The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-09-14
COUNTY NEWS.
Nlarseilles Matters.


MApsxILLvs. Sett. l2.-W. V. S. Amin
who has been in California Tor the iss' twt
years, returned home Monday. lie Is well
pleased with Ca ifornis as place to live
O. ID. Wslbridge came home last Saturday
from seven weeks trip in Kansas. j.
reports fine crops and plenty OF jack rabbits
c. M. Carpenter. of Rock Rapids, Iowa,
Vas shaking hands with his old friends
Monday, and left Tuesday with the excursion
Grant Copard started Tuesday morning
for Onargs, Ills, TO attend school. Grant
we wish you good success.
The Msrseilles cornet band gave concert
Monday evening at the rink. There was 8
good attendance and all went home wei
pleased with the entertainment.
Arch Galloway received two large water
melons through the post office Tuesday
Arch says they were due him on horse
race"
Fred Schring and wife, Mesdames + T.
Reed, Chas Knickerbocker, Geo l. Clark,
VIM Biser, II w Allen, Emma Carr, Chas
Peddicord, C 7 Wilson, and b Gage, Nate
Coffin, Sam Swickard. Will kiner, Anna
Schultz, Will Bond Nellie Calvin, Amos
Finkls and wife, and Henry Osgood left
Tuesday on an excursion train on the c r |
and P K r for Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas and
Colorado.
DrRN Baughman is rusticating in Ohio
and Pennsylvania for while.
A very pleasant socsabe was held at the
beautiful residence Of l. G Douglas Tuesday
evening. Everybody enjoyed themselves
it couldn't be otherwise there.
Miss Ada Marshall, who has been in the
pension Office at Chicago for the last two
years, is stopping with Mr. II Spicers
people at present.
John Lord returned from his New York
trip Tuesday night.
Chaplin Day, an old Marseilles boy, but
now with Marshall Field & Co., Chicago,
was in town the first of the week. Chape
was looking after the prairie chicken bust
ness, he being shootist.
Lyman Pitcher. who has been visiting old
friends here for some time, left Wednesday
for Lowville, N. Z, his present home.
HIATT Knickerbocker Of the Peru accom-
mediation, and Chas Knickerbocker of our
town, left Thursday for Denver, Salt Lake
and other places of interest.
John Barron, Of the firm Of Barron &
Peace, was on our streets Wednesday and
left for New York in the evening on bridge
business.
The steamer Frolic, Capt Tom Nicholson,
manager, took an excursion party to Ottawa
Wednesday evening The Marseilles cornet
band furnished some excellent music for the
occasion. When Nate Fleming, who lives on
Towpsth avenue, heard the music, he
thought the millennium was coming sure.
A pleasant gathering Tuesday evening
last, at the hospitable home Of Mr. and Mrs
James Briggs in East Ottawa, was thronged
with a pleasant asssmblage of friends in
honor Of Mr. Ernest ID Pitcher and his bride,
who have been among US some days. The
people were all old friends of Mr. Pitcher
and nearly all residents Of Marseilles,
where he has passed most Of the years of his
existence. II was made doubly pleasant by
the presence of Mr. Pitchers father and
mother, Mr. and Mrs Theodore Pitcher, Of
Sterling, Colorado, who came east to be
present at the marriage of their son. II was
progressive euchre, and the interest mani
tested by those present was sufficient evil
dence that all enjoyed the game. The host
and hostess entertain their friends with that
peculiar faculty that makes every one feel
at home. The refreshments we're in keep
ing with the entertainment, aud carefully
and stientively served. In conclusion, as
one Of those entertained. we can say, II you
are ever 70 fortunate as 10 enjoy the hospi.
tslity Of Mr. and Mrs Briggs, yop can rest
assured that you will be made to feel per
tect'y at home and b so,ally treated, u.