Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-07-13
COUNTRY CORRESPONDENCE

revive In measure since the tine
rain Sunday night.
There was scarcity of farm help
during the harvest season here but
the favorable weather gave farm
ers time so that the grain was all
cared for in good shape. Harvest
hands were paid from So to $4 a day
which was higher than the papers
report paid in many localities. When
the weather permits the thresher-
men are busy, but many are stacking
and those who have the reputation
az being skilled at that job are in de-
mand. 1t takes a real artist to do a
good job of stacking. a. . tg..
w. Il. K0elling and wife are
grandparents again for about the
'steenth time, daughter being born
to Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Schaich.
Mrs. Schaich was formerly Miss
Nellie KOelling.
Clarence Saylor is assisting Miss
Anna Fulton at the bank during the
absence of the cashier, ]. Is. Higdoh'
Miss Emily Blunderfield, who
left here about the LIST Of May for
n tour of Europe, has reached Eng
land ana is now visiting points OF
interest on the Continent. She will
return to England about September
/ and after a visit OF several weeks
with relatives will return to America
and Talmage where she will receive
a warm greeting from the entire
community.
The plans for summer services at
the Community churh include out
door program for all evening services
during the heated season, when the
weather Is not threatening. At the
Sunday evening services the music
will be led by quartet OF male
voices who will also sing special
numbers. The sermons will be
brief and pointed. For the present
the program will begin promptly at
S:15 and close not later than Oils
usually about 8. Music will also be
a special feature Of the mid-week or
Wednesday evening service, old
songs and new, by the congregation
and on the Photograph, everyday at
tire is expected, children will be
welcome; a period Of social chat will
be in order; anything conducive to
rest. and refreshment for body, mind
and spirit will be the aim.
The official board of the Commun-
ity church is considering plans for
an intensive evangelistic campaign
to be conducted some time during
autumn.
The Sunday school is holding up
well during the hot, harvest period.
The attendance has not dropped be-
low $50 and has been a little over
the 200 goal.
Rev. J. Kansas Morgan is preach
ing series of sermons on The
Message of the Spirit to the
Churches" being an exposition OF
the End and 3rd chapters Of Revela-
tions. He says he has been eneour-
aged to continue them by the inter
est manifested by a large portion OF
the congregation.
While w. d. Fulton was out at the
residence of his son the other day
and assisting IN putting away a
reaper he allowed the sickle bar to
drop on his foot and one point OF
the bar penetrated the foot between
the ankle and toes causing a very
painful wound and rendering it nee
essary for him to go on crutches.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Rice are en-
tertaining his mother, Mrs. Callahan,
as a guest this week.
For a long period Of time the bus
mess houses of this village have
been making it a practice to close
their stores at p. m. on Mondays,
Wednesdays and Fridays Of each
week but yielding to the pressure OF
the harvest season they keep open
each evening now until 8 o'clock and
even later. This is quite hardship
on them, although it enables the
farmers to get needed supplies any
evening, and they win likely return
to their former custom when the
rush Is over.
John Book has quite number OF
"baby beef about ready for market.
All who hive seen them call them
prime.
Not that anybody care; but over