The Independent-News, Volume 114, Number 17, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 22 September 1988 — Page 6

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- THE INDEPENDENT NEWS - SEPTEMBER 22, 1988

NORTH LIBERTY

Over 40 attended the "Over The Hill Gang" dinner at the Church of Christ last Thursday. Guests from Hudson Lake, Sauktown and Rolling Prairie were present to also enjoy the day. A Telephone representative gave the program and Cecil Robinson of Lakeville, also a guest, entertained on his electric organ. Theda Carlson and her mother. Gertie Miller, called on Gladys Sheneman and Charles and Helen Hensley Saturday afternoon. Bo Miller and her father, Dan Strope. of North Vernon, called on the Ray Berglands and other relatives and friends Saturday before going on to Frankenmuth, Michigan. John and Evelyn Harbaugh. Edith Rupel. Martha McCrosky, Aletha Croy and Gladys Sheneman boarded an American Dreams Tour bus, along with another bus load w'hich made over 90 in all and started out on a Grin and Bear Mystery Trip. Our first stop was at the Tree-Mendous Fruit Farm, near Eau Claire, Michigan, where we picked big red delicious apples and peaches after being served waffles, apple butter and peaches for our breakfast. We then toured

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the bOO acre farm and then we enjoyed a delicious fried chicken dinner, catered on their picnic grounds. We then visited the World's Garden & Gift Shop in Hartford City. Our next stop was at Bangor, where we toured a little train factory. Then we passed through Holland on to South Haven. Here we took a trolley ride through the town, visited the museum, took a boat ride on the Grand Haven River, enjoyed our supper on the boat and then went to the Waterfront Stadium where we had the priviledge of seeing the world's largest musical fountain in color. It was truly a mystery trip and the mystery bear was always there to greet us everywhere we stopped. About 200 attended the Sunday Evening Service at the Church of Christ, where they were priviledged to hear the Singing Rories Concert, the Gospel Boys and the Day Breakers, after which all were invited to go to the Family Center which was all decorated with streamers and balloons and the Family Center committee served homemade ice cream with all kinds of toppings and cookies. It was a great evening of fellowship

together. Mrs. Ethel Rauen returned home Friday after spending the past week sightseeing along the Ohio River in the towns of Marietta and Coshocton County. Ohio. They also visited the Fenten Glass Shoppe in Williamstown, West Virginia and Madison, Indiana, and stayed the last night at the Abe Martin Lodge in Brown County State Park. She accompanied Mr. and Mrs. Irwin Rauen, of Wanatah and Mrs. June Phegley, LaCrosse, and Robert Rauen, of North tyLast Saturday, September 19, Jim and Neva Goff, of Wabash; lorn Goff, of Mishawaka; Francis Slattery and Martha McCroskv drove to Richmond, Illinois, where they attended the wedding of Marie Goff's grandson, Cyril. They attended the wedding reception held at the Painted Lady's Ranch near Spring Grove, Illinois. They reported it was so great to meet all of Marie Goffs children and relatives again. Mrs. Marie Kime was back in town Saturday for her house sale and belongings, and then enjoyed meeting many of her relatives and old friends at her sale Saturday. Tim and Shirley Pearson took a short get-away trip visiting Metamora and Madison, Indiana, this weekend. They found that the canal boat was leaking there so there was no boat ride but plenty of shops to visit at Metamora. The grist mill was in operation and the train was getting ready for its usual tourist run. The highlight of their trip was hiking in Clifty Falls State Park and eating at Clifty Falls Inn. Mildred Hunter returned home Friday after visiting her sister and husband, Mr. and Mrs. John Maytan. of LaGrange Highlands, for for the past week. Just a few lines as to what some remember about the old Stringtown School, located at the corner of Redwood and State Road 4. The red brick school stood where the

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Wesleyan Methodist Parsonage stands today. I well remember when they tore down the school and moved the parsonage on the ground. 1 wrote the Stringtown news for the North Liberty News for a good many years and then Nellie Smith took over. Martha McCrosky remembers when her brothers and sisters walked down the railroad track to school at Stringtown and as the train would pass them by each morning, the engineer would throw them out chewing gum . That was a real treat in those days. Back in 1898 there were 45 pupils enrolled with Enoch Swartz, a minister, their teacher. In 1905 Mrs. Lena Steele was the teacher and then in 1911 Marvin Clark was the teacher. Kate Hevcl can remember when Bill Buchtel was her teacher and how some of the kids who lived the farthest away got to ride on the "kid hack" as they all called it. She also remembers when some ornery boy stuck her pretty pigtails in her ink well . She also remembers the old heating stove and how they froze oh one side and scorched on the other side. How many remember these good old school days at Stringtown? Let me know if you have anything interesting to add. A special movie will be shown on Sunday, September 25 and October 2, at 7;30 p.m. It is entitled "Twice Pardoned". This will be at the Church of Christ. Plan now to attend. Don’t forget Ruby Salyer’s Quilt Show held Thursday, Friday and Saturday at the LaPaz Community Building. ENJOY TRIP Carroll and Velma Wharton returned from a 17 day tour of Nova Scotia and Eastern Canada. The first stop was the Corning Glass

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Center at the Steuben Glass factory in New York, which was very interesting. Then we motored on through New Hampshire, Maine and Connecticut. We got the ferry at Bar Harbor, Maine, for Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. We had a guide to explore Halifax and Peggy’s Cove, also a beautiful drive with a guide on the Cabot Trail. Another ferry took us to Prince Edward Island. The scenery was so beautiful, all the grass so green and flowers so beautiful, it probably seemed so much more beautiful after leaving our dry and brown lawns at home. Another guide joined us to see so many interesting things on Prince Edward Island. We visited Green Gables and that night saw the play "Anne Os Green Gables". We also had a guide in Quebec City where we traveled the narrow streets and visited many interesting things including the oldest church in Canada. Wc saw many beautiful churches during the tour. That evening we had dinner at a French case followed by a private curise on our own schooner. Then on to Montreal with another guided tour of that busy city, much like New York City only much cleaner. All of Canada was so clean and so many beautiful flowers everywhere. It was sad to see all the littering as we entered the United States. We should all take more pride in our wonderful country. Andrew Johnson was the only ex President to be elected to the United States Senate About 500,000 craters on the Moon can be seen from the Earth through the largest and most powerful telescopes