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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1915
Page
8
A brief notice indicates the item was entered at the Marble Hill post office as second class matter, marking its classification for mailing and handling under postal regulations. The entry confirms the location Marble Hill and the postal status assigned to the material.
Our Correspondents report health is reasonably good. The Ladd meeting Saturday night drew a large crowd. Rev. Stone leads the gathering while John Fowler and wife were guests of Mr Clubb and family. Claude Powler and family visit relatives, with Priel of Toga returning Wednesday. Nona Bolinsack visited Effie Roberts. Matiel Shell is recovering from a snake bite. Brows Eyes
Trace Creek area reports strong church attendance at New Trace Sunday. A Goodison and son visited Mrs. Henry Hawn’s daughter. Frank Tripp and others visited Robert Moyers after church. Charles Goodson works for a Glen Allen clocksmith this week. Roads were worked Monday and Tuesday. farmers near completion of wheat plowing. Highest local flood levels in memory noted. railroad washed out and being repaired. George Huffman active in real estate. purchases and sales among neighbors. Merchants report good business and public school contentment. Pecx's Ban Boy.
Omrie Pierce of Cape Girardeau visited home folks from Saturday and will return Tuesday. Mrs. Tara Hartle and her baby from Whitewater stayed with her grandmother. Roscoe M. Chestner from near Hurricane visited Ora Pierce. Burnie Bollinger and Elsie Crader wed quietly at the Crader home on Sunday with Rev. J N Stone officiating.
A patchwork of names and short notes covers visits between families and neighbors, church gatherings at Union church, protracted meetings by Rev Margrave, and multiple short travels around Marble Hill and surrounding areas. Several students and educators are named with hometowns like Cornwall, Fredericktown, and Marble Hill, plus farm activity near Scopus.
A jumble of local updates covers health, schooling under Miss B D Jones, Miss Alpha Nichols taking charge of the Fish school during D. H. Trot’s absence, and several residents visiting or moving. Court appearances at Marble Hill and Markle Hill, farm sales, and Apple drying plans are noted. Weather hot, roads dry, mosquitoes many. Walter Hosea teaches at the local school, and Oral Burks preached Sunday night with singing at Greenbrier.
Reading from a rural column, notes from Turkey Creek and Buchanan mention Mr. Thomas Young harvesting corn. Chas Duniphan is erecting a new barn on his farm and locals share brief farm and land updates.
Sunday night a revival began at the Patton Methodist church with four ministers preaching and hope for another. Local residents attend including Dan Seabaugh from Sedgewickville who brought the preachers, while townsfolk like CN Dennis and Mrs Dennis visit relatives and neighbors.
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