The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-01-03

visiting relatives here.
CoPP.-Chas Copp, a cousin Of w. W. Tay.
lor, is stopping at the Clifton.
VElrs.--Miss Nellie Vets spent the holiday
week with friends in this city.
| NAsI.--Mr. II. c. Nash has so far recovered
as to be able to be out OF the house again.
SMITH A. T. Smith, of Chicago, champion
of the United States in roller skating, Is at
the Clifton,
CoLBY.-A. b. Coley, agent of the Grace
Hawthorne Co, registered at the Clifton on
last Monday.
BARNEY-Thos J. Barney, of Cedar Rap.
ids, Iowa, has been visiting old friends in OF
tawa this week.
| HAMMoN.-Dr. G. Harmon, Of Chicago,
who had been here for several days, re.
turned home on Monday
MAcKINLAY AID. Mac Kinlay and family
are in Kansas to attend the wedding OF Miss
Belle Gibson to James Milligan, jr., Of this
city
| RICHARDsoN.-Mr. o. J. Richardson, form.
erly Of this city, now resident Of Girard,
| Kansas, has been in town for the past few
days
DU Bols.-The Rev. Mr.. Du Bots, pastor of
the South Ottawa Methodist church, started
for New Orleans last week, to attend the
Worlds Fair.
REDDICK.-A. j. Reddick, Of the La Sale
Dtmocrdt- Press, on Tuesday morning received
the sad news of the death of his aged mother
in Washington City,
| CUsHING.-PrincetOn Republican: Charley
Gushing had slight relapse and says he will
not show his head out of doors again until
that fever is shaken off"
PLUMB.-Hon, Ralph Plumb, congressman
elect, OF Streator, registered ut the Clifton
on Tuesday. He was here attending the
Hennep pin can;l meeting.
GAY.-Mr. Will Gay left for New Orleans
last Tuesday. He will stay there for few
days, and then start for Florida, where he
will remain during the winter.
| HERE.--Mss Carrie Cox, of Pennsylvania,
is the guest of Mrs. NJ. +. Brown, of the first
ward Also Rev. G. Bradford, Of Wyanet,
formerly pastor of the South Ottawa NJ. T..
church.
| G. A. RE, A. Nattnger, Adjutant OF Earl
Post, went to La Sale last evening to install
the officers of the Post there Earl Post is
expecting to have public installation on
| Tuesday evening next
| MC.-Mrs. Anna Mcclellan, daughter Of
Andrew Lynch, Esq, presented her lord with a
charming Xmas gift in the way Of n daugh-
ter 1t is hard to tell which is the happier,
the father or grandfather.
TRAsK R. II. Trask has returned from a
six weeks business trip through northern
and central Illinois. Business he reports, IL
in no better condition than in Ottawa, while
in many localities it il much worse, owing TO
the ravages Of hog cholera.
DR. The y. s. Veterinary Journal, in a lit
tie biography of DR.. W. Sheppard, of this
city, say, which is true, that "few men at the
age of 81 have acquired greater celebrity rs a
veterinary practitioner, and as an authority
on shoeing and diseases of the horses foot"
BuLEY-Mr. and Mrs. John Bailey cele-
bratcd the Goth anniversary of their wedding
on Monday evening last. Quite a number IT
friends, bearing gifts appropriate to the oc.
casion, were present, and one Of the pleasant.
est of evenings was passed. Those who know
these excellent people trust they will live to
see their silver, golden and diamond wedding
days as In the succession Of years they come
around.
SHAw.-Mr A. ". Shaw is the new head
clerk at the Clifton, succeeding Slater Mont.
rose, who goes west. Mr.. Shaw is an old no
Tel clerk, has had charge of u Pennsylvania
railroad diner" on the famous Limited FIX
press" the finest train Of ears and best rail
road service in the world, and thoroughly I'M
dcrstauds the business OF hotel clerk and
manager. The patrons Of this excellent hos
telry will find Mr.. Shaw a most agreeable
man behind the counter and as representative
OF the hospitality Of the house.