Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-06-27

was received with enthusiasm, MAX
| ing the last meeting of the season so
pleasant that the first meeting of the
fail will be looked forward to with in
terest.
John Lobbins has returned from
Muchal1inock, where he has been for
some time engaged in coal mining.
,,,3 Charlton.
Charlton, June 27-The Eden Baps
tist association held its annual B. Y.
P. U. rally at May church Thursday
afternoon and evening and will con-
tinue over tomorrow. The meetings
promise to be the most interesting and
instructive ever held by the association
and many people from Charlton are
contemplating attending.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. N. Anderson have
returned from a weeks visit with rela,
tives and friends in Monroe county.
Will Martz has returned from a
weeks camping expedition on Chari-
ton river near New York bridge.
The frequent sound of fire.
crackers and the discharge of fire.
works at night by the small boys are
more signs of the near approach of
the Fourth of July, which will be cele-
brated on grander scale than ever
before in Charlton this year.
Oscar Carter and family, old resi-
dents of this place, but who for the
past seven years have been located at
Knoxville and Peoria, ILL.,, have decid-
ed that Charlton is the best place after
all and have moved back here with the
intention of making this their perma-
nent home.
Al. Gartin will be laid off from work
for a few weeks, nursing very sore
hand. He was blowing the other day
when the horses did not go fast enough
to suit him and he struck one of them
with piece of wood, frightening 1t in
such manner as to cause it to begin
kicking. One of its feet struck him on
the right hand and broke two of his
knuckle Joints.
| Amos Hampshire, one of the Oldest
residents of Lucas county, who has
been visiting his son, George, here for
the past few weeks is spending week
visiting relatives and friends in WAYNE
county.
|
friends in Ottumwa on Thursday.
Wednesday was the hottest day of
the season. The thermometer regis
tered 1O2 and in some places as high
as 106 degrees in the shade, or two
degrees above the record of Sundays
heat
What might have proven a serious
accident occurred Tuesday evening
while Mr.. and Mrs. Burt Lewis were
out riding. Their little son, Edwin,
was on the back seat of the surrey
when some boys shot roman candle
across the street directly in front of
the horse, which turned quickly to one
side cramping the buggy in such a
manner as to throw the child out.
Aside from a few bruises and being
badly frightened, however, the boy
was unhurt.
Leonard Cassiday from near Rus.
sell was renewing old acquaintance
on our streets Tuesday.
The meetings that have been in
progress at the Christian church here
under the direction of Rev. w. E. Har-
lowe, of Parsons, Kan, and his singer
Miss Murphy, for the past four weeks,
closed Wednesday evening as far as
religious services are concerned. Rev
Harlowe has proven himself to be a
thorough scholar, a plain forcible pull
pit. orator and an able evangelist. All
his sermons have been able presenta
tons of the plain gospel truth as he
finds 1t in the Bible and in spite of the
extremely hot weather he has always
had good audiences who went away
well pleased with his talks. He has
been the means of charging the con,
| gregation here by the addition OF
twenty-five souls. His singer, Miss
Murphy, is perfect lady and an ear.
nest, faithful Christian worker, and
/ peculiarly adapted for her work OF
leading the singing in revival meet
ing and can share equally with him
the honor of the additions. Rev. Har.
lowe will deliver popular lecture this
evening on Love, Courtship and Mar
riage,' for which small admission
fee will be charged The lecture is
both entertaining and instructive and
should be heard by all the young PEG
pie of the city. During their stay here
the evangelist and his singer have both
made many true friends who hope for
their return to this city at some future
date. They leave Friday morning fol-
Mason City, where they will visit un
| I'll beginning their next meeting, after
July 4.
:. The Charlton Croquet club is hold
ing daily practice meetings on its
grounds north of the old Phoenix mills
in spite Of the fact that there is
not much shade for them since the
large willow trees have been trimmed
The Charlton club is very proficient in
the game and having played severa,
championship games last year in near
ly all of which it was successful II
now claims to be the champion Gro
quet club of southern Iowa, and would
welcome game from any club of an
other town to defend that title.
EIdon.
Eldon, June 27.-Fred Washington
and wife, colored, who were arrested
for jumping board bills and disturbing
the peace were fined $40 yesterday. AS
they were broke the fines were remit
ted.