The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-08
CENTERVILLE NEWS.

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Sunday was another beautiful day.
Services were we'll attended. Rev.
Burton, our state missionary, was
with US and preached soul-stirring
sermon Sunday night.
We are sorry to hear of Rev. M. j.
Burton leaving the state. He has
been our missionary for so many
years. But the loss to Iowa will be
another states gain. May God bless
Rev. Burton wherever he may go.
Everyone seemed to enjoy Thanks
giving, yet there was no service until
night.
The Sunday school rendered a pro-
gram to we'll filled house. All seemed
to enjoy the program, especially the
small ones. Mrs. A. L. Crittenden and
Mrs. VIM. Noah had charge of the
program.
Bro. Joe Sanders was chairman Of
the social, which was we'll attended.
Both church and Sunday school seem
to be progressing nicely.
Mrs. B. Davenport, who has been
quite ill for few days, is little
better at this writing.
Bro. j. L. Nash is improving slowly.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Smith are the
proud parents of a baby girl.
Miss Lucille Martin is suffering with
an infection on her arm.
Mrs Tobr, Tb;1J. bor ro%,,rooJ f,o,,,
Knoxville and reported her son little
better.
Mrs. Winston of Mystic is patient
in the city hospital.
Mrs. VIM. Cobbs spent Thanksgiv-
ing with her daughter, Mrs. George
Henry, of Des Moines.
Rev. M. J. Burton conducted SER
vices Sunday at Mystic both morning
and afternoon.
Mr.. Levi Davenport of Kansas City,
Mo-, returned home Friday afternoon,
after being in the city for few days
at the bedside of his grandmother,
Mrs. B. Davenport.
Mrs. A. L. Crittenden entertained
Rev. M. j. Burton and Rev., M. Car
| rington at supper Monday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. F. Brown of Mystic
attended the program Thanksgiving
night.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. H. Jones, Mrs.
Clara Jones, Mr.. Theodore Jones and
Miss Myrtle Wesley spent the even
ing at Mrs. A.. l.. Crittenden's on
Thanksgiving.
Mr.. Walter Tibbs of Mystic attend
ed the program Thanksgiving night.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. H.. Jones enter
tanned Rev. M. J. Burton and Rev. M.
Darlington on Tuesday evening for
supper.
Miss Garrett Clark of Unionville,
! Mo-, spent Saturday night with Chris
tena Crittenden on her way home from
Clarinda, Iowa.
Rev. M. j. Burton is still in the city
and will meet with the Mission Circle
On Tuesday evening.
| There will be social given Deem
Der 9th by the Church Aid club.
| Anyone having news for The By
stander notify Mrs. A. L. Crittenden,
206 S. Eighteenth street.
Collector will collect right after pay
day. Please pay up.
DAVENPORT ITEMS.
Thanksgiving was appropriately
| observed with union services at Beth
ell A. M. E. church. The Thanksgiv-
ing sermon, which was preached by
Rev. F. K. Nicholson, pastor of the
Third Baptist church, was very in
spring, highly practical and force
fully delivered.
Mr.. Grant Hart, who has been in
disposed for several weeks, was able
to be out Thanksgiving day.
The program at Bethel A. M. E.
church Thanksgiving evening was
largely attended. Rev. Frank Cole,
pastor of st. Johns M. E. church, and
Attorney Carl hanback, were the
speakers of the evening.
Invitations are out for leap year
party to be given at hte Danish Broth
erhcod hall Wednesday afternoon, De-
cember .20th. .s H. !.
A midnight dinner was given by
the 4, Commercial club boys Thursday
evening, November 30th, Ut the home
Of Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. o. Culberson, 1107
East Locust street. The table was