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THE TROY HERALD. VOL. 12. TROY, LINCOLN COUNTY, MO., OCTOBER 3, 1877. NO. 40 TROY HERALD. rUBLlSHKD BY FISHER &, COm AT Ml.no n Your In Alvnnce . LOCAL AND OOUNTY NEWI. LOOK OUT I For tho new Fall Stock coming In tlits week at Ibo "Dry Goods Head quarter. C. W. Parker & Co. October 1, 1877. MIih Laura Watklns of St. Charlci is teaching at the Dull school houso Remember that the Medical Aso elation meets at thle place next Frl day. Mr. Charlie Bright of Louisiana was in town last Friday, and mado us n pleasant cull. Remember lint the fall term of the Probato Court commences next tnon day, See docket In another column. Mr. Kilns Norton's mnro, Queen, won u halftntlo race at Washington, Franklin county, recently. Mrs. Robinson ami her daughter, Miss Ida, returned last wock from a protracted visit to tho western part of the stale. The horsa of Mr. West Hancock of near Truxton took first premium at tho Montgomery City Fair for best two In three mlln heats. Mr. W. L. Elsbcrry, wifo and daughter, of near ow nopo, were In town Monday. Miss EUborry will remnin to attend tho Public and High rchool. , At the Louisiana fair Mr. Levi Gar roll's horse, Paddy, won in dash of one mile, twenty-five dollars on each quarter ; also Hi st inouoy lu half mile heat, thirty dollnre. Mr. Gocbcl, tho successful photo graphic urllst of St. Chnrlcs, arrived in town yesterday (1 ucsday) even Ing. Ho will remain somo days. Seo his advertisement In another column Ills tent may bo found lu rear of Mr. Kemper's furniture store. Mr. and Mrs. A. ti. lluchauan left last Suturduy for St. Louis. Their gruudsou, Alex. Uueliauun, who has been Haying wild thctufortlio past eight or uiuo mouths, accompanied them on his return home to New Madrid. Porter E. Norton will run a hack lino to Wcntzvlllo during tho St Louis lair, to connect with tho morn lug train, returning after the evening train from St. Louis arrives at Went. villc. Fure ouo way $1.00. Round trip $2.00. Mr. lliivcrkamp, with the jewelry fltoro of Mr. J. A. Withrnw, returned from St. Louis one day last week with a hnuditame stock of now jew clry. Alex, is determined to keep everything in his lino of business that may bo called for. He crtainly tins a magnificent assortment. An attractive advertisement anil price list of Mess. Wool folk & Hand may bo found on tno fourth pugo They uro now established In thci I n r go and hundtoino new house which they have filled with an at tractive stock of fall and winter goods, Head what they say. In speaking Inst week of a surgical operation perlormcd by Dr. Ilutt, wc mentioned that Drs. Mudd, McLellau Dunn and Todd wero present and witnessed the opcrutiou. Dr. 11 u It says they were not only present, but assisted him, and Hint their services were indispensable. He atked us t make this statement in justice them. to Wo have a right to complain of the manner lu which tho mall matter bo twecn this place and Louisville managed. A communication that 6hou)d liavo reached hero lust Friday two weeks ago, came last Tuesday ouo unit should have ueen hero last Friday weok, came to hand last Tues day. This has occuired sovcral times. UMdymado Clothing, Gents' Fur nishing Goods, Hals, Caps, Uoots unci Shoes, Notions, Groceries, Queens ware, uud everything you need, at the "Dry Goods lleudquurlcie." Oct lit. C. W. PARKKR & Co.! men chain or rockn. The corn crop in this neighborhood Is a good one. Dr. Drown and Mr. W. It. Andor- son have taken a contract for furnish lug flfty-thoinaufl barrel staves. Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Mershon, Mr. W. D. Thornhlll, Mr. J. S. Parker, Miss Lizzio Sltton and Miss Dora Woodson will visit the St. Louis fair next week. Mr. Hyan, tho constablo of Culvre township, St. Charles county, passed through town a few days ago, with a small posso in sonrcli of a certain col ored gentleman who had violated the sw. Mr. Charles M. Dlanks, a traveling salesman for Dr. McLean, tho patent medicine man, returned home a few days ago, after an nbseuco of eight or nine months, priucipally in Kansas September 29. A party en masque Thursday oveu lug at Dr. Drown' was the pleasant est affair of the kind I ever attended Cake and wine and music and danc ing woro among the agrceublo foa turcsof tho occasion. The steamboat Dolly V union was sold yesterday by Sheriff Elmore and Deputy Sheriff Snclhcu. Severul parties who had claims against tho boat were present. It was knocked otr at four hundred and ninety-six dollars to tho agent of Haynor & Co of Quincy, but tho cash not being forthcoming, It was again put up and sold to Mr. J. L. Woodson for ouo hundred and seventy-five dollars. Most of our farmers are busy sow ing wheat. A few have finished seed tng whllo a few have not yet com meticed. I passed by a forty-acre field which Mr. William Eggering was preparing for wheat. Tho fur rows mado by tho plow were ns straight as If they were laid oil by tho surveyor's compass, and tho whole field, In the fineness of cultivation, re semblcd a garden. Mr. Eggering isn model farmer, If all our farmers were llko him wo would hear no more talk about "bard times." EXTRA INUUCHnUNTS Will be offered in prices for the cash across the couxt I? r at the "Dry Goods Headquarters." Oct. 1st. C. W. Parkkr Ss Co YOU CAN MAKE MONEY uv MAKING a TRIP toST.CIIARLES AND 1IUYINU AT it. & J. ATKINSON'S. Woolfolk & Ilnud's new storo is oacked full with new goods. Their stock Is the largest that has ever been offered in tho county. They propose to "wuko the natives" with low prices. Off for tjikFaih. Last Monday morning Dr. S. T. East and family, Mrs. Wheeler and Miss Lizzio Bailey loft for St. Louis, to attend tho fair Yesterday Mess. Geo. Gentry, L. C Wright, j. A. Withrnw, Jo Uirkheud C. M. Hamilton, It. II. Norton, Win A. Woodson, 11. W. Perkins, John Kumbera, G. T. Dunn, Mrs. Wells Chnrlcy Ray and Willie Jackson, left with tho BRiiie object, in vlow. Mrs George S. Hut, Mrs. Uoulils. and oth cm wtli probably Icavo to-day for the fair. ItUAU IN ffllND That goods are CHEAT, and you will do well to call ut lliu"Dry Good Headquarters" uud got their prices before purchasing. Oct. 1st. C. W. Pahkf.r & Co Mess. John Phillips, W. II. Well and E. II. Wells have just finished very artistic job of painting on the new brick stores of Mess. Woolfolk & llnud and C. M. Hamilton. They hnvc also repainted tho frout of U. S Crews & Go's, hardware store and aro now giving a fresh dress to C. W, Parker Ss Uo's. storo house. On business houses nre sprucing up, CASH! CASH II CASH lit If you want to see how groat load a little Monty will buy, tr the "Dry Goods Headquarters." Oct. l.t. C. W. Parki'K & Co. LOUISVILLE SPRINKLCS. Chills and fever and soro eyes are prevalent In this vicinity. Our goniel friend Mr. Joseph Dirk- head droppod in on us for a few min utes yesterday. Mrs. Sprinkler makes acknowledg ments to Miss Zell Eitos for a basket of peaches, Miss Elta Reynolds for a box of Irish potatoes, and Mr. Calvin Johnson for a sack of fine aweat pota toesthe largost wo havo seen. What's the matter with the malls? Wo sent you week before last about two columns of correspondence In cluding a report of the Grungo and Masonic picnic on tho 12th. This Is tho third time sprinkles have tnlscar riod. The public rchool opened Monday with about thirty pupils. Sickness is Interfering with tho attendance at the schools, Nearly everybody has been sick within tha past month. Sometimes whole fainiles down at the same time no dangerous Illness, however, so far as we aro informed. M'. Hlckard, of the firm ofltickard Ss Adams has made a thorough over hauling of llielrbraiich establishment here, and will henceforth give It his personal attention. Ho has replen ished the stock, and the walls aro hanging with an almost coinpleto as sortment ot goods In tho saddlery and harness line. Ho proposes to keep a supply of everything de manded by tho trade. Tho organization and classification in tho High school his been com pletcd and everything is in lull work- lug order. All of the old scholars are already enrolled. Tho pupils teem delighted at being in tho harness again, and tho principal feels hko a now man in getting rid ot a dull and long vacation, and In having, plenty to do. Our towu was enlivened last Satur day by the presonce of a largo iititn- r of citizeua from different parts of Lincoln and Piko counties in attend anno upon tho lino stock exhibition and contest for premiums. Mr. Heeil Majors, owner ol the stallion "Sum ner," otlered $20 premium lor tho best horse colt and $20 lor tho best maro coll by "Sumner." There were fiveentrlHS lu I ho horse colt ring, and six in tho mare colt ring. Mr. Lou Holllday received premium lor best horiiocolt, and Mr. Puisoiih' maro colt won tho ribbon. Mr. Jack llluir, owner of tho stallion "Canada" of fered $8 premium for best horso colt and $8 premium for best mare colt by "Canada." Thcro wero two en tries in tho horso colt ring nud II vo entries in the maro coll ring. Mr. Calvin Johnson carried oil both prlzeR. We heard tho opinion ex pressed by good judges that IhU was the finest display of tho kind over witnessed here, and, in fact, that it would he hard to beat anywhere This county used to boast consider ablo Hue stock, good saddle horses us. pecially. This interest lias degcucr ated siuco tho war, and wo are glad to note evidence, In various parts, of a doleriiilunliou on the part of our citizens to improve the horse, cattle, hog and nlhorbrecils. The natural resources of our county, comparing favorably u they do with a majority nl tho entities In tho state, surpassed Indued, by only a few, nud our general capacities for advance. iiiont demand an abandonment of the Micawher policy that has kept us stuck in llio mud, and that we should "rue and shine." Woolfolk Ss Hand will this week receive direct from the Inclory their slock of Men's and Hoy's Heavy Kip Hoots, mado expressly for Ihler trade. They havo their uaitio branded on them, and warrant evcrv pair to give ported satisfaction. Call and see them, Wool Wauled ! Highest price paid for Wool. It. Ss J. Atkinson, St. Cliurles. l.urtlck' Cloaks. A grand dls'ilay of Ladles' Cloaks, all new styles. Price very low. IX, & J. Atkinson, St. C'huclcs. Ma, mom sulphur lick. Wo havo a vory good grocery atore here. Mr. W. T. Verdler Is the pro prlotor. Wo need a first-class Jew elry storo with a tlitrty-nino thou sand dollar stock and a few Lincoln county bonds to give away. These are things wo need. Capt. Geo. W. Porter Is making some of tho nicest sorghum molasses Icvor saw mado in this or any other county. Ho works a patent evapora tor and makes fifty gallons a day. Calculates to mako ouo thousand eight hundred gnllous this fall. Some knowing gentleman Is nosing around and trying to find out the names ot farmer who havo let a neighbor have a fow pounds of leaf tobacco to "chaw," and Is reporting to hU highness, t lie colloctor, such cases. V cry small iiutdne. s and lu a very small way at that. I see you received ten car-loads of of stoves last week. Must bo going Into tho stove business extensively. That was a mistsko of the printer; It should have read two Instead ol ten, and if you will glvo I). S. Crows Ss Co. a call you will bo satisfied that thoy have them. Miss Molllo Clare met with a very sevcro ucclucnt last Sunday, elio was going to church in Montgomery county, was thrown from her horse and broke and dislocated her ankle. Our pcoplo adiiiiro tho way some of your lawyers talk to witnesses and call them such ulco pet names in meet lug. They will get churched for It. J. E. Mudd was In towu this morn lug getting ready to go to bouse' keeping. Miss Ella Zumwalt fell from a fence last Saturday uud broke her left arm and dislocated It at tho elbow joint Wo aio to have a new store houso built here for groceries and dry goods, I understand. Mr. 11. C. Clare is putting another story to his house. Farmers aro nearly dono sowing wheat. September 25. Pay your money and tiko your choice at tho "Dry Goods Hcadquur tors." C. W. Parker Ss Co. October HI, 1877. Mr. John Trull and wife came near being seriously hurt last Friday even lug. They wero starting on a drlvo to tho country. Mrs. Trail was seated lu tho buggy and Mr. Trail was in the net of seating himself, reaching for tho lines, when (he horse sud denly started, frightened by tho Hash lug of light from a passing lantern Mr. T. mitscd the lines nud fell out hut soizcd tho wheel with tlm view of locking It, ami held on firmly calllug whoa, while ho was dragged some tweuty-flvo yards, where the horso was stopped by somo imo stand iug nenr. Mr. Trull's arm and leg were bruised, but not seriously. Mrs T. escaped uninjured. Chimp flood I Good Wdorprnofs 50, CO and 75cts per yd. U. & J. Atkinson, St. Cliurles, Mo. See What Money Will Do. Ily reading the following list of prices, you will see Iho advunlago I propohu lo give cash buyer. When I buy my goods, 1 can get them cheaper by paying the cash, ami lu selling I propose lo sell cheaper lo those who pay Iho cash,. Nolo the lollowlug table: CUKIHT. CASK. Coffee A Sugar u'lbs for ft 7tb N. o.siu;ur -i iio njdo Cuffee :ij d 4ilo Pepper 4uoper Hi Wo Sola 4llu do .Tie Wooden Ruckcts. iriu each. 20c Soda , Tea Kxt. Lemon lib Oysters 2ft do . Hie per ro... do..,. .! , . l.Vj . 23c 7)n 1.20 20e 1110 2Uc A. I). Ellis. Flannels, Illutikets, Shawls, Gloves nud nverv comfort for full nud winter at tliH"Dry Goods Ilcadquartors." Ocflst. C W. Parkkr Ss Co. luilriictloii in Kluslc, I will glvn Instruction to pupils In inuslii outside l he school, either ut my boarding placo or the residence of tho II ;,. ,i. ... i pupil uv the same U'riilj as ut school. L. M. nuLLANU. Down to the Bed-Rock. Having determined from and after this dato to bring our Imslncs to a CLOSE CASH I1ASIS, weaunouiico to our friends and patrons that wo have abandoned Iho ninety-day ayr,. tent, and will sell goods ONL.Y AT NET CASH PRICES. Wo proposo to keep our stock lull up to the ttand ard, and will not ub unhuruulh. According to our terms, heretofore all accounts for the current year aro now past due, and wo hopo that our customers will make it convenient to call and mako settlement to dato. 0. W. PARKER & CO. Oct. 1st, 1877. Cheap Goods : Grey Mixed Twill Flannel 10 cent) per yd. It. Ss J. Atkinson, St. Charles, Mo. Mess. Dick Trail, George Sweeney, Fred Kemp, John McDonald ami Nat Dryden were established In a fishing camp at Frenchman's Dlufl during last week, prepared lo enlcrtortsm friends In tho most hospitable style. Undo Fred had charge ofthe cusiVtc, which he managed in tho most ap proved stylo. A number of panic went down mid Indulged in feasting and frolicking. , Tho camp was strongly fortified against suako bites. Just issued at this otllce a new de scriptive catsloguo and prico list of Diillalo Nursery. Those lu need of anything lu the nursery lino will find it to their Interest to send (hero. Ad dress on a postal card, A. M. Shulu, Troy, Mo., and got n copy. Cheap Goode! Tho best qualltv Standard He nvv yard wide Brown Cotton 7cts. per vd. V A " 11. OS J. ATKINSON, St. Charles, Mo. KIARRIUD. HO.CO.NimiNK-MA(lltt:riElt.-!?ept. J."'. 1S77, ut the residence of the bride's la ther. Iy Kid. V.J. Patrick. Harney Ho! comliruik ami .Mis .Mary Majfitidcr. PAHh-LILK" Sept. 27, 1877, at the rc Idoiico oftho liriile'H mother, bv KM. W ,1. Patrick, Juch Turk uud All UuoiU Lllo. Ollltt. McKIRIIKS. Sent. 1S77. Ill St. T.nn.v of dlptlivria, Clara, ynuiiire.-t child, lived 4 years aim sept. ai. is,., Jiury, olilit child, an d 10 year-, of Henry II. and Alice Hri-eon McKiblicii, They were both bright and li U'i'i-tlii!: children, ami thu (,'olui; nut of tliclr little lives lias loll the hearts of their parents bowed down and ftrlckeii, Ki, dtariny cliaracterltle, trcas-urcd up In the mother's brart, "ill rise unbidden in thmudits or tlm precldiiii one, uml home will look more dreary uud desolate; vet wo would not lor world part will! mi.Ii thoughts. Htlll. u ui:dl KWeet voice will often Iho Krlel of that iloolalc Unhide with tlie weetetof all assurances that it U well Willi tliein ; that Olio lius oaid, "amu f llltle children to come unto me, lor of kudi I the kingdom of liruwii." HOWARD S. PARKER, ATTOIl.NKY and COUNSKI.OU AT LAW TIIUV, MIfj(UKI. Will practice lu the Courts ot the Nineteenth judicial circuit and In the superior courts ot the tate. Ollioe over Herald ollleu. W. S. IIUTT, M. D., PHYSICIAN, SUIttiKON AND ACCOlf. CIIKUIt. TKOY, -Ml). Special attention idven to the treatment ut Anal and Itcctal diseases, Midi us Fistula lu Alio, Hemorrhoids, .Vc. vimws, .1. St. Mel.KI.I.AN. J. CHKhClC McLELLAN & CREECH, ATTOKSKYS-AT-LAW. THOY, JllfSSOUM. Ofllcc In the Hunk biilliling. .1. M. lir l.cliun, Commissioner of l'ublle Schools. .J, Creech, late I'ulille Administrator uud I'ro eciltiux Attorney. leh7-7 II. It. NORTON. CIIAS. MAItTI.N, Jit. NAT. C. IIKVDICN. NORTON, MARTIN Ss DRYDEN. ATTORNEYS AT LA W ,V COLI.KCTOIJS TKOY. MISSOURI. Particular attention given to contiovciien uttcctlii Heal Kstutc. We inula u specialty of collect 111); all kinds of mite. bs.,ve.. at :t reasouabtu comiuisslou. OtHcc In the liank building. Un DUNN Ss COLUERT, ATTOltNKYS-AT-L.VW. THOY, MlHSOtlltl. Will practice In the courts ol the Nineteenth judicial circuit. Collections promptly at tended to. Olllco over Henry's shoe shop. (i, T. 'Hum. l'rotcciitiiig Attorney tor Lincoln nity. yliiii4n E. N. BONFILS, ATTOHNKY AT LAW, THOY, MI$S011IU, Will practlco In the Courts of the Kith Ji. "i'SiSLK! rcnlt. Cilice in Hank. A. E. NOEL. OURGEON DENT1SI', KJ TUCY, MO, Offers his services to the people of Troy un4 i.icmii. in- usuii iiiu v.viiiiiuiii em musi tlu, tiic best in ue,fo- ulutv wurk. Al work wavuuud. vluuii