Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-08-08
NEIGHBORHOOD NOTES

! NEIGHBORHOOD NOTES !;
IMPROVEMENT AT FEARING.
Hotel Property Improved and New
Residences Built-Personal.
Special to Times Republican.
Gearing, Aug. s.-zearing is improv-
ing fast as is shown by the building
that is being done.
Hotel Gearing is having an addition
built which will make more room to ac-
commodate the large trade they have
been having of late.
The new residence of John Rogers is
fast nearing completion.
A. d. LeFever's mother, who is stay
ing at his home, has been very sick
with cancer of the stomach. She is FAIL
ing fast and her many friends fear she
can never recover.
After the installation of officers at the
I. O. G.. T. lodge Saturday evening they
Were treated to ice cream which was
greatly enjoyed by all present
Messrs. Ed Roberts and Charles Lane,
who have been in South Dakota the
past few weeks, returned to Gearing
last week.
Victor Fitch spent Friday and Satur-
day in Marshalltown
Miss Anna Fry went to Marshalltown
Saturday to visit with friends.
The Evangelical Sunday school will
| hold its picnic in Reese's grove on
Thursday.
Miss Stella Fitch returned home last
week from Anes, where she had been
for several weeks.
Some of our Good Templars will at
tend the 1. O. G. 7. grand lodge at
Humboldt, Ia, Aug. %, % and "a.
Story county fair will be held at Me-
vada next week, commencing on Tues
day. OF course Gearing will be we'll
represented.
A large snake was discovered on the
| Thatcher farm last week. and attacked
/ Will Golly, who was working for Mr.
! Thatcher. The snake was from eight to
4 ten feet long, and about twelve to eigh-
teen inches around its body. A search
1 ing party was out Sunday hunting it,,
but as Yet have failed to find the snake.
i This is the second snake story from
4 that farm.
Matte Norton and wife, of Golden
/ City, Mo-, came yesterday and will visit
relatives in Gearing for several weeks.
Il Gilman.
Z Special to Times Republican
Gilman Aug. S.-Henry Bewney and
wife moved into John SEWERS. ST. new
dwelling on Mill street on Thursday and
on Friday morning We're the happy par
ents of a fine boy
The Wise Juvenile Quartet gave a
pleasing musical and literary entertain
iment at the Congregational church Sat
turGay evening under the auspices of the
Ladies Aid Society
Rev. w. z. Smedley went to Ireton on
/, Saturday evening and preached there
i ION Sunday.
Theodore Thompson and Title Heng
We're married at the residence of the
: bride in this township on Sunday after
noon, j. NJ. Carney. j. p, officiating a,
the ceremony.
f Rev. c. L. Hammond and famil,
S started on their vacation Monday
. morning.
4 The Ladies, Aid Society of the Con
: [gregational church meets al the chape
: Wednesday afternoon at 2 O'Clock.
e Invitations are out for the marriag,
of Miss Clara j. Lavender TO Mr.. Ceorg,
: y. Buck al Clay. Iowa, on the 22d inst
e These young persons have hosts o
y friends in this vicinity who will Wish 10
o them any quantity of happiness in thei
d new relations.
vANCLENE.
Aug. s.-All the small grain is eithe
( in shock or stack and the work o
: ithreshing has already begun. The corn
: fields are in full tassel and caring il
: Egood condition. The recent rains wer.
: just what it needed. Pastures. late po
tatoes and garden truck We're muct
benefited also.
The social at James Hunters Tuesda,
evening was largely attended Ic.
Icream, cake, peaches and cream wer.
served during the evening. which wa!
:. thoroughly enjoyed by ALL
Z. j. w Johnson. of Oskaloosa. was al
over-Sundas visitor at the j. II. Gowd,
home. He returned home by way o
Marshalltown Monday.
Mrs. Markette Allen and son Rex. o
e Dies Moines, Went TO Marshalltown Sat
n urday after a short visit with Mrs. w
E. Preston, Mrs Aliens sister.
Dr. w. T. Plumb and daughters
$ Mamie. Stella and Jessie, Went to Col
, fax Thursday for the purpose of at
N tending the Chautauqua
Mrs Mamie Lacey started for Beave
: pected to join party of friends VIII
> We're going on a pleasure trip throug
i. Colorado. California and Wyoming.
MATRoN AND MAID.