Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-08-27

by Rev. w. w. WOODBURY. OF the Uni.
ted Presbyterian church of this city.
Another business change Is noted in
this city, dn the purchase by H. v.
Griffith, of the Lennox furnace BUSH
ness of r. c. Hammond. Mr.. Griffith
formerly owned the business having
bought the same from Mrs. A. b. Mack,
but afterwards sold to Hammond, and
has continued to work for him. The
business also includes all kinds of
work in sheet metals. Mr.. Hammond
has not made public his Intentions as
to future business operations.
Miss Hester Carter has the position
of dean Of women and physical culture
directress at Bates College, in Lewis
ton. Me-. and plans to slant for her
new location early next week. She and
her mother have just returned to the
family home here, from their summer
outing at their cottage at Okoboji. Mrs.
Carter will accompany her daughter to
Chicago and will spend some time
there and in visiting at Ripon, wis.
Miss Julia Fisher is visiting reia-
tives in this vicinity on the eve of her
departure for Winnipeg Canada, where
she will take up the line. OF work she
had last year at Detroit, Mich, of
physical director of the Young Wom-
ems Christian Association.
The H. B. Westlake family plan to
move to the new home On
Sixth avenue which they have
rented of George H Hamlin,
about the first of next month, their fine
residence on Center street having been
sold several months ago to Mrs. Ed
ward Decatur.
Mrs. R. M. Haines. of this city, ia
visiting at present with her son, Dr.
j. H. Haines at Saltwater, MINI.
AT the Methodist parsonage in this
city recently, Rev. Elias Handy spoke
the words that made Mr.. Lawrence and
Miss Minnie Reeves, Of Searsboro, hus-
band and wife.
Especial mention is made in the local
papers that Pres. j. H. T. Main was
initiated into the Masonic order in the
lodge in this city, on Wednesday evea-
ing of this week, the home workers re-
ceiving assistance and support from c.
c. Hunt, of Montezunla, state lecturer.
H. w. Hughes. senior warden of the
state, and Mr.. Wagley, of Newton.
At the mid-week. meeting at the
Congregational church last evening, a
committee consisting of Prof. S. ].
Buck, Deacon E. C. Bliss, and Deacon
c. F. Childs, was elected by the mem
bership to cooperate with the COM
mittees and ministers of the other
churches, in making preparations for
the series of evangelistic meetings
that are to begin here on Oct. IA, I'M
der the lead of Rev. DR.. Henry Ostrom
and his helpers.
w. r. Mullins is in Chicago this
weke, buying goods and taking brief
vacation from the close confinement of
the store Mrs. Mullins and children
are visiting relatives in Montour.
The many friends Of Carl Bates, for
merly Of this city, are much interested
in the model of the monoplane used
iby Blertot in his aerial flight across
the English channel which is now on
exhibition in the Bates and Steaks
window on Main street. Carl Bates has
quite an amateur record as an aviator
and is planning large enterprises for
himself in that direction in the near
future.
AT the Malcolm fair on Wednesday.
in the 2:2o pace. Rulu took first in
three straight heats. with Direct Foss
second. and Promise Wilkes. third. In
! the 2:35 pace Little Nick took first in
three straights, Silver Bill second, and
Candy Kid third.