The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-03-15
Rural Happenings.

DAYTON, March t3.-Wc derive considerable
= enjoyment here from reading the corrcspon
. dcncc from ncighborhing town., and have nj
ways thought it an interesting part ofthc coun
X " newspaper; and such items a. may IN OuI
humble Judgment toe of interest 10 your read
ers, we will Try 10 send from here from time II
time.
The ice has moved out Of the river Boating
will soon be all the rage" The river Is slow
'ly falling and will soon be iordabc. Thi,
beautiful spring weather seems such a rclici
from the cold cold winter Roads arc getting
quite dry.
The Literary is IN good running order and
HAVING good success The exercises show care
in their preparation and talent III their dcliv.
cry The library Of the society, containing
lover "A hundred volumes of choice reading. is
"A great benefit to the town. Much interest is
taken in it and beneficial results We have no
doubt will proceed from its use.
Harry, jos, and james Green arrived home
on the lst from Aurora, where they have been
attending school during the winter The boys
look fine "IIash' seems to agree with them.
Rev sophie Glib breaches in this place cy.
cry two weeks, Her next appointment is sun.
! day evening, March 10.
Rev. c. Barnes, Congregational minister at
Ottawa, delivered discourse here last Thurs.
Iday evening, He has a regular appointment
once in tour week..
our school maaai, Mi Frank Mott, VIII
give an exhibition Saturday evening, March
I22 Miss VI We understand, closes her labors
here with the winter term. She has taught our
school quite successfully during her soiourn
here Of about three years, and now feels she
needs rest from her laborS Mr. Chas f.
Howard will teach the summer school
4 number Of our young folks visited your
city Tuesday evening To- witness the perform
ancc of "Fanchon.' They all seemed well
pleased, and especially spoke highly OF Miss
| Kate Smiths acting.
! The social party at the hall week before last
was quite IN enjoyable affair The young
folks seem to have gone with the intention of
having good time, and We think they were
not disappointed. Another in The near future
! Is talked Of Prof Sweet who furnishes the
music, says he is the happlcst man IN Plano.
! On. Il. It's boy
The Literary at their last meeting appointed
a committee to make arrangements for an en-.
tcrtainmcni the proceeds Of which will be dc.
voted 10 the pu,yha,r uf ali organ The tenn
pcrancc and moral drama "IhIcc GLASSES 4
Day; or The Broken lomc,' i, in rehearsal
Nh Basil Green has the contract Of filling
in the deep ravine south Of Town
BY the great firing OF Guns and general con.
fusion taking place al ihc time Of writing, We
should Judge II battle was taking place at Wed
ron. \ "Chiyarcc,' We suppose.
Fishing" day, are not far of. DC.
SENECA. March l3-Arc The signs" OF an
early spring 10 prove dcusiyr: We trust not !
Already, our heart, iaNc been yladdcned by /
the sight 0i robins, and wc have listened de- !
llghtcdly f. th'ir chiyri"g COR as yet ;hCJ- !
are scarcely confident enough to MARBLE whole |
songs. We have thrown wide open our doors |
and Windows, that we might enjoy the soft |
south wind-and We have brought out SIN.
bonHst1 from their Winter quarters. Ncry::soon
we expect certain inevitable epidemic pcCu-
liar 10 good house wives at this time Of the !
year, viii break out and ii being very con,
laglous, none may hope 10 escape, \ Sudden
spell OF cold may check it for "a whlc-but
when it is worried through" We are safe IN
saying, "Blcssings follow in It's train"
Wciudgc that business prospects are lmprov.
ing "A, the warehouse men are busy in prepar
ing tor The spring trade, and or streets present
lively appearance
The Temperance meeting last Sunday after.
noon was well attended Mrs Chppcrticld
made AN excellent Understanding new for
her, b. The way, for he has done The same on
several other occasions, since her residence
among u7. The second meeting of the ladies
White Ribbon and thciuNcnilcs' Blue Ribbon
clubs was held on last Tuesday evening In our
last letter, we forgot 10 mention that at our first
meeting, letter oi congratulation aud kindly
wishes from Mr. Glib of Sheridan, had been
received and read 10 the club by our secretary
We cNpr,t 40 H,nu Il tc,uI Ciaucr ndos- meeting
about the il-t on the month A. vet, can not
say who The speaker, viii be- We don I know
Just the object Of the gC0ti,iaea who attended
on Tuesday evening pe,b0pS it was to learn
something from our mode OF procedure yosSi.
bin to critCi>c it, but he that rs it may, we are
satisfied that they were greatly interested, and
We are encouraged. our young folks had
very good meeting, but having been late, can
not report concerning them. Mr. Transcau is
their presidents and Miss Grace GrlsWOld the
secretary.
As the time Of election draws near, 1t Is to be
hoped that every man who has an interest i'm
the temperance Catis2, Will feel it his bOundcn
duty to vote against The traffic that is making
such sad h"yoc of hearts and homes in our
midst II is only necessary to think of the un.
fortunate Smith lulcly found frozen in our
town and of his still more unfortunate family
To arouse the energies Of earnest men and wo.
men to do all in Their power 10 crush The moa.
StCr. .
We have encouraging news from Manllus
Our pastor has been holding a protructcl meet.
'"S l"''' 'ir'' N''hN, "'' i'poIlS HoouiS
number Of conversions among people well ad
vanccd in life
Nr. ana Mrs. VIM. Irwin returned on We'd.
ncsday, from Kansas, where they had been Wis.
Ting their son james ON tine same ,iily Mir
AIphcur Rodgers started for biz new home in
lOwa--thc name Of the town we do not know
HIS tamil, viii remain mctc ion a time. wei,
shat! ho orr g. have 'a"n leave, but we hope
lhcy may hud the ucw home "a, pleasant rs the
old
MLNuolN, March l3dl, l>7g-Thc farmers
IN tins vicinity are busy at their work and
quite number have already hai,hcI SEWN.
wheat
quite .al shooting affair took place A,,c
La, ",,n. "r,,,a po,,,r, john Hyi,ol, ,i.o,
and kilicl InuI4,. iliyy, bat not before he
wa, terribly beaten By Price. Dr Petit. the