The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-09-10

of the case are learned from the au-
thorities.
Mrs. Jennie Knapp of Kansas who
is visiting her daughter in Chicago,
| spent Wednesday with Whiting friends.
Mrs. Sarah Neff of Cheltenham at
tended the meeting Of the Daughters Of
Liberty on Wednesday evening.
Mrs Charles Holman entertained the
Robertsdale Pedro club at her home in
One Hundred and Nineteenth street yes
terday, at which the following prizes
were awarded:
First prize-Mrs. Holman.
Second-Mrs. Wickhorst.
Consolation-Mrs. Mary Hayes.
The wedding of Miss Elsie Koch and
Dick Carrette, two of Writings young
people. will take place on Tuesday,
Sept rs. Miss Koch has been en-
ployed as saleslady In the Reliable
Clothing store. and has resigned to
prepare for her approaching marriage.
Raymond Buck. who has been Wis
iting with friends here. being the guest
| of Claude Humphreys, has returned to
his home in Wood River. III.
The Ladies' Aid society of the Con-
gregationaI church held an all-day ses-
sion yesterday.
Mrs. Robert L Humphreys entertain
ed the Standard Bearers at her home
in Laporte avenue yesterday. Among
those in attendance were two out-of-
town members. Misses Marguerite Buck
and Mary Stoneham, both of Wood
River, Ill.
Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Hamilton are
entertaining the formers father, Rev.
A. H. Hamilton, and sister Mrs. Nc
Cormick of Steele's Tavern, Va Rev.
Hamilton has been pastor of the Mt.
Carmel church at Steele's Tavern. which
he is now serving, for the past thirty
four years.
| Rev. A. H. Hamilton will occupy the
pulpit at the Congregational church
next Sunday morning, and in the even
ing the pastor. Rev. Frank NJ Webster.
will preach from the theme, The
Grandeur OF Service"
The funeral of David Tweedy, which
was held at the home of Frank n Cav
| 1t of All oliver street, on Wednesday
afternoon. was one of the largest turn
! out Of friends. held at any previous
/ funeral in Whiting for some time. The
services were in charge of Rev. Smith
| of the Episcopal church at Hammond
and the sermon perached by Rev. Smith
was most beautiful Rev. F. M. Web
ster of the local Congregational
church also assisted at the services
| The Congregational church choir were
in attendance, giving two hymns, and
Miss Nellie E. Wycoff of the choir rem
| dered alone beautiful anthem. The
/ 10teTmant rla In Gal
terry at Hammond. The pallbearers
were: DR.. W. E. Putnam. Mayor Fred
]. Smith. Henry Beaubien, Charles NJ
Manbeck, George Gray and Charles D.
Davidson. David Tweedy was born in
Canada in 1S41. After leaving Canada
a greater part of his life was spent
in Saginaw, Mich. where he resided
for thirty years. In this city he was
a most prosperous carpenter contrac-
! tor, but after the death of his wife
which occurred about thirty years ago.
he lost heart in everything. and the
worry was a great detriment to his
health. Another blow from which he
had never recovered was the death of
! his daughter. which occurred about
three years ago. Fifteen years ago Mr.
Tweedy came to Whiting from Sag
/ NAV. Mich, to live with his daughter
Mrs. Frank n Gavit, who is now the
J only surviving member Of his family
! During all this time he has been a
! citizen of Whiting and was a gener-
| al favorite alike with old and young
| Although not being in apparently good
I health for some time, II was not
| thought the illness would prove fatal
| so soon and the shock was great when
1t became known that Mr.. Tweedy had
quietly passed away. The floral tri-
butes were of unsurpassed beauty and
bore evidence of the high esteem in
which the departed was held.
Mike and Joe Yonish were tried be-
! fore Judge G.. w. Jones last night on a
| charge of assault and battery preferred
| by their cousin. Each Of the brothers
were fined 81 and costs, which they
paid. Mike Yonish is deputy consta-
Bile for Kuffner. and his arrest was
quite surprise to him.
4 Mr.. and Mrs. C. Johnson have been
entertaining the following relatives at
their home in John St: Mr.. and Mrs.
Peterson of Chicago. Mr.. and Mrs.
! Rockford of Chicago, E. Peterson of
Chicago. Mr.. and Mrs. Johnson of Au-
rora, Mr.. and Mrs. Johnson of Ham
mond. Mrs. Cal Mcclellan Of Hammond
and Mrs Rasmussen and son of Hobart.
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Miles and daugh-
4 ter Hazel, of LaPorte Ave. saw In
the Bishops Carriage at the Calumet
Theatre in South Chicago. last Wed
nesday evening
Herman Trowe of oliver St. has
gone 10 Alton. H.. to be the guest Of
Hoyt ogram. during his two weeks
l vacation.
I Messrs Edward Girard and Archf-
bald Judson were South Chicago visi-
/ tors on Wednesday night.