O'Fallon Progress Social Column
    7 April, 1898, Thursday

     Clarence MACE visited relatives in East St. Louis Saturday.

     Mrs. Wm. ATKINSON and daughter, Mabel, visited in St. Louis the past two weeks.

     Mr. DANIEL, teacher of the public school at Alma visited the public schools here Tuesday.

     Wilfred WARD and John DAVISON are attending the Miner's Convention at East St. Louis today and yesterday.

     P. W. HEMMER, the constable of Alma, is announced as a candidate for county sheriff.

     The raffle for the baby carriage took place at M. SCHWARZ's Friday night. Will REIDELBERGER, Jr. and H. P. GIBBS assisted by Janie LAWRENCE and Jesse GIBBS did the drawing and John WAGENER acted as judge. The carriage was won by the widow, Mrs. ALEXANDER.

     Mr. SCHROEPPEL, representing the Nather Tombstone Co. of Collinsville, was in town this morning.

     Mrs. Wm. ECKERT and son, Adolph, of Belleville, visited the former's sister Mrs. R. REMELIUS Sunday.

     R. REMELIUS received a carload of Deering Binders mowers and twine Tuesday.

     The election Tuesday at Lebanon resulted as follows: H. H. HORNER, Supervisor; John C. COOK, Clerk; Ed. C. MILLER, Collector; John WIDICUS, Assessor; Philip SIEGEL, Com. of Highways; and A. E. AUERNHEIMER, School Trustee.

     A birthday party was given last Thursday afternoon in honor of Miss Louisa SIEBERT it being her eleventh birthday. Those present were as follows: Ethel WADE, Janie LAWRENCE, Pearlie DAVIS, Elsie PHOENIX, Ida BROCKHAHN, Lola THURSTON, Ruthie SCOTT, Nellie SCHAU, Gracie SCOTT, Annie BROCKHAHN, Ida PANNIER, Myrtle LIVELY, Lizzie REEBLE, Edna THURSTON, Elmer LAWRENCE, Nora LEHMANN and Henry, Anna and Bernice SIEBERT.

     Mrs. E. HARRISON received a telegram Friday evening conveying the sad news of the death of her sister, Mrs. ISHERWOOD, of Ceresco, Neb.

     Mrs. Joseph CORBRIDGE, who has been visiting in England the past 7 months, is expected home next Saturday evening.

     Miss Maggie RIDDLE of Belleville is visiting Miss Margaret HARRISON here.

     Mrs. DROY of Troy is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel DAVIS here.

     Miss Myrtle LIVELY of Lebanon has been visiting at Rev. CUMMINS' the past week.

     Miss Mary DAVIS visited her sister in Troy last week.

     Robert BURNS of Granite City is visiting his sister, Mrs. Frank DISTLER.

     Messrs. Nicholas, Julius and Willie LAQUET visited relatives in Mascoutah Sunday.

     There is talk of changing the telephone central office to SMILEY's Drug Store.

     M. A. SHEPPARD of Lebanon transacted business here last Friday.

     Mrs. Rebecca McGEEHON is quite sick.

     Mrs. W. N. HAMILTON was in St. Louis this week.

     Miss Henrietta DAVIS is visiting in Belleville.

     Mrs. Mary MACE was in Belleville Wednesday.

     Mr. EICHER, the photographer of Lebanon, was in town Tuesday. He will open a gallery here soon.

     Will BEHRENS who has been quite sick with pneumonia has recovered.

     Mr. MENKHAUS of Carlyle was in town yesterday.

     Ralph SCOTT of Jacksonville, IL is visiting his uncle, Mr. SCOTT.

     Rev. and Mrs. CUMMINS and Miss Annie SIMMONS attended the lecture by Rev. Wirt KING at Lebanon last Thursday evening.

     Thomas MOULD visited Rev. SWEENY and other friends in Trenton this week.

     Last Friday evening, the ladies of the Baptist Church gave a very pleasant popcorn social at the town hall for the benefit of the church. A pronunciation match was conducted in the same manner as a spelling match except that the words were spelled and written on a blackboard for the contestants to pronounce. Mrs. Oliver DARROW remained longest on the floor and won the prize which consisted of a bag of popcorn cobs, at once reminding all present that the day was All Fools Day. Mrs. Fanny MACE was a close second. The booby prize was won by Mrs. Ora HARRIS.

     Mr. George CARDNER was quite sick part of last week.

     Mrs. Louis SCHOELLKOPF of Belleville is visiting at Henry TIEDEMANN's.

     The home of Mrs. ZINKGRAF was totally destroyed by fire at Alma last Monday.

     The M. E Church in Lebanon was totally consumed by fire Sunday morning. The ruins present a striking example of the ravages of fire. Its loss will be deeply felt by the citizens of Lebanon. The building was insured for $5,000, about half its value. It will surely be rebuilt.

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