The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1890-09-11
N.u C.mbri.rn,op : Festival,

New Cambria . nion =. =. Festival.
| In the pheasant little village of
New Canbria last Saturday night
was held one Of the most successful
/ festivals that ID hs- ls.-n our pleas
ure TO attend for many years.
Though the town is small the people
are enterPrisiug. especially on sun
day school work. The Luiherans
have n good church building here
and = few years ago had 4 large
membership, but through some mis-
, understanding with the officers Of
the church. some Of the members
concluded IL was best 20 organize a
| Mon sunday school. Gnd ha-
blessed the lslors of few and this
sunday school numbers about sixty
members. Henry EanaEy il super
iniendeni. Mr.. AUdTeW Morrison,
assistant superintendent: Miss Effi-
Iaughlin, secretary and treasurer.
There has been almost five hundred
dollars subscribed To build a COM
Portable house where all christian
denominations may worship ted sc-
cording to the dictates of their own
conscience with none to modest or
make them afraid. The popular
landlord of the Weaver house. Jere-
miah Weaver. hiss donated a vaIua-
hle lot and work will be commenced
in the near future on the church.
But am forgetting all about the
festival. Tile night was dark and
cloudy. Tut the crowd Of young and
"ld cared not for the weather, but
came tn have \ good time. u wa-
ini"udrd that New Cambria belle.
\ charming brunette, should take
the part Of Rebekah At the we'll and
sell lemonade and cider to the bows
Tut, owing T." lack Of room. this Part
at the programme had Iu l,e omitted.
Fourteen gallons Of Ire cream and
forty cakes speedily disappeared.
not To- speak of buckets Of candy.
fruit, nuts a.. Ms. Daniel Dom
my-T received for the SUNDAY
Srh"ol from one of Salinas mrr-
chant primers. r. R"ih-child, All
elegant ring. This ring Was pui
In n marble cake baked LV Mrs.
Dnnmyer and sold al fifteen cents
apir,.t. there heing l. pieces. Mr..
Paul Wa the lucky recipient aud
had the fun nG getting piece nI
cake and a gold ring for fifteen
rrnis. =. X. BairT. one Of Saiins'-
best jewellers. Sl-n donated SO
ring. given to MTs. Andrew Norri-
-"n fer the union sunday srho"l f,.--
tiVal. This ring was rafiisd of at
twenty-five cents ticket. Forty
iirkei- we're sold and a large cake
and two GnNrS Of nuts were Included
In the Priyrs for the forty tick-i~.
Miss Jennie Gallon WAS the succe-s-
ful winner "f this elegant ring. Ne
were sorry &" SEE your pnlirr iudgr
gel left On the ring, hut come down
again " iih your l..-i girl and you
may win \ prize next time. Lewis
b"nmyeT, Jr., got the cake and
MsssT-. Hoffman and Met nIInm got
the nuts. Hut, Mr.. Editor, if Nnu
want To see handsome raEe- and
help eat them come down &" Cam
hria. Mrs. q. d. Dunmypr baked a
cake that re-embled = large bOquet.
aud the hundreds present all united
ia saying that Mrs. Donmyer'- floral
cake could not be excelled for beauty
and richness by any professional
baker I'm Salina. The cake Was cold
Z" l.. Donnyer, Jr., for Miss Mary
Me.-er. 4 very large, handsome
cake made by Miss Jennie Cline
who, 10y the wsy, Il one Of the best
cooks in Kansas was sOI6 10 Nalha-
mel Weaver for Sl.a. a lovely G..
4. r. cake trimmed With our ma
tional colors AMI donated by Mr..
Henry Messer WAS voted To the most
popular young lady connected With
the Union sunday school. by the
plurality OF votes this cake was
awarded 10 Miss Lizzie MeSseT. The
rain came uP about midnight and
most of the folks went home well
Piease,l with their first festival.
Nearly fifty dollar- were received
and after expenses are paid n neat
little sum 81 over forty dollars will
help the ladies with their COED work.
Ma. Weaver, landlady of the
Weaver house kindly furnished an
organ, and vocal and instrumental
music helped to entertain the large
audience present. a good many
were kept away by tn. threatening
aspect Of the weather. There will
he an oyster supper In 8 few weeks
at the Weaver house for the benefit
Of the new church and the JoTRNAL
editor il kindly invited to come.
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