Cañon City record., 1908-08-13

and Lowell Carter walked to the Roy
al Gorge station last Sunday.
Julia Herard and mother expect to
go to Texas next week.
Goldie, Finas and David Parks went
up through the Royal Gorge ON the
cars Friday.
Harold Turner while wading the
ditch cut his foot which made him
lame for few days.
BERTHE Carter and Winifred Fox
took supper with Ava Isma last Mon
day.
A letter received from Nina Skim
ner saying she was having q hne time
In Oklahoma was received lately. She
expects to be home in about three
weeks.
Miss Hazel johnson of Winfield.
Kansas, is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. H. J.
Roberts on 1019 Harrison.
Clarence Cooper OF Cottonwood ave-
niue has been raking hay this past
week.
Blanche Tuncil of Woodlawn avenue
visited Charles and Pearl Surbrugg
Sunday.
Elmer Cooper Of Cottonwood avenue
returned from Pleasant Valley last
week.
Clarence Cooper Of Cottonwood ave-
nue. has been cutting hay during this
past week.
Miss Lola Roberts Of Winfield. Kan,
is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. H. J. Roberts
at 1919 Harrison avenue.
Clarence Cooper Of Cottonwood ave-
nue. has returned from Hillside.
Charles Surbrugg of Phelps avenue,
has been cutting and raking hay this
week.
Florence Mcknight and Lucille Dill
visited Pearl Surbrugg Monday after
noon.
Charles Surbrugg visited his cou-
sin, Blanche Tuncil. on Woodlnwn
avenue Thursday morning.
Miss Adella Lucas has returned
from Florence where she has been
visiting Miss Adella was an eye wit
ness of the Florence flood and says
Int was something awful to behold.
Miss winifred Fox who has been
visiting her aunt, Mrs. C. NJ Carter,
left Tuesday morning for Greeley,
where she will visit friends and rel
atives. She will leave there Satur-
day for her home in Mexico. Mo-.
where she will commence her work
as bookkeeper and cashier at Freden-
doll - Wilken's department store. She
was delighted with Canon City and
the surrounding country.
Miss Zelda Llewellyn had what
might have been a serious accident
Friday morning, while riding her
wheel. In some unaccountable man.
da landed in the irrigation ditch. She
says she would have much preferred
the swimming pool for a bath, but
the ditch would do for plunge In
case of emergency.
Miss Bessie McQuown, one of Can
lon City's most popular girls. was Civ
Zen genuine surprise last Monday az
ternoon at her beautiful home on the
corner of Sixth and Pine. Mrs. Nc
Quown had on the Saturday before
sent Invitations to fourteen OF Bessie's
most intimate friends to celebrate her
thirteenth birthday from to O'Clock.
Bessie's parents had arranged to have
her at the office with her father, while
Tue yUuuk SucSlS AhSA
a messenger came for one some pre-
text and to say Bessie was surprised
expressed 1t mildly.
Miss Lila Gresham and her brother
Bryan Gresham were host and hostess
at one of the most delightful lawn
socials of the season, to a number OF
their girl and boy friends at their
home on West Harrison avenue Thurs
day evening from 6 to 9 O'Clock. The
invitations did not mention any birth
day. but the secret came out at the
party that 1t was the celebration of
their two birthdays that came very
near the same date. The lawn was
very beautifully lighted and fine sup
per was served with the place cards
OF heart shape and bouquets of sweet
peas tied with white ribbon. A slight
shower came up about O'Clock and If
1t did dampen the lawn a little it GER
tainly did not dampen the spirits of
the jolly crowd of girls and boys who
were given possession of the the house.
The Greshams proved to be such fine
entertainers that 8 O'Clock came all
too soon. and when the merry guests
said good night 1t was with the best
wishes and thanks to Lila and Bryan
for one of the best times Of their
lives
the DRIES