Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-11-23
BeetOwn's Memorial Quilt

BeetOwn's Memorial Quilt
The big donation at Beetown on
Friday night was notable affair. We
don't know whether it was univer-
sal desire to see the new church and
add mite TO its finishing, or to wit
ness the selling of the noted quilt, or
because the people wanted a good
supper and a lovely ride on most
beautiful evening, that drew the
crowd. But, however that may be,
many gathered from Bloomington,
Cassville, Lancaster, North Andover
and all the country round. There
was bountiful feast and the table re-
ceipts ware $50 TO-
TO our friend, Rob Hoskins, many
thanks are due. After a very busy
week he generously gave his time and
eloquence to us, and both were forci-
BILE factors in making the evening a
most enjoyable one, as the principal
feature was the selling OF the big
quilt, which Rob brought about in his
own inimitable way. Some time ago
the pastor, Mr.. Verran, intimated
that the ladies have kind OF bazaar
at the time the quilt was to be sold,
and other articles be furnished for
sale. 1t seems thataone took the hint
except Elsie ellis and Grandma
Groshong. The little girl brought
beautiful necktie crocheted with blue
silk, which Mr.. Hoskins readily dis
posed Of Mrs. Groshong, who is
lady of seventy-five years, generously
donated two beautiful patch work
qnilts made by her own hands. These
quits did not bring the price which
the skill and taste in execution merit
ed. Presume everybody was saving
their bids for the memorial quilt. On
this the bidding was lively up to SIS
After that there were no bids except
those made by f. NJ. Bonham and John
Mankle. The latter's highest bid was
$24.50. Mr., Bonham took the quilt
at $25.
The quilt was examined and COM
mented on by many. The Milwaukee
block, so artistically executed by En-
ma Gates; the Center block with the
word Beetown in large letters beauti-
fully embroidered and surrounded by
the names of those VINO accomplished
the work on the quilt, done by Mary
Bonham; the Teller block, the club"
block and the Lancaster w. X. G. and
Tom Cox Post block were the most adj
mired On the latter the beautiful
lettering and the design of badges was
done by the Wheeler brothers. Here
let me mention that we added to the
names listed on this block that Of the
lamented Marcia St. John Buchner
We are grateful to the Post for the APP
preparation that gave to us the be-
loved and honored names of DR.. and
Mrs. S. W. Eaton. Without those
and the illustrious name of Gen. j b.
Calls the noble list would have been
incomplete. Misses Cora Sprague
and Emma Gates are deserving of
much credit for work done on the
quilt, the latter collecting $50 on her
blocks, and the former sharing with
her mother the honor of collecting up
wards of 500 names at from five cents
to ~ per name,
The editor of the Teller was very
partial last week to Il. ID. S. Her col
lection is just sos % with promises OF
several dollars yet to come. Mesdames
Rachel Hutchcroft, Leula Ishmael,
Rose Gates, Stella Aule and Emma
Jamison, and Misses Mary Bonham,
Kittie Smith, Lena HutchcrOft, Lillian
Thomas, Stella Muldoon, Myrtle Dix
on, Dora Marshall and Elsie ellis
were all workers and must come in for
a share of the glory.
OMrs. Dorretti Mcdowell was instru-
mental in procuring Cassville names
for the Royal Neighbor block. And
to Mrs. II. b. Showalter, that woman
whose energy equals her wit, and Mrs.
A. G. Morse we tender special thanks.
Had it not been for their generous
help in soliciting names we would not
have handed in the sum credited to
us. These ladies both spent the hap
Ply days of girlhood in Beetown, and
their hearts are still warm for the old
place. Mrs. Morse writes, Il must
say that it does my heart good to be
able to do little work for the old
home people, and add a mite to the
building of the new church. The
memories of the old one are very dear.
1t was there first learned the ''old,
old story" the sweetest ever told.
This work of yours takes me back
many years to a time when Lizzie
Lemons, Aurelia and Julia Mcdaniel
and myself went about soliciting
money for lamps to replace the old
fashioned candlesticks with the per-
forations at the top, which hung
around the walls. How we'll re-
member the weird, pickering light
from those candles. And how proud
we were when our task was accom-
plished and such bright, beautiful
light shone through the FURNISHED
: chimneys of those new lamps
The names of DR.. and Mrs. Nichols,
Mrs. James Grant, G.. Seamson and
wife, and III. G. Leamson their talent
: ed son, with many other names from
far away have come with generous do
nations and kindly wishes to help
build new church in Beetown. And
, our gifted S. heads the list of many
, prominent names nearer home. But
! unless the editor accords us place
as big as the quilt itself we cannot
J give them all. b. ID. $.
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