Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-11-05
LITTLE BITS OF NEWS
Short Tales Concerning People You
Know.
THE VICINITY OF OTTUMWA IN BRIEF
Births, Deaths, Marriages, Movements
OF Your Acquaintance as chroniced
by courier's Staff of Correspondents
Who Know Whereof They Speak.
Charlton.

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Charlton.
Charlton, Oct. 31.-The mar
riage of two of Chariton's most
popular young people was solem-
nized at the home of the brides par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. w. +. Graham, OF
Braden avenue, Tuesday evening. The
contracting parties were Miss Lulu
Graham and Peter Patton both Of this
city. The ceremony was performed in
the presence of few invited guests
and was Of the most simple but impress
siye character. The house was beau
tifully decorated and a bounteous
wedding supper was served. Peter
Patton is the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Thos. Patton and was raised in Chart
ton. He received his education in our
public schools and afterwards went in
business for himeslf. Mrs. Patton is
charming and accomplished woman
and Is well known to the people OF
this city. After the ceremony the u.
r. of X. P's to which Peter belongs
marched in a body to the home OF Mr..
and Mrs. Graham and presented them
with handsome cut glass dish. The
young people went to the home prepar-
ed by the groom on Court avenue
where they will be at home to friends
after November /.
Mrs. Florence Miller of Des Moines,
was in the city Tuesday and conducted
the inspection of Tsmenger Corps, No.
II, w. r. C. OF this place. There was
nearly a full attendance present and
the women who have always done
good work We're especially particular
in their demonstration OF the beautiful
work of the order and Mrs. Miller
complimented them very highly upon
their excellent showing. After the
regular exercises were completed the
women present enjoyed Almost pleasant
social meeting. The corps here is in
q most flourishing condition both as
to members and it's condition. 1t has
about two hundred members and more
are being added almost every meeting
night while the regular meetings are
wonderfully free from disputes and
differences, the work being conducted
in most business like and orderly
manner. Their work of relief among
the poor Of the city is greatly appre-
ciated by the citizens in general and
for their winters work which promises
to be the most beneficial in years. Be
sides helping the old soldiers and their
widows they have a general fund from
which they provide help for the needy
poor whether related to a soldier or
not.
John Holmes of Lincoln township
who has been seriously i'll for the past
10 ,,,1z =. Ty1.s
taking treatment for a time has SO
around the farm again.
Will Mcdonnell, who has been ser
fously Ill of inflammatory rheumatism
is reported as much better and it is
hoped he will soon be able to be
around again.
Mrs Hattie Long and daughter
Ethel, who have been residing on a
farm near Belinda, in Pleasant town
ship for many years have rented the
farm and moved to Charlton to make
their future home. They are now, 10
Gated in house near the city park il
the northwest part of town where
they are at home to their friends.
Charlton, Nov. 2.-Thursday night
was Halloween night and it was cele
brated in various ways by different
classes of people. There was Hal
lowe'en social given by the Yaderl
club at the home of Miss Ada Man
ming, a social at the home of j. ]
Myers given by the U. P. church, ar
art social at the home of D. Wormley
given by the members of the Presby
terrain church. Besides these there
were several other parties and socials
The usual amount of destruction was
not performed by the small boy. There
was one or two crowds of boys out
early in the evening but they were
mostly small and did nothing but rur
off few buggies, tear up some side
walks and fences. This was mostl,
done on the outskirts of the town ant
nothing was done around the square
The official force was not increased
and the regular force though making
no arrests caught several groups O
small boys and scared them home.
What appears to be most distress
ing and pitiful case of desertion is re
ported from Washington township
Sometime ago John Lynch, an ole
man of about SIS years of age owned 6
piece of ground in Washington town
ship and recently sold it to S. o. Sla
ter. After the deed had been signed
he gave his wife the money to go OF
a visit to friends in the western par
of the state. According to the story
of Mrs. Lynch, while she was gone
Mr.. Lynch turned ell the notes into
money He sold all the crops ant
furniture that he could sell, the tota
amount being about $1,000 and lef
for visit with his son CIemet, O
Missouri. In the meantime Mrs
Lynch borrowed money enough tt
come home on and when she returned
she found no cook stove and NOTHING
but a few pieces of old furniture, M
provisions and but little bedding. Mrs
Lynch was left with three small chill
dren.the youngest but eighteen months
old with no winter clothing for eithe
herself or children. She did not know
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