The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1912-01-19

| Rev. F. V. Hoyt has returned home
from Spokane where he spent several
weeks.
George Brown was in Prosser Satur-
day in the interests of the Locust
Grove school.
Mrs. Geo. March and daughter, Viola,
returned Sunday from Pasco, where
they visited for few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Williams and baby
were down from the hills Sunday, visit
ing with Mr.. and Mrs. l. N. Mueller.
C. B. Kitchener came down from
Prose- Sunday, to attend to business
matters and to visit relatives and friends.
The Ladies' Aid of the Presbyterian
church held Silver Tea, yesterday
afternoon, at the home of Mrs. G. Gar
Der.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. E. Munday attended
the dance in Pasco last Friday evening,
MIR. Munday assisting in the orchestra
there.
j. T. Hess, formerly of Kennewick,
came down from North Yakima to at
tend to business and for visit with
old friends.
Ira Hughes returned the first of the
week from Kilborne, ILL.,, where he has
been visiting with his parents and other
relatives and friends for the past two
months.
Mrs. Chas. CONWAY returned home
last week from Walla Walla where she
spent the past two weeks receiving
medical treatment. She returned to
Kennewick with her health much i'm
proved.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. A. Downing, who
spent several days in Kennewick dur
ing the illness and death of Mrs. Down.
ing's mother, Mrs. S. D. Peckenpaugh,
returned to their home in Spokane last
Thursday.
H. w. Brown, who purchased the
Vaughn place in the Chicago Tracts,
east of R. E. Pratt's ranch, has started
clearing sage brush and is digging a
well for a pumping plant. He will soon
build and move his family to their new
home.
The annual church meeting of the
Congregational church, which was post
poned, will be held on Wednesday even
ing, February 18th. A supper will be
served to the members and friends of
the church that evening followed by the
regular annual church meeting.
Capt. and Mrs. McMillin and da ugh
ter, Gertrude, are expected to return to
Kennewick next Wednesday from
Seattle. The McMillens left Cor Port
land about six months ago, and from
there moved to Seattle, where they
have spent the winter. Their many
friends will gladly welcome them back
to their old home.
Roscoe Geek, of Brownsville, Oregon,
traded his place, consisting of 80 acres
near there, to J. S. Clark for his tract
in Section Seven. Mr.. and Mrs. Clark
expect to leave the latter part of this
week for their new home in Brownsville.
The many friends of the Clarks regret
very much to have them leave, and
wish them much success in their new
home.
The v. P. Class of the M. E. church
held their regular meeting Friday even
ing at the home of their teacher, Mrs.
E. o. Brown. Election of officers was
held and the following chosen for the
coming term: Pres, Archie Copeland;
Vice Pres, Ethel Kimball; Sec'y.,
Ralph Thurston; Treas, Irving Pecken-
paugh. Arrangements were made to
hold a hard time social next Friday
evening at the home of Louis Annis.
After business matters were finished,
the usual good time was enjoyed by the
class.
The district Sunday school conven-
ton will be held in Kennewick next
Sunday, Jan. 21st. Mr.. Knapp, Supt.
of the Inland Empire S. S. Association,
will be present. The afternoon meeting
will be held in the Baptist church and
the evening meeting will be at 7:3O in
the Presbyterian church. Mr.. Knapp
will have charge of the evening service,
assisted by Rev. Osgood. The main
subject discussed at this convention will
be what are the strong and weak
points in the Sunday schools at Kenne-
wick?"