The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-30
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cARTHAGE, lLL., SEPT. s

Miss Grace Walker and Mr.. Edgar
Burner were married at the home Of
the bride In this city, Wednesday
evening at o'clock by Rev. w. F..
Boyd. The wedding was very quiet
affair, being Witnessed only by imme-
date relatives of the contracting par
ties.
The bride is the only daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. John A. Walker. She
is graduate Of Carthage high school
and for the past few years has been
successfully engaged in teaching
school in this county.
Mr.. Burner came from his home at
Luray, Va, four and one-half years
ago. He was in the employ Of H. B.
Massie for time, later accepting a
position as mechanic for the Garth
age Auto & Carriage Co., which place
he has filed most satisfactorily. He
is a young man of good habits.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Burner are most
friends In this vicinity who extend
best wishes. They will make their
home with the brides parents until
spring.
The Central Illinois M. e. confer
ence in session at Peoria last week,
made the following appointments for
Hancock county: Rev. J. w. Ferris,
reappointed to Carthage; Rev. G. H.
Callihan, Dallas City; Rev. H. s. Will
ing, Hamilton; Rev. Edward Hardy.
LaHarpe; Rev. w. L. HURT, Nauyoo.
and Rev. A. +. James Of Burnside.
Rev. M. l.. O'Harra who was pastor
of the church here for several years
and was last year given the Pontiac
appointment, was returned to thai
charge.
The Carthage NJ. e. church is con-
graduating itself upon having Rev
Ferris returned as their pastor for
another year, his work with the
church having been very successful
and pleasant throughout the past
year. Rev. Ferris is not only popu-
lar with his audiences, but has q
great many demands for work outside
the church as public speaker. On
Friday, Sept. 20, he was the principal
speaker at the Old Settlers meeting
at Pittsfeld. his subject being See
ing America"
AS early as nine o'clock Thursday
evening the thermometer had
dropped to As degrees, and all were
fearful what the outcome would be.
At. five o'clock a. M, Friday, it
registered 80 degrees, but no particu-
lar damage was done to the corn ex-
cept on bottom lands, along Crooked
Creek. Tomatoes and other garden
vegetables were very slightly dam
aged.
Bishop Dunno of Peoria confirmed
a class of sixty-f1ve at the Catholic
church in Nauvoo last Sunday morn.
ing. The services preceding the rites
of confirmation were conducted by
Rev. Father Thclen of Nauvoo. as
| sisted by Fathers Giglinger of Keo
kuk and O'Brien of Carthage.
The members Of the B. Y. p. u
enjoyed bon fire and weiner roast
Tuesday evening. north of Carthage
college, delightful time being re.
ported.
The members Of the Christian En-
deavor gave poverty social on Tues
which was attended by a large crowd
of the '.city's destitute" and there
was much amusement at the various
costumes.
E. A. Payne returned Tuesday even
ing from a business visit to Gran.
vile, Ill.
Miss Agnes Dettmer has resigned
her position with Circuit Clerk e. c.
Reaugh and accepted position as
stenographer to Sharp & Berry Bros,
taking the place Of Miss Adele Harri-
son who resigned to take private
secretarial course at st. Louis
school.
Roy. son of Mr.. and Mrs. Gene Yet
ter of southeast Carthage, who is at
tending our high school, had his left
ankle sprained Tuesday while at foot.
ball practice and is now going about
on crutches.
Mrs. Ellen McCants, Harry McCants
and daughter Madeline expect to de-
part next month for Chicago to make
their home. Mrs. McCants goes to
make a home for the family who will
all have employm ent, Verne and Gill
bert McCants being already located
there.
Mrs. L. T. Gronewald and daughter
Mabel, returned to their home in
Golden Wednesday after visit with
the formers sister Mrs. M. c. Harris.
Frank Nair returned to his home at
Winterset, Iowa, Monday, after visit
with her parents Mr.. and Mrs. John
Nair.
Mrs. Harry L. Davis of st. Louis
who has been visiting Quincy rela.
tives, came last week for short visit