Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-03-24
LINDEN LOCALS.

John and Samuel Mellor, after an
absence of about twenty-five years
in the west, re-appeared at their old
home on Saturday last. They are
visiting their brother, Mr.. Thomas
Mellor, of this place. Fortune has
dealt most bountifully with them
since leaving Linden. Samuel is a
well-to-do miller, and John is q
banker at Central City, Colorado.
On Friday night very pl, asant
social gathering assembled at the
residence of Mr.. VIM. Thomas. All
present exerted themselves to make
the occasion an enjoyable one and
succeeded to the fullest extent. The
chief feature of the entertainment
was excellent vocal and instrumental
music, the performers being the
Misses Carrie Hammill, Edith Was
ley, Hattie Frederichs and Mrs.
Luke.
The school in district No. Z, Miss
Geneva Coates, teacher, closed its
winter term on Friday last.
Mr.. w. ]. Goldsworthy, who has
been in Delaware county, Iowa, for
about three years, returned to Lin
den last week. Many friends are
pleased to see him once more at the
home of his boyhood.
Mr. Fred Phillips. of Linden, re-
turned last week from a trip TIN ough
Iowa.
Mr.. James Tamblyn returned
from Leadville, COL, on Thursday
night. Jimmy looks as if Colorado
life agreed with him.
At the residence of Mr.. Capped
on Thursday night of last week, a
| very pleasant party met for the pur.
pose of observing in a becoming
| manner the christening of the
youngest member of the household
Uncle Robert Vial performed the
ceremony and gave the name, Mary
Florence Miriam SimonS. The fol
lowing ladies and gentlemen were
present:
Mrs. L. G. Ingram Mrs. 7. Kittoe, Misses Hat
| tie Rolling, Mary Vial, and Nina Wicks, Mrs
| Capped, Mrs. Simons and MessrS. John kittoe
| Charles Capped, Earnest Capped, Elisha TIC
| dinnick Henry Adams, John Capped and las
| but not least, James Vial.
The following letter, was addressed
to a distinguished citizen of Linden
| in care of our correspondent at that
place:
RosITA. Custer Co. Col, March, 18th, 1SS9.-
" Resting Club and English Historical Society.
Sir:-Allow me, an absent member of the honor
able society of which you are the honored pre-
siding head TO present TO you, and through yon L
| the members of the society, copy of the Life o
George the Fourth, by Fitzgerald. am satisfied
that no society in America claims 10 be as wei
posted in English history as the aforesaid club
and as a member of said Club, read everything
| pertaining To English history obtainable in this
section of this blasted country, and strange
though II may seem TO you, l lind few points
within the covers of this work that you have
| never posted the rank and file" of the club on
am conscious that you are perfectly familiar
with all, as that wonderful storehouse of the
brain which we call memory, in your case is
filled to overlooking with every jot and title
of English history, from the Days when the
bold Roman first landed on the fair shores and
met the naughty Briton and his queen, down "a
the present time" But l would suggest the
reading of a chapter or two of this valuable
work, at the regular meeting of the club,
at your respective places of meeting at H. X II. s,
or Harriss shop, or the Postof1ice. The ensuing
comments and debates between yourself and
Uncle Job, with stray thought from the Districl
Atty when present, Jas. Hicks, John Batten and
Others will be instructive to the usual listeners
as it is ediyng yourselves. am led TO the con
elusion, after mature reflection and calm delib-
Grafton, since reading this work, and write
without any attempt at hattering your honor,
that the Grown of England" would have had
an ADLER defender, would have rested on uobler
head than that of George the Third or Fourth
had it been placed upon the head of our venera-
BILE, virtuous honorable presinent, and l also
believe that Pitts and Fox'S equals could be
readily selected from our membership. Hoping
to learn that the Society, whose objects and aim
Resting and Talking" are now SO popular, may
never lose its founder until English history is
familiar to the people at large as it is to your
honorable self, / remain, yours in health,
GEORGE kISLINGBURE.
T. S.-The second volume l will send by the
first of May. Hope Uncle Job is reinstated,
u, n