Rock Island Argus., 1895-02-08
PORT BYRON POINTS.
A Novel Entertainment Ut the Cougrega-
tional Church-weather Recollectious.

A Novel Ensertainment 1t the Couereea-
tional Church-weather RecoIleetions.
PORr BYRON, Feb. S.-Notwith-
standing the blizzard Wednesday
evening. there was quite fair audi
ence at the Congregational church to
see that wonderful invention. 1.-The
c Chro-no-thau-a-to-le and those
who attended were well repaid for
their trouble. This wonderful ma
chine in the skillful hands of the op-
orator, Mrs. j. w. Simon son, is capa-
BILE of producing characters who
have been dead for thousands Of
years. and the audience was permit
ted to see Sarah, wife of the old pa
triarch, Abraham; Pharoh's daugh-
ter. Queen Elizabeth, Pocahontas.
Martha Washington. and many other
noted characters. the powers of the
machine being limited, however, to
the production of female characters.
Other features of the program were q
vocal solo by Miss Grace Suitor, of
lie Claire; reading by Mrs. Velms
Black, of Hampton, and a recita tion
by Prof. j. f. Conner. Owing to
the unfavorable weather. the at
tendance was so small that the re-
ceipts will not swell the treasury of
the Ladies' Academy Aid society as
they should. 1t is hoped that the
ladies can be persuaded to repeat the
entertainment in the near future.
Weather Recollections.
The extreme cold weather has
awakened many recollections and re-
vived many former experiences.
One man, in a group of story tellers
around hot stove in one of our
stores this week, said: The cold
snap does not compare with the win
ter l caught so many rabbits with
lantern. l used to set lighted Ian
tern out at night. and the rabbits,
which were attracted by the light,
would weep until icicles were formed
from their eyes to the ground, and
in the morning I just Kicked them
loose and carried them in" Another
old veteran-not to be outdone-told
of a time when it turned cold so sud-
denly that the frogs in a large pond
were all frozen into the ice, and he
went out the next morning and
kicked off enough frogs heads to fill
bushel basket.
G. A. Metzgar has returned from
his trip TO Philadelphia.
Willie S. Block is student in the
dental parlors of w. L. Straw.
Several farmers are still hauling
rock from the LeClaire quarries.
Mrs. r. W. Newlands has returned
from her visit at Wauponcie Grove.
Louis Colgrove is gaining slowly in
strength. although still confined to
his bed.
Walter Craig was down town Tues
day. but is still obliged to walk on
crutches.
Mrs. Henry Torpin. of Oakdale.
Neb.. is visiting her parents, MIR. and
Mrs. Samuel Bruner.
Mrs. William Den bigh has been
summoned to her old home at Utica,
N. Y, by the illness of her father.
who received a stroke of paralysis
last week.
Pearsall Bros. & Hollister ex-
pected to ship hogs from here
Wednesday, but owing to the bliz-
zard the freight trains were aban-
doned and they are obliged to feed
the hogs here in the stock yards.
Simpson & Hack, of Cordova. have
rented the store building of Mrs. f.
j. Fleming. recently vacated by f.
+. David. and also rented Mrs. Flem-
ing's barn and ice house, and are
preparing to open a meat market
here.
Rev. II. w. Newlands is still at
Stanton. Neb.. assisting the pastor
of the Congregational church there
in carrying on series of meetings.
A large number have been converted.
Mr.. Newlands is expected home the
first of next week.