Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-05-21
THE HALLyARD LIE ENTERTAIN-

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The HALLvARD LIE ENTERTAIN
MENT.-A fair audience gathered at the
McClelland block Thursday evening to
see and hear the celebrated Norwegian
violinist, Hallvard Lie Mr.. Lie was
dressed in national costume, and played
with skill upon the unique and peculiar
style of violin used in his native
country. He was ably supported by cur
home talent in the persons of Mrs, Cox,
Miss Addie Johnson, Miss Carrie Schwan,
N. B. Solner, G. l. johnson, F. L. Clau-
sen, Johan Void and Martin Clausen,
and their performance, instrumental and
vocal, elected hearty concentrations.
The Austin Circulating Library will
be open to the public, in the basement of
the new court house, next Saturday, May
24th, from to in the afternoon and
from to 9 in the evening, Miss Sarah
Beatty, Librarian. For the present it
will he kept open on Tuesday, Thursday
and Saturday, of each week, afternoon
and evening. A reading room will also
be opened on those days-from to and
to 9 p. m.-and in connection with the
general library, the city, county and
state daily papers. and the leading maya
zines, will be furnished for perusal. The
citizens of the city and county are most
cordially invited to visit the library and
reading room.
The annual meeting of the Congre-
gational Church Ladies Aid Society met
with Mrs. J. r. Webb Monday afternoon.
The officers elected for the ensuing year
are four directresses, viz: Mesdames w.
IT. Vaudeville, J. F. Cock. J. s. Ander-
son and L. s. Willard; treasurer, Miss
Sarah Beatty; secretary, Mrs. D. M.
Thompson. The floral committee are the
Misses Bertha Dlnklemann, Maggie
Wilton, Carrie schwan, Florence Liver.
more, Blanche Engle, Katie Gibson:
Visiting committee Mesdames A. M
tFleck, J. Schwan and John Engle The
ldirectresses of last year furnished the
Isupper for the occasion, and very social
and enjoyable afternoon was spent by
those present. ..... ...0
| Harvey Pratt, of Lyle township
Idied at the home of his daughter, Mrs
r.. M. Duffy, Monday morning. He was
lborn in Southington, Conn, Feb. 81
). | 1901. Moved to Ohio when youne
man, where he married Miss Sybil Moore
May ~, 1841, who survives him. Mr.
Pratt removed to Wisconsin in 1856. HI
came to the town of Lyle 10 years ago
! He leaves five sons and two daughters
| His funeral sermon was preached at En-
lterprise school house Tuesday afternoon
by Rev. w. E. Stanley. from Psalms 37:37
"Mark the perfect man, and behold the
upright for the end of that man j.
lpeace." The funeral service was largely
attended. Mr.. Pratt was held in higl
esteem by all who knew him as Chris
tian gentleman and genial nelghbor.
RELIGIOUS NEws.-Rcv. A. G. Rey
nolds preached in the M: E. church Sun
day morning, and Rev. w. E. Stanley il
. the evening. This arrangement will
doubtless continue through the month Of
! May. 49, ~ .-'
Il Sunday afternoon Rev. w. E. Stanle,
preached in Enterprise school house, ant
was requested to leave another appoint
ment for Sunday, June 1, which he did
Next Sunday the Sunday school will
resume it's sessions under the superin
, tendency Of G. G. Adams.
Next Sunday afternoon. Rev. w. E
Stanley will fill his usual appointment a
8 Towheads. ss>.
Il Under the efficient labors of the Move
County s. s. Association numerous Sun
, day schools are being revived or estab
lished in the county.
"A SURPR1sE.-The Goth birth day O
Mrs. J. T. Sargent was duly remembered
by between seventy and eighty of til,
r neighbors and friends of herself ant
$ family last Friday evening. TIL
cheerful rooms of that pleasan
r home were well filled, and tn,
: evening hours were shortened and mad
a very enjoyable by the large and happ!
e company. A handsome willow rocker
: two pictures in velvet frames, and an ele
J, CANT pair Of gold glasses, were presented
! Ito the much surprised wife, mother and
friend, by o. w. Shaw, in few very an
!. propriate words. Afterwards refresh
ments were served, and of these there wer
enough and to spare. The surprise wa
II perfect, the remarks were interesting, til
: lunch was elegant, especially to a hungr
editor, and the evenings visit an enjoy
y able one to all present; and at a lat
n hour the guests departed, wishing tina
to this home many more birthdays MA
: come.
Mrs. Eliza Mills, widow of Hugh
. Mills, died in Austin, at the home Of he
: daughter, Mrs. Allan Mollison, last wee
n Wednesday, May IA. Mrs. Mills, who's
= maiden name was Orr, was born in Dels
: ware county, New York. Feb. 4, 1910
She was married in the year 1880 to Hug
r. Mills, and came as far west as Iowa i
: 1855. reaching Mower county, Minnesota
!. in 1855. Since that time, she has reside
y near Austin, except when she has live
q with her daughter, Mrs Mollison, i
I Austin. She was the mother Of 13 chi
: dren, of whom are living: Hugh I
= Mills, Mrs. A. Mollison, Mrs. John Mil
i and Mrs. DeForest Blyton. Funeral Sc,
8, vices were held in the Methodist church
le ana the sermon was preached by Rev. "
ID u. Stanley Alarge concourse Of friend
3 and neighbors, both from the countr
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