Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1902-11-28
BUXTON NEWS.
Church Social and Business

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BUXTON NEWS.
Church Social and Business
The reason no letter appeared In u
BYsrANDER from Buxton last week, tn
humble scribe who writes it up. was q c
and unabl, 70 write the regular lette'
However so,nethi' 8 happened, for IL
! better We hope and tAis week the reader
VI the BYsTANDAR ON read the church
social and GUINNESS doirgs 10 Buxton.
several big dinners ave to ba served il
our buxton homes Thanksgiving day.
Nsarly every body in the city have q
tended the meetings ut 81. Johns church
Readers OF the BYsrANDER remenbe
reae ing W the colums VI Mr.. Short,idg
being seriously hut In the mines her
sometime $40. He was ,ecentiy taken 4
De Aoines 70 hospital. All shat ' q
in the power Of man 70 do was don
death .ms 30 him last Friday while \
10 Hes Aoinss. His rem .ins were ship
ed 70 this city. The funeral occurred
ir0m ST. Johns A. N. 4. church. Rev. T.
n. Williamson officiating, aid was lslu
~ rest 10 Buxton cemetery.
| Deceased WAS member Of Bnxton
lodge K, Of P. and that order attended IL
body. He leaves besidts sone relatives
10 this city, . sister and brother in IL
souri, and three children who have no
mother. They will sadly miss the loved
parent They with the rest OF the sorrow
ing relatives have the sympathy OF host
OF friends in this sad hour of grief and
mourning.
Miss Cora Thomas and Mrs. Miller,
two Aloia's young ladies, made Buxton
pleasant call Sunday.
MIR. aad Mrs. Jones Of Abba were at.
tsndants At the Lonnie Dennis meetinRs
here sunday.
Albis has some good Afro Americans
ia It. and that's 3 tact. Whenever you
visit Abba you are always sure Of the
uoOpAs1Aey "a sOWS " su0 6OON uO0So
there
Wedding bells will ring Christmas and
teamsters will haul furniture.
Little Lonnie L. Dennis. the boy
preacher at ST. Johns church. 10 certain
~ wonderful servant OF the Lord. He
breaches with the ease Of minister OF
t~ice his years Of experience. At every
service the church is packed with people,
eager and careful listeners. There has
al.e ady bsen . number VI conversions. .
lumber reclaimed and great inpourIog
into the church.
The Willing Fourteen of St. Johns
cnnrsA has bough tA beautiful book case
and presented 1t to The church. The
oook case is something that has besn
badly needed BY the church and Indeed
Tue officers are very grateful to its sister
helpers and donators.
+ We will again remind our Buxton
readers that the year 10 fast drawing to
close and your subscription remains an
paid. Now We have IN easy way for
nearly every subscriber in Buxton who is
behind to nearly square himself before the
first Of the year. Now the Buxton agent
will certainly call upon you and tell 700
pt his simple plan. Why the BYsrANDER
people Al tho home Office are good people.
Only once year do they call to collect
and then il . misfortune has befallen
you, you are not iutimidated. Now Bux-
too is alright and they will certainly fall
in with the agents little plan.
Mr.. w. A. Wells. our popular mer-
,hant here, has moved his family from
The city of Osk aloosa to Buxton into bis
new residence ju-t completed
heie. Mr.. Wells has modern up-to-date
home, beautifully lighted with electricity
heated with steam and verything 10
handy, in short Mr.. Wells has place to
i've In
Died at bis home in Buxton, Mr.. Perry
WEIGH an old and respected oi'ken His
funeral occurred from Mt. Zion church
Monday Nov. "A, Rev. {. q. Menderball
officiating.