Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1889-07-10
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AE0 &FSNpNAUy ~ va kNf0bOnD0<A =
bs1utifnl paxish church-the church o
I6t. EyAlina. This old church had beer
built some seven centuries ago-in the
days whsn The skilful but patient Ole
monks themselves reared temples 81
al w0sship, mot merely for their own
use but Tor the service Of men and gen
esAtionA yet unborn. Thousands o
tCurists every year left the beaten tract
of tFAvel on the railroads and the grea.
highways 10 wander into the picturesque
dale q Bolton where, high above thu
ted-tfled roofs Of the handful Of houses
which formed the little village, doomed
tho mAeaive, stately tower OF the church
Of 81. Evalins. None Of theee tourists
wore n disappointed, for it was in.
deed . masterpieces Of architecture and
builder handiwork. For 700 years had
that bettlementea Norman tower, will
its curfew ball, It's weather vane and
simdial, looked down upon the quaint
village and the fertile valley and it wa.
calculated 10 inspire visitors with awe
and admiration a. they gazed upon il.
venerable gray stones laid one upon an
other 10 5 height OF 400 feet.
The church itself was of great size,
lranches Il conld eaa;lv hava .ccor.mo,
datad I.600 neonle' x. n v.s tha III
mOth-esten oak news. huddlad tocetha,
in one corner 81 fha ed;Hca would have
been crowded with . congregation Of
Loo, though the ancient pews were sci.
dom tasced, - not often were more than
81 littln rsrni;cad hovs vhc c,c,,chad
sunday after sundav. in the h;oh. hacked
sasAs 81 IA marr;13cent cho;r r,hsra II
ares lon0 since past had knelt the monks
with their cowIs and rosaries.
IL was indeed d grand old church.
through whose rich and rare stained.
,olass windows streamed the dim r-elioiona
Iight--a church which many a bishop
would b Glad TO have for his cathedral.
a few years go the humble VILLAGE
and. Indeed. oil the parish (which
oomprised the whole Of The dala Of Rol.
t0n1 va stirred from center TO circum,-
ference By two rather extraordinary
mntters.
First az ali sor,a t,o,a .na d.r;ns
Our9isIses ~ AIKEN Z IN the neigh
Inc noble residence OF the
Ear! q Colby and the castle OF Sir
much valuable ieweirv as we'll - money
efolen. Afker thasa ,rora ;,rnorton,
rnhl,er;as thara vara sora ,n;rcr ttafts
Il fhe v;lisua' and than vorst ~ ali
ona nichf ma church 81 ~, Eval;na was
broken mt and al the ! 9 and ancient
gold anu silver communion piate-rel-
acs q almost priceless value-was taken
away.
The village only boasted mi police.
man, but nm additional officer was de.
tailed from York to watch the village
and al the people in the neighborhood.
The Earl Of Colby, who was the great
man 70 the dale, was very wroth and
had . detective sent down from Scot.
land Yard, London. at his expense.
But no burglars were found.
Now the old rector Of B~olton-cufn.
Lowerly had been dead some time, and
the Vacancy had not been filled.
A = the custom in the church oi
EnRiand, the appointment Of rector was
IA the gift OF ~ individual known a. the
patron Of the living and the living Of
Bolton = : p~reqnisite Of the great
taniLy ~ Colby. The present Earl 81
Colby was : progressive, iberal-minded
man. He had been TO other places be.
esdes bolton and the House OF Lords.
6e had seen the world. IN Paris. in
Home and u India, and had even
shocked his family by making 4 kont