The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1879-04-24
EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENTS.


Forest Grove, having first encountered
at the station the Jolly-est bridal party
we have ever met in all our travels. 1t
had been the intention, till business at
the last moment compelled Us to forego
the pleasure, to accept the invitation Of
the brides excellent parents to attend
the wedding at their Howell prairie
homei but it so happened that we could
not go, and We consequently regarded il
as fortunate that we should thus unex-
peetedly. encounter the welded pair and
ssite on their hOmeward journey, the
bridegroom, Mr.. William jolly, look
Ing his happiest, and the bride, Mrs.
Jolly, nee Woodwork, appearing her
ioveliest. Then there were the jolly
sisters, Mesdames Estes and Lichten-
thaler, and their equally jolly brother,
Frank, whose wife is yet a mythical
parsonage whom he will doubtless be
glad to meet some day as a material
ized angel. We wished the bride and
groom every imaginable joy and Jol-
ly-ty, and in spite Of the unpardonably
poor pun, reached Forest Grove without
accident, though the ride from the sta
ton to the village was almost equal to
the well-remembered break-neck en-
deavor necessarily required to enable
the touris: to reach The Dalles from the
deck Of the Mountain Queen"
Forest Grove is busy with its annual
preparation for. commencement"
name for the closing gala days Of a col
lege season which we never can become
accustomed to because Of its absurditv.
Why the end Of any dispensation
should be styled its "commeucement,
may be clear to the college-bred begin
ner in life's fitful struggle apart from
his alma Mater, but to a woman whose
sex debarred her in her school davs
from attending any higher college than
the district school, the term implies the
exact opposite thing from what it
claims to express. The students are en-
during long hours and double work in
their endeavor to commence" leaving
college now we've guessed it-and very
assiduous and faithful are they in their
laudable attempts to triumph over the
mysteries Of an ancient lore.
a period of dreamy, delicious rest,
lasting "over Sunday" and including
gospel service in the old church where
the ghost OF departed days so haunts
us every time we enter its portals that
we seem TO be in dreamland; a period
Of care-free, childlike visiting with the
genial patriarch whose SEVENTEEN ami
versary was not long ago chronicled in
these columns, and Monday came, and
we were ready for public duty. Il re-
quired only brief announcement to fill
the public hall with an attentive and
respectful gathering OF Intellectual
friends, TO whom we broke, as best we
could, the bread OF our gospel OF lib
erty. The night was intensely stormy,
but the rain and darkness alike failed to
10 dampen public enthusiasm. The
change that has everywh here permeated
the sentiments Of the people in refer
ence to the proposed Acknowledgement Of
woman, is nowhere more noticeable
than here. Once our audiences, though
large, were cold and critical, or hood
lumish and noisy; now even the rough
est sehool-boys applaud with respect, aud
the older persons listen with difference.
"The Grove" improves steadily in its
buildings, the most noticeable being the
new hall before mentioned in these col .
umns, dedicated to free speech by its
posthumous founder, w. Vert. Here
Mrs. Logan Robinson holds forth fire.
quently, and Mrs. DR.. Lou Patterson has
been giving public seances, Of the sue
cess OF which we heard some marvel
Gus stories. Mr.. Hoxter is "out OF the
fire' in a nice, commodious brick, and
Mr.. Wills and wife occupy a newly
built corner, where they are doing a
fair business. Our good friend, A. Hin I.
man, senior, is at once postmaster, .
banker and general merchant, his bust .
ness being conducted on a large scale, /
and In a most satisfactory manner.
Mrs. Buford deals In a nice assortment
Of millinery, aud it may be Of interest
to some Of our readers to know that she
is offering her business for sale at a
reasonable price, her only reason for
selling being ill health. Mrs. Sloan is
going steadily ahead with her well-kept
hotel, and Mr.. Hughes drives a brisk
trade in farming implements. Dr.
Bowlby retains his popularity IS a
and I. Myers, the good-na-
tured dispenser Of drugs, school-books,
notions, etc, ETC., can sell you anything
from a tooth-pick to encyclopedia.
Mr.. Williams keeps a well-patronized
butcher-shop, aud has succeeded Mr..
Stoughton as hack-driver between the
Grove and the station. Our dear friends
Of farming days, Mr.. Dave Smith and
wife, reside here on the retired list.
Their son Milton is studying law in
Portland with Judge Deadly, and is bid
ding fair to excel in his chosen profess
sion. There! II any of the business
men or women Of Forest Grove have
been omitted in this category, it is be-
cause they are not subscribers to the
NEW NORTHWEST, price, three dollars
per year.
On Wednesday morning We took
train for Cornelius, where We foand
Mrs. Col. Cornelius at home in her