The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-12-20
Social Corner.
; Observation-Disclosures

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There is class Of people who think
they are busy when they really are only
buzzy.
The Literary Society gave farewell
banquet to Miss Townsend, at the home
of Miss Bird Wardwell on Friday even
ling.
Miss Myrtle Seeley, OF Illinois, arrived
on Wednesday and will make her home
with Mr.. and Mrs. H. c, Carr. She is
cousin of Mr.. Carr's. We welcome her
ITO .Pembina young folks society.
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We all have our troubles. There's
great strife in the S. o. S. and S. S. F..
societies now as to who shall fill the
Office of secretary, which is now vacant !;
not>so much for the honor as for prestige.
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Miss Kate Acheson entertained about
thirty of her young friends at social
party ON Monday night. The evening
was very pleasantly spent in games and
conversation. Dainty refreshments were
served.
.A,merry load Of dozen young folks
braved the'20 below zero weather and at
tended box social at Carlisle school
house Wednesday night. Of course they
didn't get cold and it goes without saying
they had a rollicking good time.
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OF course you know how to open and
shut door, especially an outside door,
when the thermometer stands
at.2O0 to 800 below; but people who work
in Offices and stores and such places,
have, reasonfto know that you are one
person out OF ten. If sixty people come
and go out and each keeps the door open
a half minute as they come and go, that
means door open to the cold for a
whole hour in the day, and that means
considerable cold and colds and coal and
choler. 1t ought to be a regular course
study in the schools to teach children how
to handle door handle, but we fear
some of the teachers never studied this
branch,
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And now it falls to my lot to chronicle
the departure in the near future ofone of
our most estimable young ladies, Miss
Ruth Townsend, who has for the past
year and a half had charge of the pri-
mary department of our public school,
has, L regret to say, rendered her resig-
nation, which, under the circumstances,
the board felt compelled to accept and
she closes her services here to-day. Miss
Townsend has given such good satistac-
ton as a teacher that I'm inclined to
think if her reason for resigning were
otherwise than that she has accepted a
more pleasant position, the school board
would not have let her off SO easily. She
will leave Pembina with the best wishes
of kids and parents alike. May joy go
with her.
Speaking of the st. Andrews supper al
Emerson last week the Journal says IN
part All the congregations in town sent
goodly delegations, and our American
fnends-in Pembina especially ontdid
themselves. as some thirty persons, old
u u H- -. To-
and young, were present. And just a
word here about ourneighbors they car
| make themselves at home at an enter.
tainnaent of this kind, and we compli.
ment them on their orderly and stylish
quota. In the basement of the church
were set six tables, presided over by 4
member Of the society. Starting at six
O'Clock, this part Of the entertainment
lasted for two and a half hours, and dur.
ing that time about three hundred and
twenty-five persons partook of the good
things provided. The musical part d
the program began at $40. the choil
of the church rendering an anthem in
splendid style. The Pembina Orchestra
gave three selections and to each one
were forced to respond to. an encore
The recitations of Miss Moran; readings
by Mr.. Carr, from Drummond,s 'Habi.
tant'; song BY Mr.. McRae. and duet by
the Misses Williams were also well receiv.
ed by the audience.
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Died.
ISHAw-AtP embina, on December 18th,
1901 Caroline A., beloved wife Of Jos
eph Shaw. 81
Mrs Shaw was born at Mount Vernon,
Ontario, Aug. 18th, 1872 She caue
with hsr. husband to this, country II 1s71,
and lived for many years ON thsir farm