Buchanan County bulletin and guardian. (Independence, Iowa) 1866-1869, 1868-04-24
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OUR QUAsQUETON LErTER.
QuAsQuEToy, April 20, 1868

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FRIEND LOOMS :-Sunday, April 9TH, Rev.
j. Guernsey, Of Dubuque, preached in the
Congregational Church at this place at lOl
A. N. and I p. NJ. His effort in the morns
ing was mastery and scholastic. Now his
thoughts we're replete with ideas brought out
of deep biblical research, and now they ran
along brilliantly, flashing out clearly and
serenely ~ from mind in which were gar-
nered choice celestial virtues. In the eve.
ming his sermon was one of practical wis
dom aud evineed genuine earnsstness in the
work in which he is engaged.
Rev. D. p. Baker preached his first regu>
lar discourse in the Congregational Church
on the 5th inst. He will preach every alter
nate Sabbath in the immediate future.
On the same day occurred the funeral Of
little child Of Mr.. A. Andrews. The day
was cold and dreary, and as relatives and
friends gathered around the grave, each
cold chilling wind seemed clothed with a
voice which rendered the tomb doubly dark
and cherries. But few weeks ago Mr.. Il
Mrs. Andrews buried an older child and vet
another is quite i'll. After the burial, sery-
ces were held in the Baptist Church, Rev.
J. Fulton officiating.
On yesterday as the sun had gone by the
meridian height, and the hour of 2 p. NJ.
had rolled around again, the church bell
toled, and slowly out from the house Of 3Ir.
J. b. Francisco, Of this Village, came pro-
csssion bearing the remains Of little Frank
Francisco, youthful lad Of twelve sum ers.
They moved to the Baptist Church where
Rev. j. Fulton held religious services, after
which the procession again formed and NOV.
ed to the burying ground, where the body of
Frank Francisco was consigned to the
grave.
On Sunday, the 9Th inst, Sunday School
was organized at the Baptist Church r. N.
Soper, Superintendent, J. Wigh,man, l.t
Assistant, Mrs. o. Wilson, I'd Assistant, A.
NJ. Wallace, Secretary, and - Powles,
Treasurer.
Much interest is felt in the construction
of railroad up the Wapsie Valley. The
amount of stock assessed to this place for
the survey of the road is about raised.
There is not man in this vicinity but would
gladly welcome the road and would aid in
it's construction.
1t is really encouraging to behold the in~
terest manifested BY the people of this wills
lage and the farmers of this vicinity, in the
Improvement and adorn ment of their homes
and farms. Mr.. Perkins, on Main street, is
building fine residence of sufficient size to
be easily and pr o6tably converted into a
boarding house. Mr.. B. F. Rantz has Just
completed neat fence, enclosing his lot.
Mr.. Mcmillan, opposite Wightman's Hotel,
is improving two very choice lots he has late
ly purchased. Other Improvements. which
space here will not allow me to mention, are
being made. In the village large numbers
of fruit, shade and ornamental trees, have
made their appearance at the approach oil
spring, while neatly arranged rows of cur,
rants, gooseberries, beds of strawberries and
newly planted grape vines, attest the taste
enterprise aad enjoyment Of the people o
this village. With even greater hberaIity
and design have the people Of the surround.
ing country engaged in this enterprise.
Hardly day passes Blu; several teams pass
through the village from the nurseries load.
ed with trees. How soon these pretty tree,
will be in the beautiful garb of spring, silen,
sentinels along the praires, yet speaking the
growing enterprise and rapidly amassing
wealth ofthe people of the prairies of the
far west, and when the searching rays Of the
summer sun reach down from the skies tc
kiss the upward shooting branches, the cool
ing shade Of these youthful trees will fall
gently on rural homes to bless and cheer the
happy inmates there.
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