Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-09-11

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OF j. t.. Lynn and Commissioner Sulli-
van at church last Sunday; the boys be-
haved first rate, and seemed quite
pleased with their chromos. Some
think the preachers We're d little par
tial.
Johnny Miller has been quite sick for
q few days; it is thought to be an' at
lection pf the heart.
q ayalualle tree claim for the Theelar
boys this week Thomas gets 6here
every time.
e. LIFELINE has moved his residence
from tl g center Of his farm to the sec
ton line, which makes it look a Little |
more pciable, and we are sure will be
much Elore convenient.
Prof. HuntleY goes to Sioux Falls |
this week. His wife fills his appoint
ment Turing his absence.
Ch$s. iSugier has information con
Eeernihg railroad matters in jerault Co. |
fMhi9l he utterly refuses to disclose at
thy present time. We would suggest |
paclIgg him On the erack.
~ u ~ faer an absence OF folle weeks Mrs.
Crow is at home for u few days with
her little boy, Freddie, who is being
treated for bone erysipelas by DR.. Lei
Der of Belford, Aurora Co., and is said
to be rapidly recovering.
Mr. Tryon was very agreeably sur
prised by a visit from his brother from
Massachusetts recently; we understand
he has we'll earned reputation us a
great criminal lawyer. He expressed
himself well pleased with Dakota
The three days meeting appointed at
Mr.. Tryon's barn last week was Il de-
clded success all things considered, al
though the weather was very unfavor
able yet three services were held day
right along. Sunday morning, loye
feast and preaching by Prof. Huntley
followed by sacrament of the Lords
supper (which over fifty commmuned.
After dinner, Sabbath school conduct
ed by NJ. d. Crow. We counted 38 IN
Prof. Huntley's class, 2S in Mrs. Try
on's, Is in Mrs. Crows and 10 in Mrs.
SoWerWine's, besides a large number
who were spectators. We understand
there are three Sunday schools in this
(Pleasant) township in good running
order with an average attendance OF
! about 40; three school houses IN which
schools have been taught this summer,
and two more in process of erection
which speaks we'll for the moral and
intellectual taste of the people, and we
doubt very much if any other town
ship in the county can show so good a
record, and we almost forgot to men
tiOn that there is preaching in some Of
these school houses every Sunday.
! ALIEN.
Miss Ida Martin Will teach the fall
term of school at the Cady school
house
Miss Emma Major has a neat little
house On her claim.
, Miss Dixon will teach this fall at the
Moore school house.
J. B. Neal will soon navigate in d
new buggy. Then we expect a ride.
Mrs. n. +. Williams leaves for Shell
don Iowa, shortly, for brief visit
Norris looks disconsolate.
: The soclable given at Asa Hodgsons S
Sept. 3, was a success considering the
weather; receipts, S1.35.
Judge Converse is building an excel
lent house. w. L. Holden is doing the
carpenter work.
, V. Converse is building stone barn
: we understand.
} Peter VanSlyke, Jr., met with, a ser.
ious accident, Aug. 80. His horses
while fighting flies, struck him with
the wagon tongue, causing severe in.
ternal injuries.
The Sunday schools, at the Day anG
Converse school houses, are progress
ing finely.
] The rains kept most of our citizens
from attending the protracted meeting
held this side OF Lyndale, last Sunday
It doubtless would have been of great
benefit to some of us--if not all.
Mr.. John Frost, of Manitoba, callet
recently and left us the compliment
OF the season.
4 Dull and gloomy is the day
So the dreamy poets say:
And yet without the muses. skill
\ know It's so, because Ills still. ;.
: All that hear DER the wide, wide plain
Are the tired drops of the falling rain
: Pattering on the window pane.
3 Yet there's q sound long to hear
J. A manly foOtsiep drawing near,
> And d voice to whisper "Come my pet
TO the minister, we'll git up and get.
n i u II #
But ALL hear DER the wide, wide plain
Are the tired drops OF the falling rain.
: OLD MAID.