Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-11-08
BY THE HENNEPlN.
Sub District Convention OF the Epworth
League Milan Musings.

League Milan Musings.
MILAN, Nov. THE sub-district
convention of the Epworth League
was held in Milan Friday and Satur-
day of last week. Delegates were
present from Orion, Colona, TAYLOR
Ridge, Reynolds, Rock Island, Mo
line, Port Byron and Presumption.
Supper was served to the delegates
Friday evening by the ladies of the
society, in the parlors OF the church.
Miss Ada Muse, Mrs. Frank Haynes,
Mrs. E. H. Afford, Mrs. Charles
Thompson, Mrs. James Smith and
the Misses Isabella and May Craw-
ford served the repast. This was
one Of the most successful conven-
tlons ever held in this part of the
county. The program of the two
days was as follows:
Friday Afternoon.
DeVOtfOnal Exercises ..........., ,..,.
..::tonducied by REV. E. H Afford, Milan
add,e,s OF Welcome Observation-Disclosures.
Response $500. Rev II. NJ. Brown. Tayior RIDGE
The EPworth League and Nisrfous".
::...............C. E. Adams. Rock Island
Possibilities of the Literary Department
.......... Miss Georgia Sporting. Reynolds
How the League May Help in Revival
WorA"..... Miss Gussie lie zle Reyr olds
Evening.
49,: conducted BY Ms; Ella Wait, Reynolds
Address. Rev. j. ~. Edwards. Port q, ron
Address. REV. r. ". Merrell, Rock leland
Saturday Morning.
Devotional Exercises.
"The Epwor b League-Pss. Present and Flu
ture"..:. Mis-. Annie Bennett, Rock island
What an Epworthian Should Know Of His
church. Miss Jennie Cook. 1 ieemptou
Conducted by Prof. s. j. erguaon, Reyno' de
Hoy Best TO Use Our Social Powers for
Christ. Prot. L c. Dougheity, r cg Island
THE League and Non-Chn-chgoers"
.:.:..:..-.;...:.M Miss Ellie Phi lip, Rock Island
...........Fev. N. NJ. Mccreisht, Prcemp ion
Convention Conversation.
Rev. Frazer, of Colona, attended
the convention as delegate.
The visiting delegation was re-
ceived and cordial welcome to the
town was ven.
Mrs. Robert Little presided at the
organ during the convention.
The visitors were all much pleased
with the new church, and also with
Rev. Afford, who had worked hard
to make success of the undertak.
ing.
Musings.
The infant daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Carlos Zeitschel died Tuesday
evening.
A great many walks have been
completed this week and the town
has better look every dav.
MIR. and Mrs. James Shipman are
the happy parents OF bouncing
baby boy, who arrived election dav.
At this writing John Tindall. one
of the pioneers of Rock Island coun.
ty, is very sick at his home in Rural.
Andrew Allen, cashier of the Milan
bank. has an Edison typewriter, and
he now puts in his spare time writ
ing letters.
Fart OF the iron work of the bridges
over the canal at Milan has arrived,
and gang will likely be put to work
at the bridges soon.
u. ii. Honens had a walk built in
front of his business lot on Main
street Tuesday, and there are two
fronts on this street that need to be
put in very soon.
The walk in front of the Tindall
property, on Main street, was taken
up. and fine brick walk laid. The
walks in front of the two churche.
are now open to traffic, and a grea,
many streets have been repaired thi:
week.
! The women voters of Sears ere
ated quite stir in Milan Tuesday
by coming over in a carriage, flying
the colors, while one of their mum bel
sounded the cornet Milan's womer
voters are SO numerous they couldn',
be put in carriage.
Yesterday your representative Wis
tied the Fairview Hackney farm OF
DR.. H. j. Huyett, and was showr
around by the proprietor. Situated
as the farm is, in the midst of a grea,
farming section. a more pleasant 10
cation for residence could not have
been found. One would be surprised