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r,—T——~r—-————---------------FROM SMITHTOK, Mo, lt;vi.il -j.i v lt;jj i, ■ , .. jfrHow tho Grange ^nmvergary was Celebrated—Arrest ‘of aSuppoaedBiuglar.^ i.1 * i i j iSmithton, Mb., Dec., 5th, 1S73. Mr. Editor: ’Yesterday was a day of great interest to this community. The Grangers were out in force and proceeded through some of the puu-cipal streets,,with a bund of music at tUelr head. , Four or five lodges were represented.*? “ Tlf if exercised at *th e* Church were very interesting. Judge John Sneed, J.X Lamm,’Oh-lt;ver Smith, Bird !?. Smith and others responded to toasts, in a brief and cloqtiont manner. Mrs. Wherloy a member of the Bowling Green lodge, read a most excellent essay, hope the Secretary of .£he meeting will'be.rtblc to obtain lit for publication aa I have beard^it frequently eaid, hay-secd or some” other seed is a premium, let me say, it is. cel-tatnly so here.p fIn , the evening a yeiy pleasant party was given at the hotel, by Messis Mercer, Combs Cutd, we d J understand' that these gentlemen CDuducted it in a manner that proved to all present that they weic the right persons to make it a happy affair. It was long after the wee home of the morning before the music ceased nod the party 'became tired of tripping “the light fantastic toe.* The citizens were fchmwn into a state of excitement by the anuounc-rneiit that one of the young men of this place had been arrested as the burglar who bioke into the store of Messrs. Layman Plank sumo lime ago. We could not belieVd it. A search warrant was taken out and the constable went to where the young man lived, opened hi9 trunk and found part of tho stolen goods, He was examined before C. 3\ Watts Justice of the Peace' for this Township, who found Tufflcleut cause to bind him over Mr Bollnvcll of the firm of Houston lt;fc Both well, appeared on the pat t of tlie State and conducted the examination in an able and genHern ft lily manner.The prisoner Mr. Janies Moffit claims that Jig (lid not commit tho crime and that he does not know how the stolen articles came into his trunk Tho court fixed his boud at two hundred dollars, up to i\ late hour last evening the bond hud not been filled, but think it will be in the morning, as Ids friends do not wish to have him go to jail.More again,Fekci.
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Daily Democrat
Sedalia, Missouri, US
Sat, Dec 06, 1873
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