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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1912
Page
8
Health is reasonably good as farmers use fine weather for corn planting and spring work. Widespread small items include a lightning death of a cow, church revivals, visits among residents, repairs and new businesses, and local notes on family, farming, mills, and social events.
Hill Chandler publishers note a matter involving a post office and a three day disappearance at Marite Hill, with contact details provided for inquiries.
Our Correspondents reports community happenings with names and places. Frank Fowler and family attended the funeral of Mrs Dora Gaines at Clubb Creek last Sunday. Manuel Bess and Ernest Helems and their wives of Greenbrier attended Sunday school and visited Jacob Hughes’s. Ida Baker, visiting her mother Mrs Orlando Morris, returned home. Vernie Divine traveled to Stoddard county seeking work. A post office is planned at Cooper’s Store soon. Mosquitoes are so numerous that people cannot sleep. A Reaper.
Commencement exercises span May 19 to 22 with a baccalaureate sermon by Dr. Frank Y. Campbell of Cape Girardeau. Many students finish texts this week and take exams next week. Friday’s public school graduation drew a large crowd for ceremonies and social events. Rev J A Bellon will preach at New Salem church Saturday and Sunday. Ernest Ennis visited relatives at Marquand over the weekend. Prof WE Revelle covered Prof W A Davault’s duties Thursday as Davault was indisposed. Maggie Davenport visited the College during Monday chapel. she plans to enter the normal school in Cape Girardeau. Lester Whitener visits his uncle near Fredericktown for a few days.
The death angel took Dora Gaines on May 4 1912 at home with Irvin Gaines. She joined the church in 1904 and was a faithful Christian loved by all. She leaves a husband four children a mother four brothers five sisters and many friends. Funeral services were led by Rev SG Virgin and burial was in Clubb Creek Cemetery.
Mrs Sarah C Seabaugh born November 5 1861 died April 20 1912 aged 50 5 15 united with Lutheran church at Sedgewickville ten years ago funeral by Reverend E Miller and interred in Sedgewickville cemetery survived by husband W T Seabaugh two daughters one son four sisters three brothers father and many relatives and friends. Blest be the name of the Lord.
Mary Elizabeth Robins born April 4 1844 in central Tinois married Jacob Benton Rhodes in 1871 at Besaville Missouri. Survived by six children and husband, last two years with son MA Rhodes in Ordway Colorado. buried at Beasville Missouri after Easter Sunday 1912 service conducted by Rev W M Stewart. poem she wrote at grave cited.
In a brief local item the Prag store faced a fire scare as smoke or flames disrupted operations. Fire units responded and inspected but no injuries were reported. The incident prompted temporary closure and a reopening later the same day.
A dramatic line erupts as a man declares thoughts of revenge to a woman who responds with shock. He persistently states revenge is sweet, while she mentions plans to visit her father tomorrow, framing a tense moment in a domestic confrontation reported by the St Louis Star.
Inside game news notes a team formed by inmates at Leavenworth Topeka Capitol Penitentiary. The article outlines the origins of the squad, its purpose, and mentions key organizers and matchups planned with nearby teams.
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