The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-01-22
Rural Happenings.

DAYTON, Jan. 10, lSS1.-The merry Jingle
,f"ye sleigh bell" is heard all over the lana
sNe,ching is all the rage at present
Mr.. George w. Green started for spring
6eld, ILL.,, last Monday to attend the Tie Man
rfac,prers, convention which holds its SEES
sion in that city this week,
Miss Cora Dunavan came up from Ottawa
NJ attend the concert and spent Saturday
among relatives anc friends
The c., b. e q. ple-driver is at work TINS
week on the bridge over the wagon road Inc
bridge has been quite "shaky" for some time
Mr.. Silas Williams and family, OF Quincy
Ill. formerly of this place, was visiting Ola
friends and relatives in Dayton last week
Mr.. w. has been in the employ OF the o. b.
6ORR. Co. as engineer for about fourteen
wears. His old friends gave him cordial
welcome and were sorry to have him leave so
soon. He departed on Saturday for Dwight
ILL.,, to visit his brother Jared.
The Literary Society will hold ITS next
meeting at the school house on Saturday eve
nlng.
Mr.. William llolton returned from Braid
wood last Monday.
An oyster supper and pound soclab!e VIII
ne held n, the hotel on Friday evening.
OCCASIONAL.
DAYTON Jan. Il, lsSl.-Our people have
seldom been treated to anything so enjoyable
as the concert given on last Friday evening,
under the management of our young professor
and lownsman, Chas. Green, who is making
0uite a success as instructor, both in vocal
and instrumental culture. His wide.awake
energetic style is calculated to enthuse any
one with particle of music in his SOUL into
and also to arouse the spark that has long
sumbered, as shown by the mastery effort
given BY o. W. on Saturday evening alter
Being awakened into new life by the music OF
the previous evening, which brought forth
such a burst of applause by the Unity Club
who were assembled at his residence enjoying
one of their pleasant evenings.
The class opened the concert by beautiful
greeting song and showed their teachers
thorough drill by their time and harmony,
after which the Harmony Quartette Of Ottawa,
composed of welknown singers, sang beau.
iiful welcome. Then the class gave US more
stirring music, interspersed with fine selec-
lions IN quarteites, duets and solos by the
Harmony Quartette, which called forth rounds
OF applause from a wellflled house, exhibit
ing their appreciation in way that left MOI
doubt that they not only wanted another op-
portunIty to come again, but to induce many
others to come out and enjoy pleasant eve
ming, IA well as to encourage a love for music.
And last but not least must mention the
ri0lm and cello accompaniment by amateurs
having only taken mold Of the bow within a.
few months past We predict a musical flu
,ure for them ONE VINO WAS PRESENT.
opnlR, Jan Is, lSSl.-Those window panes
in the Homer Baptist church have been re.
placed by new ones
The Troy Grove MasOns held their Installa-
aon exercises on Thursday evening. The iol.
lowing officers were installed +. Meinhard,
". NJ; Jno. Willshay, $. w; Billy Wixom,
Jr. j. W, IIelgcr, S. d.; Fred. Zorn, j. d., /;
Ed wilkins, Sec; {. Kraussc, Treas; j. Pet
ers, Tyler.
The Young Mems dance in the Waltham
Hall was Il success in every particular. Guests
we're present from La Sale and Utica.
Bobsleighlng is now the order OF the day.
ice making Is done, and the Ice men now
smile and play pool.
Davy Wylio still suffers with the measles.
Ditto Mr. Cruickshanks.
Geo. Mcintosh has returned to GoOdland,
find Ditto Alex and David Stevenson.
Billy Cclinour now sparks the belle of Wal
than Belle Carr looks NJ natural as ever
since her Joliet visit.
Writing school twice week in No g. Also
spelling school every Thursday,
Alex Wyhe has returned from Painfleld.
Mr.. Bowman's concert was not largely at
tended, owing to the severe cold weather.
Jno. Willshay will improve his buildings
MS soon as the weather will permit.
The scribe of the Mendoza Bulletin got on
his ear at Pedro lately.
Diptheia is almost gone. Measles take the
rake pEDRO