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Newspaper
Sedalia Weekly Conservator
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1903
Page
3
Local items from Otterville recount visits by Mrs Hogan and other residents to Longwood and Beaman, social calls, church happenings, and a broken drugstore entry. Foremost is Rev Rush officiating a wedding of Virgil Blackburn and Laura Hazleton, with several townsfolk moving or settling in Kingston and Sedalia nearby.
The town is stirred by a Sunday evening shooting in which Hants Lewis attempted to shoot his girlfriend Dickson, accidentally shot Charney Wright who died, and then fled to Waverly Missouri before being captured in March. Wright, brother of BR Wright, is connected to Sedalia and Napten burial plans are noted. The column also mentions church revival activities led by Rev. E. D. Burns and support for the Conservator and local Negro enterprises.
Glasgow reports Calv in Jackson and sister back in Quindaro. Dame Ward returns from Lincoln Nebraska. A rally at Lewis Chapel M E Church drew a successful turnout. The election raised about 150 dollars.
Mr Olive and Mr C HL list residents on a chill list while Ralph appears on it. Gales starts his new born. Mrs Elvira Crocker has improved. W H Brown plans Lexington trip. Blanche Bradford and Josie Ray return home. Mr Long plans moving to a new house. Carpenters work around. A concert at the M E Church on the 7th by Miss Stella Brown and Mrs Mattie Collins to benefit the pastor.
Georgetown Gleanings reports on Sunday visits with Mr F Greer in Beaman and Rev R Rush plus wife returning from a pleasant visit. Mrs Lena Washington remains bed bound and Mrs Nettie Jamison of Longwood is sick. John Commodore of Saint Louis visited his parents Friday. Georgetown school enrollment stands at 40 pupils with more expected. Perry Commodore and family, longtime residents, are mentioned in local notes.
Malta Bend notes show Mrs. F R Perkin returning to Glasgow after a week with family, plus visitors from Waverly and Richmond. Reports mention Quarterly Meeting attendance, social visits, engagements, and a church wedding at the AME Church parkage.
A cryptic OCR fragment mentions names and numbers without clear context. It reads as partial data from a local notice or clipping, with incomplete phrases and missing connections to a concrete event or subject. No clear people, places, dates, or actions are identifiable.
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