The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-03-15
NElGHBORHOOD NEWS.
Interesting Correspondence From
Surrounding Towns.
VERNON CENTER.

Mr.. Babcock, ST., has bought hal
interest in the meat market owned by
Ben. Stedman. Mr.. Stedman anC
family will make their home in Man
kato the coming summer.
School closed last Friday for week:
vacation.
Chas Lewis, formerly Vernonite
now a resident of Ledyard, Iowa, wa:
in town Friday and Saturday, calling
on old friends.
Mr.. Gardfellow spent Sunday in
Gilmore visiting his sister, Mrs. Cord
dell.
Miss Belle Dredge, of Lake Crystal
visited Mrs. Thran Award over Sun
day.
Mr.. Henry Mobiles and sister, OF
Ceresco, visited at O.. Il. Mobiles on
Saturday.
Mr.. f. H. Grannis has gone to Buf.
falo, n. Y, to Pierce's Medical
Hospital, to be treated for a chronic
ailmenU, He will be gone for some
time.
I Miss Gertrude Smith, of Amboy,
spent the first of the week with Miss
Jessie Day.
4 Mrs. d. Slater has brother visit
I ing her.
Miss Annie Foster is visiting in
town.
II. Kranse shipped four cars of hogs
last week, and will ship as many this
week.
Miss Nettie Selby, our enterprising
milliner, went to ST. Paul this week
to purchase her spring stock of goods.
A serious accident befell Mr.. AaI on
Morris Tuesday noon. He is watch
man Of the railroad bridge. AS he
was climbing one of the ladders he
slipped and fell twenty feet. lie lay
on the ground for some time, but
finally got up and walked home. He
was so dazed by the fall that he does
not remember or know anything. DR..
McMichael was called, and says he is
seriously hurt, but can not tell as yet
how seriously.
Teachers examination Tuesday and
Wednesday. About fOrty-tYe at
tended Tuesday evening the Liter
airy society met. The program was
made much more interesting by the
help of the teachers and Supt.
Scherer. Wednesday evening dance
was given in honor of Mr.. Scherer at
Petrick hall. Supper was served at
the Cornish house.
Town meeting passed off quietly.
The streets were lined with teams and
trade was brisk. In the afternoon the
Vernon band rendered some very line
music on the streets; they also
serenaded the superintendent and
school mam'mS at the school house.
Every house in town that will &C
commodate TWO families if full. If
some of our enterpriSing citizens would
! invest money in houses to rent it
would meet long felt want.
Mr.. Harry Thew is drawing material
for new barn.
The two sOciables at the hotel last
week were well attended and greatly
enjoyed. At the Baptist Sociable the
lady that made the best chicken pie
was to be president of the evening:
Rev. FlOckhart, Miss Clemmie Lowell
and Mrs. Kate Thew were appointed
Judges. They decided in favor of the
pie made by Mrs. Cookson.
As Mr.. r. Cornishs' team was going
to Good Thunder with some travelling
men, one of the lines broke, the horses
ran away throwing the occupants OuG.
The horses ran into Mr.. T. Hays yard
and were caught. The travelling men
were badly shaken up, but did not re-
ceive any serious injury.
A medal contest will be held in the
M. E. church Saturday evening, March
23rd, ten of our young people taking
part.
The farmers are improving the fine
weather, bringing grain, wood and
stock to town, and carrying back with
them machinery and other cOmmo-
ditieS.