Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-12-25
Salem.

Salem, Dec. 23.-Uriah Pitman and
wife from Buena Vista, Colo, are
guests at the home of Mrs. Louisa Pit
man.
Whittier college will close Wednes-
day for vacation until January 5.
The members of the Friends church
and Sabbath school will have social
and Christmas dinner at their church
Christmas day.
Misses Eva and Martha Welpton are
home from Colorado to spend the hoii-
days.
Rev. Sinclair is holding series of
meetings at Donaldson chapel
Monday Mrs. Will Hawkins was
called to Keokuk by the illness of her
grandson, little Merrill Hawkins.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. H. Tyner and little
son will spend the holidays with Mrs.
Tyner's parents, Mr.. and Mrs Tones,
at Mediapolis.
Miss Winnifred Triplett left today
for Merrimac, where she will enjoy
Christmas with friends.
Tuesday Charles Davidson received
the sad intelligence of the death of tt
tie Doris, daughter of Mr., and Mrs. Ed
De Lashmutt of Denver, Colo.
DR.. Kizer returned from Chicago
Tuesday.
Rev. t. S. Pool of Mt. Pleasant cir.
cult was greeting his many Salem
friends Wednesday and Thursday
Rev Henderson, assisted by Rev.
Spellman of Fairfield will hold meet
ings at the Congregational church, be-
ginning January and continuing two
weeks.
DR.. Bradley of Mt. Pleasant deliver
ed his excellent lecture, The Land
of the White Elephant" at the Con
gregational church Wednesday even
ing.
The M. e. Sunday school at G. A. R.
hall will have Christmas tree and
cantata, Royal Christmas" Christ
mas eve. The same evening at the
Congrega. onal church the Congrega-
tional Sunday school will render the
cantata, Santa Claus in Wonderland"
and a tree bearing gifts for Christmas
will be pleasing to the school.
Salem public school closed last Fri
day for a two weeks vacation.
Miss Nellie Fulton has been quite
i'll the past week.
Rev. Sinclair was a business caller
at the county seat Friday. His daugh-
ter, Miss Nellie Sinclair, accompanied
him home. The |. w. U. has closed
school work for the holidays.
Mr. Ayers, one of Uncle Sans pen
sion agents, now located at Washing
ton Qa.), was in Salem last week.
Misses Margaret and Ruth Bliss,
college students at Galesburg, ILL.,, are
home for the holidays.
Sorrow fills the home of Mrs. Louisa
Pitman and family. On Wednesday
morning, December 10, the spirit of a
kind father and gentle companion
passed away. Mr. Pitman had suffer,
ed from a long sickness, but when
God called he peacefully fell asleep.
On Friday morning at IL o'clock flu
neral services We're held at the family
residence. conducted by Rev. Hender-
son, and the remains, in charge of the
i. o. O. F., We're laid at rest in the
city cemetery. George Pitman leaves,
besides his many friends, devoted
wife, five sons, Joseph, Uriah, Ander-
son, Anthony and Sherman, and two
daughters, Mrs. Clara Rye and Miss
Sadie Pitman
Mrs. Mary Brown, who, with her son
Ellsworth, arrived a few days since
from Cozard, Neb., and was visiting
friends at this place, died at the home
of her son, Eli Brown, Saturday, De
cemDer 20, aged So years. For many
years she was resident of near Sa-
lem. After the death of her husband
she went to Nebraska, where she re-
sided with her sons Isaac and Els
worth. Funeral services were conduct.
ed at Cedar church Sunday afternoon
at 2 o'clock. Interment at Cedar GEM
aterv