Mower County transcript., 1894-01-03
REPORTERS NOTES.
Bits Of News Collect>d by BRIGHT
Correspondents.
Items of Interest that are Gath.
er>>1 fro,,, all Parts of -.
the County.
LIE ROY.

c.. N. & ST. p. TIME TABLE.
GOING EAST.
No. Passenger, LAO p. M. daily except
No 5. Passenger. s;4s p. NJ, daily except
No. IS. Accommodation Freight, e:,6 a.. M,
daily.
No. 81, Accommodation Freight, 9:13 a, IN.
GOING WEST.
No: :. Passenger, 5:s7 a. m, daily except
No; 9. Passenger, lao p. M, daily except
SUNDAY.
Notable Wedding-Church Reunion
New Pa1sonage-Dramatic Re-
hearsal.
H. H. Crossett was on our streets
Tuesday.
W. X. Porter spent two days in St.
Paul last week.
Geo. Findley came home from Min
neapolis Tuesday.
Mrs. G. A. Smart visited at Lime
Springs last week.
Will and Ed. Bither arrived home
for visit last week.
Foster Roy came down from Mime
apolis last Tuesday.
J. D. Allen went to Riceyille on
business last Wednesday.
Miss Allie Mcintyre, of Austin,
visited in Leroy last week.
Chas. Webber, of Austin. was on
our streets last Wednesday.
There were three civil suits before
Judge Thompson last week.
Mr. and Mrs. DR.. Rounce returned
from Rose Creek last Wednesday.
Mrs. Henry Herms was taken vio-
lently i'll with the grippe last week.
Thos Keough, of Lodi, attended
the creamery meeting last Tuesday.
Miss Gussie Henderson came up
from Cresco, Iowa, last week Tuesday.
Prof. Thompson and w. H. Allen
attended the educational meeting last
week
Gene Crandal came over from Rice
vile Thursday to attend his mothers
funeral.
c. T. Wells has sold his business in
Minneapolis and arrived home last
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Meredith, of
Chester. Iowa, was in town last
Wednesday.
Alex McGilvery came up from Car
penter, Iowa. Saturday for a short
visit with his parents.
Wilbour and Clara Sample. of Spring
Valley. visited with thier relatives, G.
A. Smart's family last week.
Mr.. ard Mrs. H. L. Coffeen, of De-
corah, parents of E. L. Coffeen, at
tended the wedding, December q.
The Leroy cornet band serenaded
the bride and groom Wednesday even
ing, December q, and were royalty
entertained.
The first rehearsal of the drama en-
titled Lancashire Lass,'' to be given
for the benefit of the band. was held
Monday evening.
Rev. ]. F. Bryant and family moved
into the new Baptist parsonage this
week. 1t is a very convenient resi-
dence, costing about 1850, exclusive
of the lots.
Died, at her home in Oakdale, Iowa
December q, 1893, of pulmonary con-
sumption, Mrs. Mary E. Hedington,
aged II years and months. Many
friends and relatives mourn her death.
The 43d anniversary OF the marriage
of Mr.. and Mrs. J. J. Bishop was Gel
ebrated Saturday evening. A goodly
number were present, and an enjoya-
BILE time was reported. Several useful
and appropriate presents were made.
The Baptist church held reunion
of it's members on New Years day
and it proved very interesting and
pleasant occasion. The exercises in
the church in the forenoon consisted
of history of the organization and
"reminiscences by several of the older
members. Dinner was served in the
new parsonage which was opened for
the first time. Rev. G. D. Belden, of
Austin; Rev. mitchell, Of Cresco,
Iowa, and others, were present to par
ticipate in the exercises.
Married, at the Presbyterian church,
Leroy, on Wednesday evening, De.
cember q, 1898, at 500 O'Clock, Elmer
L. Coffeen, of Decorah, Iowa, and
Miss Mabel Roy, of. Leroy. The
church was beautifully decorated,
evergreens and flowers being taste.
fully woven together, forming a
wedding bell, and on the wall back OF
the bride and groom's station was a
representation of the nuptial knot
formed of ropes of evergreen. G. L
Roy acted as groomsman, and Miss
Allie Mcintyre, of Austin, as .zbrides.
maid. The bridal party marched up