Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-02-04
VALLEY LOCAL NEWS.
ArrMsv1LLE.

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Festival" Both were well attenueu
and the financial result was satisiac-
tory.
The hard times supper was held by
the Old Folks society, and the liter
ary entertainment given before sup
per was the beN ever had In Aums-
vile. The appearance Of the crowd
was poverty stricken. Rags ana
matches were at premium, and the
poorer and more ragged they looked
the happier they seemed 10 Ieei'
There were many conspicuous Tor
inject poverty. Mr.. Ed Judd was full
Of patches of all colors. One large
white patch was placed where some
very poor people show the white, oe-
cause they are too poor to own
match. Thomas Johnson wore suit
of 1776 clothes, and Steinburner was
50 ashamed of his rags that ne ma MS
head in -four sack. The moderately
moor were represented by Messrs.
Porter. Meyer, Lewis, Speer, Bashor,
sherman, Swank, and their respective
families. But the abject, degraded
and low poor were represented by d.
Smith With pants that used to be
pants. coat with the loss OF tail ana
one sleeve and all the buttons gone,
old shoes without uppers and tied on
with strings, face besmeared with
gour and red paint, his head covered
with a hat without crown or rim, his
enemies did not know him and his
friends did not want TO. Judge Edes
Of Salem would have given him 20
days on general appearance). But
Dan was a success. He carried OH
first premium, and none dare dispute
his right, for TO look more poverty
stricken than Dan, one would have to
dispense with his rags. Mush and
milk was served for supper, and so
moor we're they that there was not
even enough mush and milk, and the
company laughed at hard times and
fun.
The hat entertainment Saturday
night was also great success. The
ladies furnished an old hat each,
which was sold at auction, with ready
takers by the old and young men at
fair prices. Mr.. NJ. Speer did himself
proud as an auctioneer. Every hat
that he sold he said belonged to the
handsomest girl in the room, and the
strange thing Is that he told the
truth, for all the Aumsvllle girls and
women are the handsomest. These
hats were trimmed by the gentlemen,
with paper ribbon furnished them,
and some showed themselves TO be
experts in hat trimming, and their
taste was even admired by the ladies.
A good supper was served, which all
enjoyed. The object Of these enter
tainments Is TO raise funds to build a
sidewalk.
We also have literary entertain
malnment every week at the school
house, where the leading questions OF
the day are debated, and some OF the
hard problems OF life have been per-
menantly settled. II has been decided
by the judges that "our country is
safe;" "that our banks are good
thing "that hops are good plant
land n great blessing;" that labor
organizations and strikes are a great
blessing The judges have shown
great judgment in these decisions and
did not rely upon the fact brought
forward In the debate, but upon their
! own private knowledge OF the case,
which was much better than TO decide
these important cases by the evidence
put forward by the debaters. This
week General Grant Is on trial, and
the community is In fever heat, lest
! the judges should decide that Grant
was not a good general. Huntsville
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