The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-10-12
serena Happenings.

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SERENA, Oct. love are enjoying the
fine weather, warm pleasant days and cool
nights, with slight frost.
| A very pleasant evening was whiied away
at the residence Of Ed MoIntyre's on Thurs
day of last week.
Reuben Pooler and his two Kentucky
friends, Goodman and Clay, started for the
q" Black. ash" swamp on Monday to put a
weeks hunting and fishing. We imagine
it must be rather "airy," to say the least,
these sharp nights, to camp out. But when
one gets the hunting fever the best way is to
have 1t out How We pity the luckless game
that comes within the range Of their rifles.
Mr.. Chas. Morrel is still employed by J.
L. Marshall, who is constantly adding i'm
provements to his dwelling. A stranger
would not recognize the place, which is rap
idly blossoming into pleasant, tidy, res
iience.
On Saturday evening the Rev. Edward
Fawcett delivered his popular lecture, "Mr.
Horner of Grumble Corner" at the Rink.
1t was considered by all q very intellectual
and entertaining discourse. The attendance
was not very large; but his sermon was list
ened to by an appreoiative audience.
Thos. Kelly and wife, Of Earlville, were
the guests Of Mrs. Armstrong, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Hoag, during the services, and render
cd their efficient and earnest aid in the mu-
steal part of the program. IL is needless TO
add that the singing was well appreciated
by all present.
Mrs. Vim. Fread has been quite ill, we I'M
derstand with heart disease, but at last &C.
counts she was better. DR.. Burrows is at.
tonding her.
Lille Hoag was on the sick list the first of
the week but is now better.
Mrs. Charles Peterson, of Independence,
Kansas, is the guest Of her father, A. Stolp.
She left Serena fifteen years ago and this is
her first return to III.
Tuesday was busy day in Serena. At
the first peep Of day "the boys" were up and
away to the gravel bed. At the early hour
OF seven O'Clock some had hauled their third
and some their fourth load. We understand
the eontraot! vas let by ,ns load. and il proved
an Incentive. They hauled 100 loads OF
gravel during the day and built new side
walks across the roads with gravel filled in
between them; but tho way The gravel was
etrewn over the road was too funny for any
use. One would suppose that large cy-
clone had struck the ssnd-pit and carried a
good big dump" Of il as far as Serena and
then collapsed. One Of our commissioners
didn't quite see the funny side Of it. We
generally consider him real good-natured
fellow, but we have il from his own lips that
he never came 30 near securing in his life.
He tried to shovel it over alone, but the
large number Of men at work, and the work
being let by the job, and the two kegs of
beer, were too many for him. He said "the
more he shoveled the madden he got'' so he
gave it up in dispair. Query: ftwo kegs
of beer produced or cause to be produced
$50 loads of gravel when certain number
of men are working, how msny loads will
two kegs Of whisky produce?
On Sunday at 1890 p. m, the funeral ser
mon Of Mrs. Henry G. Beardsley was
preached in the Advent church, by Rev. A.
o. Tate, Of Springfield, III. She leaves
husband and seven children to lament her
loss, viz Mrs. Adelaine Rogers is living
in Sheridan; Mrs. Emma Stephens, in Ten
nessee; VIM. Beardslsy, Story Co, Iowa,
who is a well-to do merchant and gradu-
ate Of Wheaton college; Oscar Beardsley,
Ami oy; Albert and Marshall, in Sheridan
and Chester, who resides in Serena.
Mrs. Beardsley came to Illinois in 1888.
otis always thus: the dear ones are pas
sing away. and the new ones filling their
places" But who can fill the place Of
mother? The dearest, nearest, hottest bond
on earth MAX.