Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-01-04


pa and Grandma Coonrod were not
forgotten in their homes, but a gener-
GUS tray full of the morsels of the
feast found its way to their door.
December weather report: Clear
days, thirteen; cloudy days. eighteen;
south wind blew for twelve davs and
north wind blew for nineteen days;
the coolest day was the 3Oth, s Q
below zero in the morning and 100
above at the warmest part of the day;
warmest day was the 9th, "A Q above
in the morning and 44o in the mid
die of the day; two inches of snow
and rain fell. S. D. CooNRoD.
AS a token appreciation of their
Superintendent of the Sunday School
the members of the Evangelical
church, at the Station, presented Mr.
Henry Young with magnificent
copy of the bible, last Sunday Henry
prizes the gift very highly, not for its
intrinsic worth or value alone, but
that it may be laid upon the parlor
table at his home as memento
that at Hamlin and round thereabout
he has so many tried and true friends.
They reorganized the Methodist
Sunday School, at Old Hamlin, last
Sunday, and these are the new officers:
Mr.. j. G. White, Superintendent.
Mrs. Fenton, Assistant.
Miss Bonita Bryan, Secretary.
Mr.. William Clark, Treasurer.
Mr.. Clark Wilson, Librarian.
Miss Elsie Fenton, Assistant.
Miss Bonita Bryan, Chorister
Miss Anna Owens, Organist.
They will elect teachers for this
school at the meeting, next Sunday.
The Evangelical people, at the Sta
ton, reorganlzed their Sunday School
on last Sunday and the following are
the newly elected officers:
Mr.. Henry Young, Superintendent.
Mr.. A. w. Smith, Assistant.
Miss Helen Moore, Secretary.
Miss Mary Elrod, Treasurer.
Mr.. Mark Story, Librarian.
AT the meeting next Sunday they
will elect teachers for this school.
The Divine Injunction, "It is not
we'll for man to be alone" is being
needed quite frequently, at Old Ham,
lin, Of late. The latest couple to join
heart and hand for life journey
being Mr.. Clyde Stevens, whose home
is over in the edge Of Guthrie county,
south of Nelson, and Miss Patty
Bryan, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. j.
Nal Bryan, of Old Hamlin who, just
as time" was being licked off, at
the Station, on Wednesday, January
8, 1900, stood at the home of the bride,
amidst their assembled relatives and
friends and before the Rev. Il. e. f.
Chambers, pastor of the Hamlin and
Extra Methodist churches, and took
upon themselves the solemn vows that
made them husband and wife After
hearty congratulations had been ex-
tended by those present all sat down
to a wedding dinner, the like Of which
none but our good friends Nal Bryan
and wife know how to prepare, and we
couldn't begin to tell you Of the good
things there were TO eat if we tried a
month. The rest of the day was given
up to nerriment and getting acquaint-
ed with the newly welded folks, and
as the sun went down the guests took
their departure, each one leaving a
useful or pretty wedding gift, and
sought their respective homes. The
bride has passed the greater part of
her life at Old Hanlin, and is lady
possessing many graces of both heart
and hand and has host of friends
whose best wish follow her to her new
home. The groom is young man
possessing all the sturdy traits Of the
pioneers, and has certainly won a
prize for bride. The marrying
fever" has broken out at Old Hamlir
and no one can tell when it will cease
for there are weddings and rumors Of
weddings.