The Delta independent., 1895-10-09
Bethlehem School House.
Special Correspondence.

| Special Correspondence.
Sept. %, 1895.
w. F. Conine who lives near Paonia
was married Sept. 18.
| Mrs. R. j. Cline of Paonia was ordain-
ed as Minister of the Christian Union
Church Sept. 81, at the P. G. annual
| council.
The home of William and Mary San
ford is blest with bouncing boy who
arrived last week.
| The annual council of Christian Union
church was held Sept. 1s, ending Sept.
81, the Rev. Flack of Missouri being
| present.
Mr.. Collins of Crystal creek attended
services at Paonia Sunday.
A. S. Goodenow has sold his general
merchandise establishment to Mr.. Wan
! amaker.
Hammond Bros. who recently made
| shipment Of cattle say the markets are
good, they shipped 167 head, the Gallo
ways bringing $3.50.
G. NJ. Hammond was among the
| visitors to Paonia the past week.
The Methodist church of Paonia will
hold quarterly meeting the %, lasting
| several days.
Mr.. Stoddard and family have arrived
here from Denver, and will probaly
settle.
The Rev. Carnine the presiding Elder
Of the Methodist church preached at
Paonia Sept. %.
Heavy winds caused great deal OF
Sept. Goth.
Frost Sept. 20, and snow on the hills,
killed squash and melon vines and some
tomato vines.
E. ]. Matthews and W. s. Coburn, are
in Denver, to attend the Fair.
Misses Anna and Edith Sewell OF Rodg-
ers mesa, attended the council at Paonia.
and started for Montrose Sept. %.
The Rev. Larkin Sucker has gone to
Montrose to meet his family.
David Stephens received pass to at
tend the Fair at Denver. but did not go
on account Of the reunion Of the old SOL
diers.
Ezra Wade, who is in bed with the
scarlet fever, is still very low.
The old soldiers around Paonia are
anticipating great pleasure at the re-
union at Hotchkiss.
There has recently been a barber shop
established at Paonia, operated by E.
Meredith.
Mr.. Matthews has just returned from
the horticultural fair at Denver.
The Rev. Flack preached his last ser
mon at Paonia last night, baptizing Miss
Maggie Friend.
A young lady OF Smiths fork, having
asked the pleasure Of one Of the Gunni.
son Drum corps boys company for the
dance, was accepted and they adjourned
to the school house where the dance was
being held.
Ezra Wade who has been sick with ty.
phoid fever is getting better slowly.
Miss Lulu Cline who has heart trouble
was worse last evening.
Mrs. Myrtle Wade is sick with typhoid
fever.
Water melons sold for five cents apiece
and pears three for nickel at the re.
union.
Lafe Little who has just built house
| on his place near Hotchkiss fal tho
| misfortune to lose one OF his mules.
He turned them in the pasture with
long ropes to them and one became On
tangled in the rope and choked to death.
Mrs. Flora Young and her three child
rem are visiting her sister, Mrs. Rosa
Campbell, Of Paonia.
V. II. Griffin has Just returned from
a business trip to Iowa.
Farmers near hero are cutting up their
corn, and few the third crop OF alfalfa.
Mr.. Boggs and Miss Mary Decker were
married Sunday at the ht m, OF the
brides parents. They arc taking time by
the forelock, being married on the twer-
tieth anniversary Of her parents we'd
ding.
The reunion OF the G. A. r. ut Hotch-
kiss was largely attended by the people
from Paonia.
! HESPEcx.
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