Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-02-07

Special to Times Republican.
! Grinell. Feb. There was a pleasant
| and protira Bile fellowship meeting OF
some Of the prominent members Of the
Methodist church here at which supper
was served in the church dining room
and discussion Of some important prob
lens followed. Among the speakers
were: Superintendent Eugene Henely,
Hon. r. c.. Coutts, E z. Mcbride. J. w.
Fowler, T H Buchanan. Pastor Elias
Handy and others.
| Mrs. Sophronia Baird. past so years
| OF age. died of strangula ted hernia, on
| the night Of Friday, Feb. 3, at the home
Of her daughter. Mrs. John M.ncer e24
| Main street. The funeral services were
! held from the home on Sunday after
/ noon. conducted by Rev. Elias Handy,
! Of the Methodist church and interment
vas in Lakewood cemetery. Her hus-
band, Enoch Baird. died here in 1896
Four sons and two daughters survive
her Only the daughters, Mrs. Mincer
and Mrs. Frances Watson, live in Grin
nell.
! The regular business meeting Of the
Holy Grail members will take place at
the Methodist church this evening at
7:3O. Before the business session be-
DR.. w. P. Stoddard.
Mr.. and Mrs. Smith. the latter a
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. T J. Eoll. OF
this city, plan to leave their home in
Fremont Neb.. soon and make their
future home in Grnnell. Their two
| daughters. Blanche and Derelle. are now
here with their grandparents.
| Mr.. Edward Barns. of this city. re-
| ceivel a surprise party of his friends
one evening recently in view Of the
+, Fact that he leaves the city on We(ncs
day morning Of this week in company
with the Rhoadarmers for Lexington.
Neb., where all plan to make their
home A very pleasant evening was
spent the guests not forgetting to pro-
vide bountifully for the evening re-
treshment.
Mr. and Mrs. Kettle Blow started for
Beaumont Ten on Saturday last. where
Mr. Blow Will be enga ged for year
Or more in the buggy business which
has occupied his time for some wears,
tho he will not he all the year at the
same location.
| The preaching service at the Meth
odist church Sunday morning was by
Rev. A. V. kendrick, of Keokuk The
storm was SO fierce in the evening that
no service was held in that church.
The rc-!-a! meetings that have been
held during the week just past have
been discontinued for the present be-
cause of the unusual amount of sick
ness from the prevailing epidemics of
colds, grip and kindred troubles. 1t is
authoritatively stated that meetings
will probably be resumed in March If
conditions are favorable.
Mrs John Grant is slowly recovering
from an illness that has been critical
and has kept her closely confined for
several weeks.
William Ent, of this city. has made
all his plans to move to South Dakota
as soon as spring opens. He has a
contract for breaking out some 1000
acres Of raw prairie. He gets - an
acre for the work and will do it with a
gasoline engine. He thinks the PROS
pect a very gratifying one.
A very Pheasant evening wss s.ar:A
last Friday at the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. D. A. Laros on North Broad
street, when a number Of friends and
all the married children Of this couple
dropped in to surprise them on the oc-
casion OF Mr. Laros' sixty-fourth birth
day.
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