The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-04-23
COUNTY NEWS
BY CORRESPONDENTS
Locals and Personal Items From Various
Townships.

him and burnt over quite a lot of
nearby hay land.
Ed. Gooder and Nj. Nj. Dienslake
were through here on Monday in a
new Ford automobile.
Mr. George Aseph, of Tennis, had
the misfortune to lose a little girl. a
little over a year old, Sunday. April
18th. The funeral took place "a
Orient, April 18th, Rev. FIR. Burkel
officiating.
Henry Eggerling, of Farview,
drove throu5h to Orient Tuesday.
Celebrate Wedding Anniversary
Last Saturday evening a very en-.
joyable gathering was held at the
Methodist church in Orient. The
event was the 55th wedding anniver-
sary Of the Rev. and Mrs j. L.
Davis. The friends Of this worthy
couple had Hoped to take them by
surprise but the affair created so
much interest that before the night
arrived it was known to the inter-
ested parties. Knowing that it
would be impossible to accommodate
at the home all who counted them
selves friends of these people, and
Rev. andiMrs Davis being so devot-
ed to the church, it was decided to
hold the anniversary at the church.
People from all demo. ninations
and from town and surrounding
country we're there to take part IN
the occasion.
The Ladies all of the Methodist
Church were in charge and cared
for everything in their very capable
way. A long table vas placed in
the front of the church. Three
large and beautiful bouquets of
flowers added their beauty and fra
GRANGE. Around these the cakes
and fruits, salads and delicious eat
ables of all kinds were arranged in
systematic order. On the walls
were decorations suitable to the &C.
casion, About $3.50 o'clock word
was sent to Mr. and Mrs Davis that
there was to be a service held at the
church that night and their presence
was desired Soon after their ar
rival the O;ient land opened up the
program for the evening with The
Wedding March" and responded to
the encore with a melody composed
of religious hymns.
Following this Rev. Wilcox was
called upon for an address and pre-
s~entation. In behalf of the friends
and neighbors a beautiful bible was
presented to Mr. and Mrs Davis az
an expression of the regard and love
in which they are held by the people
of their own community. A chorus
of ladies sang two selections appro-
pirate to the evening. The band
rendered several selection closing
the program. The ladies then took
charge of serving the guests and
they were kept exceedingly busy
for one long space of time, for the
church was filled with people from
fl ont to rear. But everyone was
cared for and their were several
baskets of fragments over.
j. L. Davis and Amilla Clark we're
married in the township of Tucker
smith C.. w. (now Ontario) on the
5 18th day of April 1859, by The Rey.
Appleton Jones. p. E. Mr. Davis
was a minister Of the M. Il. church
in Canada, and he and his bride
took their honeymoon trip to the
charge which he was serving. riding
on their load of household goods
over the smoothly paved corduroy
n roads of those early days. For 81
I years they worked together in heir
; labor of love and sacrifice. Success
followed his work and strong per-
sonal friendships were made on
e every charge. In 1896 Mr. DAVIS
# found that his strength was failing
n agd it was necessary for him to re-
tire for active work and he and Mrs
6 Davis came to Orient and made it
= their home. Here year by year
l. they have grown deeper and deeper
in the affection Of the people of this
\ community. Their a here have
not been idle years but both have
n given freely of time and strength in
ID everv good cause and endeavor.
le Everyone wishes that they may be
spared. for years to come andOtha'
the coming years may be of the very
l. best that they have had .-Faulktor
Record.