Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-04-02
THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY.-HoW

-IHE ATLANTIC MONTHLY.-HoW
those who turn the freshly cut pages of a
new magazine look with hope and desire
to the enjoyment of the intellectual feast
before them None such will be disap-
pointed in the atlantic Monthly for April,
1884. To those who need solid diet, the
articles on Presidential Nominations, :"
'"The Red Sunsets" EN- Province" and
"Gen Beauregard," are furnished, while
for those who like lighter regimen, "A
Roman Singer" 1.-The Return of Ma
tive" Madame De Longueville," poetry
and anecdote give pleasure and profit
combined. From the first page to the
last all is satisfactory, and in its devotion
to literature. art, science and politics the
Atlantic Monthly is unrivalled. Publish
ed inBoston, by Houghton Mifflin & Co.
Yearly subscription 81
Come to the Baptist church next
Friday evening at half-past seven o'clock
and be amused by the program given
below. After the exercises, which may
be enjoyed by young and old for the
small consideration of fifteen cents per
head, an opportunity will be given to
buy number of useful and pretty arti-
Giles, such as penwipers, holders, aprons,
sweeping caps, etc. These will be offered
at such very reasonable rates, that to
look at them will be to purchase. Don't
forget the time nor date, next Friday
evening, at half-past seven
PROGRAM.
PARTI.
| 4. Quartette-Little Jack Homer
J. Misses johnson, Culver, Jacobs, Crandall
IL. Tableaux and Recitation-Little Jack Horner:
| 3. Duet-Misses Culver and johnson.
4. Recitation Change-Charlotte Sherwood.
| 5. Solo-Addie johnson.
g.. Reading-Zoccery-Re Culver.
z. Recitation and song-Story of the Grasshopper
| Ida Smith and Quartette
| PART II.
Miss Culver, ACCOMPANIED by Simple Simon,
Boy Blue, Mary, the Lamb, the Old Woman,
the Hen, the Bachelor, the Bride, Tom the
Ppcr's Son.
golden WEDD1Ne.-Monday, March
81, Mr.. and Mrs. John Lightly of Oak
land, celebrated their iftieth wedding
anniversary at the home of their daughter,
Mrs. VIM. Pilgrim, four miles west OF
Austin. At an early hour large com
pany Of their children with their families
assembled and spent the day in social in
tercourse. At 3 o'clock all present sat
down to bountiful and elegant dinner,
and did ample justice to the feast spread
before them. After the dinner Rev. w.
E. Stanley of Austin, in behalf Of the
children and grandchildren, presented, in
an appropriate speech, to the venerable
couple, first rocking chair and lounge
and then $500 IN gold. These tokens OF
loving and generous appreciation on the
part of their children deeply moved the re.
cepients.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lightly were married in
Evans, Erie county, New York, and in
middle life moved to Wisconsin,, and
after few years residence there, came tt
Minnesota in 1851. They have had Il
children, 8 sons and 5 daughters of whom
10 are still living, 6 sons and daughters
II of these are we'll known in this vicinity
and were present at the.celebration; Joh1
Lightly Jr., Henry w. Lightly, Thomai
Lightly, Mrs. VIM. Pilgrim, Mrs. Marie
Ogden, Mrs. Weseman, and Mrs. Dlslin
Three sons are in Colorado: William
James and Frank. Mr.. and Mrs. Lightly
have IS grandchildren. most of whom
were present. --- zs.
These rare and impressive golden ami
versary days which occur so infrequently
in this world of change and separation
are special manifestations Of divine favol
upon those, who living vlrtuously ani
toiling industriously, have conferred upo1
them length Of days and many gratifying
/ tokens of merited esteem and affection