Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-08-06

Avon Bottomly, son OF Mr.. and Mrs.
William Bottomly of this place, who
is employed In Beardstown by his sis.
ter Mrs, John Gillespie, at the viii
lard battery station there, met with
an accident the other day which PROV
cd to DO very painful, but Is not
thought to be serious, While using
an acetylene torch it in some way ex
ploded, and Avon was burned In his
ewes, but the doctor who was called
states he will not lose his sight
Ray Miller Of Canal street is having |
water installed in his home,
Mr.. and Mrs. William IIottomly mo |
| tOred to Oglesby last Sunday, where
| they visited with friends
DR. and Mrs. Antle have returned
from "A trip to Chicago, which they
made in their machine.
Mr.. and Mrs, Albert Peterson and
, daughter, Mrs. Ed liopp, of Sale, and
her husband, and Glen Peterson have
returned from a trip to Chicago, which
they made in their Ford.
Mrs, Mccartney is visiting with
| Mrs. Cogsdale in South Haven, Mich.
Joe Truck and family are moving
from the Bray house, near the chem
zeal works, into the house across the
way recently occupied by the late
Mrs Sarah Smith.
Miss Frances Sykes, who has been
visiting with relatives in Chicago for
the past week, returned to her home
here on Thursday morning, She has
; been enjoying two weeks vacation
from her duties In the telephone ONCE
here.
Howard Fitzgerald Of Chicago Wis
tied with relatives and friends here
, over the week end.
Mrs C. A. Collins on the north blur
is on the sick list.
Ellen Schmeiding, who has infantile
paralysis, is improving.
: A baby girl arrived at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. James Newton Tuesday
= of this week, but passed away an hou'
: later. ...,..
Mr.. and Mrs. n, W Hamm and
daughter Mae were. La Sale callers OF
: Saturday evening.
: At $50 o'clock last Saturday even
ing. at St. Patricks church parochia
residence, Miss Charlotte Macdonald
daughter of Mrs Mary Macdonald o
: Ninth street, became the bride o
Edwin Thompson, assistant superin
/ tendent of the Prudential Life lnsur
Il ance company, in charge of the l.;
u Sale office. Miss Helen Macdonald
sister of the bride was the brides
t maid, and Elmer Atkins Of the Clanc
t drug store was the best man. Tn
. bride is employed as a stenoSraphe
u at the f. j. Reynolds Sand company
Immediately after the ceremony tn
couple left for Chicago and WiscoI
sin for their honeymoon trip. Upo
their return they will have apartment
! at the Kaskaskia hotel.
Needed improvements and repair
have been made on the village hal
e The masonry foundation and hrs
lie story wh1f7 have been. smooth coate
n with cement, and the exterior of tn
r entire building has been repainte(
n The stairway leading to the assembl
q hall has been moved from the sout
o. to the north side of the building, an
d, the ground on which the buildin
s stands has been smoothed off and pr
"'~ seiits' a-very-npat appearance, with
n fourfoot cement wall leading frol
itlt the sidewalk to the stairway. Mayo
x Nearray has feceived many compliment
n oh these needed impr0evments Al
leEother -impfovement is the replankin
att of the side aisles of the canal bridg
le1 Paint for sthe iron work of the bride
,e has been Ordered, and will be apple
10 soon. Theme bubbling fountain
have, now arrived and are being il
stalled on5each corner. ?.
10 10 Mr.. and{ Mrs. Harry Schroeder ar
~, -, family of Dwight visited at the w
y, :, liam Fowle home recently.