The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-07-13

Marseilies Items.
MARsEILLEs, July ll.-Mr John Loring,
one of the oldest settlers on the North Prai-
RE reports grand old fashioned cele6ra'
ton in the beautiful grove Of Lew Robin
sons on the 4th. b. W. Conard read the
Declaration of Independence in his usual
good style, and the eloquent Grafton OF Rev,
Miss. +. L. Shatfer touched on all the ques'
tions of the day with perfect satifac'ion.
The singing by the choir and the recitations
by Miss AustIa Maserver and Miss Sinde!
were lust splendid. Horse racing, shooting,
foot racing, base bail, and many other sports
we're sandwiched in to FIJI up the days en-
ioyment. The old neighbors and their
friends then gathered in groups in the shade
in the old. fashioned picnic way, and pro-
ceeded TO devour the baked chickens, Dutch
cheese, fried cakes and all other kinds Of
edibles that had been prepared for the oc-
cason. The weather WAS fine and every
body went home well pleased with the day 8
visit.
There being nothing going on in Mar,
settles, your correspondent in company
with my old friend Nate Flemming, from
down on the raging canal struck out for
Seneca. We reached there in time to hear
the able address Of John +. Madden, and
want to say right here that it was the bes,
fourth of July Grafton that have heard in
twenty five years. 1t was an ancient ad-
dress from both shoulders. not mixed up
with all the old political and temperance
chestnutty gags" that we have been oblig-
ed TO listen to for 50 many years IL was n
surprise and we'll liked by all who heard IT..
W. H. Taylor, so long travelling for the
Marseilles Mf. Co., dropped in on his many
relatives and friends last week. Mr.. Taylor
has been doing business for the Moline Plow
Co at Kansas City for the last few months,
and has accepted position with the Peru
Plow and Wheel Co, commencing July lst.
Taylor is a No. man for the business en-
gagged, His headquarters will be at Council
Bluff, Iowa, whittier he will remove his
family in short time
Rev. b. F. Taber and family left on the
din for lthica, N. T., for a short visit among
friends and relatives.
Robert Clark of Lawrence, Kansas, spent
the 4h with his brother John +. Robert
has paper mill in Lawrence, and his broth
er Charles has paper mill in Logansport,
Ind, while Lucian Clark is in the railroad
business, and is also interested in the big
contract OF building rai'ro'a IRON Mexico
10 california. inc boys are sons Vi nour'ok
C!ark, the louhder OF Marseiiies anu Oil are
hustiers.
Inc Y, ~. l., +. soia between TOUT
place, taking in $245.
La ! heeu te,urheu from Cn'o"so Mon'
a"y' "he'e 10 n"T "e.n Ius''oa'ins ioi
iew uays; hu 'nihAs 'nio"eo 10 g'o"'"B 10
Iast as MA,se'l'es' :.
H. ~ h'nlhs mas pee" 'o'y 'ioA o"' 20
better a. inns "rilng' o,,
sam hchoison' II; ., H'iieh anu u. Ne
mani1 dineu al Ed pecR"ith iuesu"y'
ana 'he way ,hey s'oweu away the ioas'
peer, iresh hsh anu sucn WAS c"u''op
VIII Men, cat.ie ouyer oi huuuoon' ao""'
brother OF FRANK r. Mem. s'oPpeu OH Iues,
aay on his way from Chicngo' "here he hau
been win Two car ioaus OF cat'ie. he LOOK
square meal with FRANK ana lei' on the
night train Tor nome
Mrs, ). DeAlott returned MONDAY IRON
weeks vist IN Chicago.
Ihos. Mckihiay hade ie" P'easah'
calls here Wednesday,
lhos. CALVIN an org setter oi MA JUS
township, died AT ms resiuehce, iour mics
northeast OF Marseilles, SATURDAY evening