Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-03
Personal, SOCIAL AND POLITICAL
everything From Joyous Births to
thertfPhitosophical Observation of
sages, Are ChronicIed by The cour.
ier's Special Correspondents.
Bloomfield.

rel and Nina Davis and Emma Mankin
returned Saturday to their homes at
Mt. Sterling after visiting several days
In this city the guests of DR.. Lula M.
Gilbert.
Arthur Carmichael, who recently re-
turned from the Philippines, is visit
ing at the home of his aunt, Mrs. Geo.
Dunn.
DR.. Spaulding, of Des MONIES, is Wis
ting in this city the guest of Miss Oh
lie Rominger
T. M. Snodgrass, of Milton, was a
business visitor at this place Monday.
Mrs. John Higbee has returned to
his home in Ottumwa after having
spent the past week at the home of
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. D. M. Nc
Fadden.
Samuel Laken has returned from
two months visit with relatives in
Kansas.
Invitations are out for the marriage
of Miss Nellie Pirtle, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. John Pirtle, to Prof. Freder-
lex J. Meir, of the Southern Iowa Nor
NAL school,,Jan. 10, 1901, at the home
sofstheubr parents in the west part
aorlthe ncity.w bei
-himgh Eraser, of Chicago, who has
5ubSIIV SpGllul1IS5 Tie PAST week dI' Zig
home of his grandparents, DR.. ]. ].
Selman, left Monday for Keokuk to
visit relatives.
Prof. Hughes, of Abba, is spending
week or more visiting relatives and
friends in this city.
Mrs. Margaret M. Won Achen died
December % at the home of her
daughter. Mrs. Allie Kamp, of Chicago
at the age of 70 years. The remains
were brought to this city for burial,
the funeral services occurring at the
Universalist church Tuesday conduct
ed ny Rev. Deputy. The remains were
inferred in the l. o. o. F. cemetery.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Sheaffer pleas
antly entertained friends at dinner
Sunday. Those present were Messrs.
and Mesdames W. j. Sickle, S. J.
Henderson and A. Fl. Fortune.
A party of young people was de-
iightfully entertained Saturday even
ing at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. T. ].
Hill, at a reception being given by
The Promiscuous Dozen" the lattee
comprising that number of young men
who entertained their lady friends.
The evening was spent in listening to
musical selections, card playing and
dancing. Refreshments furnished by
the Ladies' Guild were daintily served
Miss Lula Dunlap leaves today for
Mt. Pleasant where she will enter the
musical department of the Iowa. Wes-
leyan University
An excellent musical and literary
program was given at the Methodist
church last evening when Rev. j. w
Potter and his congregation watched
{ the old year out and the new year in
Il mali RI Cf y,
tieth century.
Bloomfield jan 2--The watch night
meetings, for which the Methodist and
Baptist churches have been planning
for several weeks, were held Monday
evening. The attendance at the M. e.
church was estimated at two hundred
and nearly all remained thru the en-
3 tire service. The following program
was given:
9:30-Song and praise.
10:00-Symposium, Nineteenth Cen
fury Progress. (a) The Conveyance of
That, John F. Gibson; lb) Improved
Methods of Travel, I. P. Bence; (c)
Moral and Religious Advance, E. r.
Herr; Cd Grand Review, Amos Stec-
kle
10:45-Sermon, J. Wesley Potter.
.20-Consecration service.
1:40-Confessing Christ.
n:50-Reception rite, church mem
bership
12:O0-Joining hands and pledging
faith and fidelity for the new year.
This part Of the program was not
easily carried out as the length and
3 breadth of the auditorium was not suf-
ficient to. accommodate the long line
of members, SO that all could be adj
mitted to the ring. AT 10 o'clock the
following persons united with the
church: Joy Fryaburger, Delpha Noff-
sigler, Lulu Day, Frank Black, Dora
Devault, Beulah Devault, Leile Frady
and John Davis. The revival services
for which the church had been pre-
pairing for some time will begin on
Sunday next.
VS. At the Baptist church, the decline
of the old year, the birth of the new
year and the dawn of the twentieth
century was Witnessed by about one
hundred and fifty persons. The ser
vices opened with roll call of all mem
bers at home and abroad, many Of the
latter having responded by letters the
reading of which formed an interest
ing part of the program. paper on
The Rise and Progress of the Baptist
Church was read by Miss Dickinson.
The sermon of the evening was deliv-
cred by Rev. Grune, followed by short
talks by many of the congregation
AS the midnight hour drew near the
congregation arose and, joining hands
sang, When Shall We Meet Again.
Hot coffee, sandwiches, cakes and
fruit were served. AT 10 o'clock the
bells of the city united in ringing the
old year out and the new year in.
Miss Lila Hazlewood pleasantly
entertained friends at 6o'clock din
ner Monday. Those present were:
Misses May Wallace, Mary, Mabel
and Nellie Davis, Inez Greenleaf and
Mrs. j. r, Haney, of Moulton.
The Knights of Pythias pleasantly
entertained the Rathbone Sisters at
the K. p. hall Monday evening A
comic program was given, which fur
nished amusement for the party until
IL o'clock, when they repaired to the
Curl house where an oyster supper
was served, after which they found
their way to the Methodist church
where thew formed a part of the large