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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-28
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Libertyvile-Ch Allison is visit
ing friends and relatives in Highland
Center. Hedrick and Ottumwa.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Raymond,
of Nicksburg. Miss, a baby boy, De-
cember 10. Mrs. Raymond was form
erly Miss Bessie Clinkenbeard of Lib
ertyville.
DR.. Roscoe Pollock of Douds- Leando
spent Sunday with his parents Mr.. and
Mrs John Pollock.
Clintz Barnes and Earl Bunaugh
have taken up claims in Montana and
expect to start in the spring to prove
up on them.
Will Greenfield and son Ora of Fair
field spent Sunday with relatives in
Libertyville.
Tom Jones of near Douds- Leandc
was a business caller here Monday.
Curtis Vaught was transacting bus
mess in Fairfield Monday.
Mrs. Frank Fell and little son Aror
spent Saturday with relatives If
Birmingham
The Presbyterian Sunday school vii
have their Christmas entertainment
This evening. Everybody invited.
The revival meeting which is beine
held at the NJ. e. church is progress
ing very nicely.
Mrs. Hiram Davis and daughte
Ruth are visiting relatives in Ottum
wa this week.
jim Boyd sold six acres of his farm
! including the house and other build
ings to Charlie Grimes of Floris. Mr.
Grimes expects to move to Libertyvill
about the first of march
/ Miss Maude Warren was shopping
in Fairfield Sunday.
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WILLIAM SBURG.

Williamsburg - Mrs. Elizabeth
Humphrey and daughter Theresa, left
last week for an extended visit with
relatives and friends at San Angelo,
Texas.
Rev. O. J. Roberts and wife of Wa
tervilIe, \. Y, arrived here last week
and are now pleasantly located in the
parsonage of the Welch Congregation
al society Rev. Roberts was elected
permanent pastor of said society sew
eral weeks ago and assumed his duties
last Sabbath the 18th.
Miss Nellie Priaulx of Joplin, Mo,
came up last week and will spend the
winter at the home of her sister Mrs.
R. w. Yoss.
| Mrs Minnie Holden took the train
Saturday night for an over Sunday
visit with her brother. the Ragan boys
| Mrs r. J. Perry left Saturday night
| for Cedar Rapids where she expected
/ to meet her sister Miss Eva Jones OF
the Waterloo schools. and together &C
I to Chicago for weeks visit with rel
atives and friends.
Mrs. George Lortz and daughter OF
| tie were over Sunday visitors at tho
home of therir son and brother
| Conroy
w. f. Evans who has been visiting
with relatives and friends at Chicago
| for the past two weeks returned Sat.
urday.
DR.. r. C. Grim of Des Moines visited
recently at the home of his sister Mrs
H. E. Blasier.
B. Mcneil and wife visited .Saturda.
at tho James Branman home.
Fred Stockman visited Saturday a
the home Of his mother Mrs. Mar.
Stohlman.
Howard Nicholas and wife of Yorl
| township visited Saturday at tn
/ home of the latter's parents Mr.. an
Mrs. Freeman Smith, in the north par
Of the city. ~
4 Jones Bros, Aubrey and Fred trans
afted business here Saturday
j g AZ Gnrsil went to Cedar Rapid
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Libertyville-Henry Wolff is report
ed very i'll at his home in Libertyville.
Tom Lewis spent several days this
week in Abba on business.
Fred Allison left Wednesday for a
weeks visit with relatives in Hedrick
and Highland Center.
Lollin Lewis who is attending col
lege in Des Moines is home to spend
the holidays with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Tom Lewis.
Mr. and Mrs. Pearl Smith of Fair
field are visiting with Mr.. Smiths
parents near Libertyville.
Mrs. Ben Newman was an Ottumwa
shopper Wednesday.
The revival meetings which have
been in progress for the last three
weeks conducted by Rev. Bruce OF
Brighton, closed Thursday evening.
AWill Greenfield of Birmingham was
a business caller in Libertyville Tues.
day.
Mrs. Charlie Webb was visiting al
the Mace Clinkenbeard home in Fair.
field Thursday.
Quite a number of Libertyviile peo'
pie went to Fairfield Monday to d.
their Christmas shopping.
wv. B. Harris was an Ottumwa call
er Tuesday.
Willis Duston purchased the Nichols
farm southeast of Libertyville.
Jim Peebler and son Leslie left 70
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B ELkNAP,

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Belknap.-Miss Bessie Fleming and
brothers, ]. ]. Fleming and Jesse
Fleming of Milwaukee, Wis, who
were called to Ottumwa by the death
of their brother Jacob, visited here a
few days with their sisters Mrs.
Grace Conner. Miss Bessie Fleming
and ]. ]. Fleming left yesterday even
ing for Ottumwa and expect to start
from there for their home.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. 3. Markee and
sons, of Gordon, Kas.. have spent the
past week here with the formers
mother and sister Mrs. Mary Marked
and Mrs r. H. Lisetor.
A. D. Rayburn shipped three cars OF
hogs to Morrell & Co., last week.
Frank Martin sold to him one hog
which checked him S43.50. Mr.. Ray.
| burn offers prize to any man who
can beat that.
Mr. and Mrs. Theo Finley and Mr.
and Mrs. j. T. Dooley of Bloomfield
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. A. +
day anniversary.
Miss Elizabeth Ware is assisting il
the bookkeeping work at the l.. e
Goode poultry house in Bloomfield.
Miss Sylvia Myers and John Lougf
/ spent Sunday at Moulton.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. F. Davis of Bloom
field attended preaching services her,
last night.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. Mccormick were
Ottumwa visitors. Thursday and Mr.
and Mrs. G. E. Lesetor, Carl Ziegle
and Mrs. r. H. Lisetor are shopper
there today.
Roy Mum and John Rator of nea
Carbon and Miss Nellie Randall Of o.
tumwa were visitors at the D. M
Mum home last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Wash Hawkins too
dinner Sunday at the Eli Harbou
residence north Of this place.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. s. Conner an
daughter Matte Of north of here spen
sunday with Mrs. Grace Conner.
, Supt F. G. Cree of the M. E. Sur
day school announced Christina
treat for the school next Sunday.
> Miss Bessie Fleming and Mrs. Grac
} Conner were shoppers in Bloomfiel
Saturday afternoon.
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HoPEW ELL.
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Hopewell. Chester Hunter Is re-
covering from the measles.
Moses Leonard, Jr,, of Ormanville,
was a guest at the Jesse sHelmick
home Saturday night. '''
Chas. Black and family were Sun
day guests at the parental Summons
home.
]. w. Johnston and family spent last
Sunday at the c. P. White home.
Mrs Virgie Hunter and little daugh-
ter Florence, are visiting relatives
near Bunch.
N. J. Sammons and l.. R. Garrison
attended the Hicks sale Tuesday.
Aft and Rosa Walker were shopping
in Blakesburg Tuesday
Chas. Hunter caught an opossum
Tuesday.
Jeff Sloan and John Johnston were
in the county seat Tuesday.
N. j. Sammons was business call
er in Ash Grove last Saturday.
Chas. and Erastus Hunter visited
the county seat Thursday.
Emmett Walker and family wer,
shopping in Blakesburg Thursday.
Jesse Helmick and wife visited NJ
Leonard's recently.
Frank Sammons was in Ottumw,
/ Thursday.
New gasoline lamps have beel
placed in the Hopewell church.
Jesse Helmick, wife and son. Ray
mond, were shopping in Blakesbur
Thursday.
E. l.. and j. M. Walker markets
hogs in Blakesburg last Monday.
Mrs. Chas. Black and children, az
companied by Mr.. Blacks mother, VIII
is visiting here, were Wednesda
guests at the N. j. Sammons home
Among those who were shopping i
the county seat lately were: c. 7
Worrell and wife. Claude Arnold an
wife, Rosa Walker, Clara White 7
Hunter and family, Emmett Wake
and wife,
Ernest Walker and family, job
Johnston and family, Chas. Wore
and family and James Graham wer
+ very pleasantly entertained Sunday {
, the ]. M. Walker home.
= Frank Samples and family wer
: Sunday guests at the parental San
!. mons home
Mr.. and Mrs. Moses Leonard sper
. Wednesday with their daughter, Mr.
k LOWE Helmick.
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WEST VAN BUREN,.


West Van Buren-Mr. and Mrs. c.
Brewster are preparing to go to house
keeping shortly on the ]. w. Brewer
farm.
Roy Haney and family are visiting
among their relatives here.
Rev. Wolfe preached at the No.
school house over Saturday and Sun
day.
Wade Harryman and family spent
Saturday at J. Q. Boyer's west of Lee
ando.
Walter Pollock and wife of Douds
spent Sunday with friends here.
Mrs. Thos. Plowman Is quite i'll this
week
Glenn Seitz of Eldon is spending q
few days here with relatives.
Geo. Plowman and family returned
home last week after few weeks
stay with friends at Glasgo.
| Mr.. and Mrs. S. s. Morrow ot
Douds spent Sunday with their daugh
ter Mrs. Seth HarrNman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sanford north o
Douds visited Tuesday at j. S. Hol
| combs.
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Abba.

!
ATbia-The entertainment for the
benefit of the Cherry mine disaster
will be given at Kings theatre Janu-
airy Is, 1910. Sheriff Griffin who has
the management of the affair has Sc
cured a promise that one Of hte miners
entombed for eight days In the Cherry
mine will be present to relate his ex-
perience.
| Herbert Rice who is at home from
Auburn seminary New York, for the
lsChristmas holidays. will give an illus
l'trated lecture on India in the audience
room of the First Presbyterian church
4 Saturday evening. Mr.. Rice has been
! unusually kind to his Abba friends in
| this respect having favol>d them sew
PAS it Is today. He has added several
new views to his collection and will
! give his audience about fifty.
Rev. VIM. Porter and wife left this
morning for Oskaloosa where they
twill be the guests of the Porter sis
isters over Christmas
4 Mrs. Wm Head and son Robert Wis
| tied yesterday with Abba friends
They had come from their home al
Osceola enroute to Oskaloosa for 6
/ Christmas visit with parents.
i Mrs. Hamaker and son John Of New
Castle, Calf, are guests at the hom'
of the formers brother w. A. Ander
sui. i hSS VIII So " IAdhsdS SiIS ~
New Years day and Mr.. Anderson ex
poets to accompany them for visi
j. at his brothers Park Anderson.
Mrs. Shultz of South Main stree
will leave Saturday morning for
visit at her old home.
Mrs. Buckles and Helen are guest
of friends at Beacon. Mr.. Buckles vii
join them Saturday to spend Christ
mas day and Sunday.
David Davis of Lovilia was bust
ness visitor at Abba yesterday.
, John Drew and family have move
from South Abba to rooms in tn
home Of Miss Ella Brewer.
The committee ~ prepare the trea
for the children of the First Presby
terrain church completed their tas
yesterday and every voungster dow
| to the tiniest tot on the cradle wer
generous remembered.
Ora U. Conwell aged % of Albis
! and Emily Cameron, aged "a, of Hite
man were granted marriage licens
4 yesterday by the clerk of the distrit
S court.
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Louis, came Thursday to visit with
his brother, DR.. Shahan, and sister,
Mrs. Bell He will also visit his par
ents in Abba.
Miss Mabel Johnson and Archie
Gray were married in Oskaloosa on
Wednesday, Dec. %, at the M. E. par
sonage. Rev. Allen performed the GER
emory. Mrs. Gray has been en-
ployed for some time as telephone op-
orator Mr.. Gray is a prosperous far
mer Both of these young people are
very popular. Mr.. Gray will take his
bride to the new home which he has
recently completed on his farm, west
of town.
Miss Mamie Llewellyn, formerly of
this place, but now of Beacon, and
Walter Carson of Valley Junction,
were married in Oskaloosa Wednes-
day, Dec. %.
Mrs. Dodson and son Orville, living
west of town, went to MarshalltoWn
Thursday for a short visit.
| Mrs. Jane Mater, who has been
spending the winter in Iowa City with
her grandson, came home this week
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Burdock moved
their goods today from the Harding
property to a farm near Oskaloosa.
! Miss Maude Gray, who is attending
ST. Joseph's academy in Ottumwa
came home Wednesday to attend the
wedding of her cousin, Myrtle Bes
coe.
VIM. O'Brien, who is assisting hi
father in Kahoka, Mo- came home
this week to visit his mother.
Mrs w. H. Reddick of Tenn, is Wis
iting her mother, Mrs Lucy Lafferty
and other relatives.
4 Mrs. Dolph Templeton, who move'
her family to Des Moines in order t
place her children in school, is spend
ing the vacation with relatives.
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WEST GROVE.
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Mrs. j. C. Leach was shopping III
Bloomfield Tuesday.
Tot Reeves of Winnipeg, Canada.
Who is visiting his mother, Mrs. Jen-
rie Reeves, is quite i'll with pneu-
monia.
Frank Cary was in Bloomfield on
business Wednesday.
A large number of the young people
of West Grove attended the masquer
ade party at arion-Hockersmith Sat
urday evening.
Harris & White shipped out a car
load of hogs to Burlington Tuesday
Mr.. and Mrs. H. j. Southern were
+ shopping in Ottumwa Saturday.
Edward Bros. & Cary shipped ca,
load of hogs to Ottumwa Tuesday.
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ACCUSED OF FORGERY.
Two Mon Arrested Last Night by Of
ficer Beeman Must Face

George Cline cashed check last
night for $3.50 made payable to Fred
Smith. and bearing what purported to
be the signature of George Ferguson.
The check was forgery, and F. Rec
has been lodged in jail to await a trial
on that offense. Officer Joseph Beeman
arrested Rec and a man named Clamp
last night, but Rec says Clamp is in
nocent of any charge. Another check
for s16.46 made payable to George
Kelly, but unsigned. was found on
Req.
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Richland.-Rev Cornell returned to
New Sharon Sunday night
Chas Pringle and family moved
back to their farm Tuesday.
Art Ward moved his family from
the farm into the house vacated by
Chas Pringle Tuesday.
Mrs. Miron Walker is in from
Pierre, S. D., visiting the Ira Walker
family.
Mrs. Chas. Swayze and son came in
from Eldora Tuesday to spend the
holidays with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs Os Gruson.
Bert Crew Of Newton is spending a
few days with the Steven Baily
family.
Prof. Hicks of Clear Lake visited
,several days here with old friends.
Miss Louise Brady is here from
Clear Lake spending her vacation.
Miss Frances Logan came up from
Mt Pleasant to spend the holidays
with relatives
S. R. Tracy, one OF our rural
route mail carriers, who had stroke
of paralysis Sunday is still in criti
cal condition but is considered some
better
burg is spending the holidays with
relatives.
Mrs. Jas. White and children are
guests of the parental Chas. Mills
home.
Wednesday, Dec. %, Chas. Hornine
and Miss Hazel Pendegraft Of this
place were united in marriage in OF
tumwa.
Frank Duke is carrying the mail OF
the rural route for S. R. Tracy.
Mr. and Mrs. N. w. Callister en-
tertained the following couples a
their home Wednesday evening, Dec
%: Mr. and Mrs Frank Duke, MI
and Mrs. Jud Leech, Mr.. and Mrs
Ed Swank. Refreshments were sci
we'd and an enjoyable evening spent.
The g. A. R. post elected officer
Tuesday night as follows: Phil
Ward, commander; VIM. Shaffel
quartermaster; John Carmichael
adjutant.
The Eastern stars met Tuesda
night to transact business.
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PLEASANT GROVE.

Pleasant Grove-Mr. and Mrs John
Hancock and children visited at the
Wesley Hancock home Sunday
The Misses Mamie and Ruth Smith
spent Saturday at the ]. S. Harvard
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Amos Brooks and lit
tie son Alexandra spent Sunday at
the Albert Brooks home.
Oliver Brooks went to Fairfield on
Thursday on business.
Trenton Fine called on Fred Parrett
Saturday.
Bessie Smith was a guest at the
Lambert home Saturday.
| Mr.. and Mrs. John Parrett and Oliv-
ct Brooks were shopping in Ottumwa
Tuesday.
Alfred Lambert and family moved
to Iaddsdale Friday
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EDDYvi-LE.

Eddyville.-A very pretty wedding
occurred Wednesday afternoon at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Bescor,
when their daughter, Miss Myrtle,
was united in marriage to Thomas
Martin. Rev. Seeds of the Methodist
church, performed the ceremony. Only
few intimate friends were present.
The bride has always lived in this
vicinity and is very popular The
groom has lived here but a short time
but has made many friends. Mr. and
Mrs. Martin will go to Huron, S. D.,
in the near future to make their home.
Roy Mater and wife are spending
their vacation with Mr.. and Mrs. A.
Mater. Roy is a senior in the school of
medicine at the Iowa State univer-
sity.
Fred Shahan, who has been in St
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CEDAR ROUTE o. I.
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Cedar Route No. 1.--R. L. MUM was
business caller in Kirkville last
week Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Allison
were business callers in Kirkville last
week.
Miss Bertha Courtney of Kirkville is
on the sick list.
Dr. J. c Kepler of Kirkvile was
called to the Seigle Allison home last
week by the illness of their little girl.
Mr.. and Mrs. Georgia Ross visited
last week at the John Ross home.
George Ward and Henry Sheafa at
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Stockport-Peter Nelson and wife OF
Batavia spent Sunday with j. H. Nc
Carly and family.
f. B. Whitaker of Hillsboro was in
Stockport Monday.
C. e, Wise lost a valuable horse
Thursday night, he drove him to Hills
boro and he died on the road home Ed
Lyons horse ran away and mashed up
his sleigh.
Born Thursday to Mr.. and Mrs. J. c..
Silvers, a son.
A christmas tree will be given by the
Christian church Friday evening.
G. w. Calhoon is the happy father
of a big boy born Monday.
Isaac Caldwell who has been suffer-
ing with stomache trouble for the past
| month died Sunday morning at 1870
a. m. and will be buried Monday at
Lockridge.
Mrs. Saylor who lived southeast of
Stockport died Saturday with pneu-
monia.
r. A. HATS father of Centerville
came down Saturday to spend the
! holidays with him.
| Ray Huff who Is attending school
at Grinnel came in Saturday evening
to spend vacation with his father and
mother.
Rhynas and Workman sold thirty
head of mormon mares TO go to Salina
Kansas.
Ed Jewett of Fairfield came down
I Wednesday evening and went out tc
his farm.
Charlie Hawbaker went to Birming-
ham Wednesday returning in the
evening.
Mrs. j. P. Huff and daughter went to
OttumWa Wednesday returning on the
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NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS
(ey COURIER CORRESPONDENTS

a visit at the Jim Acton home near
Eldon-,
Joe Huffman of Libertyville bought
a load of cattle of c. D. Mcpherson of
northwest of Fairfield.
Miss Allie Simons expects to leave
Friday for Batavia where she will
spend Christmas with her brother and
familysT Simons.
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ended the Farmers Institute at os-

tended the Farmers Institute at os-
kaloosa.
Samuel and Joe Allison were bust
ness callers in Ottu1nwa last week.
Miss Bertha McGlasson, the assist
ant cashier of the Kirkville Savings
Bank fell from a wagon and sustained
severe bruises and cut on the lip
which took five stitches.
Mrs. Sanford Plummer and son Roy
We're callers at Samuel Allison's on
Wednesday,.
Mr.. and Mrs r. y. Wilcox OF OF
tumwa are visiting in Spokane, Wash
ington.
George Ward and Henri sheafe at
tended a. public sale near Eddyville
| last week.
| Miss Iris Funk is on the sick list.
Mrs. Rebecca Shofer is still on the
| sick list.
Mrs. George Ross was a caller at
| the NJ. E. Allison home Thursday OF
| last week
Charles Ross of Eddyville recently
spent a few days at the parental Geo
| Ross home.
Mrs. w. H. Brubaker and Mrs. FL
la Burlington and daughters of this
route were shopping in Ottumwa las'
week.
Mrs. Emily Bunch and Mrs. VIM
] Bunch of Kirkville We're OttumWs
shoppers Thursday of last week.
Glen Graham of kirkville recently
made a business trip to Ottumwa.
Mrs. Anna Plummer was a shopper
in Ottumwa Saturday.
Henry Sheafe WAS business callel
in Fremont Saturday.
/ G. A. Funk purchased three hundred
bushels of corn of Mr.. Wilson of Cedar
Rev. Carl Smith has commenced
revival meeting in the Christial
,h,, Of rhililpntha which has lis
been repaired. No services have beel
held in the building for several years
Miss Lizzie Goodlander of Drakevill
} will have charge of the music.
Miss Hazel Moore is on the sic
list.
. his friends George Courtney an
) Rufus Sheafe.
Miss Gladys McCune of Wisconsi
. arrived home to visit short time wit
. her parents DR.. and Mrs. McCune c
Kirkville.
Mrs. John Ross was shopper i
4 Kirkville Tuesday.
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ADelta-A daughter of Phillip Nc
i Nab. named Mrs. Mcdowell die
and was buried Delta last week. Sh
:. leaves a divorced husband. two sor
u u and daughter, Mrs. Leslie Taylor
' Delta, Ia.
Will Ewing has purchased the bi
: wood pile west of town of White Bro
: who had it sawed and will probab
car it at this place. There Will be s.
+ or seven hundred wagon loads of it.
IS The White Bros. are now clearlr
the timber off the Convey land east
: town recently purchased by them.
le The Delta postoffice becomes one
the $1,000 class after January LIST.
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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-01-07
STATE COLLEGE CLUB.
Banquet Held al Contra! Hotel.

State College is popular ins,itu-
tion in these parts. Our towns
man, II. V. White Esq. is trustee,
and has been the very efficient Sec
retary of the Board for many years.
The alumni in the county are num-
erous, and number of young men
from this vicinity are at present
among the undergraduates.
On Friday last a banquet was
held at the Central Hotel, by the
local students of State College,
who have formed an organization
known as the Columbia County
Club of the Pennsylvania State
College. An excellent menu was
served, after which there were
speeches by H. v. White Esq. 4,
Max G. Dillon, Fred S. Welsh and
X. S. Hemingway, the position OF
toastmaster being ably filled by d.
K. Sloan.
The members of the club are: D..
K. Sloan, 10, president; r F.
Hemingway, III, vice president
l.. r. Voris, III, secretary and
treasurer; w. R. Rhoads, II; c.
G. Mcbride, II; +. F. Davis, II;
J. NJ. Buckalew, II: G. r. Shoe
maker, II; Joseph White. IL; c.
c. Fritz, 'I2; A. l.. Solleder, 'I2
L. O.. Hess, special student; and H,
Rhoads, special student.
Guests of honor were: +. S.
Welsh, w. M. White and r. S.
Hemingway.
The committee of arrangements
consisted of r. F. Hemingway, c.
G.. Mcbride, l.. R. Voris, c. c.
Fritz and A. l.. Solleder.
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FAREWELL RECEPTION.

The members of the congrega-
ton of tie Presbyterian Church
rendered a farewell reception to
Rev. DR.. G. H. Hemingway and
family at the church on Tuesday
evening.
The program included short ad-
dresses by Mrs. Ikeler, H, V.
White Esq, Prof. w. B. Sutliff,
Rev. Z. H. Hickman, Rev. J. L.
Byers. and Rev. G.. +. Smith, mus
ic by the orchestra of the Men S
Bible Union, selections by the male
choir, and response by DR.. Hem
ingway.
Refreshments were served, and
the balance of'the evening spent in
pleasant social intercourse.
DR.. Hemingway will shortly re-
move to his new charge in Camden,
N T.
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CHANGE OF OFFICIALS.
New County officers Assume their duties.

The new board of county COM
missioners met land organized on
Monday afternoon. Z. L. Pohe
and Jerry A. Hess, Democrats, en-
ter upon their second term, and c.
Fred Lenhart, Republican, begins
his first term, having defeated
Elisha Ringrose at the polls.
Messrs Pohe ard Lenhart con-
trolled all the appointments, Mr..
Hess declining to vote.
The appointees are as follows:
Chief Clerk, Charles T.. Smith of
Catawissa; County Solicitor, John
G.. Harman; assistant clerk and
Janitor, Eugene Lenhart; Jail ply
sician, DR.. c. F. Altmiller; Jani-
tor at Jail, Millard Ent.
Pohe was elected President Of
the board, and Lenhart secretary,
Hess not voting.
The solicitors salary was fixed
at $500 year, travelling expenses
but no extras.
The chief clerks salary was fixed
at $500; assistant clerk, $50 for s
months. and $40 for 4 months.
Jail physicians fee was fixed at
SI.oo visit The Jail Janitor was
retained at SIS month.