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The Liberty Tribune 1878
FAMILY CONNECTIONS IN NEWSPAPER.

The following are family connections that appeared in The Liberty Tribune, 
Liberty, Clay County, Missouri during the year of 1878.    The date of 
publication is shown prior to the listed item(s).

Jan 4, 1878:
Miss Maude Hardwicke, daughter of Maj. Hardwicke, spent her holidays at home.  
She has returned to Lexington to school.

Mrs. Austin, of Lexington Baptist Female College, was on a visit to her 
brother – Prof. Semple  - during the holidays.

Jan 11, 1878:
Double happiness.  The wife of Mr. J.W. Scott, of Ridgeley, presented him New 
Year’s night with a pair of twins, a boy and a girl.  That beats Liberty so 
far, but wait and see what the future has in store.  We congratulate Mr. S. on 
his good fortune.  N.B.  He forthwith sent us a remittance.  If that is the 
effect of such luck we wish the good wives of about a thousand more would 
doubly bless their lords.  We would be able to have a hot dinner then, sure.  
How partial is fortune.  Our friend S. blessed with two, and some that we know 
of, have mouths water for one.

Jan 18, 1878:
We regret to hear that Mrs. Oningdelph, granddaughter of Capt. Pryor, is in 
very bad health.

Jan 25, 1878:
Claytonville.
Since the above was written, I learn of a pair of twin babies born to Mr. A.M. 
Gross – a girl and a boy – all parties doing well.

Feb. 15, 1878:
Kearney.
John Williams has another heir to his estate, and Frank Milbourn don’t like it 
a bit.  Take it cool, Frank, some things you can’t hurry.

Feb 22, 1878:
Mr. John Roberts, the son of our venerable and respected fellow citizen, A.J. 
Roberts, is just making his first experiments in business, but his being 
associated with Richard King, of proverbial integrity, is a sure guarantee of 
his success.  “Uncle Dick” gives a just weight and a just measure, and in 
everything always hews to the line.

Mar 1, 1878:
Claytonville.
Mrs. Jo. Campbell of West Kansas, is at her mothers, Mrs. Mary J. Crossett’s 
very low with consumption.

Claytonville.
Born to J.D. Miller, a son.  There is something in the wind – the people are 
raising boy babies until we can get the silver bill passed, and we will make 
the greenback dollar equal to the wall street dollar, and will break up 
this “Slapations” money ring in spite of any and all opposition.  Let ‘em come!

Mrs. McMeekin has been visiting her daughter, Mrs. Dr. Morton.  Miss Sallie 
McMeekin, also, was visiting with her.  They both left for their home in 
Topeka, this morning.  Some of our boys look a little down.

Binghamville.
Miss Lutie Capps and Mrs. Nannie Frick are visiting their mother near 
Binghamville, who has been somewhat indisposed, but is now some better.

Mar 8, 1878:
W.E. McCoun, (formerly of Liberty,) and Lady, are on a visit to their brother-
in-law, Mr. Conn Withers.  He is on his way to his Kansas farm to try his hand 
as a Granger.  About July he will wish himself back in Louisville selling dry 
goods.

Mr. Isaac Price, of Ray county, and many years ago a citizen of Clay, is 
visiting his son-in-law, Rev. H.M. Richardson of this city.

Mar 15, 1878:
Mrs. John A. Beagle, of Moberly, nee Miss Hannah Waples, is on a visit to her 
mother in this city. 

Elder Jonathan Park and wife, of McLean co., Ill., are visiting their brother, 
J.D. Park, of this county.

Mar 29, 1878:
On the 20th of March, the accomplished wife of Kemp M. Woods, Jr., of 
Smithville, presented him with an eight pound boy – Dr. C.H. Morton attending 
physician.  Mother and child doing well.  We feared as much when we heard of 
their marriage spring 1877.

Apr 5, 1878:
Claytonville.
Another boy baby – a regular Peter Cooper greenback voter, of the simon pure, 
at Mr. Wm. Rust’s house.  The people are in earnest – this money ring must be 
broken up.

Miss Alex. Marshall – step-daughter of M.D. Gow – has returned from North 
Carolina where she has been visiting relatives for the past two years.

Apr 12, 1878:
Holt.
James O. North is the happy father of a fine boy.

Col. George S. Withers, a prominent lawyer of St. Louis, and a son of Mr. A. 
Withers, of this county, is one of the leading speakers in the great temperance 
revival now going on in St. Louis.

Apr 19, 1878:
Mr. Wm. Arthur, of Mississippi, is on a visit to his brother, Michael Arthur, 
of this city.

Missouri City.
Mr. Writ Grubs, of the firm of Grubs Brother, is likely to survive the shock – 
they say it is a boy.

Providence.
Mrs. Wm. Bridges presented her husband lately a splendid pair of twin babies, 
one a boy, the other – the ‘tother sort.  All “doing well as could be 
expected.”  We’ll have to enlarge our school house, as there is not room for 
the children now, and still they come.

Apr 26, 1878:
Gallatin Twp.
The Rev. C.A. Taylor, has for several months been ministering to the C. 
Presbyterian church in Barry, very acceptably to the members.  Bro. Taylor is 
the nephew of our esteemed fellow-citizen, A.D. Barnes, of Platte, a graduate 
of Princeton, made so by the means accumulated by his own industry and economy 
while in the institution, persevering in his studies and at the same time 
energetically earning the means with which to pay for his course.

Providence.
Twins again!  Mrs. David C. Clark on the morning of the 20th inst., presented 
her enterprising husband with a pair of as fine boys as ever, for the first 
time, opened their eyes in “old Clay.”  Ephe. Harrel says that he met Mr. Clark 
on the morning of the happy event, and the C. was cutting such antics as led 
him to have serious apprehensions that his mental faculties were at sixes and 
sevens; but upon inquiring what was the matter with him Mr. C. said, “Why, 
Ephe., my wife has a pair of the finest boys you ever saw, that’s what’s the 
matter.”

Providence.
Another!  Mrs. “Demetrius” on the 22d inst., became the happy mother of a ten 
pound boy.  He wants a No. 7 hat, and a pair of No. 5 stogas.  Send them along, 
Mr. Editor, as his “pap” is not willing to see him going barefoot through the 
woods after the cows until his feet get hardened.

May 10, 1878:
Mrs. L.W. Pence, of Weston, is on a visit to her father and mother, Mr. and 
Mrs. D.J. Adkins.

Mrs. Dr. Catlett was in the city this week visiting her sister, Mrs. L.W. 
Burris.

May 24, 1878:
Mr. Thos. Brooks has a 11 lb. boy at his house – the first for a dozen years. – 
and he’s as happy as an angel.  He says he has bought the new comer a house and 
lot in Smithville and in a short time he will open a cheap dry goods store in 
opposition to that of Erastus Smith;  and then the Tribune will get “lots” of 
locals.

May 31, 1878:
Mr. Claib Lincoln is a “dad.”  He has a pretty little girl at his house, and we 
lost a bottle of wine on the result.

W.O. Park has a new baby at his house after a long spell of patience.  Tribune 
congratulates.

Jun 7, 1878:
We regret to hear that Miller Anderson, little son of Mr. W.H. Anderson, fell 
off of a fence last Saturday and broke his arm.

Miss Mamie Gill, a handsome and accomplished young lady from Jackson county, is 
visiting the family of her brother, E.B. Gill, Esq.

Jun 14, 1878:
Rev. Mr. Beagle, of Moberly, will have a good discourse next Sunday.  He has a 
ten pound girl in Liberty, and the fact will inspire him.

Miss Flora Dougherty (daughter of Capt. L.B. Dougherty) and Miss Anna Park, 
have just returned from Virginia, where they have been for the past year 
attending school.

Mr. Irwin Ritchey, son of Dr. Ritchey, and a worthy and promising young man, 
has gone to farming near Cameron, and we are told makes a good beginning.  He 
is right in the selection of an occupation – that of farmer is never so 
overdone that here is not a living in it.  We wish him success in his new field 
of labor.

Jun 21, 1878:
Lost Boy.
Any information of the whereabouts of the following described boy will be 
thankfully received by his mother, in care of Mr. Eastin, Karney, Mo.  Eleven 
years old; light hair, cut close.  His name is Tommy Gorman, when last heard 
from was at Ed. Johnson’s, about three weeks ago.

Jun 28, 1878:
Cpat. Pryor, and his granddaughter, Mrs. Oningdelph, have been on a visit to 
Kentucky,  The Captain, we understand was highly pleased with his trip.

The venerable Mrs. Julia Lincoln has gone to Nebraska City to visit her 
daughter, Mrs. Bradley.

Jul 5, 1878:
Hon. Thomas Stites, the newly elected State Superintendent of Public Schools in 
Oregon, is a cousin to Dr. B.F. Records, of our county.  Mr. S. is a Missouri 
raised man, having emigrated to Oregon in the year 1867.

The wife of our good friend W.W. Scott has presented her lord with a lively 10 
lb. boy – both doing well.  Gov. McCauley says he begins to understand why so 
few young married ladies were at the new church dedication.

Jul 19, 1878:
Elders M.J. Breaker and S.Y. Pitts, of Huntsville, will go on a journey to 
Europe in a few weeks to be gone about a couple of months.  Mr. B. is a son-in-
law of Mr. Timms of this vicinity.

M.B. Wood (son of Col. R.P. Wood, of Parkville and formerly of Clay) is a 
candidate for sheriff of Platte county, with fair prospect of success.

Aug 2, 1878:
A.R. Fritzlen enjoys the presence of a new baby at his house.  He went out of 
town the other day with 12 dozen bottles of soothing syrup.

Aug 16, 1878:
Mr. Conn withers is much rejoiced at having 12 lb. plow-boy at his house.  Now 
for another farm for him till.

There is a fine ten lb. boy at Dr. Miller’s on Jonah Street.  We send 
congratulations.  Patience is sure of its reward.

Greenwood.
Over the spot which marks the last resting place of Miss Mary D. Dunsworth, 
there was erected last week a most beautiful monument, which, with the fine 
fence that encloses it, cost the sum of $230.  Miss Mary was a step-daughter of 
Mr. John F. Whitaker and is interred in the cemetery situated on his farm.

Aug 23, 1878:
Bethel.
Mr. Wm. Snow from Clinton co., is here visiting his brother Henry.

Bethel.
On Monday morning, quite an excitement spread over our community.  Mr. Wm. 
Strang, a young man while chopping wood for his brother-in-law, Mr. Oder, made 
a mislick, and severely cut his foot.  The blood instantly gushed forth in 
large quantities.  Neighbors were summoned who carried him in the house, and 
bound up his wound.  A doctor was quickly dispatched for, Drs. Watts and 
Johnson, from Gosneyville, came in due time, and sewed up the wound.  Under 
their skillful treatment, and under the tender care of his mother, Mr. S. will 
no doubt, soon get over his accident.

Holt.
Our friend Cam. Devers is looking quite young again.  It was a boy and weighs 9 
lbs.

Sep 20, 1878:
Mrs. E.T. Wilson, widow of the late John Wilson, of Platte, is visiting 
relatives in this city.

Sep 27, 1878:
Missouri City.
A.P. Gano has returned to Kansas.  Mrs. Chancellor, his mother-in-law, has gone 
out with him.

Missouri City.
Mr. George Keller has two bouncing boys at his house, three days old.  The 
prevailing sentiment is that all the candidates for sheriff ought to withdraw 
and let him have the office.  What say you, gentlemen, don’t all speak at once.

Mrs. Bishop A. Bailey (formerly Miss Emma Bartlett, of this city) died at her 
home in Kansas City this week.

Oct 18, 1878:
Providence.
John H. Marmon ha lately deeded a quarter section of his best land to each of 
his sons, Wm. B. and Joseph P., and his daughter, Miss Mollie.  They will now 
each have a fine home as the land is of the best in old Clay.

Providence.
John Creek has seemed quite happy during the last week.  Cause: He had been to 
Kansas City and disposed of for a round price his apple crop, and when he came 
home he found a new boy to call him dad.

A tasty monument has been put up in the new cemetery over the grave of Mrs. 
Maggie Blankenship, wife of John Blankenship.

Theodore Tilton left his daughters, Alice and Florence, at school in Germany.  
One is devoted to painting, and the other to music, and both very intellectual.

Nov 1, 1878:
Theodore Tilton will lecture this winter, and his wife, Elizabeth, will keep up 
his notoriety by an occasional confession.

Mr. Oscar Garlichs and wife returned from California last Tuesday and will in 
the future make Liberty their home.  His sister-in-law, Miss Idola Long, 
returned with him and will remain several months visiting relatives and 
friends.  No place like “Old Clay”.

Nov 15, 1878:
Hon. L.W. Burris went up to St. Joseph Tuesday to attend the wedding of his 
niece, Miss Catlett.

Nov 22, 1878:
Missouri City.
Mr. W.J. McKarnin is now under the care of his brother John, learning to hammer 
iron.

Dec 13, 1878:
Mr. Tom Messick can read his title clear to a four pound heir.  Mighty small, 
sure.

Judge Simrall says his baby is good, healthy draft stock, good for all 
purposes; and that Mr. Claib Lincoln’s baby is race stock, good only for the 
turf.

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