The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-01-03
Christmas Doings at Presumption

PRE-EMPTIoN, Dec Both, 1878.
Editors Argus:
GENTLEMEN: N:-Permit a subscriber to |
give you a garbled report Of festival held |
by the ladies and friends of the Presby-
terian Sabbath school. on the 9th inst. in
Hammonds fine hall in this place. The
hall was handsomely decorated with ever
green's aud notices; as you entered the
word Welcome, y in large evergreen letters,
confronted you; on the west end, the
motto, Merry Christmas" in ever greens,
and on the east end, Happy New Year."
with several other notices as the Lord
Will Provide" and Home, Sweet Home"
and The Lord is Our Refuge and
Strength" &c. &c, To say that the festi-
val was the event of the season, is but a
faint expression; to look over those tables
when furnished with the fat things of
this rich land would please cross child.
The fat roast turkey, roast duck, roast
goose, chickens 10 abundance, roast beef
and cold corned beef, splendid pickles of
various kinds. such elegant bread. biscuits
aud rusks, with that good coffee, choice
cream and golden butter. then talk of pro-
fusion of magnificent cakes and pastry, the
grand supply of PIES of the season, and
that delightful virgin honey, well, with
letting the oysters and confection AXE care
of themselves, | must close with this part
of the programme, lest my space will be
all taken up.
Sabbath school interests and institutions
being only second, to perpetuate truth and
our free institutions aud civil and religious
liberty, it was gratifying to see with what
unanimity all denominations united in
making it grand success, beautiful to see
parents aud all their children represented
; there aud all happy.
Rev. Mr.. Charlott, Episcopal minister,
said grace at 6fst table. and Rev. Mr.
Watson. Methodist minister, at the second
table There was very pleasant music and
singing occasionally, Mrs. Steinhour pre-
= siding at the organ. Some forty of the
small children were admitted free, and as
many more larger ones at half price, q
cents, and still they Eetted between $9t
and 800; very good tor these hard times
To try to tame the young ladies aud gen
=. tleuen who did so well on this occasion. il
too big task. They, however. voted
book of poems to the most popular youn,
lady; the votes proved her to be Mis-
Molly Armstrong, and an album to tn
II most popular little miss, the votes sale
4 Miss Addy Whitsitt, and pocket knife t.
the most popular little man, the votes sal,
Master Robby Connolly. The most inter
est in this department was thing the
g look through to see pictures. Itwas vote
!. by large majority to r. FL. Whitsitt
e Though last, still not least, was a delega
tion of the fair young sons and daughters
of Rural, Rock Island county, some min
+. couples, in four horse sleigh, improvise
D. for the occasion, consisting in part of Wal
r nocks Baileys'. Killings. Wrights' &c
g., Ii this is only fit for the waste baskt
you will have to put it there.
GRAND CALF.
Mr.. Whitsitt, of Pre- emption. sold
: Mr.. VIM. Murray, of Mount Joy, SEQ
county, Iowa, on the 9th inst, a ca
er wanting two DAYS of nine months oid.whic
1e weighed on our Fairbauk scales 500 pound,
IS not in high flesh, 1t is fine animal an
ge of extra good pedigree, fit to honor an
in show ring. Price received was 800 net
st Your obedieut servant,
st SUBSCRIBER,