Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-11-06
Personal and Social. J


T. Truehart and family left few days
since for kersey, Colo. their future home.
The Ladies Afternoon whis, club held
one Of their special meetings Friday eve
ming. After fine supper at the FL Cap
itan the company adjourned To the home
Of Mrs. 4. NJ. Jackson where 28 members
spent the evening at seven tables in the
intrieacies Of this popular game, The
decorations OF the parlors were Of
ghos,ly halloween character.
D. V. Burrell while taking treatment at
the Pastuer institute. Chicago. is not idle.
The course Of treatment GOES not effect
his health and he is daily proii,ably en-
ployed in compiling facts and figures for
his forthcoming seed catalogue.
r. W. English "Wednesday conferred a
great amount Of pleasure on n. A. Daw-
ley and George Maxwell by taking them
with him to Sugar City in his splendid
automobile.
p. Mounts and wife will leave tonight
for a months visit at their old home.
Rantoul. III. Enroute they will make
visit their daughter. Mrs Custer. in Kan
sas City.
The Ladies Society Of the NJ. E. church
will give general supper at tho X. p.
hall on next Saturday evening. Nov. ~.
beginning at $3.50. Don't forget the date
and place.
Misses Kellogg and Thomas are visit
ing the Pueblo schools today.
aye JOLLY SKIS" HALLOWEEN.
a few days before Halloween num-
ber Of young men received invitations in
tho following quaint language:
Ye Men and haydens
arc besoughten
by tho jolly SiI
to attend a Mee,inga
at ye house Of
Miss Floss Pollock
| to ioin In ye old-,ime
sports o! 20 Halloween
ye thir,ieth day Of 20
month Of October
1908.
Expect a ghostly escort between
eight and nine. Rs.v.P.
| margare, G. Martin.
Edytho A. Young.
Jessie O. Hartsr.
Gertrude L. Custer.
lone C. Mathews.
Floss E. Pollock.
Wi,eh-liko silhouttos In clever pon work
filled ono page Of tho folded invitation.
Tho original plan was that tho ladies
should call for tho gentlemen. but tho con-
di,ion Of tho streets caused that feature
to bo abandoned.
Tho various rooms occupied woro
decorated in yo ancient manner with
gh,,s,ly illuminations through pumpkin
do. tth-haads.
Tho evening was enioyably spent ir
games which tradition says arc suited tr
,hiI wierd anniversary. Fortunes were
tol,i in a number Of ways. all reliable
Su opor was served in tho attic by the
ligl,, Of candles. and consisted Of bakcc
bes.ns. Boston brown bread. doughnuts
cid otc.
joyable one and all participants will b,
anxious for recurrence OF Halloween.
Tho Lawson-Hall Halloween part,
Friday evening last was thoroughly
plarnod and perfectly carried out soeia
function. Both homes were decorated II
harmony with tho traditional environment
OF this mystical anniversary. Autumn
leaves and strings Of popcorn werc lr
evidence in artistic profusion. The only
illumination OF the Lawson parlor was
from, candles concealed in pumpkins
fashioned into tho features Of horrible
looking humanity. From tho ghostly eye.
and mouths Of these uncanny shape.
came feeble rays Of light giving the room.
a weird obscurity specially favorable fol
ghost stories having their full effect or
tho assembled company. 1t was the dut,
Of aeh guest to tell a story Of their ex-
4 perisnces with visiting shades. or. failing
to h ave personally met with ghosts. to 70.
late someone else's troubles Of this sort
The blood-curdling atmosphere Of th'
parlors was aceentuated by the presence
OF a small but real ghost wrapped in 1
white sheet, silent participant in th'
festivities ,p). to be joined later by sec
ond ghost of mature stature. As each
narrator would reach some specially crtica
point in his or her experience groans from
! some susceptible guest would add to th'
supposed horrors Of the situation. Ate
a season of recital OF goblin adventure
the electric lights were turned on when i
was discovered that no heads had turnet
grey from the horrors which had been sc
graphically portrayed. After severa
halloween games the company adjourned
to the dining room Of G. M. Halls resi-
denoe where, seated on the floor. tn
, guests partook of sunptuous repas
suited to the occasion. There were sand
wiches. brown bread. pickles. coffee. cider
doughnuts and apples carrying ghte'
wax taper from which you toasted marsh
mallows and then peeled and ate the ap
pie, afterward finding your fortune b.
, throwing the peelng over your head ans
on the floor. The jollity of the close o
! the program made up for the ghostl.
solemnty of the opening services.