The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1883-12-28

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sonss tins d DaEhsats ~ wesk. 49,. "A,
HAinss Of Grind Folks met q rood many
FARMERS q Bathgate on Saturday, and
made selllstnsnt with them for The Eat.
Ieriy maehinsA ..,.Mr. Thompson. Of
Minneapolis looksd In upon the boya
LIT week. he reports collections very
good. ....A good many ofour people have
concluded that ills better to burn wood
than coal. and accordingly the who'd
stoves are soins up again......Mn. TIT.
fany's mother started for Winnipeg o.,
Friday.
CARLlxLE.
The date Of the social to Ike held at Mr..
East.nan's has been changed from the
evening Of January LIT as announced last
week to Jar. .. Agood timo is expected
and all arc invited to attend.
J0LIErrE.
Mr.. q. Woodhoune has gone to Michi.
gan.
John Hurd and Mr.. Bell LOFT for Mea-
ford, Ont.
To all a merry Christmas and a happy
New Year.
NJ. Clark started last week for Napanec,
Ont, where his family resides.
Gcorgc Hunt has also gone to Ontario.
We hear that his GRAND is of rather a
pleasing nature.
Mr.. and Mrs. Assletinc and Miss Storms
are spending this week with friends in
the vicinity of Ernest and Wall,alla.
Madam Rumor says that Ger the old
year l,as departed one more Of our Young
bachelors will have entered into matri-
mony.
There is talk ofge.ting pp teameeting
here. As it will he tlIe. ast held here,
iet NIL lend q helping fnid aud II will
surely be success.
Mr.. F. Davidson and Mr.. and Mrs. a..
Davidson of Winnipeg are spending
Christmas holidays with their sister Mn.
TAFT and other fr,ends.
nRAYrON.
Go and see cousin Tom Perkins" in
McQninn's Hall next Tuesday night. q
Doer AMI bear hunting was all the 90
again Christmas morning without much
succeas.
We still live though our thermometer
registers 81 legrees below zero. Que
young man whose veracity We respect,
claims it WIS II degrees below when ha
got up. No one else appears to have
been ION deck 1T tl,at tin,e.
The announcement ON Christmas dry
that Wallace Brm. had sold out their
general store business to Alessrs. s. F..
and A. III. johnson, created great sur.
prise Throughout the whole community.
their interests having been SO CLOSELY
identified with tI,use Of the. town from
the first. The Messrs. Johnson Bros.
will take charge OH Jan. !, and we hesrti-
ly wish them u very prosperous business
career.
The Drayton Entertainment Company
have prepared something new in the line
Of entertainments for New Years night
in McGuinn's Hall. The program con-
sists Of instrumental music, choruses.
readings, &c. Tie Temperance drama
Saved by u Drean." and the laughable
eo,nedictta Too Mucl, OF IL Good Thing, !"
are alone worth tic admission fec.
Proceeds arc for the Temperance Lodge.
All SHOULD lc present.
A large company assembled in the NJ.
+. church, Wednesday, evening to listen
tn tine lecture OH Egyptian Life Ivy Rev.
james W.n!nef. We are unable to give
"a full report, hut Mr.. Woolner held the
closest attention Of Ills hearers as lie 80
clearly and earnestly portrayed sone Of
the lnanncrs and customs o. the followers
Of Mol.anlet. After the lecture collec-
ton "f thirty dollars was asked for to
complete the amount Of interest due on
churcl, debt. The full amount WIS
quickly and c!,eeifully subscribed.
The Christmas tree entertainment in
the cl,urcl, Tuesday night was the
grandest success Of the season. The
churcl, was crowded to it's utmost c,paci-
ty, between 800 and 4lO being present.
Time and space will not permit lengthy
report Of the program, but it was well
carried out to the end. The scholars
performed their parts in satisfactory
manner, and Santa Claus brought down
the house with his oil time appearance
and good nature. The tree was laden
heavily will, presents and when illumi-
mated by Santa Claus presented 1, brilliant
spectacle. II. P. Cooper's address was
one oftllc most pleasant features of the
evening and everybody was please.l
with his gopl advice to tho children and
happy illustrations. Rev. Almon
Healy's few remarks were rs usual vel
received, and some of his hits brought
down the house. Rev. Mr.. Woolncr, as
chairman, performed his duties adm,r:,-
lily, and his comments were To the point
and well put. The whole audience went
home happy and the TREASURY was re.
plcnislied To the extent Of $40.
lI.!MiLrOS.
Mrs. Il. r. Brown, who lives n short
distance from Hamilton, was relieved Of
tiir.y-iiye chickens, tw" pigs, one turkey
AMI some harness one night last week,
by some fienl who wants u term nj