Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-08-15

THESE moonlit nights-and did you
see our dear old moon when she was un.
der a shadow last Monday night? These
moonlit nights are just calculated for So
Gals and happy times, and Friday night
was so imp roved by the "Gleaners' socie-
ty, who with many others enjoyed hap
Ply hour on the pleasant grounds Of Mrs.
E. B. Crane. The band boys turned out
In force, and as q consequence have a
promise from the "Gleaners'' that when
they-the band-get up concert, they
shall have at least the "Gleaners' for an
audience.
The seeds Of dyspepsia were abun
dainty sown, in cake by the plateful, and
the cheering lemonade passed sparkling
down. A rare treat were the songs by a
couple of ladies from New York. Mrs.
Corning and Miss Stewart, sisters of Mrs.
II. s. Smith, aided by Mr.. Stewart. The
ladies' voices blend in perfect harmony
and they who heard them singing under
the trees that beautiful night heard melo.
dy seldom excellsd. And we wish those
people who can't appreciate such music
would not so far forget tho respect due
to ladies and strangers, and 60 away to
do their talking. Even while they were
singing, some quite near were talking IN
an audible tone.
Notwithstanding this only drawback, a
happy time was had and the "Gleaners"
CLEANED some six dollars worth Of graft
tude for their furnishing the pleasure.
PERsoNAL.-b1r. G.. p. Fernald, brother
Of G. NJ. Fernald, is visiting in town.
Mr.. Fernald is a man of large and varied
| experience and extensive Uavel. He has
lived for 10 years in New Orleans, where
he has been in public position all the
time. He knows personally and intimate.
lY, all of the famous politicians of recent
fame from"the jerks" to the departed Dan
Weber, and can give forcible opinions,
from personal observation, on Louisiana
politics, the sample politics Of the age.
Talk to him, and the first thing you know,
you'll learn something.
ID. F. Morgan, the court stenographer,
has entered the law Office Of A. NJ. Tyrer
Of Albert Lea, and will soon move his
family thence, go the Standard says
Morgan was good fellow as the world
goes,-only he was little too willing to
do Pages dirty work. At every "inter-
view" Page would have, Morgan was
there to write 1t down. geographically
and for all the time he has spent for
the tyrant, we will venture the guess that
Page has never paid him one hundred
cents-all told. But then, you know, to
he an officer in Pages court in Mower
county, you must be Pages dog as well.
! Ira Jones has.returned from his east
ern trip, having visited Philadelphia
New York, Boston, Buffalo and nearly all
creation. He looks happy as ever. Says
he went down to pay his debts. Whether
he paid them or not we don't know, but
know that he paid visit to his old home
The names Of the following citizens
have reached our ears as being among
the Clear Lake excursionlsts: Miss Flor.
ence Judson, Miss Eta Barnes, Miss
Berthe johnson Mrs. F. A. Richardson,
Mrs. F. King. Others there are whose
names we cannot recall
Prof Butterfeld, of Chicago, conduc-
tor OF the Clear Lake musical convention,
was the guest Of D. 3. johnson, Jr., on
Tuesday. Miss Lotlie johnson was up.
pointed to lead the sopranos in Belshaz.
za7. We knew she would be credit to
our city.
Judge H. v. Rowland, of Port Byron,
N. Y, who has been the guest of Mr.. E.
O. Wheeler, left on Monday for his home.
Mr.. Rowland is lawyer of ability and
standing, and We are sorry that some re-
ports of his settling in our midst were
untrue.
Mr.. Augustus Hlggs, brother OF
Mrs Judson, whom the latter had not
seen for ten years, spent last Sunday with
US. He is engaged in putting refrigera.
tors in cars of the s. NJ. r. Il. A sister
from Wlnona is also visiting Mrs. Judson.
e. b. Crane returned from a bus.
mess trip to St. Louis, on last Saturday
They reported him as being i'll ia that
city, but he returns happy aud sound.
We see by the Vidette that "Harry''
Griswold has been visiting at Spring
Valley.