The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-02-12
From Eariyille.

Last Friday week was warm day and a
muddy one. In the evening there was fine
gathering, "sOc,able," or something OF the
kind at our friend Chas. Smiths A good
many enjoyed the meeting, and all thanked
mine hostess and Charley for the generous
reception After meeting a goodly number
went to the hall, where Prof Haas, tie vio
linst and Prof. Jim Kelley, the organist
were giving the best of music, to the tune Of
which four cotillion sets were keeping time.
This was the first Leap Year party and all
enjoyed it, Haas made the fiddle hlI, kel
ley played while asleep as well as AWAKEN
fact when he gets interested it plays itself
without any effort on his part; while Mr.. NJ.
Morse proved himself the boss callist OF the
day.
The New Orleans Minstrels, -those Sand
witch gazelles-gave a public entertainment
at Robinsons Hall Saturday night, which re.
suited in the washcrwJman coming out So
behind, the printer $40, the druggist STAG,
each actor $1.2J; while Smith, our popular
salconist, came out $6Jt ahead Come
again, boys.
The suit OF Fred Binder VS. Fred Myers
came off on Monday last; Montgomery for
plaintiff, Browne for def. Trial by Justice
NJ Laughlin. Judgment for Binder, S31.l1.
Attachment suit of J. NJ. Hummel Of Sand.
witch vs. II. A. Madison, set tor next Tues
day, Is settled.
That exciting liquor suit, Parks and
Loosh Crookcr attorneys, is lying low, and
when i, fully eliminates, look out for lois OF
thunder
! Charley Signor's Centennial Almanac Will
soon be issued and yet the enterprise seems
| to meet with meager financial aid from the
business men in this center. BY The way,
! Charley has one of the neatest, ceanest, most
orderly printing offices in the county
| The death Of Mrs. Dupee IS sincerely fc.t,
and her loss is heavy one for her family,
friends, society and the community.
Some of our citizens attended the lecture
of Ann Eliza Young, at Sandwich, Friday
evening, Feb. 4. They repor; the lecture as
exceedingly fine, and say that 80 far as their
acquaintance and practice Of the polygamlc
institution is concerned, they believe her pic
turc of 1t was not overdrawn. Ann Eliza an
noupced her subject, and in n.E.lizing il
did not tell Any lics-ah'
The latest thing out is known in sporting
circles here as the "John Cox Bell Ringers.
| No. 10 Is a brick.
Rev. {. s Harrison our jVsiacsS ard ro1k
ing prcachcy, has concluded 10 sell his resi-
dcnce and nursery here and move to Ncbras
ka, where his business and farming interest,
center
! Rev J. Il. Barnes is a wilc.awake, keen
sharp, positive temperance man, Of NOR
than ordinary abilities, a ready debater ant
bright thinker, and breaches some sermon
which read well.
Rev. John Ustlck, the Presbyterian minis
ter, Is one Of Earlylle's old standbys. I
man OF energy nerve and real moral worth
he Is an ornament TO our society and one t
whom our young men and women have beer
accustomed to look for ADVICE for a grea
many years. Your correspondent at,cndc,
his Sunday School % years ago Verify, h
is good man.
I The l. o. O. r., here have one or the fines
working lodges in the state.
. The Temperance organization is CROWN
, in interest and is proving a grand success.
H. I'Np