church, Sunday, May 26th.

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The following details are made:

Philadelphia Cemetery -- Wm. Florence, Leander Hadsell, Barney Bradshaw.

Grubb Hollow cemetery . . . .

Blair and Stony Point cemeteries. . . .

Stewart and Woolsey cemeteries . . . .

On finance . . . .

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Rev. Bowman delivered a fine sermon at the Shaw school house Sunday.

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The Philadelphia School will close Friday. Miss Letty Hubbard has proved herself a fine teacher.

Mr. Bowerman will preach at the Philadelphia school-house at 8:00 p.m.

Last evening a wedding occurred at the pleasant little Thomas home in the west part of town, where sixteen of the relatives were present. The contracting parties were C.J. Walker, a worthy and industrious young colored man, who resides one mile north of Philadelphia, and Miss Stella Thomas, an estimable young woman and one of the fairest of the dark-skinned race.

The ceremony was performed by Rev. Barton, after which a grand supper was spread.

The bride received several nice presents, and she and the groom presented an appearance in their neat and tasty attire that would arouse envy in the hearts of many whites.

One thing alone marred the pleasure of the evening, and that was the sudden sickness of Frank Lawson, uncle to the bride, who is a pullman car conductor of St. Louis, and came from that city yesterday to see the marriage of his niece. The doctor pronounced his ailment [illegible] poisoning, which is likely due to something he had eaten at a lunch in Hannibal.

The happy couple will start on their wedding trip this evening and will first visit Mr. Walker's sister in Springfield. On their return they will begin housekeeping on the groom's farm, where the bride will be perfectly at home, as she spent her early years on her father's place in the country. Some one had this in view and very considerately presented her with a china nest egg.

Decoration Day will be observed . . . .

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Grubb Hollow cemetery . . . .

Woolsey cemetery . . . .

Stony Point and Blair cemetery . . . .

Philadelphia cemetery . . . .

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Francis McWorter was in town Saturday and said that the Philadelphia Sunday school would give a strawberry social this Saturday evening at the school house.

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Miss Lucy B. McWorter, a capable colored school teacher at Jerseyville, was home visiting relatives and friends during Christmas, but left Saturday for Kansas City to attend a teachers institute.

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At 3 p.m. the pastor will preach at Philadelphia.

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G. B. Hall, sexton for the two graveyards of Barry, reports 59 graves dug in Park Lawn cemetery since May 1, 1905, and that many persons buried therein; in Barry cemetery, 49, for the same period of time, and one in the graveyard at Philadelphia.

Out at New Philadelphia last Sunday evening the marriage of Miss Eliza McWorter, daughter of Squire, and Garrison A. Brown of Michigan, took place, and Rev. J. R. McKeehan, the Baptist minister of this place officiated.

Now it happens that the bride is a very popular young lady among the colored folk of this neighboring village, and her many friends and neighbors wanted to charivari the couple, but as her sister Lucy had been operated on but a few days before, rather than disturb her with any undue noise, the bride and groom were invited on Monday evening to the home of James Washington, where the friends congregated with the customary old tin pans, bells and the like.

Washington, in order to add to the din and the noise, fired off his revolver. He aimed to shoot it in the air, but it went off prematurely and the bullet struck the arm of Ophelia McWorter and cut a gash both in the forearm and the upper arm and then passed on through a door and into a bed.

The wound was not serious, but all were scared for the time being.

A colored man from near Pittsfield, by the name of Roberts, had his [illegible] crushed below the [illegible] and bones broken while loading a hay baler at Squire McWorters, Philadelphia, last Tuesday.

Miss Melicent Walker is spending her Christmas vacation at home.

Mr. and Mrs. Talbert of Missouri, spent a few days with Mrs. George McWorter.

Frank McWorter and wife spent Sunday afternoon with Brother Arthur and family.

Elmer Burdick and wife spent Sunday afternoon with their daughter Mrs. John Butler, Jr.

Finley Richie is hauling lumber to build a new barn near his new home in Philadelphia.

Miss Verle Hubbard of Louisiana, Mo. spent a few days with her nephew Sylvester Zimmerman, who is sick at this time.

Mrs. Sophia Thomas celebrated her 85th birthday, Sunday, Jan. 1, 1911. She was remembered with post-cards and other gifts.

Mrs. Mary Washington returned home Sunday evening after enjoying a pleasant visit with her sister, Mrs. Lucy B. North of Godfrey, Ill., and Ruben and John McWorter of St. Louis, Mo.

Philadelphia Sunday School opened New Years morning with a good attendance and if the interest continues throughout the year as it has started in, we will have a live and wide awake Sunday School.

The Philadelphia Sunday School recently gave a Bazar that was a great success. The children rendered their parts in a creditable manner especially the solos by Master Ray Gleckler and Miss Alberta McWorter.

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Francis McWorter was over from Hadley Thursday on business connected with the advertising of the annual fair to be given at Philadelphia next summer. From here he went to Kinderhook the same day.

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The Philadelphia Sunday School will give a picnic July 14, afternoon and evening every body invited. A game of base-ball, a good program and plenty of refreshments. Come.

Miss Cora Ball of Quincy is the guest of Miss Estella Zimmerman.

Mrs. Lloyd Coleman of New Berlin, Ill., is visiting her mother, Mrs. Maggie Walker.

Edward T. Forum of Springfield, Ill., spent a few days recently with his aunt, Mrs. F. J. Bates.

James Washington and his wife and daughter Ruby, were the guests Sunday of F. T. Bates.

Prof. W. A. Burgess of St. Louis, spent a pleasant week's visit with his aunt, Mrs. Nellie Walker and family.

Miss Millicent Walker and brother Albert, entertained their friends Thursday evening in honor of their legal cousin, Prof. Burgess.

Peter Walker met with a painful accident Sunday morning while feeding his hogs. He fell and crushed the thumb on his right hand.

Mrs. Arthur McWorter entertained her friends Tuesday, in honor of her cousin, Prof. Burgess. The invited guests were Misses Verle Hubbard and Sarah Covington of Louisiana, Mo.; Mrs. Lloyd Coleman, New Berlin; Estella Zimmerman and Millicent Walker, Herbert Zimmerman and Albert Walker.

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The New Philadelphia school will give its annual pumpkin contest and social Friday night, Oct. 27. Everybody invited.

Mrs. Mary Richard was calling on the sick one day last week.

John Butler and wife of Perry are visiting Mrs. (sic) Butler's parents.

Mrs. Nancy Venicombe entertained her sister, Mrs. Mary Mullagan Sunday.

Mrs. F. Richie and Mrs. Nancy Venicombe were shopping in town last Saturday.

Mrs. Elmer Burdick and Mrs. O. Harshman were unable to be out on account of sickness.

Tom McWorter must mean business as he brought out from town last week a nice new set of work harness.

Mrs. Finby Richie was compelled to go to the Doctor with her hand, which has been giving her so much trouble the last few weeks.

Sunday was indeed a beautiful day and lots of people took advantage of it and were out to church and all enjoyed Rev. Claxon's sermon.

Miss Lucy McWorter was pleasantly surprised one day last week when she received a box of beautiful red, white, and pink roses and carnations with ferns from her Michigan friends.

Will Watt and wife will make their home in Chicago in the future. Mrs. Watt was unable to go with her husband and will remain a while longer under the Doctor's care.

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Francis McWorter of Hadley was in the city Thursday. He visited the Record office, in connection with the publication of the program and premium list of the Hadley Fair & Farmer's Exchange, which the office is working on.

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Mrs. Sophia Thomas, a respected colored lady who lived with her daughter, Mrs. Walker, at New Philadelphia, east of Barry, fell dead Tuesday morning of last week at 8:15 o'clock. An inquest was held and the verdict was that death was caused from a stroke of paralysis. Mrs. Thomas was 87 years old last New Year's day. A suitable obituary appears in another column.

Miss Sophia Batize (Batine?) daughter of John and Maria Batize was born in St. Louis, Mo. Jan. 1, 1825 and departed this life at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Nellie Walker six miles east of Barry Tuesday morning, May 14, at the age of 87 years. She was united in marriage with Thomas Thomas over 62 years ago in St. Louis and a few years later removed to Pike county and settled on a farm near Shaws school house, now known as a part of the farm owned by M. L. Davis of Barry. Here her husband died in 1873 and the widow continued her residence here with her son, Mr. Thomas until 1884 when he removed to Barry and she left the farm and most of the time since has made her home with her daughter, Mrs. Nellie Walker of Philadelphia, a neighborhood near Hadley. Her children are: Mrs. Nellie Walker of Hadley, Wm. Thomas of Broken Arrow, Okla., Arnie another son of Lawrence, Kans. She also leaves 32 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren and a host of other relatives and friends to mourn her death. Mrs. Thomas was born in slavery, but her freedom was purchased by her husband before their marriage. She was converted and received in the Methodist Episcopal church by Rev. Seymour many years ago and was a faithful Christian mother. Her sickness only lasted about six weeks, but just before her death she was able to be about the home and on Monday -- the day before she died -- she went to a creek not far from the house fishing and on the way home gathered some wild flowers that later decorated the casket in which she reposed. The funeral services were conducted from the Philadelphia school house Friday, May [page cut off].

Mrs. F. J. Bates has been suffering with her eyes the past few days.

Mrs. Burgess of St. Louis was the guest of Mrs. D. A. Thomas Sunday.

Ruby Washington is spending a few days with her grandma, Mrs. F. J. Bates.

Freda Walker spent last Thursday with her aunt, Mrs. D. A. Thomas of Barry.

Mrs. Arthur Walker served dinner to her mother and family and aunt, Mrs. Burgess Saturday at "high noon."

Miss Melicent Walker, who has been in Kent City, Mich., with her sister Mrs. David Cook, came home for her grandmother's funeral.

Mrs. Mary Burgess, who was here to attend the funeral of her mother, Mrs. Sophia Thomas, returned to her home in St. Louis, Mo. Monday morning.

Miss Christma McWorter spent Sunday with Miss Melicent Walker, Mrs. Nellie Walker and family and little granddaughters, Thelma and Bernice McWorter.

The citizens about Hadley station on the Wabash, four miles east of this city, are without a depot, and the general store of J. W. Gibson being some distance from the tract, the people feel that the accommodations are very poor indeed, when the number of people are considered who travel from that station every day in the year and have to wait hours sometimes for trains.

They will petition the officials of the Wabash for a station house, and they ought to get it. The freight and express business also demands that a house be erected large enough to accomodate it.

We hope the Wabash officials will see to this and grant the request of the long suffering public at that place.

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Miss Lucy McWorter died Saturday morning.

Lua Louise, daughter of Able and Marion Burdick, was born in Pike county January 10, 1857, and died at her home Match 4, 1914, aged 57 years, one month and twenty-two days. She was married to Daniel Sackett March 20, 1878. To this union ten children were born -- three having died in infancy and Wallace, who had grown to young manhood, died a few years ago. Those living are Mirt, Jotham, Fritz, James, Jonathan, and Dewey. Mrs. Sackett united with the Baptist church about thirty-five years ago during the ministry of Rev. J. T. Green and lived a Christian until death. When her health would permit she was faithful to the Sunday school and church at Philadelphia school house. Besides her husband and six sons she leaves to mourn their loss, three brothers -- Scott and Elmer Burdick of this community and Dow Burdick, living at Porterville, Cal., with many other relatives and friends. Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock at the Philadelphia school house. Rev. G. W. Claxon, pastor Baptist church in Barry, officiating.

The Philadelphia Sunday school will give a social and musical entertainment, at that place Saturday evening, June 27. Miss Stella Zimmerman, the talented musical artist, and others will appear on the program. Come and enjoy an evening of music and a social good time. You are cordially invited.

Miss Carrie Thomas of Barry attended the musical at this place Saturday.

Otis Watts and wife called at the home of A. W. McWorter Sunday eve.

Miss Christene Trumbul of Griggsville spent Saturday and Sunday with her friend, Freda Walker.

Mrs. M. H. Walker is expecting her daughter, Mrs. L. T. Coleman of New Berlin, for a visit.

Master Testus A. McWhorter has been sick, suffering with stomach trouble.

Mrs. James Washington and daughter Ruby, called on Mrs. A. W. McWorter Monday evening.

Mrs. Irene Brown and little daughter of Jacksonville are here visiting her father.

The social given by the Philadelphia Sunday school was a success, socially and financially.

Mrs. F. J. Bates spent Sunday with her daughter, Mrs. James Washington.

Mrs. Otis Watts spent Sunday with her aunt, Mrs. Geo. McWorter.

Thelma Elise McWorter visited her Grandma Bates a few days this week.

Mrs. Nellie Walker and daughter Freda, have gone to Jacksonville for a visit with her son and family.

Miss Carrie Thomas of Barry is spending a few days with her sister Mrs. Edward Washington.

Mrs. Francis McWorter and little daughter, Gladys, spent Monday evening with her mother, Mrs. M. H. Walker.

James Steel of Missouri spent Saturday and Sunday with James Washington and family.

Miss Stella Zimmerman was a Hannibal visitor a few days the past week.

Mrs. James Washington spent Saturday with her mother, Mrs. F. J. Bates.

Lloyd Coleman and wife [of] New Berlin spent the Xmas holidays with the latter's mother, Mrs. M. H. Walker.

Mrs. Ed Washington and little sons went to Decatur, to spend the holidays with her sister, Mrs. Stella Walker.

Albert Walker and Emmet Wright entertained their lady friends of Jacksonville at a turkey dinner Xmas.

Mrs. F. J. Bates received a Xmas postal card shower, containing the principal buildings of Springfield, her girl hood home.

Mrs. G. W. McWorter spent Xmas with her mother in Louisiana. She returned home Monday evening accompanied by her son Hermef.

Chas. Washington and Shelby McWorter spent Xmas in Springfield.

Arthur McWorter lost two valuable horses last week.

Mrs. Belle Washington, who has been visiting her parents has returned to her home in Lawrence, Kan.

Mrs. Viola Watts of Harvey, Ill. is visiting at the home of her parents, Squire and wife, and other relatives.

Mrs. Lucy Thomas, while on her way home from Chicago, is visiting at the home of Peter Walker, and will return to her home in Lawrence, Kan., soon.

Elmer Burdick butchered hogs this week.

Frank McWorter and wife served a goose dinner Monday and those present were: Mesdames M. H. Walker, Lloyd Coleman, F. J. Bates, and also Arthur McWorter and family.

Frank McWorter lost his buggy mare and a valuable registered Holstein heifer last week.

We notice in one of the recent editorials of the Herald, a statement of the comparative distance and expense between the road from the Illinois river to Hannibal, and from the same river to Quincy. Now this statement may mislead, and it is important that the Herald should not be allowed to remain uncontradicted upon this point, as it might be relied on as true, because not denied. The motives for making the statement seems to us to be not friendly to Quincy, though the Herald editor is one of our citizens, for he is Postmaster. It is charged that there is some twenty odd miles difference in the length of the roads. That the road from Naples to Hannibal is some twenty odd miles shorter than the road from Naples to Quincy, &c., &c., that there will be several hundred thousand dollars difference in the cost of these two roads in favor of Hannibal. Any one who has access to a map of the Military Tract can demonstrate for themselves -- the truth is, that from Naples to Hannibal, in an air line, the distance is 37 1/2 miles -- the distance from Naples to Quincy, in an air line, 43 1/2 miles -- difference in an air line, 6 miles, instead of twenty odd miles. Now we should like to know the motive of a citizen of Quincy for such a misrepresentation as that of the Herald. But is is a well know fact that the western end of the Morgan & Sangamon road, terminating at Naples, is made without authority and in violation of the charter. -- That this fact has been recognized by our legislature -- that they intend that the town of Meredsia shall be the western terminus of that road where it will connect with our end of the road, as originally designed under the old internal improvement system of the State. And it is a new feature in generosity and friendliness for the Morgan & Sangamon road, manifested in the Herald, by the Postmaster of our young city; for him to pretend, in this indirect way, that the road to Naples is to be the permanent western terminus on the Illinois river, of that road. . . . Indeed, a road from Naples to Hannibal would necessarily have to run so crooked, if it benefitted Pike county to any degree, and avoided the hill and banks of the creeks west of Barry, that it would be as long or nearly as long as our road from Meredosia to Quincy; besides the expense of bridging the Snycarty, or Lost river, and besides the difficulties of the wide bottom of its sloughs innumerable, this side of the river.

According to the report of Mr. Whittle, the whole length of our road to Meredosia, is 54 1/3 miles -- showing that we have to travel to get a suitable tract, about 10 miles out of an air line. Does any one, at all acquainted with the proposed route from Meredosia to Hannibal, or from Naples to Hannibal, entertain any doubt that the lower [latter] route will have to pass over at least as many extra miles as the northern route? . . . .

The following dispatch was received in this city yesterday: Springfield, 14th Feb. To CAPT. JAT. M. PITMAN -- Pike county charter passed the Senate yesterday by a vote of seventeen to one. Rest of Senators absent, but would have voted for it if present. Internal Improvement committee of House agreed unanimously last night to report in favor of its passage. It will pass the house to-day or to-morrow without much opposition. ROBERT VOETH.

Springfield, Feb. 14. To Capt. J. M. Pitman: -- Pike County Railroad Bill just passed the House by a vote of sixty-three to three.

Query -- How much did Gen. Singleton oppose it?

The Pike County Rail-Road Company was lately organized by electing Col. S. Parsens, President, O. M. Hatch, Secretary, and H. T. Mudd, Treasurer.

The business interests of the Road could not have been confided to better hands. -- Pittsfield Union.

The city council of Hannibal have ordered an election to be held in that city on Thursday, 28th inst., on the proposition to take stock to the amount of One Hundred Thousand Dollars in the Pike County Railroad. The Hannibal Messenger calls upon "every voter in the city" to go to the polls and "vote unanimously for the subscription." That's the way to do it. If there is a "voter" in Hannibal who refuses to "vote unanimously" for the subscription, he ought to be kicked out of the place. That's so.

It would appear by the following from the Hannibal Tri-Weekly Messenger, of Saturday last, that the prospects of that flourishing little city are becoming more flattering than ever, -- at all events in the estimation of its enterprising citizens:

"Our city is continually crowded with strangers from all parts of the United States looking for locations for business. A large number are locating here, others are buying and locating on the farms in the vicinity, and on the line of the Hannibal & St. Joseph Railroad. Now that the construction of the Hannibal and Naples Railroad is a fixed fact, and will be built immediately, we may look for an unprecedented increase in our population. – Hundreds of persons have been watching the progress of this great enterprise, with a view of locating in our city, provided we could secure the building of it. We say to all, come on, the road is bound to be built, and Hannibal is destined to be the greatest city on the Mississippi, north of St. Louis."

A correspondent of the Republican writing from Springfield, Illinois, under date of the 23d, says the Great Western Railroad "has a brilliant future to hope for. Already is the Camp Point and Meredosia road in process of construction, which will form a connection with the city of Quincy, and thence on to Keokuk in Iowa. The Pike County road will certainly built before long which will form a connection with the Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroad, making a direct line from St. Joseph to the Eastern cities. That the Pike County road will be built there can be no doubt. Anyone who will take the trouble to examine a map, will see that once that this forty miles of road will be necessarily be built. It has been proposed by responsible parties to built this road, providing the Great Western company would lease it for the sum of $86,000 per annum, being eight per cent upon the cost, but no arrangements of this kind has heretofore been effected on account of the embarrassments of the Great Western road." -- Hannibal Messenger

"The Pike County Railroad Company advertises in today's paper for sealed proposals for grading and bridging this road . . . ." -- Hannibal Courier.

Eight years ago the only railroad track laid down in Illinois ran from Naples, on the Illinois river, to Jacksonville, a distance of twenty-two miles. Now there is scarcely a county in the State which is not either traversed by or within a short distance of a railroad.

As our readers know, there has been two or three routs surveyed for this road, at great cost to the company, and the road would have been now completed by for the impression that the two great interests each side of us would built it without aid from the citizens of Pike County. This delay has well nigh defeated its construction for years, and other interests have been advancing steadily along, we mean the road from Camp Point to Meredosia, by the way of Mt.Sterling, and from Quincy to Palmyra -- thus cutting us off entirely. Recently however, a new impulse has been given to the Pike road, and a new route is spoken of down Keyser creek. The citizens along that route, we are informed, have become aroused to the importance of a rail road to themselves, and with an almost entire anonymity, they propose to subscribe to the road, much more liberally than any other route. -- This route will soon be surveyed and we hop that it may be adopted as it brings the road down near the center of the county, and we suggest that the citizens along the line of that route to continue their exertions -- let Derry come up to the aid of the Pleasant Vale friends liberally, and if there should be natural objections to the route it may be secured. -- Pike County Free Press

Geo. W. Shields, Esq., one of the most energetic friends and directors of the above road, left this city yesterday for Springfield, Ills., where the Directory and Engineers of the road meet to-day to close the contracts for building the entire road. We are informed that the work is to be let to three different parties, and that in a few days the world of grading will be commenced in earnest. This road is now a fixed fact, and will be build in a very short period of time. -- Hannibal Messenger, Sept. 1.

We see it stated in the St. Louis papers, that the Illinois Great Western Railroad is advertised to be sold at auction at Springfield, on the 15th of October next. The assignees are J. N. A. Griswold and L. M. Wiley. The business of this road has increased considerably during the last five or six months, but it is said the energies of its directory have been seriously crippled by legislation. At least, this is the reason assigned for the selling that is to take place on the 15th of next month, and not, as many might suppose, on account of a falling off in its business.

The contracts for grading and bridging this road have been let on very reasonable terms. The engineers will commence surveying and locating the road to-day. They will commence operations on the eastern end of the present, and when the whole road is located, the different contractors will put hands on the entire work and push it through as fast as possible. The Chief Engineer, Samuel D. Barnes, Esq., informs us that in less than twelve months the iron horse will be running on the Pike County Road. The chief engineer's office is to be established in this city. -- Hannibal Messenger, Sept. 16th.

The Springfield Register says that the Great Western Railroad was sold in that city last Saturday, for the sum of $1,100. It was knocked of to Mr. Cornean. Cheap railroad.

This work is now progressing with great rapidity. Operations were commenced on the western division about two weeks ago. On Saturday last we paid a visit to Douglasville, opposite this city, and were really astonished when we beheld the amount of work that has been accomplished in this brief period. The road way has been opened through the heavy timber for about a mile, and fully half a mile of grading has been done. A considerable quantity of ties have been prepared and are now piled up along the road, ready for use. This timber will also furnish much fine material for bridges.

We understand that the grading from Naples to Griggsville, a distance of 18 miles has been completed, and that the ties are being laid. A large force is at work on the central division, and we understand that considerable grading has been done in the neighborhood of Barry, so that more than one half of the entire road is now ready for the ties. Should they continue to work with the same energy the road bed will be ready for the iron early in the spring. -- Hannibal Messenger

The prospects for an early completion of this road are brightening. Mr. Starne, its faithful and energetic President, who recently returned from the East, succeeded in negotiating several thousand dollars of the Hannibal bonds and there will little doubt that the entire $100,000 will soon be taken. With this funds and the prompt payment of their instalments, by the subscribers residing along the line, the road will be pushed steadily and rapidly along until it is entirely completed and equipped. A large force is now employed at various points on the line, and several patent excavators have recently been brought from the east, to be employed on the heavy grades west of New Salem. -- Pittsfield Democrat.

Our Pike County Railroad Directors inform us that contracts are all made, signed, sealed and delivered, with persons of unquestionable and undisputed responsibility and character, to finalize and complete the Pike county railroad, on condition that the city of Hannibal vote additional subscriptions of one hundred thousand dollars of stock in the road. The balance is guaranteed in Pike county by the contracting parties. In this manner the question will be submitted to the voters of the city to say whether they will have the road or not. With them now rests the whole matter. Can our people hesitate for a moment, in so vital a project. -- Hannibal Messenger

All that remains to be done, then, is secure the completion of the Naples and Hannibal railroad, is to have the citizens of Hannibal vote an additional subscription of stock to the amount of $100,000, which they will probably do. The completion of that road will render Hannibal not only a formidable, by in all probability a successful rival of Quincy, particularly if we lose the Palmyra road. And how is it about this latter contingency? We understand that the parties who have contracted to finish everything, after the completion of the road bed, and go on and construct the Palmyra road, are ready to go on with the work, but will not do so until our citizens have compiled with the terms of the contract. It is said that the comparatively insignificant sum of fifteen thousand dollars is requested for that purpose. Can it not be raised? One thing, we are assured, is certain – that the road will not be finished unless it is forthcoming, and we are also assured that it is equally certain the road will be built and in successful operation in thirty days if that amount shall be raised at once. The matter is one of great importance to our citizens, and it surely becomes them to act promptly.

We call attention to the very important law passed at the last session of the legislature, which we publish this morning, authorizing Adams county to vote the sum of $400,000 in aid of two projected railroads, extending north and south from this city, and also authorizing any township to vote an appropriation in aid of public improvements, to a limited amount. We publish this law at this time, that its provisions may be carefully considered by the people of the city and county, and especially in view of the public meeting called for Monday evening next at the Board of Trade Rooms which may deem it expedient to take some action upon it.

The projected railroad south through Fall Creek and Payson townships and through Pike county to the Illinois river, and thence to Pana, connecting with two different lines to St. Louis, and with the Terre Haute and Alton road, giving a new competing line, and a shorter and more direct route to the East, is one of the very important roads contemplated by the act, and which in view of the progress of the Pike County railroad from Hannibal to Naples, it is vital that we act upon it promptly. The last number of the Pike County Democrat makes the following encouraging reference to this route, and also speaks of the progress of the Hannibal and Naples road, and we comment its remarks to the public consideration:

A friend recently at Quincy informs us that among business men there the Quincy & St. Louis direct route is much discussed. Quincy has enjoyed for many years past a large trade from our county. That trade the competition of the Hannibal and Naples road threatens to wholly divert. Added therefore to the natural desire on the part of Quincyites to have the most direct and speediest communication by rail with St. Louis and Southern Illinois, the loss of a large and profitable trade from as wealthy a county as ours, and we find abundant reason why every effort should be made on her part to effect a connection with Southern railroads at Whitehall and the roads lying east thereof.

We hear good accounts of the progress on the Hannibal and Naples road. Another hundred thousand tons of iron has been landed, a large force is at work, and the iron will be laid down at the earliest possible moment. We doubted in our chat last week, that any such railroad interests were involved in the matter as to secure the building of a bridge at Hannibal. We have been since authoritively informed that such is really the case, and that the bridge will surely be built, either during this, or next year. The Hannibal and Moberly road is being pushed forward by the parties interested in its completion. When it, and the Hannibal and Naples road are done, there will be no more direct route from Kansas City to Boston or New York than through this county. Consequently it will be of the most importance to those owning these roads, that there shalt be no delay and transshipment at the Mississippi river. Aside from this, however, the financial arrangements are already made that will secure the bridge so soon as the exigencies of the road shall demand it.

The Pike County Railroad bridge over the Mississippi River to Hannibal, Missouri, was built in 1870. This photograph of that bridge was taken in 1910 from a bluffs along the Missouri side of the river (Pike County Historical Society archives).

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New Postoffices have been established at Spring Creek and Pineville (Summit Station) on the Hannibal and Naples Railroad. W. B. Smith is the Postmaster at the former and Wm. Pine at the latter.

It cost Galesburg $1,500 to celebrate the Fourth.

The assessment of Prairie-City is $891,-620.

Chillicothe, Mo. claims 6,000 inhabitants.

A man died at Meridosia on Wednesday of cholera.

The new Hedding College at Abingdon is rapidly going up.

The C. B. Q. R. R. Co., keep 110 locomotives in Galesburg.

The man who cuts off his head has turned up at Galesburg.

A German Lutheran church has been organizing at Jacksonville.

The public schools at Monmouth cost $10,828.28 for the past year.

The Congregational Church at Pittsfield is undergoing repairs.

Decatur is organizing a company to sing a shaft in search of coal.

Six marriage licenses were issued in Schuyler county during June.

Brookfield, Mo., has reduced its liquor licenses from $500 to $200 a year.

The Warsaw folks think they have a sure thing in the I. B. &W. R. R.

The Beardstown Opera House was demolished by the storm of the 4th.

Over five hundred hands are employed in the five tobacco factories at Louisiana, Mo.

Seventeen marriage licenses were issued in Pike county in the month of June.

The wheat crop in the vicinity of Jerseyville, is badly injured by the late storm.

Mr. and Mrs. E. Keener of Jacksonville, celebrate their Silver wedding on Wednesday next.

Decatur is rejoicing at the number of substantial and tasty buildings being erected in that city.

Pittsfield's display of fire works, cut short by the storm on the Fourth, will be completed on the 19th.

H. Watson, of Alton, has been awarded a $100,000 contract for building car shops for a Missouri railroad.

Nathaniel Minder of Jerseyville over 70 years [illegible] . . . . of age has just returned from Boston with a blooming bride.

It is reported that the grape crop at Herman Mo., the great wine growing district, will be an entire failure.

The successful candidate for principal of the Carlinville Schools, spelled the word "principle" in his application .

Wesley Young, of Carlinville, has just closed a contract with the I. B. & W. Railroad to hedge one hundred miles of their line.

The Knox County seat question is to be opened again. Knoxville having obtained the necessary number of petitioners to that effect.

A small frame dwelling at Pittsfield, occupied by two families was burned Sunday morning last. Loss $500-contents saved.

The house of Westly Jones, 10 miles southeast of Paris, Lincoln County, Mo., was burned a few days ago. Loss $3,000, insured for $1,500.

A subscription is being raised in Knox County Mo., for a survey of the proposed North and South Railroad, which is to pass through Edina.

The corn, wheat, and oats in this county have been badly damaged by the late storms. Farmers blue and prospects bluer -- Pittsfield Flag.

Henry Barclay of Hadley, while assisting in raising a barn on his farm, a few days ago, had his leg broken, by a falling [illegible] -- Pittsfield Flag.

The Toledo Blade says that Daniel M. Crabb of Macomb, who has heretofore acted with the Democratic party, will hereafter act with the Republicans.

President Blackstone of the C. & A. R. R. says that he will have cars running over the bridge across the Mississippi, at Louisiana, before December 25.

An "Anti-Monopoly Convention," for the nomination of candidates for county offices, "if the Convention so decide," is to be held at Princeton, the first Monday in August.

The Barry M. E. Sabbath School bore off the prize banner, offered by the citizens of Griggsville to the largest Sabbath school delegation present on the 4th -- Pittsfield Flag.

Rev. F. A. Conrad, pastor of the German Lutheran church at Beardstown has resigned the pastorate and will go to Syracuse, N. Y. to take charge of a congregation.

Prof. Bailey will ascend in his mammoth balloon on Saturday afternoon, from the Court House, at Aledo, and offers to present $25 to any lady who will accompany him.

A camp meeting is to be held at the grounds at Barclay, commencing on the 6th of the coming month, under the leadership of Rev. Mr. Inskip and his associate evangelists.

On Saturday night, on the south-bound express train on the Chicago and Alton Railroad, an addition to the caucus was made, in the shape of a bouncing boy of fifteen pounds.

Mrs. James Orr, living five miles north west of Pittsfield, was struck on top of the head the evening of the 4th by a descending rocket which produced a sever flesh wound. -- Pittsfield Flag

Madison S. D. White, an old citizen of Fabins township is undergoing an examination on a charge of having poisoned his wife, who died on the 17th May last under suspicious circumstances.

A Monmouth plasterer has received a note from a Pennsylvania man whose house he plastered and papered 33 years ago, containing $10, all because the work is as sound today as when put on a generation ago.

Mrs. Morehouse of Bernadotte township, one evening last week after putting her children to bed discovered some strange movements of the covering. Search revealed a huge snake, which was killed ad measured five feet in length-Macomb Journal.

Four young men who attended the same school at Pineville, Pike county, have met with fatal accidents in the past few years. Two were drowned, one was shot and the fourth, named Cummins, was killed a few days ago by the fall of a windlass by which he was being lowered into a well.

At Bayles, Pike Count, Illinois, on the Hannibal and Naples Railroad, the store rooms formerly occupied by the late Lewis Angle of Barry in C. Holt's brick block. -- Inquire of C. Holt on premises.
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