Annals of Platte County, Missouri - Paxton
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1884, JUNE. 798 GRADUATES. Coots, Brown, Esmond, Martin, McDonald, Records, Redman, Sampson, Simpson. Bonifant was elected president. JUNE. COMMENCEMENTS. Graduates at the Orphan School: Verdie Clay, Mollie Dodson. Mattie Dykes. Lizzie George, Becca Grimes, Claudia Triplett. At Daughters College: Birdie Adkins, Carrie Chiles, Alice McClain. At Park College: Simeon Goblet. Lucy H. Hindman, Anna. E. Handley. Clel. B. McAfee. James A. McKay, Frank P. Miller, Mary A. Palmer. Byron E. P. Prugh. Dr. Middleton removes from New Market to Kansas City. and Dr. J. Brown opens an office at New Market. June 8 Judge William Chesnut buys of Nancy Johnston her residence on Lots 7 and 8, Block 29, and removes into Platte City. JULY. July 1 W. M. Paxton. with his daugliter, Miss Phoebe Paxton. started on a round of Visits to relatives in Missouri, Kentucky, Ohio, Virginia, and Maryland. gathering, by the way, facts and figures for his proposed Volume on The Marshall Family, which appeared early in 1885. Prof. V. A. Banister elected principal of the Public School at Platte City, with Misses Colman and Brady as assistants. OFFICAIL REPORTS OF BIRTHS AND DEATHS. Births, 417 in the last six nionths. and among them eight pairs of twins; males. 211; females. 206; whites, 390; blacks, :27. Average of fathers, 34; of mothers, 27 years. Deaths, whites. 138, blacks, 15; total, 153. An effort is being made to have public sales of stock at Platte City the first Honda in each month. July 4 the day was observed - nowhere! July 7 Normal Institute at Weston. conducted by R. D. Shannon July 11 - weather - a fine rain Cleveland, Blaine, and St. John are the Presidential candidates. A Cleveland club is formed at Platte City. July 26 - A great mass-meeting of Democrats at Platte City instructed for Marmaduke for governor, and Burnes for Congress.