The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1905-06-09
Carlton.

The ladies of the g.. A. R. had a birthday sur
prise on Mrs. Mitchell on Tuesday evening.
Quite number of her friends came in bringing
baskets we'll filed but owing to the storm quite
a number were kept at home who would have
taken part in the pleasures of the evening, how
ever good time was enjoyed by all present.
The commencement exercises at the M. E.
church last Friday evening were well attended,
the church filed to everfowiDg. The declam-
ations were grandly rendered and the grad ates
acquitted themselves nobly. May the brightest
flowers of success ever strew their pathway
through life. They have earned their laurels
and may they reach their reward.
On Wednesday of last week Mr.. Arthur e.
Suodgrass of Melvin, Kas., and Miss Laura
Watt drove from here to Chanute and took the
train for lola whore they were married, being
Edith McClary. Laura wore white silk dress
trimmed in white silk lace with hat to match.
Edith was also attired in white silk. The
gentleman wore the regular wedding suit of
black. Mr.. and Mrs. Snodgrass are visiting in
Kansas city and will also visit friends in the
northern part of the state for short time before
going to their home in Melvin where the groom
has a home prepared for his bride. Laura has
been one Of Neosho county's best and most sue
csssful teachers and also a most estimable
young lady. She will be missed by large circle
Of frienes and being an only and a very devoted
daughter to her parents they alone can tell how
she will be missed in their home and may JOY and
success ever attend them through life is the
wish OF their many friends here.
Miss Daisy Lucus and her friend Elsie Boyle
of Thayer visited this week with Mrs. May,
aunt Of Daisy.
Rev. and Mrs. Ayling are visiting their son in
lola this week.
Mr.. Wingert has added to the comforts OF his
beautiful home by placing in position a pump
to his cistern. He also brought home lawn
mower from Kansas city last week.
On Tuesday afternoon as the train pulled into
the station. there was at the back end a crippled
coach and as the train men we're repairing the
damage about three Of our town men boarded
the train we supposed to see what the passenger
coach looked like inside and while they were
absorbed with the wonders Of the coach, think
ing the train would run out on a side track, the
switch flew open and away went the train for
Oklahoma. One of them being young made a
flying leap and lit about zoe feet from the track
and pulling himself together got up thanking
town. The other two being rather Compliant
and also elderly men feared they could not make
with the earth SO lightly as did their
companion and not committing suicide remained
on the train and soon the word tickets brought
them to a realization of the fact that they were
going south on a fast train and upon reaching in
their pockets realized the fact that their wives
had the pocket book and when the train pulled
In at Thayer their was a couple Of suspicious
looking men got off the train and of course the
marshal soon had them spotted and they were
taken care OF until the evening flyer came
through and they were escorted TO the train and
we're glad to have an opportunity to turn
heir faces home ward. When they arrived here
hey expected to take as obscure route home but
here to meet them, they had to face the music
Ind feeling as though they had made a trip
Iround the world. They have no longer q mania
or boarding delapidated trains.