Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-06-18

horse was hurt.
Mrs. J. H. Carroll is en- loyiEg very
pleasant visit from her little nephew,
John MCGOWAN, of Knoxville.
Miss Matte Hopper, who has been
quite sick for the past week at the
home of Mrs. d. A. Enslow Is reported
as much better.
Miss Mollie Fluke has returned from
a few days visit with her sister, Dora,
of Des Moines.
One of the SWEETEST social events Of
the season was the pre-nuptial party
given in the Armory Thursday even
ing by Mr.. and Mrs. F. @. Stuart in
honor of their neice, Miss Louise Stu
art who Is to be married this evening
to George A. Isreal. The Armory,
where the party was held, was beau
tifully decorated in flags, bunting,
potted plants and cut flowers. There
were about two hundred invited guests
present and the evening was spent in
cards, games and dancing. All pres
ent report most pleasing refreshments
and general good time.
Fl. E. Douglass has returned from a
visit with Rev. Jackson, of Aledo, Ill,
and will depart at once for a two
LAAoAASho foSdIlol WulCu WILL US SpCAI
in the mountains of Colorado.
Rev. r. @. Finney, of Pitzer deliv-
cred very interesting and instructive
sermon at the U. P. church Friday ev-
ening. He will also talk this afternoon
at the same place. These services are
in the nature of preparatory sermons
for the ordinance of holy communion,
which will be served at that church
Sunday morning.
Charlton, June 17.-Wm. Williams,
an old resident of Lucas county, but
now residing on farm near Jay,
Clarke county, was renewing old &C.
quaintances in Charlton on Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. l. N. Bowen are re-
joicing over the arrival of a fine ten
pound boy baby at their home in Trox-
ell addition on Friday.
Tom Phillips, one of the clerks for
A. e. Dent, was laid off from work
Friday with severe attack of the
fever and is still very sick though
some better.
H. M. Mckee, of st. Joseph, Mo-,
was business caller in Charlton on
Saturday in the interest of the st.
Joseph Gazette-Herald.
Miss Minnie Alexander, of Ottum-
wa, is spending a few days in the city
the guest of her friend, Mrs. Jas.
Knox.
The proprietor of the Charlton Her
aid publishing house has added great
ly to the outside appearance of his
place by the addition of new coat of
paint and two nice signs in the win
dows.
Miss Jannette Throckmorton, who
has been attending Simpson college,
has returned to her home in Charlton
for the summer vacation.
Miss Emma Wilson closed very
successful term of school at Union
school house in Warren township last
Friday. This is the fifth term that
Miss Wilson has taught at the same
school which speaks volumes for her
popularity and efficiency.
One of the society events of the sea-
son was enacted Saturday evening in
the st. Andrews Episcopal church
when George Israel and Miss Louise
Stuart were made man and wife. The
church was beautifully decorated with
potted plants and cut flowers. The
bride was attended by her cousin, Miss
Martha Stuart as bridesmaid, while
Harry Thorne of Fairfield acted as
best man for the groom. After the
ceremony the guests repaired to the
home of the brides parents at Eighth
street and Woodlawn avenue, where a
wedding supper was served and the
evening spent in dancing on an i'm
provised platform on the lawn. Both
young people are well and favorably
known in Charlton. George came here
from Brighton and worked in McCul-
lough's store for several years until
he accepted position as travelling
salesman for Marshall Fled & Co. of
Chicago, which he now hods. He was
member of the Noxall club of this
place and has large circle of friends.
Miss Louise was born and raised in
Charlton being the only daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. T. M. Stuart and So
cial leader in Charlton. She attended
school here and later finished her edu-
cation at st. Katherine's school of
Davenport. She was member of the
Extra Nous club and well liked by a
large circle of friends. The young
couple departed on a night train for
an over Sunday visit with Mr. Israel's
will settle in Grand Rapids, Mich, for
SlSiA AuIul Z AOLuC.
Francis Howard and daughters, Mrs
A. E. Anderson and Leona Howard,
have returned to their homes in Char.
iton after few days visit with Mrs.
Laura Miller in English township.
Mrs. T. Vance and daughter, Louise,
have returned from weeks visit with
her parents in Mt. Ayr.
Misses Cora Coombs and Lizzie
Proctor, two of the teachers in the
teachers in the Charlton public
schools, have departed for their sum-
mer vacation which will be spent in
the hills of Vermont and visiting Mrs.
A. O. Palmer of Burlington, VT.
Prof. Chas. Murray, who has been
visiting relatives in and around Chart
ton has departed for Des Moines,
where he will attend summer school,
Sunday was the annual memorial
day for the M. W. A. and R. N. A.
lodges and it was fittingly observed
by the lodges of Charlton, who march
ed to the cemetery and decorated the
graves of deceased members and came
to the st. Andrews Episcopal
church, where they listened to an able
and appropriate sermon by the pastor,
IOoxv T.. 81. l.