Misc Newspaper Articles - 1869 Madison County, Mo ************************************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm Archives by: Sharon Hackworth ************************************************************************ 1869 THE BEE - April 30, 1869 Newspaper tidbits: *The Railroad company have commenced building a tank house near the Depot, at Fredericktown. *We are glad to learn that a switch has been built at Whitewater, and the R. R. Co. have appointed Thos. Wheeler depot agent at that station. Tom is a good egg. *Miss Poke Farmer and Miss Mary Ann Crow, of Cook Settlement, were here on a visit this week. *The Baptist Church is increasing its members at this place. Three persons were baptized here last Sunday, and several others joined by letter. *The Negro John Prince, who was wounded in an affray with Kenneth Nabors, has recovered so that he is able to walk about. *Wash. Hughes, our Libertyville calico-selling editor, is going to St. Louis this week or next, to buy goods and look after the interests of THE BEE. It will afford the wholesale houses of that city a good chance to have their advertisements inserted in our paper. *Married: On the 26th inst., at Mine La Motte, Mo., by Rev. Wm. Ellers, Mr. F. B. Flach to Miss Sarah Russell, all of Madison County, Mo. *Ben Picker is putting up a house next door to John Sunderman, on Cook Street. *John Pennell is buildings dwelling on his lot near R. Beards's in the Fleming addition. *Mr. Gray, conductor on the I. M. R. R., has moved into Phil. Fleming's new house. *Mr. Stevens, R. R. agent at this place, has moved into Wash. Nifong's brick house, near the Depot. *Benj. M. Picker has been appointed to take the census of Madison County, and will commence on his work June 1st. THE BEE - April 30, 1869 Newspaper tidbits *Mr. Benson Dines, a young man, but one of considerable experience in the profession, has located here and gone into the business of Bee raising. He deals in Italian Queens, patent hives, &c. *We have been confidentially informed of several weddings to take place within a week or two. We hope the parties will remember our cake eating proclivities. *Miss Sandidge proposes commencing a school, Monday next (May 2d) at the new building of Mr. Oaks. Terms, two dollars per month. Miss Sandidge comes among us well recommended as a competent and experienced teacher, and we can most cheerfully recommend her to our friends as deserving of their liberal patronage. *A new Organ has been purchased by the Sabbath School and Good Templar's Lodge. It was ordered on Tuesday of last week, from Horace Waters, of New York, and arrived here in time for the ceremonies of the Lodge on Monday evening. *A horse run away with a buggy on Sunday last, while moving up Main Cross street, throwing a man and a woman out, breaking the shafts, and tearing himself loose from the buggy. The man was slightly injured but the lady was unhurt.