acid,  taken  with  suicidal  intent.  Mr.  Cleary  was 
a popular  man  with  all  classes  of  people.  He 
was  a Mason  in  good  standing,  and  was  buried 
with  all  the  honors  of  the  order.  His  funeral 
is  said  to  have  been  the  most  largely  attended 
of  any  in  that  section  in  many  years.

Some  one  broke  into  the  store  of  Howard 
H.  Betts  Wednesday  night.  Nothing  was  missed 
but  a few  boxes  of  cigars.  The  money  drawers 
were  pryed  open,  but  nothing  found  therein.

On  Monday  morning  last  a warrant  was 
sworn  out  by  Mrs.  O.  L.  Scott  for  the  arrest  of 
her  husband  on  the  charge  of  “wife  beating.” 
The  case  came  up  before  Judge  Lucas  in  the 
forenoon  of  the  same  day.  Mrs.  Scott  and  chil-

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dren  appeared,  and  gave  evidence  while  the 
defendant  had  nothing  to  say.  Mr.  Scott  was 
bound  over  in  the  sum  of  $500,  and  Mrs.  Scott 
in  the  sum  of  $200  to  appear  before  the  grand 
jury,  which  subsequently  found  a true  bill 
against  Mr.  Scott.

From  ihe  Augusi  30,  1889,  Issue  of  The  Enterprise

Vic  Culbertson  came  over  from  the  Sapello 
Friday  last  to  be  initiated  in  the  chapter,  A.  F. 
and  A.  M.  He  was  put  through  in  the  regulation 
style,  and  returned  home  a wiser,  and  it  is  to 
be  hoped,  a better  man.

From  ihe  September  6,  1889,  Issue  of  The  Enterprise