Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-01-31
UNIONTOWN.

An organized band of "Night Caps"
put in an appearance in the eastern part
of this township, on Wednesday evening
of last week, causing considerable ex-
citement, although not enough to call
for the interference of Gov. Foraker.
About a week previous quite number
of young men received notices that they
were cited to appear at a designated
place, where certain matters would be
considered, and the young men regard
ing it as only "huge JOKE" complied,
taking their lady friends with them,
when the "Night Caps made a raid on
them, treating them in most hos
pitable manner-firSt stuffing them with
mush and milk, and then to whole
wilderness of delicious fruit and cake.
The young men were terrOrized into
promising to do so again, if they would
only let them off this time. After the
first scare was over, they aScertained
that it was the "Pearl Gatherers Mission
Band" of the L. p. Church. That this
plan was adopted to raise money to con-
vert one or two hardened old sinners
down in "B a rr i b o a-G h a." and
that the affair was designated as a
"Mush and Milk Social" Each gentle
man advanced cash for the supper, and
was provided with night cap, some
lady present having the duplicate, and
the purchaser was compelled to match
the cap, or forego the pleasure of a
partner. The ladies donned the caps
and the matching began. AS those
present were single blessed young men.
supposed to have never seen a night
cap, and not to have known the use of
one if they had fonnd it in the road, the
task was most difficult one, but it was
finally accomplished, and the fun began.
Mr.. VIM. Taylor had given an invitation
to the ladies to accept the hospitality OF
his pleasant and commOdiOuS house,
and Mrs. Maggie Thompson used every
effort to make the visit an enjoyable
one for all concerned. RumOr says that a
grain of red corn was put in every bowl
of mush, and that the boys who knc1C
corn when they ''seen" it, went home
happier than the boys who didn't kno1C
corn when they ''saw" it. Suffice it to
say that the visit was pleasant one
that the ladies looked ''cute" and sweet
in their nice little caps-that the table
was handsomely decorated, and the cake
good-and that the heather were twen-
ty-two dollars better off at l o'clock A.
NJ. than they were at s o'clock the eve
ming previous.
Mr.. George Hummel moved on Mon
day from this place to Richland town.
ship. Mr.. Hummel was kind-hearted
man and had done all in his power to
oblige neighbor or reward friend.
We believe that notice has not been
made in your columns of the recent death
of Miss Lizzie Boiling, residing about 2
miles north of this place, and the daugh
ter of Mr. George Boiling, known to
many readers of THE CHRONICE. HeI
disease was consumption, but so flatter
ing were her hopes that even some OF
the nearest neighbors were not cogni-
zant of her dangerous condition, and ex
press regrets that there was not oppor
tunity for manifestations of sympathy
on their part in her behalf.
We regret to learn of the serious illness
of Sarah, wife of David Branson. Mrs.
Branson is held in high esteem by al
who know her, and all are desirious to
learn of her speedy recovery.
PERsoNAL.-MrS. James Long and
daughter, of Dunbar, Pa, are the guests
of her mother, residing at this place.
Mrs. Matthew Grimes is paving an ex-
tended visit to friends at Cassville and
near Cadiz, O.=Messrs. George and
viii Rousenburg, of Monroe, were the
guests of their sister, Mrs. Hummell,
last week.=Rev. Geo. S. Hackett will
hold service at Crab Apple every day of
the coming week; communion on Sab
bath, Rev. Lanam, of Nottingham, as
sisting. H.