Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-12-28
GOSSIP AND NOTES.

Have you had 4 merry Christmas:
We wish you all Il Happy New Year.
Wonder who got up at five O'Clock on
Nmas morning.
There is a good deal Of poetry about
the snow until you have to shovel it.
\ sleighiny party contemplated max
ing pleasure trip to Ed. McNeill's to-
night.
\ concert will be given i'll connec-
ton with the NJ. L. church on Jan. II.
urtherinformation will be given next
week.
Attorney Falar,leau was made very
happy Saturday evening by the arrival
OF Mrs. +. and daughter Lucille. Mr..
F. and family will take up their abode
in the Mooney residence.
Diamond Flour at Boyd's.
The Christmas tree. or rather the
Christmas Boat, ut the Presbyterian
church was grand success. Many Il
little heart was made happy by the
beautiful presents distributed on the
occasion.
\ few members of St. 4Alphensus
church, after service Oh Christmas,
called on Miss Sparkling and presented
her with Il beautiful work box in
recognition of her valuable assistance
to the choir on that day. 1t was Il
happy thought. Such acts tend TO
establish agencral feeling of fellow
ship in our midst.
Died, at Pembina, Wednesday morn
inc. Dec, 10Th, 1898, John kabernagle
formerly Auditor of Pembina county
and well known and generally popular.
For some time he has been suffering
from mind dcrangment and death
occurred as above He was Il Mason IN
rood standing and was buried under
their beautiful rites on Sunday at
o'clock.
No, Dear Republican, we are not ane
never claimed to be, paragon o.
wisdom.' 1t would be presumption or
our part to lay claim to such title II
presence of that refulgent display o
intellectual pyrotechnics which I'LL you
columns every week. Paste tins II
your hat, dear Republican: "Woul'
that power the Gittie gle us, to SCI
oursel rs others see u.s.
The Christmas services at the ST
A]phonsus church in this city Wer
very beautiful. For the first time tn
ncople of Langdon have had tn
Measure of hearing Mrs. p. G. Falar
dean in some of her vocal renderlngs
Whe fame of Mrs. Falardeau as Il swee
singer had preceded her coming. bu
we are free to admit we we're not pre-
norcd to hear such a magnificent VoIc
,s she possesses. Langdon Shout
indeed be proud of its new prlm
donna. The choir assisted by Mis-
Sparkling as organist rendered Werner
Mass in G. and Peters penate Adorc"''
in splendid style. The church wa
we'll filed.
We have not learned the nature c
the next entertainment to be given
the town hall, but respectfully subm
the s'hugging bee'' which an exchane
saws is very popular in the east an
oives the following schedule OF price
Which they copy from an eastern e:
change: Girls under l6, Is cents Tor
hug Of two minutes or 10 cents for
short squeeze; from l6to 20, 81 cent
from 20 to rs, IS cents; schoolma'am
40 cents; another mans wife, ,
widows according to looks, from
cents to So; old maids cents a pie
or two for nickle, no limit OF tim
preachers are not charged. Edito
have first choice and pay in advertiser
High school professors must pay
advance and are not allowed to partl
nate until everybody else has {
- through and even then are limited
t% squeezing anything but old maids a
schoolma'ams.