Jasper County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 16, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 July 1900 — DUNNVILLE. [ARTICLE]

DUNNVILLE.

Oats cutting is almost a thing of the past. Ned Nelson is working in Porter county for Mr. Gramp. Mr. Thompson of Kniman. was in these parts last Sunday. George Sands was the guest of Miss Elsie Carr last Sunday. Miss Lu Hilliard was the guest of Mrs. Fitzgerald last Friday. John Gramps, was the guest of Miss Cora Wheeler last Sunday. Mr. George Childs of Knox, was the guest of J. Vandercarr last Sunday. Manson and Julia attended the union meeting at D. V. Saturday evening. Manson Wheeler has stopped work and has gone to sparking. A good job. Clifford Fairchild savs that Dnnnvllle is the eweetest place on earth. Belie stays there, you know. J. R. Hendrcks got as mad as an old setting lien bebause a few D. V, boys tried to beat his time. J. R.. you ought to be an incubator. The Free Methodists held their quarterly meeting at the M. E. church Sunday. Elder Loring of Knox, was present and conducted the meeting in his usual dignified manner. The Misses Netta White and Stella Miller were the guests of Mrs. Laura M. Jones. They wanted to go to the river but their mamma's reminded them that a five-foot gad was at home, ami they w ouldn't go. The M. E., Baptist, and Free Methodist people of these parts, held union temperance services at the M. E. church Saturday evening. The principal address w as by Bonsib, the ‘‘flying Dutchman" of prohibition. He was followed by Revs. Thorpe. V. T. Loring and Chas. Hickman in ten minute speeches. NOTIFICATION MEETING, George Dunn and Miss Mary Moody, who were married a few weeks ago, and immediately departed on their wedding tour, returned a few days ago for a few days visit with Hon. J. D. Dunn and family. The people of Kankakee tp., hearing of their temporary return, organized themselves into a regiment of Boxers, with Otto Schrader as Prince Tuan of the occasion, and proceeded without delay to the home of Hon. I. D. Dunn last Saturday evening and gave them a noi-e exhibition of the memorable battle of San Juan hill. After the guns had emphasized the importance of tlie occasion and the cow.bells had repeated the strains of the wedding march in language that could not be misunderstood. Hon. I. D. Dunn, with his hat on backwards, came to the door and seeing a few democrats, asked them .wliat in the world they were holding a d.mogratlc ratification meeting in his yard for? But after the inquiry was launched a few republican boys came In sight and Hon. I. D. Dunn pt ome saw his mistake and remembered that tie was sheltering a newly married couple in the persons of his son. George, and wifeAgain the boys began and to the tune of Yankee Doodle applauded the premature question of Mr. Dunn. After the noise bad subsided. Mr. Dunn invi e I the destroyers of rest Into the house where George and his wife served cake ■ml lemonade until all were tilled, niter which Cigars were passed around. Thus George and wife were officially notified that they were married. Mr. D. V. in behalf of the tp., extends the lx-st wishes for their future welfare and many agreeable surprises be their lot forever.