The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-06-06
Peoria.

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| Mrs. Maria Hunt spent two weeks
in Pella.
Mary Spain is having loom room
built to her house.
The Sunday school convention last
Sunday was well attended.
j. B. Werhle had the misfortune
to get his foot hurt Saturday.
j. s. Wharton lost valuable COW
Saturday with clover bloat.
Arthur Wharton went to Marshall
town Monday morning on business
E. o. Smith and wife spent last
Tuesday and Wednesday with friends
in Pella.
Dora and Hattie Lee, of Pella, spent
Sunday with Warren Wharton and
family.
The ice cream supper given here
Thursday night for the band was well
attended.
O. NJ. Vancleave has sold his farm
near Pella and will come back to his
home soon.
Hon. w. S. Kenwortby, of oska-
loosa, was caller in this town one
day last week.
DR.. Quire and wife returned from
Chicago Wednesday and all welcome
them home.
Monroe Ashton, who is attending
school at Oskaloosa, visited over Sun
day at home.
Mrs. Emma Byers and children, of
Osceola, are visiting at the parental
Ashton home.
Mrs. E. q. Smith and son Albert, of
Oskaloosa, spent last week visiting
relatives here.
James N. Smith will go to Dubuque
as delegate to the Sons of Veterans
encampment this week.
Mrs. Cornick and daughter Grace,
of New Sharon spent Decoration day
with her daughter, Mrs. s. l.. Spain.
Alex McCutchen and family came
over from New Sharon and spent
Decoration day with relatives and
friends.
Otis Clark and sister, of Pella, at
tended the Memorial services here
and were guests of W. Q. Wharton
and family.
NJ. P. Smith and family from near
New Sharon, we're here Decoration
day. The boys, Harry and Onis, be-
long to the Peoria band and were
glad to have them present.
Rev. D. 8. Dunlavy and family, of
Atica, gave the people a pleasant sur
prise by dropping in on the crowd"
Decoration day. Dan" and wife are
always welcome visitors at Peoria and
all were pleased to meet them. They
spent the night with j. s. Wharton
and family.
The third quarterly meeting on this
circuit was held here Saturday and
Sunday, May 25 and 26. Elder Will
son was present and preached Satur-
day afternoon and evening and on
Sunday preached memorial sermon
as was requested by Shiloh Post.
There was quite a crowd present and
the Elder delivered a fine sermon.
Mrs. Emma Smith, of Oskaloosa, led
the meeting for the Epworth League
Sunday evening and all were glad to
hear her.
Decoration day this year was OBJ
served as usual by Shiloh Post, but it
has been several years since there
has been as many people to listen to
the exercises, which were fine. The
marching of school children and the
program rendered by them under the
careful training of their teachers.
Mrs. Burkes, Miss Jackson and
Messrs. Werhle and Halle. All speak
we'll for them and they are to be high
ly congratulated on their success.
The Grafton delivered by Rev. Per-
dew, of New Sharon, was both inter.
esting and instructive, as was also
the talk by Rev. d. s. Dunlavy. ST.
Spain is to be congratulated as lead
er of the Peoria band for the excel
lent music they furnished during the
day and the concert that was given
in connection with the ice cream
supper in the evening. It was a great
day for Peoria and long to be remem-
bered. The NJ. E. church where the
exercises were conducted was beauti-
fully decorated with flags and bunt-
ing and two large wreaths of flowers
one belonging to Shiloh Post and the
other to the Sons of Veterans were
also part of the decorations.
PEoRIAITE,