Annals of Platte County, Missouri - Paxton
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1876, NOV. 631 w. A. BROCK. N017. 30The Tontinc met at Masonic Hall in Platte City. Present: Belt. Cartwriglit. S. A. (lrilbert, Tufts. llunt, Darnall. Johnston. . derson. Ia.rk. The vacant chair is that of 1%. V. Crilbert. deceased. Hog cholera fatal. J. Ireland lost 1:23 head of liogs. DECEMBER. Dec. 1l. B. A"nde1son has returned after his protracted visit to Keiitticky. Dec. 2DR. V. A. B ROCK died near Camden Point. He was a rising young physician. He was born in Platte No-vember 3, 1843; married September 3, 1868, Eud-ora Thonias, daughter of Elder V. H. Children: 1, Lolla Br-och; 2, Robert. Mrs. Eudora Brock married, second, Dr. J. M. D. France, of St. Joseph. The colored Baptists are building a church on Block 23, Platte City. The house owned by A. Termier on Lot 11. Block 29, is going up; and W. H. (fo-ok is building a resid-ence on his farm near TITICV. The Lamlmark and the Leavenwortli Times are still at logger- heads. Dec. 20A large buck was killed .near Farley. Dec. 2.2The .4.(Irocavtc prints a large edition of Paxtons Historv of Platte Count). Rev. D. F. Bone appeals to the people of Platte City for aid to build a Methodist Episcopal parsonage. . Dec. 24Waldron has built a Christian church. Dec. .27 W. M. Paxton is unaniniously elected an honorary member of Belt Comniantlery. MARRIAGES IN 1876 NOT ELSEWHERE NOTICED. January 2James M. Fulton married Jose Ellis. J a.nuarv 3Jos. Burt niarried Ellen Ottinger. April 5Tho~s. E. Love 111arried (Z-atherine J. ebh. November 13H. XV. Owens married M. J. Nalor. Deceniher 10Jasper Bradbury married Sarah Gear.