Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-18
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Grafton of Womens clubs.
| Mr.. and Mrs. E. Carroll left Tuesday
for Toulon, where they will visit
friends. They will visit Rev. and Mrs.
r. A. Brown at Milford before return
| ing home.
Thanksgiving services will be held
in the Methodist church on Thanks
! giving evening. The address will be
made by Rev. A. E. Moody. pastor of
the First Presbyterian church.
Miss Ona Gleasman, who has been
visiting her aunt. Mrs. Jane Gridley.
| and other relatives, returned to her
home in Rockton Tuesday.
The Mems league of the First Pres
| byterian church will hold a sociable
at the church on the evening of Nov.
10.
Mrs. A. b. Cole went to Viola Tues
day to visit her sister, Mrs. Julia Nc
Creary.
Mrs. L. H Woodward returned to
her home in Clinton, Iowa, the last of
the week, after visiting here at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. p. o. Nichols.
Wilbur Black of Little York was
an Aledo visitor Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. George Bits and chill
dren of Woodruff spent Sunday here
with relatives.
Mrs. +. d. Sexton and little daugh-
ter, Miss Helen Bridgford, who have
been visiting relatives here, returned
to their home in Viola Monday
The G. T. c. club of the First Pres
byterian church met at the home of
Miss Myra Johnston Tuesday even
ing, with Miss Johnston and Miss
Crabs as hostesses. Current events
were given by Misses Emerson,
Kramm and Johnston.
Miss Pauline Parkman spent Sun
day in New Boston at the home of
her sister, Mrs. J. b. Ballard.
DR.. Joseph Close of Topeka, Kan,
visited his mother, Mrs. Mary Close,
and other relatives in Millersburg and
vicinity last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. Forber and lit
tie son Frank arrived home Monday
from Keithsburg, where they had Wis
tied Mrs. Forber's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. J. w. Stanley.
Mrs. A. S. Harnden went to Kewa-
nee Tuesday to visit at the home of
her brother, NJ. l.. Whaley.
hlSS Sdl CT pdANSl "ShS " AOi"
Tuesday to visit her brother, Brown
Baxter, and other relatives.
The Social circle of the First Pres
byterian church will meet at the home
of Mrs. Laon McWhorter on Friday
afterIsoon. Committee: Mesdames =
w. H. Dool, F. B. Blazer, lie Master,
Buckley, and G. S. Willis.
An examination for teachers was
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intendent of schools in the court house
Thursday and Friday, Nov. II and
13, beginning at o'clock Thursday.
Cornelius Elmer Granger died at the
home of his parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Edwin S. Granger, at 10 o'clock Sun
day evening, Nov. l. after few days
illness with cerebro-spinal meningitis.
He was born in Mercer county, near
Aledo. on Jan. %, 1894, and had spent
almost his entire life in this commun-
ity. He became a member of the
Ohio Grove Christian church when
about II years of age, and at the time
of his death was a member of the Bap-
fist church of Aledo and a faithful
attendant at the Presbyterian bible
school near where he lived. His ear
~ death is mourned by his parents,
six brothers and three sisters, besides
many other relatives and friends. Flu
neral services were held at the home
Tuesday afternoon conducted by Rev.
j. NJ. Jones of Aledo, assisted by Rev.
J. T. BSxter of Hamlet Six cousins
acted as pallbearers. The interment
was in the Mcclure cemetery.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. E McCreight went
to Viola Tuesday to spend a few days
with their son, James E. McCreight,
and family.
Miss Eta Empie, who has been
trimming for Miss Macklin in her mil
linery store, returned nome to Dwight
Tuesday.
The Woman's Foreign Missionary
society met at the home of Mrs. w.
H Holmes Saturday afternoon. The
quotation for the meeting was, 20,
give thanks unto the Lord, for He Is
good" Devotions were led by Mrs.
Bertha Hartman. Roll call was an
swered with MY greatest blessing" :
Chapter one in THE Child In the
Midst" was reviewed by Mrs. Jay.
Reports of the branch meeting were
given by the delegates. After the
program light refreshments were
served
Mrs. r. l.. Poffenbarger and Miss
Nina Pcfenbarger of New Boston
were Aledo visitors Saturday.
Rev. A. Z. Moody left Monday for
Chicago to attend the joint meeting
of synod committees of the Home and
Foreign missions.
Mrs. ]. II. Brown of Chappell. Neb..
who has been visiting her brother.
w. Dilley. went to Colfax. Iowa, Tues
day to spend a few weeks before re-
turning to her home. Mr.. Dilley ac-
her as far as Rock Island.
a serious situation has arisen in the
supply of boots for the rapidly grow
ng British army. The war Office COM
plains that IL cannot get boots fast