Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-05-23
Daily Doings ofsome OF ottumwa's
Close Neighbora
Personal. SOCIAL AND POLITICAL
Everything From Joyous Births to
the Philosophical Observation of
sages, Are chronicIed by The cour
.er's Special Correspondents.
Charlton.

Charlton, May 21.-The class of
1901 of the Charlton high school met
at the home of their president, Arlie
Curtis, Sunday morning and marched
in body to the Baptist church, where
Rev. Mills preached the baccalaureate
sermon. Rev Mills is an educated
man and a forcible pulpit orator and
his sermon Sunday was full Of good
sensible advice to the young people
and replete with gospel truths. If
the members of the class take it to
themselves and live according to his
advice it will prove blessing to them
through this life and assure them a
reward in the world to come
Mrs. T. G. Walker was an over-Sun-
day visitor at her old home in Cres-
ton.
The owners of the old frame build
ings just off the southwest corner of
the square have added greatly to the
appearance of the buildings and also
the public square by the removal of
the old wooden awnings and porches
that have been out over the sidewalk
for so many years in such delapidat-
ed condition. All the merchants who
occupy the buildings have ordered
nice new awnings to take their places.
". v. Shular has returned from a
few days visit with relatives and
friends at Indianola
John Gillespy is working on farm
In Liberty township this season for
II. G. Dillman, near Oakley.
The ordinance of church baptism
was administered at the NJ e. church
Sunday. Rev. P. ]. Vollmer, the pas
tor, delivered very interesting,
scholarly and appropriate sermon,
there was spirited and inspiring music
rendered by the choir, and large
audience was present. After the reg
ular services the probationers came
forward and were baptized, after
which they were taken into full fell
lowship of the congregation. Besides
the probationers-ten in number
there were several additions by letter,
statement, etc. Altogether the SER
vices were impressive and inspiring
and the church will be better able to
do the work laid out for it by the adj
dition of so many consecrated Chris
tan workers.
Miss Edna Lisle of Clarinda, is
spending few days in the city, the
guest of her sister, Mrs. S. M. Greene.
d. H. Perry was operated on one
day last week for humorous growth
on the back of his head. He is get
ting along as well as could be expect
ed, and it is thought he will be entire
ly we'll in few days.
j. G Stafford, of Derby, who has
been laid off from work for the past
few weeks with an attack of the grip,
has SO far recovered as to be able to
be around once more and look after
his insurance business.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Lynch are enjoying
a very pleasant visit frim their daugh-
tiers, Mrs. DR.. Dillen, of Auburn, Neb.,
and Mrs. Spencer, of Adair county.
Mrs. Dillen is accompanied by her
three-year-old daughter.
Rev. Eli Grant, presiding elder of
the A m. e. church, preached a very
interesting and instructive sermon in
Charlton Sunday. Rev. Grant is a
thorough scholar, deep thinker, and
a plain, forcible talker, and his SER
mon here was a masterpiece of logic
and wisdom.
Mrs. j. O. Becker has returned from
Springfield, ILL.,, where she was in at
tendance at the convention of the SUI.
preme camp of the R. N. A. lodge as a
delegate from Charlton camp, No. IA.
She is enthusiastic in her praise Of
the meeting that she claims was the
largest and most profitable meeting of
the supreme camp ever held and that
the order has made remarkable pro-
gress in the past two years, and is
now one of the best and most prosper
GUS orders of the country.
Mrs. Sells, of Murray, is spending
few days in the city the guest OF her
sister, Mrs. G. R Kirk.
A H. Latta, who is travelling for
the Bankers Union of the World, with
Headquarters at Omaha, returned to
his work Monday after weeks visit
with his family in Charlton.
Quite a number of Charlton young
people went down to Cleveland Sum
day to witness the game of ball be.
tween the Cleveland club and the Ne.
braska Indians. They all report
themselves as we'll pleased with the
sport which proved to be hot ball
game from start to finish, the score
being 2 to in favor of the Indians.
s. b. Merrill, who is opposing Hon.
r. A. Hasselquist for the nomination
for county representative before the
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