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THE GREENVILLE LLE SUN BARROW ELLINGHOUSE PUBLISHERS. GREENVILLE, THURSDAY. OCTOBER 7. 1915. VOLUME 22, No.

20 Held for Circuit Court on Serious Charge A young man, about 25 years of age, giving his name as Chas. J. Ross, was brought over from Piedmont by Marshal James Turner last Thursday night and placed in the county jail to await the action of the circuit court on a statutory charge of rape. Ross drifted into Piedmont about two weeks before the Fair and on Saturday morning ing the close of the Fair on Friday, he was found in one of the buildings on the fair grounds in company with Harriet Ross, a 14-year-old girl, whose parents reside in the edge of Reynolds county, not far from Piedmont. The pair were arrested by City Marshal James Turner.

Prosecuting Attorney W. A. Settle went to Piedmont Thursday when the preliminary trial came up before Esquire John Schiek. Some revolting testimony was brought out at the preliminary which resulted in the defendant being held for the circuit court. Ross.

made no effort to fill the bond, which was fixed at $3,000. Brunot News Dr. C. H. Jones was in Ironton the first of the week.

Bob Harris and family of Leeper are visiting relatives here. Our roadoverseer, Jim London, did some good work last week. Linwell Stacy and family are visiting his father on Trace Creek, George Hay returned Saturday from a trip through southeast Missouri. There has been several cases of diphtheria in our community the past week. G.

C. Hunter has moved to our village to live among his old friends again. C. L. Stevenson of- Lilbourn has been looking after his inter.

ests here the past two weeks. Chas. E. Jackson, who has been employed by the C. E.

I. in Illinois is home on a short visit. The little boy of Uncle Henry White died of diphtheria Tuesday morning. He was sick only a few days. Millard and Fred Brooks left Sunday for St.

Louis where they expect to take in the Veiled Prophets Parade. Uncle Henry Lucy, formerly of this place but for the past three years has been living with his son in Oklahoma is here on a visit. He is 85 years old and is enjoying good Charles E. Brooks and Lestie E. Kennedy both of this place were married ing.

Their many friends wish them many rich blessings as they are a deserving young couple. Farm For Sale 100 acres; about 60 acres in level bottom land. Two miles from Chaonia, 4' mile from' 'school and church. Good house and barn. Will make bed- -rock price and beet of terms.

GEO. N. WHITER Greenville, Mo, Mrs. H. L.

Mister Dies in Cape Hospital Mrs. Harry L. Milster died at a hospital in Cape Girardeau last Thursday, following an operation for cancer. Mrs. Mister had been a sufferer from this malady for more than a year.

She was 32 years old and leaves, besides a husband and a 3-year old daughter, two sisters, Mrs. Jessie Desselman of Cape Girardeau, and Mrs. Luther Milster of Williamsville, and a brother, Luther Hefner, who resides on the east side of the county. Mrs. Flora B.

Milster was the oldest daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Hefner, who formerly resided near Lowndes.

Her mother died when she was a child only about 15 years of age, and she was a "mother" to the younger children of the family until her marriage about five years ago, since which time she had resided at McGee. The body was buried in the McGee cemetery last Friday, a number from this place attending the funeral. From Piedmont Talmage Powers was sick Sunday, 0. L. Munger is at court in Van Buren.

J. B. Daniel is in Van Buren this week attending court. Picture shows, picture shows, yes, I think most everybody goes. Mrs.

Stamy is sick and has been seriously ill for several days. Jake Fowl has been on the sick list the last day or so, he is stopping at the Stamy Hotel, There was a meeting of the literary society last Friday evening at the school house. S. A. Lee was on the sick list Sunday, not able to get out to the Sunday School rally.

Mrs. Baker went to Poplar Bluff Monday with her mother who goes there for medical treatment. Alex Reed is sick, Dr. Cadwell, of Poplar Bluff was called in consultation Sunday, the trouble affects the brain and is serious. Mrs.

Clark, daughter of Rev. and Mrs. Myers, left for her home Monday. She has been visiting her parents here for several weeks. NOTICE OF STOCKHOLDERS' MEETING Notice is hereby given that the annual Stockholders' meeting of the Citizens Bank of Greenville will be held at its banking house in the city of Greenville, Missouri, on the fourteenth day of October 1915.

Said meeting will be convened at nine o'clock a. m. and tinued during at least three hours, unless the object for which such meeting is called be ed soonet. The purpose for which this meeting is called is to elect dis rectors for the said bank, to serve during the ensuing year, and for the transaction of any other busis ness which may properly come before the meeting. S.

J. MALUGEN, U. W. McGEE, Secretary, President, Methodist Conference Assigns Ministers The Methodist Conference, which has been in session at Sikeston, assigned pastors last Monday for the Wayne county circuits as follows: Williamsville, T. W.

Glass; Coldwater, A. W. Darter; Lowndes, D. R. Davis; Greenville, J.

W. Duncan; Piedmont, M. A. Myers; Patterson, George B. Brown; Chaonia, J.

L. Steward. We note that J. C. Reed, formerly pastor of the Lowndes circuit, has been sent to Naylor.

Del Longgrear, who has been pastor of the Williamsville circuit for the past two years, goes to Bismarck. W. L. King, who has served as pastor of the Coldwater, Lowndes and Greenville circuits, goes to Birch Tree this year. Lodi Items Uncle Allen McKinnis is very poorly at this writing.

Carroll Barker of Cedar creek, had business at Lodi Saturday. G. W. Cobb bought a drove of nice hogs from Larkin Bennett Monday. Thoe.

Kelley and family visited at George Tibbs', near Hiram, over Sunday. Tom Hinkle and James Brown of Brunot, were at Lodi on business Monday. Road overseer James London, of the west side, had business at Lodi Saturday. Batten Costner and wife attended church at Beulah Saturday night and Sunday. D.

J. and R. L. Wakefield drove a nice bunch of cattle through Lodi Saturday. Ira Clemons passed through our burg Sunday on his way to his school at Coldwater.

Clarence Cobb, accompanied by Tom Davenport and wife, went to Greenville Sunday where he entered school. Mrs. C. C. Hamm departed for Cherryvale, Kansas, Wednesday where she will visit her parents, Mr.

and Mrs. Alfred Thompson, for a few weeks. A. L. Kelley, Thos.

Kelley, E. L. Raglin and B. P. Reese have all been busy for some time making molasses.

There is lots of cane raised around Lodi. P. T. Gifford has a sick cow, supposed to be the result of eating too many acorns. Those having cattle with access to acorns should salt them often and watch them closely.

A. C. Hood and Robert Gregory passed through here day enroute to Malden, where Mr. Hood has lived for the last two years. He reports fine corn crops in that section.

Mrs. Belle Marler returned to her home at Greenville Friday; after a week's visit among relatives and friends at Lodi. Her sister, Miss Victoria Evans, ace companied her home. Quite a number of people from Lodi attended church at Bounds Sunday. Also we noted that a.

W. Ownbey and wife, and Willie and family of Coldwater, were in attendance. Cupid Triumphs Over Parental Objection In a contest with parental objection Cupid as is usually the case, scored a victory whenArthur Johnson, 21 years old, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Johnson of Frazier's creek, was married to Miss Bertha Francis, the 15-year old daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. Daniel Francis of this city last Sunday afternoon at the home of Rev. Wright on Bounds creek, Rev. Wright performing the ceremony. The bride's parents objected to the match on account of the age, but parental objections are not hard to overcome when cupid takes command, so the groom to be, quietly slipped away to lar Bluff Saturday and secured the license, returning Saturday afternoon, and as the shades of night began to fall the young lovers met by prearrangement and hied away to the edge of the woods near town where a buggy was in waiting, and while the girl's parente, who had noted her absence and suspicioned that an elopement was on foot, were telephoning to Ironton, Piedmont and Poplar Bluff in an effort to locate her and frustrate the wedding plans, the happy young couple were bowling merrily along toward the home of the minister who was to tie the matrimonial knot.

We understand that the parents. of the bride have become ciled to the match, and they will certainly have to admit that the youngsters put one over on them. Chaonia News Ott Davis is quite sick at the present writing. John Sebastian is out of town on a visit to friends. Mrs.

Frank Griffith is quite ill at this writing. Dr. Chenoweth is out of the city on Mr. Wren and one of his chil dren are quite sick. W.

C. Beaty and wife returned from St. Wednesday. One month of school gone and everyone is well pleased. We expect to have Bro.

Warren with us next Sunday, Box supper and program for the high school Saturday night. Lemmie Garrison and family attended church at Center Ridge Sunday. Mrs. Doc Garrison has been confined to her home for some time by illness. Mr.

Anderson is having some repair work done on his houses; which were damaged by the high water. Miss Eveline Beaty went to Wappapello Saturday to visit her mother. She was accompanied by Miss Sadie Beaty. Mrs. Josh Nelson and Mrs.

Pigg and daughter, went to Taskee Saturday to vieit Mrs. Forbes, who is quite ill. These idiotie yankess as he calls them, may be poor hande at holding their tongues, but at least Captain von Papep cannot complain of their ability to keep their tempers. Fleming McGhee Dies at Fleming W. McGhee, a well known and highly respected citizen of Williamsville, died early last Friday morning following a stroke of paralysis.

Mr. McGhee was 67 years old. He was well known throughout the county, having spent practically all of his life here. He was born in Newton county, his parents moving to Wayne county when he was a very small child. He is survived by, four sisters, Mrs.

M. P. Page of Mill Spring, Mrs. J. P.

Sebastian of Williamsville, Mrs. John Fulton of Oklahoma, and Mrs. Wilson of Butler county. He also leaves five children, Ed and Sam of Williamsville, Mrs. Sylvester White of Patterson, Mrs.

Lee Faulkner of Hubert, and Mre. John Turner of Atokia, Okla. The body was buried at terson last Friday afternoon, several from this place attending the funeral. Shook Items Mrs: Johnny is quite sick at this writing. C.

G. Helm transacted business in Chaonia Saturday. Will Helm made a business trip to Greenville last week. Mr. and Mrs.

Chas, McClure, of. Chaonia; spent Sunday with friends here. Mrs. E. W.

Stephens of Green-. ville, is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Will Helm of this place. Roy Stephens of Greenville, while hunting cattle, stopped, over one, night last week with C. G.

Hitt. 1. Charley and. Lewis. Bennett have to Kennett, where they expect ton work for: some time before returning home.

A pie supper and spelling cone test was given at Yokem school house one night last week. The spelling contest was between the. Union Hill and Yokem and resulted in a tie. The cake, which was gold for the prettiest, girl, was awarded to Mies. Stella England.

It brought 83.90. A nice time enjoyed by all who attended. Card of Thanks We take this means of ing our gratitude to the good' friends of McGee and: vicinity and also of Cape Girardeau, for the many shown us: during the prolonged and fatal illness of our dearly beloved and sister, Flora B. Milsten May God's richest blessings rest upon you all. H.

L. Milster, Mrs. Luther Mister Mrs.Jessie Desselman. Luther Hefner. Latest War News "I said the about, "that Germany, France.

England and Russia are now all in favor of "Ta that asked Stapid. Gerthany is in favor of' the "disarmament of the other' three; and they' are equally ir favor of disarming Germany.".