Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-27
NEWS FROM NEAR By.
Daily Doings of Some Of Ottumwa's
Close Neighbors.
Personal, SOCIAL AND POLITICAL
Everything From Joyous sIrths to
the Philosophical Observation Of
Sages, Are chronicIed by The cour.
ier's Special Correspondents.
Charlton.

Charlton.
Charlton, Dec. 26.-Christmas has
come and gone, leaving gloriousness
and good cheer in almost every home.
There were but very few families in
Charlton this year that could not at
ford Christmas dinner, or provide
Christmas presents for the little ones
and most of these few were kindly
looked after by individuals or charit-
able societies, sc it proved the hap.
piest Christmas in years. The wealth
er was crisp with slight skiff OF
snow on the ground, tho not cold
enough to be disagreeable. The mer-
chants report better holiday busi-
ness than in many previous years;
the farmers rejoiced over good crops
and fair prices, and, altogether, the
last Christmas of the old century will
be remembered as the brightest and
happiest in the lives of most Charlton
people.
George Isreal, who is travelling for
q Chicago dry goods house came home
to spend Christmas.
Frank Rhodes, of Kansas, arrived
Tuesday morning to make an extend
ed visit with his brother, j. M. Rhodes,
and other relatives in and around
Charlton. His coming was unexpect-
ed by the Rhodes family and added
much to their enjoyment of Christmas
day.
Henry Waywick. who drives a wa
gon for George Wiltsey, met with a
slight accident Monday. He tied his
horse to the rear of the wagon for the
) purpose of leading it up town. The
horse refused to be led that way and
began rearing and ,plunging. The wa
gon was upset, and the rear axle-tree
broken. The damage was repaired,
but Henry was compelled to invent
some other manner of leading the ami
nal.
Miss Addie Manning, who is teach
ing school at Promise City, is spenc-
ing the holidays with her father, Leon
ard Manning, of this place.
The usual influx of college students
to spend the holidays at their several
homes in this city, has taken place.
There are about fifty young people
attending college at various places
turnout the state, whose homes are in
Charlton, and nearly all spent Christ
mas under the parental roof. Some
Z will remain two weeks while others
have but few days in which to enjoy
the pleasures of home life before 60
ing back to the duties of the school
room.
Mrs. G. A. .Abrahamson is spending
the holidays with her parents at Hum
eston.
Rev. G. F. Sanderson, pastor of the
Christian church of this place, is en-
Joying a very pleasant visit from his
mother and sister.
Attorney and Mrs. G. E. Conner are
entertaining Mr.. Corners brother, DR..
s Conner, of Des Moines. Dr. Conner
will stay until New. Years
The announcement was made from
the pulpits of this city that there
would be no prayer meeting Wednes.
day evening, on account of the mar,
riage of one of the ministers of the
city on that date. All the remaining
ministers expect to be present as
guests of honor.
Mrs. T. G. Walker left Monday even,
ing for Creston to spend Christmas
with her mother, Mrs. Holiday
Word has been received from Chart
ton, Missouri, of the serious illness OF
Mrs. John M. Slater. Mrs. Slater was
an old resident Of Lucas county and
4 has a host of Charlton friends who
I, hope for her early recovery.
John F. Noble, who has been EN-
ployed in Bowser & Biddison's har
ness shop at Leon, for the past two
!, months, came home to spend the holi
days. He expects to move his family
to Leon in few weeks where the,
will make their future home.
Nearly all the churches of the city
observed Christmas eve by a Christ
a mas tree and special services or pro
gram, All the entertainments were
good and the trees were laden will
presents. st. Andrews Episcopa
church gave a Christmas carol enter
tainment and the Christian churcl
gave cantata. Both musical pro
grams were well rendered, showing
lot of hard work and careful traininf
on the part of the teachers and off
GERS, and as there is good musical tai
ent in both churches, the entertain
ments drew large audiences at boil
places
Charles J. Eckfelt, deputy treas
urer of Wapello county, and Logan
Field, who is on the road for a De-
Moines firm. spent Christmas witt
their parents in this city.
Bloomfield.
Bloomfield, Dec. 26.-Miss Pear
Davies and Miss Vida Tucker, of Fl
Madison, arrived in the city Monda.
and spent Christmas at the home o
their cousins, Misses Mary and CARR
Davies.
Miss Minnie Evans left Saturda,
( for Chicago, where she will spend tn
holidays with relatives.
Mrs. ]. NJ. Duffield left Saturday TO
North English, where she spent Christ
mas at the home of her SON, FindIe