The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-09-19
From Marseilles.
MARsErLLEs, H., Sept. l., 3;

MARsErLLEs, H., Sept. l., 50.
Aonzo T. Adams leaves this afternoon for
Champaign, where he will take course of
mechanical engineering in the University of
Illinois. His many friends, by whom his
departure is regretted, wish him success.
Miss Maude Wells returned from New
York on Saturday last, where she spent her
vacation.
Quite number were out to the sOciable ut
Mrs Howard Nelson's last night, and all
had pleasant time.
We are to have n new meat market, with
John Mower as proprietor.
A goodly number went out to the festival
at Bosworth's last evening, and a general
good time is reported.
Miss Mary Cowles departed Wednesday
morning for the city, to take course in the
University of Chicago
Mrs. II. X. Adams returned from her re-
cent visit to Sandwich Tuesday last.
The A. O. U. W. have purchased the Hide
brand (brick) building, at the head of Main
street, which is being remodeled to suit
their convenience,
Rev. a. Monroe returned from his vaca-
ton last week, and on Sunday evening gave
a very interesting talk telling how he had
spent his Sunday afternoons.
The convention of the W. c. Il. L. of La
Sale Co. will be held at the Congregational
church Tuesday and Wednesday Of the com,
ing week.
1t seems as though during the past few
months the young people Of Marseilles have
had one pleasure follow another in pretty
close order, each Of which was perfect sue
cess, so far as enjoyment and genuine fun is
concerned, and last but not least was the
picnic Of the senior class of the Bluff school
last Monday. On the morning of the ap-
pointed day the sun came out in all its
glory, and a sunny smile spread over all ma
ture bespeaking hearty welcome. When
the members of different trades and profess
sions were vending their way through the
streets to the places of their respective du-
ties, this happy party could be seen moving
slowly in a northeasterly direction, to the
beaut iful dales about two miles from the
city. After they had reached their destina-
ton they partook for few moments of the
greatest of all this worlds blessings-rest.
Anyone who has the use of q brain that is
always on the go, like student in high
school, will find that nothing so lulls it into
thO hoiy Shih VI u pS"SSiul hSeSo-
snry at occasional intervals to robust mental
health-as a days pleasure in one of the fin
est glens in humanity's reach 1t happened
that one of the party was a sportsman, and
after spending several hours shooting at
chicken hawks and wood peckers, he came
back, cast longing glance at dinner bas-
ket and sighed. The ladies Immediately
|'tumbled," and spread out the table in royal
style 1t was not long before the melodious
voice of one of the females called us to din
ner, and we sat down and ate as man never
ate before, but the scientific hunter beat the
record. With one hand full of chocolate
cake, n dozen pickles in the other, two or
three pounds Of cheese in his mouth, he
tried with his elbow to speak for a piece of
pie After they had filled his long felt
want they spent the remainder of the day
by amusing themselves in every way posi-
BILE. When the days pleasures were over
and the time for returning had arrived. they
boarded lumber wagon and made break
for the city in quietude but the silence was
broken occasionally by the forsaken voice of
the sportsman, crying: "Oh that those bas-
kets were full again" However, it was not
long before they reached the city and dump
ed him out at his home, where, we naturally
suppose, he emptied the cupboard. II you
are ever in want ofa genuine happy time,
attend class picnic. ALBA.