The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1883-07-13

own pocket. Every one was well pleased
with the day and nights enjoyment ant
went home tired but happy. The com
mittee were Mr.. Edmund Harvey, foo
manager; Mr.. Robert Cobourn, financial
manager; Mr.. Daniel Campbell, caller.
DRAYTON.
R. d. Richardson is putting up dwell
ing house OH River range-to
The wife of T. n. Henry, Of son, OF
June q. Mother and child, doing we'll
Mr.. Thorpe and family have moved
into their new house OH Milkurn street
Mrs. ]. I. johnson, of Emerson, i.
spending few weeks ut Mr.. $. kerfoot's
Messrs. l.. W. Golf and W. II. McBail
made trip to the county scat On Mon
day.
Building continues. The latest-A. W.
McCrea is adding substantial addition
to mis- house.
G. 4. McCrea has built handsome
and roony Office adjoining his hardware
store.
S. F. Kerfoot, who has been attending
lIalnline University, near st. Paul, il
home for vacation.
S. r. Smith has gone East to Long
Island, n. Y, to get u fresh stock OF
goods or furnish his new house. Query,
which, /?
Z. Z. lla:rca has been trimming the
youth in our public school for the past
few days, during the Temporary absence
of I. n. Henry, the principal.
Still the steamers are bringing heavy
cargoes Of freight to Drayton. The Sci
kirk OIL her last trip brought car load OF
flour for Wallace Bros.
Mr.. E. Southland 10 improving. the ap-
pcarance Of Wallace Bros. store by coat
Of paint in handsome colors.
The Good Templars are now fully or
sanized, with q membership of over
thirty. 1t il thought that the numbers
will soon be doubled.
Mr.. A. Irish and H. Tabor, of ST..
Thomas, with their wives, spent day in
town this week and captured about 200
If our Red River fish. Come again.
II. Mason has opened butcher shop
next door to ID. Gral,aln's hotel. He is
much felt want and we wish
him success.
The NJ. +. Church is rejoiced again,
iaving a regular pastor. and Rev. H. p.
Cooper breaches thoughtful, stirring SER
mons to large, attentive congregations.
Rev. G. A. MacNamara of st. Thomas,
will deliver lecture on India in the NJ.
E. Church here next Tuesday evening,
he 18th inst. We pespsak a large and
Interested audience.
c. Swinford, of Winnipeg, took in our
own on Monday, and was high in his
praises of our town Ind the adjoining
country. He says there is nothing in
that comes up to it.
We have a No. / base ball club in this
own. We would like to see our boys at
play with the best clubs in Pembina,
Walsh or Grand Forks counties. Grafton
nay Play game with them in few
lays.
At least two different parties have sig.
lified their intention to build a mill at
his place, and We hope it will not be
ong till the loss our town has sustained
" fire will he fully repaired by the cree
ion of a grist mill second to none in the
county.
. A partial report of the celebration of
he Fourth was given last week. 1t was
memorable day in the history of our
own. Never was 50 large or 50 inter-
'sted crowd seen in our streets. From
he salute at sunrise until the display of
fireworks at night, everything was a
uccess. The foot races ana other games
ttracted large crowds. The Tug of War,
he Old Mems Race and the Bun Feed
'eing especially applauded. The base
'all match was very evenly contested,
esulting in the Blue Stockings defeat
ng the Red Stockings by two runs.
The young ladies deserved and received
reat praise'for their share in the days
njoyment. They had an excellent sup
yer preparedin the vestty Of the M. i.
;hurch, where they took in $75, aud at
he lemonade and ice cream stands 900.
they propose to apply the profits Of the
lay, about 500, to painting the church,
md buying bell.