The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-01-04
from Seneca.
SENECA, New Years Eve, IL.

SENECA, New Years Eve, 1878.
Smoothly adown the tide OF time glide the
hours of the diving year, which 80 long com.
panion of our way shakes hands and leaves us
here" |, is tit season inr retrospect and rs we
glance own the vista al the year just depart
ng, all the wears OF our life seem To rise and
pass lcio;c our mental vision To them We
can give but II moments notice, while rs
claims more. We see all our thoughts at the
time at il, dawning, remember some good
resolution, then made, and deeply rcgre, that
they Wrrc not better kept. We look oulfide
of our own personal experience and think OF
the circle q! friends whom We hold dear. Death
h Is no, entered and borne away form Us any
loved one and We rejoice. But we know there
are tlarkcncd homes, and hearts bowed down
with grief at this time, while very many
chase the hours with flying feet" So it Is
the world over, sadness and mirth, perhaps
side hy side, each ohliviOus of the other.
II circumstances permitted, we would gladly
make one Of Emma Abbol's audience in Otta-
wa, ON Friday evening. We remember at
T..
years ago. but we had no idea that Emma was
IN embryo prma donna, Could we have
caught even glimpse OF the brilliant future
awaiting the little maiden her father would
have commanded our unboundcd reverence
as due 10 The father of II genius As II was,
our teacher often found it hard to command
even our attention
On next Monday evening the justly ccle.
hra,ed Hutchinson family will sing in Under.
hills Hall They need hut little mention
having been bcforc the public so long, and
constantly adding to the laurcls already won
! The concert is for the benefit of the NJ l.
church, and the low price Of administering
cents, and 10 cents extra for reserved seats
will enable all lovers of music to hear them
1t is a rare opportunity in this place, and il
the fine scghing continues, we expect to see
many of the young folks from the suburbs "
/ Jan. 9, 20, M--Wc have greeted the new
although not after the fashion of ouI
young days--and are ready to enjoy (D all il
may have in store for Us.
We learn that the sociablc AT Mr.. Raymond's
on last Tuesday evening was well attended
and greatly enjoyed There were Games, cha
racs. &c, gotten up by Il committee, who pre-
pared IL programmes and we think that under
the new regime church s0ciablcs will prove
unus ualIy attractive. Our pastor and his wife
will help to make them SO. They are both
Jealous workers in the vineyard" and il
property appreciated and upheld by their pc,
pie, We shall sec II great amount OF good &C
con. pishcd here. Alrdady there is an increase
/ of attendance, and growing interest in the
Sunday school, winch We account good
omen. We Understand series of meetings is
to be held as soon as practicable.
We believe there's much good cheer in
youthful age" for the lads and lassies that
have followed "bob-slcds" all week have been
supremacy happy. Occasionally they have
met II man "who never was boy" Their
sport, however, will receive check fora lite
boy--son of one Of Smith Bros.-had his leg
broken yesterday by the upse,ting of an ice
wagon.
BY the way, our prospect for ice next sum
mer is good, A train of teams are kept busy,
and the icehouses are rapidly filling.
| The fair tor the benei, of ST. Patrick s
church, which opened in Crotty's hall week
ago today will close thi, evening with Il
dance. We have heard but little of its pro.
gress, but We judge the sale of numbers" will
be large, although more than u hundred were
sold for last nights dance.
Cold is mo name" tor the weather since II
last night. Una.