The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1888-03-30
PLEASANT PRAIRIE.

Our beautiful spring weather suddenly
changed to winter again. Thermometer
4 below zero the 22d of March. How is
that for an early spring prophesied by
many old. settlerss
Mr.. Will. Hollenbeck has bought Mr..
Milton Hubbard's farm.
We understand Mr.. I. L. Carpenter is
to remain for the present at the station
at Ranney.
Earl King visited friends in Salem
last week.
We hear an apron sociable talked oil
for the near future.
Mrs. S. Crosby visited in Chicago last
week.
A meeting of the creamery interest
was held at the depot Friday afternoon
of last week. Plenty of talk, some
suggestions and offers; no decision as
yet.
Miss Jessie Mcneil visited friends in
Bristol.
Quite number of our young folks
contemplate taking in the concert al
Somers Friday evening of this week.
The roads at present writing are the
worst ever known.
Mr.. Richard Reynolds has returned
from Oshkosh.
The Ladies' Aid Society and sociable
that met at Mr.. E. r. Gethen's last week
was a very enjoyable occasion, being
the last opportunity of meeting with
their lovely daughter in her home rela
tons. Although the weather and con
dition of roads were very unfavorable
there were large number present. The
afternoon passed pleasantly, and al
We're seated to a sumptuous repast, in
Guiding one of Mrs. Gethen's immense
delicious chicken pies, that she knows
how to serve so well. And the long
table full did their part in proving the
old adage, "the test of the pie is in the
eating = and, although they left the
table with enough spread for another
crowd, ali felt they had done justice te
the bounties and themselves as we'll
Under the circumstances, Mrs. Gethen
was granted the privilege of treating the
ladies as she liked, quite contrary to the
rules of the society in regard to plain
teas, etc. The programme of entertain
ment for the evening was very good in
deed, the selections being made appro
pirate to the occasion, and the more
| interesting and worthy of note from
being arranged after the gathering ar
rived Showing there is some talent
among the country people,. The Sun
day school children who took part ir
the exercises truly deserve word O.
| praise FOR their efforts and success as vel
as the older ones. The music was I'M
usually fine and we'll adapted. Besides
our usual reliable helpers, who sans
some of their best selections, Miss Edna
Washburne assisted with some of hel
sweetest pieces, which were we'll ap
preciated. Mrs. Hayward's closing reel
tation of the old-fashioned love poem O
53 verses, "Sweet William and Susan,
so wonderfully appropriate to the occa
sion, and beautifully rendered, brought
forth hearty applause, and " carried of
the cream" Many pronounced it the
best entertainment of the season. Aftel
engaging in new and interesting games
the party broke up at a late hour, de-
claring the time quite too short, and al
well pleased. A hearty goodwill pre-
vailed.
Last Sunday was a bad day for church
services in the country, as many others
have been of late. We do not wonder
that Rev. Mr.. Reynolds sees difference
between city and country charges, and
finds he is working under difficulties
Let us hope for patience, for sunshine
and fine roads once more.