Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1886-06-09

MARRIED. In Leroy, Mimi. June
| Q, at the residence of the brides parents,
by Rev. W. E. Stanley of Austin. Chas.
Fl. Weber of Taopi, and Miss Carrie NJ.
Hayes. Mrs. Weber, nee Hayes, eldest
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wentworth
Hayes, was one of the most popular and
estimable young ladies of Leroy, and her
marriage was the social event of the sea-
son. The ceremony was witnessed by a
large company Of invited guests, and fol-
lowed by bountiful refreshments, after
which the young couple started on their
bridal trip The presents were valuable
and numerous.
AN OLD REL1c.-Mr. F. King of this
city has shown US an old letter. 112 years
old. which has been handed down to him
from his father The letter has very
ancient look, is dated at Westfield, Conn q,
Jan. II, l774, was folded and sealed with
the old-fashioned waters, envelopes being
unknown IN those days. It is addressed
to "Rcv. Benjamin Lord, Norwich,
Conn" The photography seems to US a
little out of joint, but it may have been
all right for those days. the handwriting is
PLAIN, the spelling good, and the letter is
punctuated with care. The ink must
have been of an extra good quslity, as it
is still bright and clear.
The trustees of the Cemetery Associ-
alton have been to the expense of clear
ing off all the lots and avenues in Oak
wood Cemetery of old grass, weeds, brush,
&C., and are putting the fences in order
and painting the one in front. Now, it
becomes the duty of lot-owners to beau
tify their lots. and keep them in order.
The grass on every lot should be kept
down. and 1t is the duty and should be
the pleasure of lot owners to do this.
The Association has no right to use funds
for this purpose. They have however,
the right to do this work and assess the
expenses to the lots, which will have to
be done. if the lot -owners do not do the
work themselves.
The Synod of the Iowa and Southern
Minnesota division Of the Norwegian Lu-
theran church will hold It's annual meet
ing IN the city Of Austin, commencing
June 25th, and lasting until July 1st. This
will be large convention, covering, as
it does, the entire state of Iowa, and the
southern portion of Minnesota. tits also
the strongest division of the Lutheran
church. Bishop Koren of DEBORAH, will
preside. There will be from 1870 to $50
ministers and lay delegates present, in.
Guiding visitors from Dakota, Nebraska,
Texas and California. Austin was Sc
lected as the place of meeting on account
of its central location, and Its commodi-
Gus hotel accommodations. The meet
ings will be held in court house hail.
Enthusiastically night, about 10
o'clock, the residence of Jas. II. Kinney,
situated on north side of Bridge street.
in the Sd ward, was entirely consumed
by fire. Origin of fire not known. Mr..
Kinney is a car-repairer of the c. NJ.
g. St. P. r. R., and is at work in Iowa.
Mrs. Kinney, with two little girls, were
attending the entertainment. at the opera
house, while Frank and the oldest
daughter were at home. 1t is said most
all of the furniture and family clothing
was burned, besides $40 IN cash which
was in the house at that time. However,
the loss is supposed to be covered by in
surance, as the house was but one story,
and there was an insurance of $1,000 on
building and household goods in the
National of Milwaukee.
Hon. Evan Morgan. of Moscow.
Freeborn county. died last Friday, June
18th. He was born in South Wales in
1905. Emigrated to this country in 1888,
and made his home in Western Reserve,
Ohio. In 1915, he removed to Evansville,
Wis.,, and finally to Moscow in 1856. Mr..
Morgan was a man of marked intel
ligence. and great excellence of charac-
ter, and highly esteemed by his fellow
citizens. He had many friends in Aus
tin, especially among the early settlers.
In 1874, lie was elected to represent Free
born county in the State Legisla-
ture. For some IL years he was post
master of Moscow. His funeral services
were conducted at the Moscow school
house by Rev. w. E. Stanley of Austin,
assisted by the veteran Rev. S. G. Lowry
Jagged 86). The funeral was very largely