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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1913
Page
8
Foggy rainy weather patches the scene as locals recall events last week. Supt Welker visited the school. J.B. Bifrink sold a sawmill to Ben Raatin. A farm work plan and local inquiries fill the week with scattered notes on people and places in the community.
fragmented local notebook entries record Miss Elsie Mellen and others visiting nearby residents last week in the Vicinity Leet. scattered mentions of weather, social visits, and weekly routines show a small community’s cadence with names like Elsie Mellen and Ghelvs Hefner appearing among casual weekend observations.
The item lists penguin sightings near town by November and school activities under Miss Ollie Wills, with attendance noted. It mentions Marble Hill barn work, a series of meetings at Al Cross Roads, general health, rain and mud, farmers harvesting corn, and visits among residents including Mrs James Cook, Miss Cora Wilfong, and Henry James recovering from an accident.
McCray visited Jacob Welker in Georgia with Elzie then left Saturday for Kennett to see sons Amos and Henry. Kooch James and Miss Leslie Angle wed on November 13 but details are unavailable. Mr and Mrs John Pulliam visited his father while Mr and Mrs Henry Pullitt were with Hamilton Mayfield and family visiting his daughter Mrs Warren Grind.
Ongoing cool spell persists as farmers finish sowing wheat. Health and church life anchor community activity with Rev Henry Fowles at the schoolhouse, weekly prayer meetings, and a steady stream of visits and gatherings. Local tradesmen, carpenters, and the Baker shop contribute to a busy rural scene amid continued rain and slow harvest progress.
A revival conducted at the Baptist church under Rev Win PL Pearce met with full success. The event drew twenty professions and eighteen reaffirmations. Fourteen were baptized in Crooked Creek by the foot bridge on Sunday.
Estes Brothers advertise low hardware prices with a large stock of Heating Stoves Paints Oils Doors Windows Saddlery and Harness. They announce a forthcoming shipment of American Special Fence Wire and advertise DeLaval cream separators and 63 dollar long farm wagons. Phone 21.
The attendance has been you the last quarter with an average ti Ellis Baker and Earl Corbin entered school Monday. total enrollment 104. The school is finishing, a pump is planned, and a Sox supper is being prepared to raise funds. Several students distinguished themselves last quarter by leading their classes in averages and grades. Local neighbor news references a loss and community sentiments follow. Land company ads list multiple farm for sale including 120 acres near Pocahontas and 219.50 acres near Millerville with details on cultivation, buildings, and price.
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