The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-01-31

News.
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Flora
Plenty of sleigh-rtding these fine,
moonlight nights.
Mr.. r. H. Pattison Of Crystal is In
town now, taking care of MIR. A. Gill
bert.
Winter is getting along finely with
abundance uf tine weather, aud few
storms.
We did not know your correspond
ent had changed his sex. He must be
afraid Of being drafted in case of war.
We are glad to learn that Mr.. Am
drew Gilbert is recovering from his
late illness under the care OF the
"Foresters" of Crystal.
We think "Subscrber" IN your last,
issue is rather astray in tile meaning
of The paragraph referred to by him,
in his communication. He seems to
attribute the decline of the church to
the failing of the minister To be up to
par with his predecessors, whereas we
think the meaning INTENDED to be
conveyed, Was, that since Flora has
been cut off from ST. Thomas district
the church has been drifting around
like Il ship without Il pilot, with no
one to manage its atiairsand eeafter
it's interests. and wish the results al
ready assumed by your correspondent
Again the church building does not
necessarily represent the church ul
it's members aud their zeal for lis
prosperity The hall is Il very com
Portable place, and we are very CRATE
full to the town board for allowing us
the use of it. No reference was made
to the Sunday school whatever. We
considered the Sunday school LAS,
summer the largest and best attend.
ed we have ever had, and the thanks
Of the p lrents and patrons of the Sun.
day school are due to our worthy
superintendent, Mr.. Peter p. BissetL,
for his faithful aud efficient services
In that capacity. In conclusion We
say organize the church again. Ii we
think enough Of our religion and nave
enough love in our hearts for The
Lord Jesus Christ, let us be all unit.
f, ed in one body aud not be scattered
about like sheep without u shepherd
We have good, earnest men in the
church, capable Of filling all the office.
relative to church government, etc,
and let us commence the year 1896
with greater eilrnestness for the
good and prosperity Of our church, its
members, adherents and the world in
general with whom we come in con.
tact.
| Drayton.
Last Friday evening was made a re.
gular racing occasion by our rink
managers, Messrs. Brown s. Chapman
at which time three exciting lnatche.
were decided. Enthusiasm exceeded
all bounds, and since Friday evening
our Inhabitants have suffered with
bronchial trouble, as u result of their
:, demonstrations.
The first race was a two mile affair
for Drayton skaters, with Edwards,
Chapman and Rutledge, our fastest
local men, barred. Bert Spice won:
RObt. Richardson. secOnd.
Then came what proved to be the
event Of the evening, and one that
worked our citizens up to state
bordering on insanity. John Baptie,
of Bathyate, who has been lo,ked up
on as IN .inyincible skater, was
matched against Wallace Edwards OF
Drayt0u. aud the former met his
Waterloo, being nearly exhausted
when the race was completed. Baptie
and Edwards started fr,m opposite
sides Of the rink. and Baptie caught
the latter III fourteen laps, although
Edwards falling gave Baptie u decid-
ed advantage; the Drayton skater be-
gan to squirt, and at'two miles had re-
gained the half Lap which he lost In
the first mile, aud led Baptte by Il
qnarter Of ii lap. When the race was
finished Edwards was in the lead by
more than, q lap and was still fresh
and In good wind. Edwards time tor
THE three miles was II minutes and
8 seconds, md the second mile was
skated by him in 1881. Our, rink.has