Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-09-18
Daily Doings of Some of Ottumwa's
Close Neighbors.
Personal. SOCIAL AND POLITICAL
Everything From Joyous Births to
the Philosophical Observation of
Sages, Are chronicIed by The cour.
ier's Special Correspondents.
Charlton.

Charlton, Sept 13-The Zetamathe-
an History club held their first meet
ing after the summer vacation We'd
nesday, at the home of Mrs. J. A.
Brown, on Auburn avenue. The club
Will take up the study of current liter
allure and current events during this
term.
M. M. Perry and G.. w. Ensley have
gone as delegates from the Charlton
church to the annual conference of the
M. u. churches of the state, and will
make great effort to secure the con-
! ference for this place net year.
VIM. Averill, who has been spending
few days in Warren county, came
down Wednesday and spent the day
with his family in Charlton.
Wednesday was the first day of the
county convention of the Christian
churches of Lucas county. The day
was an ideal one and quite good
audience was present from all over
the county, every church being repre-
sented. The morning service was TAX
en- up by the routine business of adj
dresses and appointing committees
and sermon by Chas. Vanoy, of Be-
linda, which proved to be quite a mas
terly effort. The afternoon session
was devoted to a report of the various
churches in the county, and a pro-
gram by the G. w. B. M. The reports
show this denomination to be in a
most prosperous condition.
Milo Adams, formerly of this place,
but now of Humeston, was visiting ole
friends in the city Wednesday.
Rev. P. S. Greene, of Oakland, for.
merly pastor of the Christian church
Of Russell, is in the city attending the
. county convention of the Christian
churches of Lucas county.
Word comes from Oakley of the or.
ganization of Rough Rider McKin.
ley and Roosevelt club of thirty-nine
members. Newbern has also organic.
ed club. The democrats have a
Bryan and Stevenson club that meets
each Saturday afternoon in Charlton
and yet we have no campaign club
among the republicans of Charlton and
no prospects of one in the near future
Some good live republican should take
hold of this matter and organize one
at once to be in line for the opening
of the campaign.
E.. j. Hatcher, one of the prosperous
business men of Russell, was calling
on friends in the county seat Wednes.
day.
Charlton, Sept. 14.-Thursday was
the annual reunion Of the Old Veter.
ans association of Lucas county and
about seventy-five of the old soldiers
and their friends from Charlton, went
down to Derby to help celebrate the
day. The day was an ideal one and
the veterans from all over the county
turned out in goodly numbers to re-
new acquaintance of war days and
talk over their experiences. The pro.
gram as published was carried out with
but one or two minor differences and
large number of Charlton people re
manned and attended the camp fire in
the evening.
Rev. johnson, of Russell, was in
Thursday in attendance at the Lucas
county Christian church convention.
w. M. Householder, secretary of the
Lucas county fair association, went tt
Seymour Thursday in the interests o,
the association.
]. @. Baker, of Lucas, one of the besi
known and most successful merchants
and bankers in Lucas county, was call
ing on old friends in Charlton Thurs
day.
Arthur Ketchum has secured a po
sition as salesman in ]. J. Smythe'e
clothing store and entered upon his
duties this week.
One of the prettiest weddings Of the
season was solemnized Wednesday ev
ening at the home of the brides grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. S. S. Arnold, cn
Grand street, when Rev. w. v. Whit
ten pronounced the impressive and sol
emn words of the Episcopal wed
ding ceremony that united the lives Of
Will Trent. of WOODBURY., and Ethel
Wiley, Of Charlton. Miss Susie Wright
played the wedding march and the
bridal couple were accompanied by
Gpilford and Jessie Croker. cousins