Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-05-16
WEDDING a SUCCESS.
ne Miniature Ceremony at EddyviIle
Enjoyed by Large Audience.

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Enjoyed by Large Audience.
Edayyille May 1.-THE miniature
edding and musical program which
were given at the opera house Tues
nay night for the benefit Of the Chris
ian church. has been generally COM
taented upon as being an entertain
inent of much excellence. The enter
talnment lasted about an hour and
half 1t commenced with a mock
we dding ceremony in which all the
characters were small children dress
ed as grown people in the height Of
fashion. AS the curtain went up,
Misses Vida Spencer and Gertrude
oldham played a duet on the piano
while the wedding guests were arriv-
ING and were seated by six little boys
Who acted as groomsmen or ushers.
after the guests had all arrived and
lad been seated the bridal party en-
tered and diminutive couple known
rs Col. Tom Thumb and Miss Celia
Little We're united in marriage, a
somewhat amusing ceremony being
>nacteds Mendelssohns wedding
:narch was played by Miss Vida
Spencer, and the first part of the pro-
gram was concluded with a sorg by
the BRIDE Although the weather was
threatening, total of nearly $50 was
taken in. A repetition Of the wedding
ceremony will be given <at the opera
mouse at three o'clock Saturday after
noon, May d3. The musical program
was made UP Of ten numbers consist
ing of vocal and instrumental duets,
vocal and instrumental solos, one COR
net, solo and one cornet duet, but the
two numbers which received the most
applause We're two pantomimes, which
were given by Rev. w. T. Howe and
little daughter, Gwen, Of Packwood
The first of these was entitled my
Faith Looks Up to Me- and the other
was THE Milk Maid" Especial men
ton We the children who carried
out the nrst part of the program, sew
eral of whom We're quite young. Over
forty children took part. the list being
as follows: Bride and groom. Celia
Butcher and Virgil Linderman: min
lister, Howard McClain: bridesmaids,
Katie JAEGER. leila Berry. Fern Nc
Neese, Ruby Sumner, Thelma Wilcox,
and Dorothy Shields; flower girls, Ma
donna Scott and Sylvia Carson;
groomsmen or ushers, Jay, Tommy
and George Oldham, Mason Kussart,
Ora Haywood and Isaad Riggs; guests,
Misses Louise Ward. Maude Oldham.
Helen Butcher, Jessie Lennon, Mary
Embling, Christina Hartman, Nita
Heard, Esther Barnett. Bonnie Carson
Cleonae Cowley, Clara Roberts, Marie
Watkins Ruth Sumner and Helen
Clark; Masters Marion True, Arthur
Brunt. Theodore OFT, Jr., Roland
Heard, Theo. Mcmahon, Wayne Bar
nett, Charley Lennon, Frank Clark.
Grant Crosson and Cleo. Oldham
Personal And Otherwise.
Mrs. Jennie McElwee, who has been
Ill for some time. was taken much
worse Thursday.
Mrs Samuel Lane. of Ottumwa, was
a ae% Froy mi.
her friend, Miss Pearl Palmer. On
Wednesday they visited with Miss
Neya Penick, Of Oskaloosa.
Four per cent paid on time and saw
ings accounts by Citizens Savings
bank. Second and Market streets, Ot-
tumwa.
Claude Walters, of Gable Grove.
Illinois. came Wednesday for an ex
tended visit with his sister, Mrs.
Frank Heard, and other relatives.
Guy Nafr has been crippled upafor a
day or two as the result of a severely
sprained back.
VIM. F. Hatfield, of Lovilta, was a
Sunday guest at the Rev w. S. Right
home. Melvin N. Spencer also of Lo-
villa, came Wednesday noon to be a
guest of the Right family the remand
er of the week.
Esther, the little daughter of John
Blackyood. east of town, had the first
and second fingers Of her right hand
quite badly mashed Thursday while
at play with her brother.
Mrs. Will Shea, of kBlakesbufg. was
guest Wednesday and Thursday at
the parental John Shea home.
Mesdames j. L. Wilson and w. S.
Right were Oskaloosa callers Mon
day.
A meeting was held at the Baptist
church at ten o'clock Monday morn
ing for the purpose of arranging a
program for the mid-year Sunday
school and, B. Y. P. u. conventions Of
sAe Oskaloosa Baptist Association,
lhfch is to be held at Competine
either the first or third week in June.
The Eddyville church was represented
by. Miss Jessie Blake and Albert john
son at the meeting, John Hansell, of
Ottumwa, who is president of the
Young Peoples Union, was present.
Rev. E. L. Mills, of Pella, acted as vice
president in the absence of the regular
vice president. Mr.. Hansell was a
guest of his uncle, G. E. Robson, while
here. 1t is expected that several from
here will attend the mid-year conven-
ton.
The little daughter of Stephen Bel
ger has been a sufferer from a cold on
the lungs
Mrs. Milton Fall. of near Frederic,
returned Tuesday from a short visit
with her husband who has been at
Greeley, Colorado, for some time for
the benefit Of his health.
F. M. Epperson left Tuesday morn
ing for Cedar Rapids to attend the
grand lodge Of United Workmen as a
delegate Of Eddyville lodge No. 267.
Van Saunders, Of Abba, was busi-
ness caller in town for day or two
this week
Ed Haning, who works at the cement
block factory. has been laying off since
Monday on account Of blood poison on
his right hand.
Wesley Donegan is re-rooflng and
otherwise improving his property on
South Third street. A. E. johnson
has also improved his property with
new and higher foundation.
F. W. Steinhoff and John Powell
were among the business callers at
Oskaloosa Wednesday.
Wesley Reeves, of ottumwa, was a
business caller in the city a few days
ago.
James Watt and children departed
Tuesday night for McMinnville, Tenn.
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