COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE - 7 Aug l883

RAY, SWEARINGEN, BROWN, ALLEN, TODD, WILLY, MITCHELL, BALDWIN, HARVEY, KNAPP

Posted By: Nancee(McMurtrey)Seifert (email)
Date: 11/19/2001 at 19:11:14

Decatur County Journal
August 7, l883

GARDEN GROVE RACKET:

CAPT. RAY was up last Monday for the purpose of fusing, but learn did
not succeed very well.

Several of the trains stop for meals at the Pennsylvania House.

Chickens in this market are worth $3.60 per dozen.

The social party at Opera Hall on friday evening was an entire success.
The little folks done remarkably well and all enjoyed a very pleasant
evening's entertainment.

A. SWEARINGEN made the Grove a visit last week.

W.A. BROWN and A.J. ALLEN were also in town during the week and they
seem to be fully bent on having a foot race soon.

A.W. STEARNS returned from Plankington, Dakota, last week, where he has
been visiting his brother-in-law. ALDIE likes the country and talks
some of emigrating.

PROF. R.A. HARKNESS and family, of Fairfield, attended the party at
Opera Hall last week. MRS. TODD, of Chariton, was also present. She
and MISS ALICE WILLY returned to Chariton on Saturday.

S.C. MITCHELL, of Leon, made the Grove a short call last Thursday. We
were very sorry to hear he had severed his connection with the JOURNAL.
He has many friends here who have been acquainted with him a long time,
and hope that it may be for the interst of both the JOURNAL and MR.
MITCHELL that he takes this step.

FLANAGAN & PERRIN, of Leroy, have concluded to let MR. BALDWIN have
their goods to sell on commission.

Many Republicans here speak fondly of MRS. HARVEY, of Leon, for county
superintendent, her reputation as a teacher being No. l. MISS MANNEY
has filled the office satisfactorily to almost all parties, and we
regret she declines to be a candidate for re-nomination, but should MRS.
HARVEY be her successor, the interests of the schools of the county
would be well taken care of.

A child of CHARLEY KNAPP, who lives 4 miles southeast of town, got
seriously burned with hot coffee last Sunday evening, and at present
there are but little hopes of recovery.

A large delegation of our "blooming" school ma'ams left here on Monday
to attend the Normal at Leon.

There was quite a row in Burrtown, south of the depot on Monday evening.
Two females went to slugging each other in the latest approved style, on
account of some real or assumed injury of character, but the appearance
of the marshal, though without a warrant, put a stop to the affray and
the ladies are now better friends than before.

Primary at the Opera Hall on Saturday at 3 o'clock p.m.
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*Well, since the ladies were in a slugging match, they could have at
least given their names!? (What is the latest approved style?)