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The Mena weekly star., 1907-06-13
News Notes and Personals

N. A. Gam was up from Pot ter Monday.
 J. NJ. Burns was in from Waters last week.
 Robert Hug hes of Gillham was in Mena Wednesday.
 J. H. Hicks was up from Potter on business Men ay.
 Robert Rind of Rocky was in on business Monday.
 ]. c. Johns was up from Hat ton on business Tuesday.
 E. G. Daniels of Wicks was in Mena Monday on business.
 l.. NJ. Wimberley drove out 10 Egger Monday on business.
 J. o. Gates was up from Hat field on business Wednesday.
 pr. James of Granniss transac- ted business in Mena Monday.
 K. B. Lane has accepted posi- ton at Board Bros. grocery store.
 Jack Connally and daughter were Tn from Rocky Monday shop ping.
 H. NJ. Fowler, a merchant of Big Fork, bought goods here Tuesday.
 J. w. Craddock, a merchant of Potter. bought goods iu Mena last week.
 Joseph Bates, merchant at Waters, bought goods in Mena last week.
 W. w. Townsend and family spent Sunday at his fathers home out at Ink.
 Monroe Crawford was in from his home on Mountain Fork Fri day on business.
 William Clayton of Waters was looking after business in Meua last week.
 J. w. Stockton brought his wife up from Cove Sunday for medical treatment.
 G. w. Taylor and wife of Tali- nina. I. T., were in the city Mon- day buying goods.
 Tom Knight was in from Mt. Ida after goods for merchants at that place Monday.
 Guy Thornton of Fort Smith visited bis mother and family in this city over Sunday.
 M. D. Winton and family and Mrs. D. F. Jaggers visited rela- tives al Rocky Sunday.
 J. O. Gates was up from Hat field on business and gave the Star office pleasant call.
 Miss Bulah Davis of Hatfield is among the many teachers in attendance at the institute.
 Brick masons commenced lay ing brick on the new Hamilton building Thursday afternoon.
 George Cox was in from Slat- ingtou Monday buying supplies for the Southwestern Slate Co.
 w. A. Sims, a prominent citi- zen of Boles, Scott county, traus- acted business in Meua Thursday.
 Mrs. w. I. Green and children left on the local Wednesday to visit her parents at Hatfield a few days.
 s. I. Wood and family started on a visit with friends and relatives near Oden in Mont gomery county.
 T. P. Fulton. editor of the Cove Weekly Herald was ming ing with his many friends in Mena Saturday.
 Mir. and Mrs. James Allen of Hatfield were the guests of his brother, Robert Allen and family Tuesday night.
 The Rev. Hugh Reveley pas tor of the Methodist church at Mt. Ida, was transacting business in the city Saturday.
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menced fishing at a. a. with hook and line and quit at dark and all told had over fifty good sized fish. Mir. Parker IS not so well known as fisherman as he is a bear hunter, however.
 I. l.. Reed, a Bulger meschant, was in Mena Monday purchasing goods and attending to business. He reports considerable damage from rain and wind about Bulger Sunday. Many fences and fruit trees being blown down.
 The Rev. Charles E. Draper began a protracted meeting at the First NJ. E. church Sunday The Rev. w. c. Wheeler, presid- ing elder of the Fort Smith dis trict, arrived on No. 3 Monday af' ternoon to assist in the work.
 Jack Plemmons and daughter came in Tuesday from theii home at Oden 10 meet hls son, Lee, who has been attending the State University. Clyde Good ner came in with Lee and the party returned home Wednesday
 w. H. Tobin is geeting bis many friends in Meua. He IS feeling good over the outlook tor the future of this city. MT, Tobin is much interested in the progress of the hospital fund and made liberal addition to same at the first opportunity.
 William Scroggins came in Saturday and joined his wife and daughter, who have been here since the death of Grandma Lochridge. They went to De Queen Monday, where they will remain about two weeks be- fore returning to their home ir Fort Smith.
 Mrs. 1. J. Steel has purchased a one-acre tract of land in Vine yard addition to Mena and ex' poets 10 move here at once to make her home. This tract is already improved, having two houses thereon, one to be used foi rental purposes, the other for her home.
 Mrs. John Crawford, who with her husband came to this city a little over a week ago from Big Fork, for treatm ent, died at theil {, mporary home on Gillham ave nue last Wednesday afternoon at o'clock, death being due to con sumption. The remains were taken to Big Fork where they were inferred.
 w. C. Ashmorc, who recently moved to this county from Jones boro, left Saturday for that place to look after business interests and expects to arrange to have some fine Jersey stock shipped from his dairy farm there to hi: new home here which he is grad ually improving for dairy farm
 s. P. Latimer and family lief Tuesday ou 4 for Mound, I. T. where they will locate. Mrs Latimer's mother, Mrs. Jane Few, who has been living witl them here, says she does mol like the Territory and will gc aud make her home with her son the Rev. B. A. Few of Texarkana
The Mena weekly star., 1907-06-13

County Assessor w. l.. Parker in company with his family and
 one or two others spent Friday on the Ouachita fishing. Mir. Parker statesthat the party com
The Mena weekly star., 1907-06-13

V. w. St. John is making a short visit in Kansas City and was present Wednesday at the graduation from high school Of his son, Ernest.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-06-13

s. P. Latimer and family left Tuesday ou 4 for Mound, l. T., where they will locate. Mrs. Latimer's mother, Mrs. Jane Few, who has been living with them here, says she does not like the Territory and will go aud make her home with her son, the Rev. B. A. Few of Texarkana.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-06-13

J. O. Gates was up from Hat field on business and gave the Star office pleasant call.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-06-13

The following marriage licenses were issued from the court house
The Mena weekly star., 1907-06-13

M. D. Winton and family and Mrs. D. F. Jaggers visited rela- lives al Rocky Sunday.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-06-13

Mrs. I. J. Steel, who recently bought valuable piece of resi- dence property in Vineyard Addi- ton moved in from her home east of Dallas Tuesday.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-06-13

Guy Thornton ot Fort Smith visited bis mother and family in this city over Sunday.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-06-13

Jesse Reece and Frank Vim berley left last Friday for a trip to Hampstead county. where they will buy sheep for the Kan sas City market.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-06-13

Brick masons commenced lay ing brick on the new Hamilton building Thursday afternoon.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-06-13

Sam Feel returned last week from a business trip to Stamps, Ark. Sam reports crops greatly damaged by the recent heavy rains in that section.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-06-13

Deputy Sheriff John Bratcher started Saturday night with man named Johnson, for Little Rock to place him in the asylum.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-06-13

Miss Bulah Davis of Hatfield is among the many teachers in attendance at the institute.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-06-13

I. L. Reed, Bulger meschant, was in Mena Monday purchasing goods and attending to business. He reports considerable damage from rain and wind about Bulger Sunday. Many fences and fruit trees being blown down.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-06-13

Tom Knight was in from Mt. Ida after goods for merchants at that place Monday.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-06-13

William Scroggins came in Saturday and joined his wife and daughter, who have been here since the death of Grandma Lochridge. They went to De Queen Monday, where they will remain about two weeks be- fore returning to their home in Fort Smith.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-06-13

George Cox was in from Slat. ingtou Monday buying supplies for the Southwestern Slate Co.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-06-13

Smith, k. N. Hancock ana l.. C.. Acruman lett on the Traveller Wednesday for Fort Smith to attend Federal court.
 Prof. James Earl arrived Thurs day from Philadelphia where he has been attending Ouachita college. Prof. Earl will have charge of the Acorn public school this summer.
 Mir. and Mrs. J. c. Smith, for merly of Deepwater, Mo-, now of Fort Smith, are visiting with their friends, Mir. and Mrs. H. A. Babcock. They will remain for week or more.
 l.. c. Acruman and F. N. Han. cock went to Fort Smith Wedues. day morning as witnesses in the Delaney case. They expect to be gone several days.
 R. Osborn, in company with Misses Mary Osborn and Grace Bixler, left Saturday night for Fort Scott, Kas., ia response to a message stating that his moth- CT was thought to be dying.
 
 J. M. Raby, who recently sold his stock of general merchandise to G. F. Crawford on South Mena street has bought the c. w. Mar tin stock in the Hudgius building ou De Queen street and was in- voicing same Wednesday.
 County Assessor w. l.. Parker in company with his family and one or two others spent Friday on the Ouachita fishing. MT. Al 4
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-12-24

Charles H. Orvis. She wore white
satin trimmed with point lace,
with which she wore a lace veil,
and she WAS attended by Miss
Augusta NJ BePeyster Miss Rosalie
Gardiner Jones, Miss Helen 9 Sahler
and Miss Mai f. lIackstaa, as brides
maids, and By her sister, Mrs Joseph
Ferris Simmons, as matron Of honor.
Mrs simmons gown was of White Lib
erty satin trimmed with lace and pink
velvet. with which She wore a white
lace hat, trimmed with pink marabnu
feathers While the frocks OF the
bridesmaids were also Of While satin
and lace and their hats of white lace.
trimmed, however, with pink roses, of
which their bouquets were also COM
posed. Frederick Malcolm, Joseph r.
Simmons, Joseph STUART Eakin, Chas.
r. CoweS and George r. DHnscombe
were the ushers, and Richard Angel
WAS best man. At the conclusion Of
the ceremony a reception took place
at Mrs Oryis's house, in West Slst
S rect, N wv York
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-12-24
THIRTIETH ANNIVERSARY


E0fMorri~ Plains presbyterian Church
Celebrated sunday.
The thirtieth anniversary Of the
erection Of the editice Of the Morris
Plains Presbyterian Church was cele-
brated with appropriate exercises on
Sunday At the morning service an
appropriate sermon was delivered BY
the pastor. Rev Walter w Ham
mond, in which he told the history Of
the organization as far as it is known
The church was the oatgrowth Of a
sunday School held IN the second
story OF the school building on Han
over avenue which habits beginnings
about forty years ago with FrederickGs
Burnham, as its superintendent
There have been eight pastors, Rev
oliver Crane. who began bis pastorate
in 1871, Rev G. r. Condict, Rev. John
S. Gardner, Rev James w. Hillman,
Rev. Or. James Wright, Rev. w. w.
Halloway, Rev William Fryling, and
the present pastor
During the present pastorate sn ad-
dition has been n AIDE TO the ediiice,
which includes a parlor and primary
room and the church has been reear-
peted. Richard V Lindabury about
the same time presented memorial
window in honor Of his father, Jacob
II Lindabnry3 former elder Of the
church
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-12-24
SOCIETY EVENTS.

Mr.. and Mrs Ludlow Ogden viii go
to New York on Monday FOR the Win
ter
The party TO be given at the Morris
County Golf Club on December 9th
by Mrs John @. Williams will be for
her daughter, Miss Carolyn Williams.
Many Morristown ladies, who were
acquainted with the late Miss Huns
phries, express much sorrow and regret
that they We're not given an Oppor-
tunity to pay some last mark Of respect
and regard for lady who had lived
here for some years and made many
fgiends, most of whom were unaware
of her demise until after the funeral
services for Miss Humphries had been
held in Philadelphia
Charles S. Ward, of Morris Plains
who has been in falling health for
some time, is now seriously III and
thereby gives hisfriends much anxiety
The engagement announcement for
this week is that of Miss Julia Wood
ward, young lady we'll known in Nor
ristown and who recently volunteered
as a nurse for service in the PHILIPPINES,
to Rev. John Nichols. son Of the Bis
hop OF California, who is now located
at Shanghai, China,
Mrs. S. Edward Nash, a former resi-
dent of Morristown, while descending
1he steps Of q New York house recent
iy. fell and broke an arm.
Mrs w. H. p. Oliver has been called
to Liberty, N ", by the serious liz
hess of the wife of Rev. Mr.. Jarvis, OF
that place. Mrs Oliver and Mrs. jar
Wis are relatives Of Charles S. Ward, of
Morris Plains, who is now critically Ill,
Mrs. E. Mott AnabIe is the latest
addition to the list OF sufferers from
grip.
Mrs Elliot Smith is now able TO be
out again.
General II H Walker is reported to
be a pretty sick man.
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Moran will
spend Christmas IN Bernardsyille.
News Of society people this week
seems to be generally limited to re-
ports Of sickness among them.
Southgate b. freeman, now a stu
dent in Yale College, will spend the
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-12-24

hole near the corner Of DeHart street
and Maple avenue At James street
the chamber is completed but The dirt
mas not as vet been pnt over the con
crete work The machinery is nearly
all in the chamber andduring the past
few days a gang has been busy extend
ing the iron force main tQttle pit
The chamber on the = Cory road IS
all dug and ready for the concreting
Work on the sewer has been suspended
On Hill street except for the finishing
Of the manholes which Is NOW under
way On Elm street the gang has
reached the corner Of Fanklin street.
Roykin Street progresses slowly Work
Is in active progress % King place and
Blachley street running past the mill
OF the Mills Company George street
is under way but the digging Is hard
tne cut being deep and The ground
vet On high street the gang has
struek rock as was expected
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-12-24
CHRISTMAS FESTIVALS.

Friday evening. December 2T. seems
to be the popular time for the Christ
mas festivals OF the Sunday schools.
The Methodist school this year viii
have Miss Gear as an entertainer on
Friday evening, the exercises begin
ming at six O'Clock
The Baptist Chumh festival for the
older members Of the school will be
held on Friday evening
The South Street entertainment
will DE held at 6.l5 on Friday, the
Presbyterian at $50 on the same even
ing.
The Sunday School Of the Church Of
the Redeeneer will hold its festival at
four O'Clock on FRIDAY afternoon.
st. Peters sunday School festival
Will be held on Saturday, December
2Sth at Z 80 p. M.
The Christmas festival for the prim-
ary department. and cradle roll
Of the Baptist Sunday SC hool
was held on Monday afternoon, when
thetchildren gave program Of recita-
tions and songs. There was a Christ
mas tree and a Santa Claus and after
the program, the girls were given
dolls and the boys games ortoys, while
all were presented stockings Of candy
and treated to ice cream and cake.
The first Christmas exercises OF the
Hillside Sunday School were held in
The Hillside public school building on
Monday night. The program con
sis5ed OF recitations a reading of
THE Birds Christmas Carol, by Miss
Annie Letcher /; statement of the pro-
gress of the schools by Wesley Logan
and singing. A Santa Claus came in
through fireplace and distributed
books and toys to the members Of the
school, after which refreshments we're
served. This school was organized a
few months ago with ten pupils and
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-12-24
SENATE FIXES SLATE.
H5ilery for President and Robbins Ma
5oriry Leader, Caucus Choice.


H5ilery for President and Robbins Ma
5oriry Leader. Caucus choice.
Senator Thomas ] HilIery, Of Nor
ris county, was chosen to the president
III the Senate at she Republican Senate
caucus held in Trenton Thursday His
selection was unanimous, except for
Senator Everett Colby, who voted fer
Senator John Boyd A Wis, Of Gloucester.
Colby and Senator Hillery have been at
swords points politically for some
years, and the action Of the Essex re-
foIgz Ieader was no surprise.
wSenator Samuel X, Robbins, Of Bur
lington, was chosen as majority leader
UNANIMOUSLY. Other officers agreed
npon follow
Presidents secretary, William @.
Murphy, Camden; secretary Of the
Senate, Howard r. Tyler, Cumber-
land assistant, William a. Albright,
Gloucester Journal clerk, John w
Cliff, Jr., Union assistant Charles
f. Rateman. Somerville supervisor
OF bills, CharlesL Gmbb, Morris as
sIstant, Edward A Sexsmith, Mon
mouth bill clerk William Bailey,
Essex.
The naming Of the sergeant.at-arms
Was left to Mercer and the minor Of
fees were apportioned by a steering
committee.
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Isaac n Blackford has returned
from a trip 70 Oklahoma where he
spent some time il Oklahoma city.
He was there al the time the Presi-
dent decided TO admit the territory as
state and says it was happy town
that night Also while he was there
the Prohibition law went into effect
AMI eighty hotels and saloons and one
brewery closed. The brewer issued a
statement that Prohibition would cost
him $4,000, but he realized it was the
Will Of the people and bowed to that
will. He turned his plant into an ice
factory and cold storage, Mr. Black
lord says that respect for law seems TO
be a quality of the people there. The
city he says is fine in every respect.
They have taken the good things and
omitted the bad features of the older
cities. Franchises are under what
would be considered prohibltive re-
strictions here, yet the work Of trolley
extension is going on on every side,
and building operations are booming
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-12-24

Christmas vacation with the Family in
MOfristown. Leonard Freeman is al-
50 expected h0me from PomfretC Conn,
where he is at boarding school
Mr., and Mrs samuel Freeman will
open their residence on Sbermaa Hin,
on saturday remaining IN MorristOwR
until after The holidays Mr. and Mrs.
freeman are spending Che winter az
their New J Qrk apartments as usual.
Miss Natalie Foote daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs Robert d. hoote wiil be mar
ried 60 John Mayer, Jr., az the home
0f her parents, spring Bl0Ok Farm
next saturday in The presence lf fela-
tives and few friends Miss Eo0te
VIII be attended oy her sister Miss
Alice p F0Oue asmaid Of honor and the
Misses MaUhil9e h'reiinghpySeB, Helen
Cr0cker, of Fitehbnrg, Mass and
Dorothy Sturges. ais bridesmaids. Ste
pbeu Whitney viii he the best man
and the ushers, w Seward Webb, Jr,,
JOSIAH and Alfred Macy, Wisner Muir
ray and A Z. Swenson, OF New York
and II G. Beste. Of summit,
Mrs Thomas w. CaRldwell Will give
a Christmas dance at her home on
Christmas night for her daughters.
Dr. Samuel Cochran viii sail for Eu-
rome early 10 January to take special
medical course.
Mrs, Il r. Kellogg gave a luncheon
ON Wednesday.
The Junior dance will be held on
Thursday Ia Washing Hall
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WEDDING BELLS,
srIrARr sronN NJ

ST. Thomass s Church, New York
City. wasNthe scene Thursday after
noon Of the wedding Of Malcolm Stuart
to Miss Edna Graham Storm dangh-
ter Of Mrs. Charles Eustis Oryis The
ceremony was performed by the Rev
Dir. Ernest M Stires. and the bride
was given away by her stepfather,
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-12-24
No Gift so Sensible as
A Plan O

Whenindoubt buy pianol That
is safe maxim for the head of every
home. a Piano will give more pleas
ure and happiness at Christmas, at all
Christnases, on all other holidays On
every day in every week than any
other article or number Of articles that
could be conceived. 1t will mean good
cheer and good feeling for the rest Of
every member Of the family,
There is surely one thing about
which men agree, however much they
may differ in other respects. No one
would dream Of giving up q Piano aft
er having one in the home. It's influ-
ence upon old and young, sober and
gay, rich and poor, is Frightening and
enlivening.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-12-24

Miss Matte B. Carrell, daughter of
MI ard Mrs Robert S. Carrell was
married to u. Coleman Blodgett at
the home Of the brides parents on
Friday evening, Rev. o. G. Horsman,
oniciating The maid of honor was
Miss Florence Strowbrdge. cousin
of the bride, and the best man was her
brother. Charles c. Carrell. After
the ceremony Mr.. and Mrs Biogett
started on wedding trip to New
Hampshire, the home OF the groom
and on their return will make their
home on Mt. Airy place.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-12-24
SEWER NOTES.

The work on the sewers continues
despite the bad weather The
'Wetmore avenue eiector chamber has
been covered except for small section
left for lowering the machinery and
the men from the Ansonia Co. are bus
y engaged setting up the machinery.
The force main and sewer have both
been extended to the chamber and the
force main connected with the man
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-12-24
Cost Of Brick pavement,

The question Of the cost of brick
is being discussed or COM
pared with that of stone roads S. B..
Carson has written to a friend in Plain
field who answers him that in that
town the cost is 80 3s per square yard
This includes excayating, grading
brick ana grouLing. The brick used
is Brady's run which they consider the
best.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-12-24

has grown 50 that asst SUNDAY there
were fortY-one in attendance
The Christmas exercises OF the chile
ren's meeting Of the Market Street
Mission were held on Wednesday af.
ternoon and copsisted of songs and
recitations by thechildren and a short
address by the Rev Alexander Mac
(10H
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-12-24

Cyrus 3 Adams uf the American
Geograpbieal Society was tile speaker
at the meeting. of the Friday Evening
Club on Friday nighb. His subject
was Africa Since Exploration, his
remarks being Illustrated by a large
number Of stereopticon views lie
first discussed Algeria and tie work
ohe French are doing for tile rcclama-
tio8 Of the Sahara Desert. Then he
spokeof the German settlement on he
east COAST Of The continent, following
this with description Of the changes
in Rhodesia and incidentally paving a
tribute TO Cecil Rhodes The last Sec
tion discussed was the Congo region.
The advances in railroad and automo-
bile road building in the last few years
are little short of marvellous and the
speakers views and descriptions of the
great Victoria Falls and other won
ders Of the continent were very inter-
esting
INCARCERATION christ mas Exercises.
The Christmas exercises Of the Free
kindergarten were held in the Kinder
garten rooms on Thursday afternoon,
a program OF texts, songs and games
was rendered by the little people Of
the Kindergarten, under the direction
Of Miss Burr. Following the program
the girls were given dolls and the boys
sleds, while all received candy and an
orange There were two trees prcttily
decorated. One was trimmed with the
Christmas work Of the children and
this morning the children gave these
gifts to parents. On both occasions a
number of friends of the Kindergarten
or Of the pupils were in attendance.