The Lamar register., 1898-07-27

the summer yneaf5ou in Denver, re
Turned last "Wednesday The Pro
lessor j. very husy, IA connection
with Superintendent Barnes, prepar.
inz Tor The coming Teacher Insti.
tnte which cpeas hers on August
third next
Sunday eye there WAS most Eor-
gsous SUNSET and il was admired by
all who saw T. Il would have made
an artists fortune could one have de.
pictcd tho scene a. il was, S0ou AZ
ter the sun had sst strong wind
came up and swept clouds % dust
through tho air This was followed
by a short bot rather hard shoVcr,
and the night was made delightfully."-
cool Tor sleep.
Last Sunday morning ~ tho pco.
PIE we're getting their mail man
entered Myers drug sioro aud called
Tor some medicine Almost inimedi.
stely he was seiza-d with nervous
twitehings and fell 10 the Foor IN a
1T For some tea minutes be was
obliviou- to all things aud Wsiihsd
about incessantly The NJ lsft lmGs,
as suddeCly Is Il came on. however,
aud the msn got uP and went away.
his name was no, learned
Arehdeaeon RatoiigTe held services
NJ the Christian church building on
Monday evening aud had very AZ
teutiys congregation. He preached
an instructive aud al the same time
m entertaining sermon Il Is report
I'd thst arrangements are about com,
pleted to have Episcopal service here
twice a month, or every other Sunday
This VIII be snueh appreciated by the
adhereuts of that church, quite =
number Of whom live iu Lamar
The Ladies OF the Mhccab,s,,s gave
their bah and ice cream supper On
Monday night A good attendance
was in evidence when our local
looked 10, had although the weather
was quite warm several sets were 60
ing through the gnadrilla The mn
sic was furnished bY Frank Kelsey
and Miss Stella Maxwell The re-
freshlneuts served consisted oi ice
cream and cake with Lemonade thrown
ia. A neat sum was realized, aud
every body had a good time.
4 Telegram was received mere Fri.
day evening announcing the death Of
Mrs. John Morris She WIS well
known TO the old settlers Of Gruund
this part Of the county, having lived
here before Lamar was started. Her
sons, James and Newell are residents
here now, and are well and fayorably
known to most Of cur citizens who
will sympathise with them in their
sorrow. james Morris left his mother
Just few days ago aud thought she
was getting we'll In fact it was ar
ranged to bring her here the last Of
this week. But death has come in,
aud a family Is 10 mourning for the
wife and mother.
While out ou hunting and fishing
expedition with party of friends
District Attorney r. r. Ross on last
Friday met with an accident which
caused him TO lose an arm. He got
ont of the buggy in which he was
riding to shoot rabbit The cart
ridge failed to explode and after three
attempts he gave it up Hc was put.
ting the gun back in the buggy with
the muzzle toward him when the
cartridge exploded, shafteriug the
bone of the right arm from the should
er down. The accident occurred %
miles from railroad, aud the drive
over the rough roads and then the
long railroad ride TO Trinidad was
terrible ordeal for the wounded man.
Mr.. Ross was taken to the hospital
and his arm ampntated, and although
weak from loss # blood and his in
tense suffering, he stood the operation
well, and it is thought he will recover
Mr.. Ross has the sincere sympathy OF
his host of friends in Prowers county
in his great misfortune.