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Subject: Abstracts From The North-West Democrat Vol.1 No.6
Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2001 09:43:51 EDT

Abstracts From The North-West Democrat
Vol.1 No.6,Saturday August 10,1856
Savannah,Andrew County,Missouri

The house of Mrs. Brumfield,in this city,was struck by lightening,on Saturday
last.It was struck at the point of the comb,running down the studding,tearing
the weather boarding off and breaking all the windows,but fortunately,the
house was vacant a short time since,and no damage was done to life.

The directors of the Rail Road from Savannah to the Iowa line,are to meet in
this City,on the 3rd Saturday to organize and transact such business as may
be deemed of advantage to a speedy contruction of that beneficial enterprise.

ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE:Andrew County Court,Letters of administration,estate
of George S. Scott,deceased.Samuel M. Scott,Adm'r

ANDREW COUNTY PROBATE COUERT:Thomas Collins,Administrator of estate of John
Collins,deceased,petitions court for sale of real estate belonging to
deceased.

There are in the County at least 1700 legal voters-yet about 1500 of them
voted.

STATE VS HARDESTY:On last Monday,a called term of Circuit Court was had to
try the above case;but owing to the informality of the bill found by the
Grand Jury,the case was dismissed.Hardesty was immediately arrested,and a
re-examination was commenced before Justice Collier,which resulted in his
commitment in fault of 5,000 dollar bale.
THIS ENDS THE EXTRACTS FROM THE NORTH-WEST DEMOCRAT.nj

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