The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1899-09-07

gram announcing that Mrs. Braasch
had been stricken with apoplexy, but
owing to wreck on the Missouri Pa.
they were delayed Mrs Gemm did not
know that her sister was dead until she
arrived here last evening, after the
funeral
A special train with c. st. p. NJ. 81 o.
railway officials arrived in the city last
evening and,departed this morning. On
board were j. g. Stuwart, general su-
perintendent of the system, A. w.
Trenholm, who. succeeded H. s. Jaynes
as superintendent Of the Nebraska divi.
sion, W. b. Fordyce, chief train dis.
patcher, and Lyman Sholes, division
freight agent The train is in charge of
Conductor Geo. w. Carter, a former
resident of Norfolk. The officials are
making an inspection of the road
Fremont Tribune: The telephone
business in Winside has been consoli.
dated by connecting both lines with the
phone in Benson & Sons store. AS both
lines now belong to the same company,
two offices here were unnecessary, hence
the consolidation. The old line, which
connects with all northeast Nebraska
points, will be used for local business, ,
and the new line, which has copper
circuit, for loug distance business. The
company expects soon to string another
wire on the old line and than make it a
metal circuit also, which will be q
great improvement.
The entertainment given by the
Ladies Aid society Of the M. E. church
last evening was a successful as we'll as
unique fair. The house was well
filled and the ladies cleared something
over $4,000. The little people partici-
pating were well drilled and acted their
parts very satisfactorily. Mother Goose
had ludicrous time trying to entertain
the Old Woman who lived in her shoe
with 30 children but she succeeded ad.
mirably. Then there was Bo Peep and
/ all the rest of the mysterious personages
|
was riding Cock Horse to Danbury
, Cross" he foil off the horse and over
the railing, creating a scene not down
on the program, but he was not in
, jured by the fall
. The switch track, which has been
, used by G.. B. Salter g. Son in the hand,
ling Of their grain and coal business
, has been moved to the west about &c
feet and graded up. This is to allow
- for the erection of new elevator OF
1000 bushels capacity, work on which
, will commence in few days. This
building will be located just north Of
the office, allowing teams to pass direct
ly off the scales to the driveway leading
y to the dump. The elevator will be Is
by "a feet and 80 feet high The engine
: house will be outside and made of brick
y and gasoline power will be used TIL,
old coal sheds will be torn down ant
, new ones put up on a line with the ele
. vator, while the building now used fol
:, a grain house will be moved and uset
: for coal.
u Forty.o one years ago yesterday in tn;
: old Centenary church at Marietta, Ohio
s the Oldest NJ f. church in that state
George Davenport and Mary Elizabetl
?. Reckard stood before the altar ant
k made vows which united them for life
j. Through all the intervening years TIN
v then young couple have been happy, the,
8 have been blessed with twelve children
ten of whom are living, five sons ant
,s five daughters, all grown to manhood an,
e womanhood, and they have alway
v rejoiced for the associations connecte,
a with that old church. Last eveniu,
O about 40 friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Daven
port invaded their home and gave then
genuine surprise to remind them tina
it was the anniversary of that happ
day long ago. While the guests cam
unlimited they were none the less wei
:, come, and a most agreeable evenin,
70 was spent by all present. AS a tokel
of their friendship the visitor
brought handsome parlor table, whic
- was presented in the name of tn
IL company by Rev. S. +. Sharpless, usin
40 few well chosen words of congratuls
III tion and good wishes for the future
rs Governor Sends Receipt.
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