The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1868-06-27
FROM EARLvILLE.
PRESBYTERIAN FESTIVAL.

Monday evening June ~ the Presbyterlan
Church held festival at Robinson's Hall. The
hall was crowded to its utmost capacity. Every
| body was out, and with them came their wives,
daughters and babies. Everybody was feeling
we'll, and "all went merry as a marriage bell"
The gathering was mixed one, religiously and
politically, and yet there was no want of harmo-
ny and good feeling. All seemed to be DESTROYS
OF rendering the sociable a success. Among the
prominent features in the hall were noticeable
Mrs. H. 7. Mckinney and Mrs. John E.. Best,
presiding over the sale of ten thousand little
souvenirs, ksepsakes and trinkets, in one corner
Of the hall. The beaux and fair ones were all
budding round this stand. There was no get
ting rid of Mrs. Mckinney, but to buy or run.
In another Garner of the hall were large pans
full of strawberries and cream. Miss Mary Nc.
Kinney would fill big saucer full of the finest
strawberries ever grown, and then in went the
white sugar md nice cream. Mary knows how
to do this 7. L. T. Ashton, always present
when he canbe useful and agreeable, was setting
at one end oithe table on which were the straw.
berries and ceam, selling tickets and taking the
money therefor. He seemed to be perpetually
winding around one finger one dollar greenbacks.
When last saw Ashton he had large roll of
those Pendldon flags wound round his finger,
and seemed t, be feeling immensely happy with
himself and the rest of mankind He seemed
to be saying to himself in his quiet way, well
not so home till morning." You can't get by
Ashton at festival without seeing him wind
one dollar more round his finger for the good of
the church. Always give him greenback, as
the easiest way to get rid of him. Nearly in the
centre Of the hall was an ice cream saloon. Ed
Edwards sat at little light stand near by
WHEREOF sat candle dimly burning, only afford
ing light enough to enable Ed. to count green.
backs. You ought to have seen Ed. count
money. Ho could count just as fast the BOYS
could pay in Boys" Ed. would blandly say,
''give usyour Dimes and get your ice creams .
So the Buys would get their ice creams and hand
them ovr to smiling fair ones, while the moth.
ers, deliIhted with the attentions paid to their
daughtes by their beaux, would occasionally
look askhce, as much as to say, didn't get no
ice creams when we was gals" The hall was
finely ornmented with trees, flowers and devices.
The proceeds amounted to $3.50 in the aggregate
After paying all expenses, the net proceeds foot.
ed up Sl0,-some portion or all of which was
presented to the pastor of the church, Rev. John
Ustick, t, enable him to rest few weeks and
visit his friends IN tho East. IL is hoped thu.
Mr.. Ustick will crafty his inclinations and drop
in on the Great Democratic Convention, to be
held in New York on 4th of July next Mr..
Ustick needs rest; he is deserving of it, His
church is eble to give him respite from his
labors. May he return to his church invigorated
in body and strengthened in hope, faith and
courage. He is faithful laborer in Gods
Vineyard.
MASONIC EXCURSION TO AURORA.
On "Wednesday June pa all the Masens and
their wives vent to Aurora, to attend a grand
celebration Of the Birth of St. John / lust
asked brigh. Mason, II. A. Chase, ESQ, if st.
John was Mason, and got for reply, "Well,
yes; he was supposed to be-" All right ST.
John was goodman, and SO is good Mason,
supposed to be" They gathered in here at
Earlville f.om Harding Meriden, Paw Paw and
Earl, filling sevral cars for Aursra. Don't
wish had joined the Masons ....-.. '.
TIT CONVENTION.
Many of our prominent citizens are preparing
to attend the 4th If July Convention in New
York. James r. Breese goes to New Jersey,
taking with him hb family, and will attend this
convention. He hss big greenback, with the
name Of George H. Pendleton in large letters on
one comer,-under which he and his family pro.
pose to sail. He goes for plowholders against
bondholders all the time from here clear to New
York. Bully for him