Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-12-30
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\ EddyVllle, Dec. 27.-Although Christ
mas eve was quite cold, the Christian,
Congregational and Methodist Episco-
pal churches had fair sized audiences
at their Christmas eve entertainments.
Each of the churches was nicely deco
rated and had we'll prepared programs
suitable to this ;-eat annual occasion
Rev. and Mrs. A. P. Heacock of Sc
dalia, Mo-, departed for their home
Thursday morning after a weeks visit
here among the members of the S. d.
Adventist churc-. They were enroute
home from visit in Dakota.
Mrs. B. F. Phillips and daughters
and Mrs. D. R. Lewis of Oskaloosa
came down Wednesday for ire twenty
fifth wedding anniversary of Mr.. and
Mrs. Samuel Da is.
Harry Mandy of Newton arrived
! " ednesday night for two or three
days over Christmas visit with his sis.
ter, Mrs. Halle R. Maddy, publisher OF
the Signal.
At o'clock Christmas eve (Decem-
Der 24, at the home of the brides
mother, Mrs. Lucinda Spencer, on
I Fourth street, was solemnized the we'd
ding of Miss Ida Spencer of this place
and James Richard Barnett of the
| farming community north of town.
The ceremony was enacted by Elder
w. G. Ross of Sixth street in the pres
ence of about thirty guests. The guests
We're the near relatives of the con-
tracing parties and the brides Sun
day school class in the Christian
i church. They received many hand
some, valuable and useful presents.
The guests were entertained with mu-
sic on the piano by the brides sister,
MISS Saba Spencer, Miss Pearl Pilmer
and Mrs. w. w. De Long. At Z o'clock
they sat down to most sumptuous
repast, the table being laden with all
manner of delicacies. This most wor-
thy young couple at once went to
housekeeping in the groom's cozy res
ldence, which he recently completed
on his farm short distance north of
town. Mrs. Barnett was formerly dep
uty postmistress here some years ago.
She has also taught school for num-
J Der of years, giving good satisfaction.
She has been teaching in the second
room of the city school, which position
she will likely retain. Mr.. Barnett is
an upright and industrious young man.
Mrs. ]. S. Oldham spent her Christ
mas in Illinois.
Clyde Hartman of Chicago and Os-
car Hartman of Grand Junction were
home for Christmas.
/ Mrs. Chas. Ames of Grand Junction
was here Wednesday visiting her
mother, Mrs. Ellen Rose.
Miss Hazel Morris of Coalfeld went
to Pennington Wednesday to spend
three or four weeks with relatives.
/ G. B. Fisher of near Lakota was in
town Tuesday looking at Eddyville
4 George w. jaeger of near Batavia
was Christmas visitor with his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. John jaeger, Sr.
1 Recent Ottumwa business callers
We're: John jaeger, ST., Mr.. and Mrs.
4 /. S. Riggs and Mesdames Thomas Nc
Claim and S. L. Lennon.
. property with a view to purchasing and
Il moving here.
Willard.
4 Willard, Dec. 27.-The mines are
running full time now.
Miss Madge Price, of Foster, is visit
ing Willard friends this week.
i Charley Money is here this week.
Lavina Payne and Catherine Wagers
were calling on Johnstown friends
Monday evening.
| Susie Tan, of Ottumwa, spent last
week at Willard with her sister, Mrs.
Graham.
Little Susie Graham is very i'll.
4 The Willard school is dismissed for
two weeks vacation.
Mrs. Price, who has been very i'll, is
now able to be out.