The record-union., 1892-12-14
GAIT And VICINITY.
Neighborhood Events ChronicIed by
Local Correspondent.
Chiclen-Raising by the Wholesale
How the High Winds Toyed
with the Windmills.

An occasional correspondent of the
RECoRD- UNION, writing from the south
ern end of the county, says:
Tho recent storm is said by old settlers
TO have been the worst they ever expert
enced in the State. Demolished wind
mills We're of common occurrence. Jim
Woodson had the roof blown This house,
and B. +. Woodson had his windmill
crippled by the recent storm.
\ the chicken ranch OF MIR. Rays, con-
dUcted by Mr.. Duffy, they hatch all
their chickens with the incubator. Of
twelve hundred hatcned, over ten hundred
were living and doing nicely. They have
Eeveral kinds Of incubators, one with a
capacity Of seven hundred eggs. Mr.. and
Glrs. Duly are confident there is money
III raising chickens, providing one is
suitably fixed tor the business
MIR. and Mrs. B. f. Woodson are visit
ing their daughter and son in Fresno.
Mr.. WoodsOn Is very feeble, and his
friends hope the change may be beneficial
to his health.
Mrs. Bell, formerly an old resident of
Gait and vicinity, but now living near
Sheldon, is very low and not expected to
i've. She has been unconscious for sew
eral days.
Mrs. Bill of Gait died recently after a
lingering illness. She leaves husband
and three children 10 mourn her loss, be-
sides host of friends. Galt, Acampo
and Lodi have each had several deaths
recently.
a Christian Endeavor Society was re-
Gently organized at Acampo, with twenty
two members. The Calf Christian En-
deaVor Society WAS present and assisted
IN the organization. AcampO has no
saloons, and this is due to the untiring
efforts of the w. c. 7. L.
Farm work Is being resumed. In one
tnnra a Fa aIrrl,f t,s,~ frrf, of
work turning over the soil. Flowing is
being pushed now with great energy, and
bountltul crop is predicted for next
year.
The stereopticon exhibition and lee
ture by Rev. w. c. Scott of Elk Grove at
the Congregational Church, in Gait, last
w wednesday evening, was success. Quite
good crowd were present, considering
the other attractions. The views were
splendid ana gave universal satisfaction.
Professor Howe helped to make the little
people feel at home. y bound volume of
burke on The Sublime and Beautiful"
was awarded 10 Miss Tabor, the Gait
teacher, for being the most even-tem-
pered person present.
Mrs. Ella kllgore is making arrang-
ments to give a yellow Ribbon Con-
test" in Brewster's Hall, at Gait, about
the middle of January. She offers a
prize OF the yellow-ribbon badge and 50
70 lHe one writing lHe DeSt essay on
"W Woman Suffrage" There are SIX con-
testants. The contest will be conducted
on the same plan as the "Demorest
Medal Contest" Three disinterested per-
sons will be chosen for judges, and each
contestant will be limited to fifteen min
utes. Besides the essays there will be
suffrage and temperance songs. recita-
tions, ana paper on Man Suffrage"
VIII kilgore recently received by ex-
press a pair of thOrOuCh bred Poland
China pigs, from lndianOla, Nebraska.
They reached Gait in good condition.
lie is sanguine that they are the finest
pigs in this part of the State.
Woodbridge has one OF the best-equip-
ped colleges in the State.