THE FREMONT COUNTY SUN.
Sidney, Fremont co., Iowa
December 17, 1896.
--White streaks of sidewalks, wide and commodious, are making their
appearance where old and unsafe ones have been, and where these new
sidewalks are there are none of those inconvenient steps which on a
slippery day always place in jeopardy the limbs, if not the life, of
those who attempt to climb them.
New, and wider sidewalks are everywhere taking place of the
little narrow affairs. Main street is graced on the east side by a
new walk as far south as the Christian church. The treacherous steps
west of White's bank will be replaced with a safer mode of getting
down that grade and a wider and safer walk replace the narrow one
down the hill.
From the square to the Baptist church is also another line of
new walk and down depot street, for a block, is more.
These things are as they should be, and will no doubt save the
town a damage suit, before the winter is over. More than this, it
demonstrates the Sidney is ever on the advance.
-- "WATSON -- RECTOR WEDDING".--Married, at the M. E. church in
Knox, Wallace U. Watson to Miss Lulu H. Rector, Wednesday evening
Dec. 16th, 1896, Rev. Dr. A. T. Jeffrey officiating.
For sometime past it had been announced that the wedding would
take place at the above time and place. A large number of
invitations were sent out. Long before the hour arrived the church
was well filled with invited guests. Precisely at 6 o'clock Miss
Maud Snow began to play the wedding march, the doors of the churh
were thrown open and the bride and groom came in and walked down the
aisle, keeping step to the msuic. They were met midway on the
platform by Dr. Jeffrey, who pronounced a beautiful and impressive
ceremony, which made a lasting impression not only on the minds of
the contracting parties, but
everyone present. At the close of the ceremony the bride and groom
marched out and were driven to the home of the bride's parents
followed by a host of guests, where hearty congratulations were
extended by all, many good wishes for the future happiness and
prosperity of the young friends who are to journey over the steps of
life together. The bride was most beautifully arrayed.
Miss Lulu has always been an estimable young lady, bright,
cheerful and pleasant. Wallace is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Wm.
Watson, and is a prosperous farmer and a young man of sterling
qualities. After congratulations, supper was announced and the
guests, led by the bride and groom, marched into the dining room,
where the tables were beautifully decorated with flowers and laden
with choice viands. The rotundity of even the leanest guest was
conclusive evidence of the ampleness of the repast. The guests
remained until quite a late hour in the enjoyment of a pleasant
evening, then taking their leave with the full assurance that they
had been grandly entertained. Many presents of value and beauty were
received.
December 24. 1896.--"NO MIDDLE NAMES".--The Boston
Transcript thinks the election of McKinley a confirmation of the old
tradition, that the American people like their presidents to have
only one Christian name. The first five presidents had no middle
names, and when McKinley is inaugurated he will be the seventeenth
president without one.
The lists includes
1st.--George Washington
2nd.--John Adams
3rd.--Thomas Jefferson
4th.--James Madison
5th.--James Monroe
(6th.--John QUINCY Adams)
7th.--Andrew Jackson
8th.--Martin Van Buren
10th.--John Tyler
12th.--Zachary Taylor
13th.--Millard Filmore
14th.--Franklin Pierce
15th.--James Buchanan
16th.--Abraham Lincoln (born 1807)
17th.--Andrew Johnson (born 1808)
Grover Cleveland however was baptized Stephen Grover.
December 31, 1896.
--"Riverton News".--On Christmas morning, the M. E. choir,
consisting of twelve person, arose at four o'clock, robed them
selves in furs and overcoats, assembled at the parsonage and led by
the pastor, and at an early hour went throughout all
quarters of the town singing that beautiful anthem, by Richard
Earle, entitled.
"There were shepherds abiding in the field,
Keeping wach o'er their flocks by night,
And the angel of the Lord came upon them
And they were sore afraid:
And sudenly there was with the angel
A multitude of heavely hosts,
Praising God and saying:
Glory be to God, on earth peace good will toward men."
Thus began one of the most pleasant Christmas days that the people
of Riverton have been permitted to enjoy for a period of at least
twelve months. |