Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-11-03

&C. P. Carpenter, of Lyme, New Hamp-
shire, has been in this vicinity since
June last, and about six weeks of the
time at Brownsville, In the Harris hotel.
He was taken sick at Brownsville remain
ing there about ten days, coming back to
Austin and the Davidson house one week
ago last Saturday. He was under the
medical treatment OF DR.. SQuires-was
not considered dangerously ill by his at
PENDANTS, but last Saturday thought he
was getting better, when about four in
the afternoon he suddenly and quietly
Ipassed away. We understand that Mr..
Carpenter has wife IN New Hampshire.
This man will be remembered by the
Iearly settlers as the driver of n. y.
Walkers stage from West Union, Iowa,
to Austin, about "a years ago, he making
the trip once week.
Three weeks ago last Friday Mrs.
Joseph Adams of this city started for
Omaha to visit sister residing in that
city, anticipating pleasant journey and
delightful visit. Two children accom-
panied her, little boy of ten years, and
Nettie her baby Of twenty months. Two
days after arriving at Omaha the little
daughter was stricken down with scarlet
fever, dying last week Wednesday, Mr..
Adams reaching maha the Friday before.
Mr. and Mrs. Adams arrived home last
Friday, bringing with them instead of the
Laughing, prat,ling baby girl, little cas-
ket, and enclosed, little white face and
folded hands. that they laid away on Fri
day afternoon in lakewood cemetery.
p Sand again this "wednesday
morning has the death angel entered the
home of this already afflicted family, and
the next youngest is taken,a little five year
old boy. Scarlet fever is a dreaded enemy
to the children, and we are hoping that
we shall have no more cases in this city.
The Congregational soclable held at
the residence Of Mr.. F. King was happy
affair. The pleasure Of the occasion was
heightened by the fact that it was also a
celebration of the seventeenth anniver.
sary Of the arrival of Mr.. and Mrs. King in
Austin. Although Mr.. H. W. Page in his
| remarks stated that in the early times of
Austin the people seemed more socia BILE
than in late years. we confess tina: it seems
scarcely credible that any company could
be more affable and sociable than the one
nj Vxy1Ni NJ no 1,,,nN ra1
Of all ages were present at an early hour
and partook of delicious refres hments,
made almost incompatible by Mrs. Kings
coffee with its real bona fide thick cream
After the boards were cleared away, and
the committee, assisted by few tsrdy
arrival and by few from the parlors to
give lessons by example, had made a
sumptuous repast il the dining room, rem.
iniscences of early times were called for
by Rev. c. E. Wright from a few Of
the old settlers.
MIR. King in plain speech told of his
arrival in Austin and his efforts to estab.
lish himself in business He was fol-
lowed by MIR. Decker, who, in ftllcltous
manner, described the "train' which
brought him to Austin. The remarks of
Mr.. Page were interesting, and his allu-
sion to the portrait of the little boy, now
IN the better land, who used to greet the
customers Of Mr.. King in his cunning
manner, was touching, indeed. Mrs.
Sherwood read a short paper which was
prepared for the occasion, and Mrs. Morse
followed with one of her unique little
poems. After hymn, and prayer by Rev.
c. E. Wright, conversation was resumed
by the elder people and games participa-
ted IN by the young people. But amidst
the chatting and flow of social feeling,
we could not forget that only seventeen
years ago, Austin, asiportrayed by the REM
iniscences, was small town out Of which
handsome little city has been made, in
part, by the mind and muscle of the gray
haired people present; and that in seven
teen years more this little sociable will
be spoken Of 8 one of the pleasant events
| in the history Ut the Congregational
church.