New Salem News: Born Monday to Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Brewer, a fine girl, weighing 9 1/2 pounds.

Shady Grove News: Thursday, Eld. J. R. Parmley at Joe Utter's said a few words that made Oliver Pennell and Clementine Sooter one. The same evening they took the train for Webb City where they will make their future home.

Shell Knob News: Married, Sunday, on Rock Creek, at the residence of Had Holman, John Head of Shell Knob to Miss Dolly McGill.

Card of Thanks: We wish to thank the people for their kindness and sympathy through the sickness and death of our dear, wife, mother, and sister. Mark Miller and children, Miss Roberts, Miss Watson.

Obituaries:  Died, at her home near Exeter, Monday, Oct 23, at 7:00 a. m., Jane Miller, wife of Mark Miller, age 48 years, 10 months and 16 days. She was born in Indiana, moved with her parents to Illinois. In 1870, she was married to Mark Miller, and after years moved west. She was the mother of ten children, seven of whom are left to mourn ... [unreadable] many other relatives. At an early age she professed faith in Christ, ended her lingering and painful illness with Christian patience. Her remains were laid to rest in the Maple Cemetery after service by Eld. Kerr. [poem included.]

Carney: The many friends of Uncle John Carney which occurred Wednesday night about nine o'clock.

He had been afflicted with something like nervous prostration for a long time, which baffled all medical aid. He was about 75 years of age and was one among the oldest citizens of Mountain Township. At one time he was a very prosperous county merchant. It was at this time that he found it necessary, to order to accommodate his lard trade, to establish a branch at Shell Knob where he sent his son Jack to take care of it. Jack and his wife were soon murdered for their money by a young man by the name of Moore, who had gained confidence in Uncle John and his family while servicing them as a farm hand. This, no doubt, was the saddest thing that ever happened to Uncle John as Jack was his favorite son. This certainly was the most cold-blooded murder that ever took place in this state. The bodies were not discovered for some time after the murder. They were found lying on the floor of the store, where they had been shot. Parties were sent out in all directions to find this guilty murder. Moore wearing apparel, and some other things were identified. He was taken to Cassville and lodged in jail only to await the coming of the mob that was been organized, which marched into Cassville and quietly took him from the jail and hung him to the old court house bell post, where his lifeless body was left hanging for quite a while before it was cut down.

Many weary travelers eyes were made to leap with joy when catching a glimpse of Uncle John's brilliant lamp and sparkling fire after a hard day's ride across the Carney mountain, while the cold snow storms were raging from valley to valley and mountain to mountain. Uncle John will be greatly missed as he lived here so long and made a host of friends. S. A. Peck.

A Serious Accident: Last Saturday, Jesse Majors, about thirteen years, son of Robert Majors, in company with several other children were nutting [sic] in Westbay Park. Jesse climbed a hickory tree to shake off the nuts and losing his hold fell to the ground, a distance of fifteen or twenty feet. Both arms and a leg were broken and other injuries sustained. Dr Power was called to attend him and at this time he is doing as well as could be hoped for. Monett Leader.

Licensed to Wed:

John B. Adcock, 26, Washburn & Susie B. Sage 20, Washburn

Oliver Pennell, 24, Butterfield & Clementine Sooter, 24, Cassville

Henry Witt, 26, Bricefield & Franciska Abromovicz, 19, Bricefield

John Head, 27, Shell Knob & Dolly L. McGill, 16, Walnut Grove

Thos. M. Dodd, 28, S. Canadian, I. T. & Bertha E. Houston, 15, McDowell

John F. Farley, 21, Golden & Nancy E. Elsey, 18, Golden

John Stipp, 36, Bricefield & Martha Frichineski, 32, Bricefield

Louis J. Royer, 42, Corsicana & Mary E. Warren, 27, Exeter 

Washburn News: Died, Nov 6, wife of William Hickman, and interred in the Truelove cemetery 5he 7th. Mr. Hickman's child died before the wife.

Butterfield News: The youngest son of of Uncle George Higgs died Sunday.

Butterfield News: Robert Clark, the youngest of the Clark boys who lived on F. M. Allen's place, died a few days ago of typhoid fever.

Seligman News: James Pippin is the proud father of a Republican boy that made his appearance Monday night.

Licensed to Wed:

John H. Potter, 20, Jenkins & Mary J. Fly, 28, Jenkins

Eagle Rock News: Little John Whittington and family have moved to Eureka Springs for the benefit of their health.

Eagle Rock News: Rube Maloney returned Wednesday from Afton, I. T., where he had been for the past three months.

Eagle Rock News: James Whittington and family are again in our midst, having moved back last week.

Eagle Rock News: Will Skelton, which has been Eureka Springs, working at the carpenter trade, is visiting his family.

Eagle Rock News: Charley Curry, having completed his residence, moved in Friday; the boys thought it would be an excellent time to have some fun. Gathering all the bells, horns, and shotguns they could find they approached the yard just after dark and turning loose with a valley, we thought some one had been made happy sure enough.

McDowell News: Born to Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Jackson, the 13th, a bouncing big boy. Mother and babe doing well and we've have hopes that Ed will recover.

Bethel School The following is a list of those making the best grade in the bi-monthly examination of Nov 10. [The percent not given here  - all above 85.] John Lyons, Everett Easley, Loren Callaway, Laura Lucas, Inez Lucas, Ida Farwell, Myrtle Sherman, Maude Sherman, Josie Hussey, Julie Hussey, and Nancy Darity. Edna Meador, teacher.

Licensed to Wed:

John H. Hoog, 25, Washburn & Mary Suttle, 28, Pierce City

William M. Cowell, 44, Jenkins & Ninea Burnett, 29, Jenkins

Albert Talbert, Exeter & Sallie Brisco, Exeter

Joseph C. Bowman, 25, Purdy & Florence Campbell, 22, Purdy

John Roden, 25, Exeter & Bettie H. Stubblefield, 19, Cato

William D. Randall, 23, Monett & Elizabeth Tucker, 16, Purdy

Frank Sartain, 22, Golden & Arvey A. Davis, 20, Golden

Ash News: Born to Mr. and Mrs. A. Webb, a big boy.

Ash News: Born to Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Skell, a fine dish-washer.

Washburn Prairie News: Born to Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Roller, on the 17th, a boy.

Scholten News: The infant babe of Mrs. Lora Wiley is quite sick.

Scholten News: A fine boy made his paper at J. W. Bond's last week. Mother and babe doing well.

Scholten News: The infant babe of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Wiley died Nov 19, and was interred at the Morris [Mars] Hill Cemetery.

Scholten News: Married Nov 4?, Miss Della Jenkins and Mr. Edge of Cedar County. Della was quite a favorite with and people around Scholten, having lived her a number of years. We extend them a hearty contributions an wish them much success and happiness. 

Black News: The orphan boys form Eureka by the name of Combs have secured good homes in this neighborhood. One at Jake Black's one at James Turner's and one at Epsey Burk's.

Black News: The infant babe of Mr. and Mrs. Epsey Burks, died Nov 19. The remains were interred in the Cassville Cemetery. The bereaved parents have the heartfelt sympathy of their many friends. [poem was included.] 

Aix News: Mrs. Thos. Gunn of Gravette, Ark., is visiting her mother Mrs. DeForest.

Seligman News: George and Joe Finn were called to Clifty, Ark., Friday, to attend the funeral of their father.

Licensed to Wed:

Geo. E. Benger, 21, Rocky Comfort & Mollie Howard, 21, rocky Comfort

W. H. Yost, 21, Monett & Ruby Payne, 17, Marionville

William S. Gooding, 40, Joplin & Emma G. Nager, 38, St. Louis

James E. Kay, 23, Washburn & Rose Reno, 40, Purdy  

Washburn News: Lafe Woodruff is down with typhoid fever.

McDowell News: Born to Mr. and Mrs. Jams Walker, a girl. Mother and bade doing well.

Sunrise News: Born in the family circle of John Alman, Tuesday eve., a ten-pounder. [sic]

Clark News: Mrs. Eva Johnson from Texas is visiting her sister, Mrs. Luther Brown.

Clark School: the following are the names of those receiving the highest grades in the examination for the month ending Nov 24. [The scores not listed here.] John Linebarger, John Sander, Thomas Autry, Samuel Autry, James Rhea, Preston Brown, Allen Prevo, Floyd Autry, Luther Sanders, Clarence Sanders, Pearl Howerton, Bertha Rhea, Susa Black, Ava Rhea, Nora Sanders, Eva Autry, Ada Howerton, Cora Sanders, and Elsie Autry. Nellie Chaney, teacher.

Licensed to Wed:

John J. Tiernan, 23, Monett & Nellie Booklus, 128, Peirce City [Pierce]

James W. DeWitte, 22 Monett& Carrie M. Burns, 26, Appleton City

Wm. C. robertson, 19, Madry & Pearl Richardson, 17, Madry

Nathan W. Davis, 23, Talpa & Opal Richardson, 20, Madry

Shell Knob News: Born to Dr. and Mrs. Barley, Monday, a daughter. Mother and babe betting along nicely.

McDowell News: Willie, the 8 month old child of Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Brown was interred in the Sparks Cemetery the 40th. [must mean the 4th.]

Gunter School. Report for he month ending in Nov 24. [Grades of 90 or more]: A. L. Buchanan, G. A. Crane, Dora McCall, B. P. Lewis, Lola Lewis, Edith Giddings,. Teacher W. E. Hankins.

Palsey School, [Grades of 90 or more]: Walter Fogg, Roscoe Cox, Nora Robbins, Cliff Stubblefield, Adda Longely, Mamie Heffley, Victoria Stubblefield, Ethel Henbest, Carl Wolfe, Fred Wolfe, Claud Elrod, James Miller. C. H. Wilson and Myrtle Edens, teachers. 

Butterfield News: Mike Drinkwater had a finger chopped off Friday.

Washburn News: Mr. Pease, formerly of Washburn, who left last winter and went to Miami, I. T., has moved back to his former home and his grocery stock in with S. L. Warf. [Research Note: James Alvin Pease, husband of Janetta Fetrow.]

Ash News: Charles Mitchell has sold his farm to John Kellass of Pea Ridge, Ark., and Mr. Kallase has moved to his farm. Mr. Mitchell has moved to Mr. Patteron's farm in Benton Co., Ark.

Ash News: John Doak, formerly of Barry County, was married not long since to Miss S. A. Hayes, of Brightwater, Ark., Mr. Doak happened to a bad accident while sharpening posts for James Cox. He made amiss lick with a sharp, double-bitted ax and his left hand receive the lick, severing his thumb from his hand. He was not doing well when last heard from. The doctor said he believed blood poison has set in.

Shady Gove News: John Looney returned from the Indian Territory Monday.

Washburn Prairie News: Mrs. Amah Foster is at the bedside of her sister, Mrs. Gustin at Salem, MO.

Osa News: Born to J. R. and Florence Wilson, Dec 3, a fine, large girl. Baby and mother both doing well.

Aix News: Mr. Bradford returned home from Monett last week.

Shady Gove News: Asa Russell and family went to Arkansas last week, to visit Mrs. Russell's folks.

Madry News: The trial of Shockley and McCoy was not heard Saturday on account of the defendant not being ready for the trial. The State was represented by J. W. George and the defendant by T. F. T. Whitney.

Licensed to Wed:

Martin B. Gaddy, Viola & Lovie Warren, Viola

William F. Lenhart, 21, Monett & Dora Robinson, 20, Verona

G. J. Wynkoop, Cassville & Elizabeth E. Bunch, Cassville

John W. Farrat, 37, Herd, Ark, & Laura Gann,24, Herd, ark.

Joseph E. Marbut, 25, McDowell & Sarah L. McCanse, 22, Mt Vernon

Dec 21, 1899, Thursday, Cassville Republican - Barry County Weekly Paper

Obituary:  Died Dec 15, 1899 at his home near Washburn, Michael Weeks Berryhill age 84 years, 7 mos., and 7 days. A sketch of his life appeared in the Republican on April 16, 1896. His companion and four daughters have already crossed the "dark river". Father had been very feeble for several years and often wished he could close his eyes to sleep the "sleep that knows no waking."

When the parted steams of life
Join beyond all jarring strife,
And the flowers that withered lay,
Blossom in immortal May --
When the voices hushed and dear
Fill once more the rapture ear
We shall feel and know and see
God knew better far than we.
Clara Berryhill

[This obituary was written by Michael Weeks Berryhill's daughter-in-law, Clara Elizabeth, daughter of Golman Buford Hancock and wife of Jefferson Davis Berryhill.]

Washburn News: Lafe Woodruff is able to be on the streets once more.

Washburn News: W. C. Hancock has gone to Stone County to deliver fruit trees. [G. B. Hancock's son.]

Washburn News: Died, Dec, 18, Rix Howard, aged about six years, son of the late Emma Howard.

Shady Grove News: Mrs. Sarah Reed visited her mother, Tuesday, who lives near Verona.

Seligman News: J. D. Burnett of Beaver, Ark., visited his mother, Mrs. Mary Burnett Saturday and Sunday.

Eagle Rock News: Henry Reading, our blacksmith, contemplates going to Eureka Springs after New Years.

Eagle Rock News: Andrew Pryor lost a good horse Saturday, from colic.

Eagle Rock News: Huston [Houston] Maloney went to Eureka Springs, last week to spent he winter hauling wood, but returned Saturday satisfied to give up the job.

Eagle Rock News: Richard Whittington and Rube Maloney, who have been at Monett for the past week returned home Monday having decided to locate until after the holidays.

Combs News: James Burchett made a business trip to Cassville last week.

Combs News: Born to Mr. and Mrs. A. Prier, another son. Mother and babe are doing well.

Seligman News: Josh Roller of Purdy is attending the beside of his sister, Mrs. Montgomery Hamilton, who is very sick.

Burned to Death: Homer the three-months old infant of Mr. and Mrs. A. C. McBride of this place was burned to death, Tuesday morning, December 12, Mrs. McBride had hung some freshly ironed clothes near the King Heater stove and stepped for a few minutes out of the room, leaving her baby on a pallet on the floor. The clothes caught on fire and feel on the baby and it is supposed smothered it and then burned it to a crisp. The child was dead when discovered and the carpet was burned and the house came near catching on fire. Mr. McBride was hastily summoned form the school room, in the place where he is teaching. It is a very, very sad accident, and the parents are almost beside themselves with grief, and Mr. McBride's mother is prostrated over the sad affair. The sorrowing ones have the sincere sympathy of the whole community in this dark hour of trouble. Funeral services ere held at he family residence Wednesday at 10 a. m., conducted by Rev. O. E. Vivion, after which the remains were interred in the I. O. O. F. Cemetery. Newton County News

Eagle Rock News: Died Monday, Dec 26, at Eureka Springs, Grandma Maloney, of dropsy. Grandma Maloney was the mother of Houston Maloney of this place and for some time made her home with Little John Whittington, who moved to Eureka Springs a few months ago. She had been under the care of the physician for some time and was getting very old. Her remains were brought here and interred in the Munsey Cemetery Wednesday.  

Forest Grove News: A. G. Copple, wife and son George, and son-in-law, Frank Garner of Lawrence County, came down and took Christmas with their daughters and sisters, Mrs. W. L. Ennes and Mrs. Charley Smith.

Resolved, That the Cassville M. E. Sunday School extend their sympathy to Mr. and Mrs. Geo. E. Harris in the loss of their beloved daughter, Ada, who was a member of our school, and who departed this life, Dec, 23, 1899.

Mineral Spring News: Uncle Silas Smith has returned from Nevada considerably improved.

Mr. and Mrs. T. D. Snow of Sarcoxie and Mrs. R. J. Newman of Stotts City were called to Cassville last week by the serious illness of their grandson, Roy Newman, and upon their arrival found Mrs. Ed Newman unconscious and suffering from pneumonia. Both are improving.

Tuesday evening, a number of neighbors and friends treated Mrs. J. B. W. Bennington to a genuine surprise supper and gathering. They enticed her away from home and during her albescence the neighbors armored in and on her return home found that they had captured the place and besides had set an elegant supper that all helped to dispense with. Those present were: Misses Myrtle Frost, C. M. Landis, Nannie Hudson, M. Horine, N. L. Hailey, S. Evans Longmire, M. M. Pointer, N. L. Maiden, Columbia Pharis, Lottie Hamilton, Fannie Campbell,  M. E. Burton, Emma Hornie, Clent Hailey, and Misses Nannie Longmire and Lessie Hudson.

L. C. Parson's filed petition for saloon license at Monett, license granted; bond filed and approved; bond filed not to adulterate liquors and approved.

Protest - I take the liberty of differing from my honorable associates in the matter of the appointment of Spencer Pannell, constable of Pleasant Ridge township for the reason that Mr. Pannell was indicted while constable of that township and that indictment is still pending in the circuit court of this county. Richard Tucker, Judge Eastern District.

Mrs. Dick Frost, Mrs. Hattie LeCompte and Miss Alta Goodnight, attended a Rebokah Lodge of instruction at Piece City Saturday Night held by Miss Gillespie, president of that society in this state.

Miss Zadie Hudson left Saturday evening for Chillicothe, MO, where she will enter a business college. Miss Maud Stephenson accompanied her to Monett and Doug Marbut lingered with her to Springfield.

Henry Kerrick and family arrived in this city Wednesday evening. They left a week or so ago for East St. Louis, IL. They did not find things as they expected hence the return.

Andrew Stringer pleaded guilty to burglary and larceny, before Squire Williams at Monett, Wednesday and was lodged in jail to await the action of the grand-jury. He will have to be sent to the reform school as he is too young to go to the pen.

Houston and Nathan Marbut of near McDowell came up on Wednesday to see their brother, Judge Marbut, who has been very sick but is now improving. 

Frank Amos and Mrs. I. M. Jefferson and family, had trouble Monday night at the Jefferson house 4 1/2 miles out on the Springfield road, that resulted in Amos being very severely wounded on the road with a bottle. At last accounts he was said to be improving.

J. C. Wilson and W. C. Tipton of near Madry were here Monday. Mr. Wilson informed us that he had been drilling on his land for mineral, and that he had found what he believed to be a  good body of jack at a depth of 78 feet. He will sink a shaft.

Hon. Wm. J. Bryan and party are at Col. Wetmore's preserve in Taney County. They went down Monday morning. He will remain there for a week or ten days. His 13-year old-son is with him.

J. W. McDonald and T. T. Lewis of St. Louis came in Saturday morning and took up their deed to 2,400 acres of land from MO Land Co. They spent Saturday evening and Sunday looking over that section, in which they are interested. Later on considerable prospecting will be carried on and that section developed.

W. W. Hailey and family, Mrs. N. L. Hailey, son sterling and daughter Lee, C. W. Beaver, Drs. Thiele and Newman and Grandma Woldridge Sundayed [sic] at Aunt Celia Vance's.

A. F. Hailey and Dr. Newman willfully maliciously assaulted and killed a cat. Saturday night thinking it was well they they didn't know what.

Joe Hudson was frightened Saturday night at what he thought to be a cyclone. It was found to be Allen Hailey and Dr. Newman in a cat chase.

C. W. Beaver and B. C. King attended literary at Mt. Home, Friday night and report a hot time.

Mr. Sturm has his new residence completed. A party should be the next thing.

Mr. Walker of Thomas Hollow has moved on his farm 2 1/2 miles west of Exeter.

Geo. Hailey is champion debater and Jim Wilson singer of Mt. Home.

George Packwood has been treating his residence to a fresh coat of paint.