Cañon City record., 1904-10-06

Rev. Ira ID. Ieel, pastor OF the
Christian church, will leave next
Saturday for st. Louis to attend an
international convention of the dele
gates of the Christian church. In
cidentally Rev. Teel will visit q brother
residing in St. Louis and will inspect
the marvels OF the Worlds Fair.
w. J. Maddox of the local letter
carrier service, left last Saturday for a
several weeks visit to his old home al
Emporia, Kansas. On his return to
Canon City he will be accompanied by
Mrs Maddox and children who have
been the guest-of relatives at Emporis
for the last six weeks or two months.
G. G. Patton is expected home to-
morrow or next day from q business
trip of months duration to New York
and other eastern points. On his way
home Mr.. Patton halted in Pittsburg
Pennsylvania, and points in Ohio to
visit relatives. He has also done the
Worlds Fair at st. Louis during his
absence.
J. R. Witherspoon and Miss Nettie
o. Nash. both of Guffey, were married
by Rev. J. 7. Thomas at the parsonage
of the first Presbyterian church last
Thursday night. Rev. Thomas reports
an epidemic of marriages lately and
was himself called upon to officiate at
no fewer than nine weddings during
the preyious fortnight
large number of Canon City and
Lincoln Park people went to Westclitfe
on the D. & R. G. excursion yesterday.
Many of them inspected the dam and
reservoir site of the DeWeese-Dye
Ditch Company near the source of
Grape Creek. A picnic dinner was one
OF the incidents of the day. In the
ball game Canon defeated Silver Cliff
by score of to 6.
Denver & Rio Grande passenge train,
eastbound, No. s, in charge of Con-
ductor Moulding, was wrecked at Coto-
paxi at O'Clock last Monday morning,
but, fortunately. without fatalities.
The engine, tender and baggage car
left the track, and the passengers were
badly shaken up, but escaped serious
injury. The wrecking crew from Salida
cleared up the wreckage.
W. j. Wilson, for a number of years
past manager of the Canon City Milling
Company, is arranging to leave here in
the course of few days for Bluff City,
Kansas, where he will continue in the
line Of work he has abandoned here.
Mr.. Wilson'S many friends regret his
departure, but wish him the utmost
success in his new home. His wife and
family will accompany him to Blun
City.
T. NJ. Harding and daughter, Miss
Gretchen, left last Saturday for st.
Louis where they will spend week or
ten days at the Worlds Fair, after
which they will proceed to New York
City, Miss Gretchen later entering the
Ingleside School at New Milford, Con-
necticut, for the winter. Mr.. Harding
will be gone several weeks and will
halt at Cincinnati to look after some
business matters on the homeward
trip.
Royal Gorge Lodge No. !, Ancient
Order United workingmen, had a
meeting of more than ordinary interest
last Thursday night In addition to
the initiation of fifteen new members
a very pleasing literary and musical
program was rendered and rsfresh-
ments served. w. E. Freeman Of
Denver, state manager Of the order,
was present and delivered an address.
The A. o. q. w. is one Of the patriarchs
of American fraternsl orders and has
reserve fund that is equalled by few
organizations of the kind in the coun-
try.
Mrs B. C. BRoUs will give instruc-
tion in ch;pa md water cOlnr naintinU