Reverend Betts Leaves Fairfield for Newton
The Christian church of Fairfield bids farewell to Rev Betts as he moves with his family to Newton after a favorable call. Members recall his blue overalls parsonage work and gifts from Sunday school class. Betts preaches his farewell sermon on Sunday with the theme The Coming of the Kingdom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Church of
St. Louis
Newton
Betts
Clark van Nostrand
Christian Church
Betta
Mrs. Letts
Fairfield
Resignation Tendered by Fairfield Pastor Betts
Rev. W. H. Betts pastor of the Christian church presented his resignation yesterday morning and will leave January first for Newton Iowa where he has accepted a call. He has led Fairfield church for one year since coming from Des Moines and under his leadership the church has grown with over one hundred new members and sixty conversions at Sunday meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Betts
Christian Church
Betts
Newton
Iowa
Des Moines
Bette
Fairfield
Annual Stockholders Meeting of First National Bank Fairfield
The annual meeting of stockholders of the First National Bank of Fairfield Iowa will elect a board of directors for the ensuing year. Meeting hours are between ten o'clock a m and four p m on Tuesday January 1908 at the banking rooms. Frank Lieut cashier dated Fairfield Iowa December 9 1907.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First National Bank of Fairfield
Fairfield
Iowa
Frank Lieut
Fairfield Bride Weds Ernest Jericho in Christmas Ceremony
Miss Ethel Bradshaw became the bride of Ernest Jericho of Moline on December 25 at Mrs Mary Bradshaw’s West Kirkwood home. Rev. W J Jones conducted the ring ceremony as relatives witnessed a formal reception and a Christmas decor theme. The couple planned to travel to Chicago before settling in Moline after February 1, 1908.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Bradshaw
West Kirkwood Street
Ethel Bradshaw
Ernest Jericho
Moline
C. C. Tallman
Plano
W. J. Jones
Presbyterian Church
Leland Bradshaw
Edna Roth
Ruth Bradshaw
Leland Tallman
Rev. Jones
Jericho
Fairfield
Miss Roth
Gus Jericho
Mt. Pleasant
Burlington No. 2
Chicago
Ill
Virgil Howard
Andrew Castile
John McCully
McCully
Salina
Orley Pace
Russell
G. B. Jericho
W. H. Jericho
G. A. Gray
John H. Jericho
Richard Jericho
Albert Jericho
Lil
Gregg Billingsley Reunion Marks Christmas Day Gathering
The Gregg Billingsley families held their annual reunion at J. M. Gregg’s East Washington home with 26 attendees. Guests from Glasgow Ottumwa Des Moines Fairfield and Burlington enjoyed an elegant dinner a Christmas tree and greenery decorations and a box of cut flowers from the Bocks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gregg
Billingsley
J. M. Gregg
East
Washington Street
C. S. Bishop
John L. Bower
Glasgow
Margaret B. Mills
Ottumwa
I. H. Tomlison
Des Moines
Iowa
Edwin C. Bock
Fairfield
Secretary Elizabeth Jones Visits Cedar Rapids Family
Miss Elizabeth Jones secretary of the YWCA at Cedar Rapids visits with her parents Hon J D Jones and wife during a family reunion at their home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Jones
Cedar Rapides
J. D. Jones
Christmas Church Programs Light Up City Wide Services
Christmas services across Sun day schools and churches drew crowded crowds despite rain. Programs at Methodist English Lutheran Congregational Free Methodist United Presbyterian and Saint Mary’s highlighted cantatas Mother Goose scenes and charity drives. Rev W Luther Bright preached on The Mystery of the Incarnation and a 6 am service at English Lutheran preceded a $101.94 missionary offering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Sunday School
Christian Sunday School
Kriss Kingle
East
English Lutheran Church
Herod
Mother Goose
Santa Claus Palace
Congregational
Santa Claus
Free Methodist Sunday School
United Presbyterian Sunday School
Father Hogan
Saint Mary’s Catholic Church
W. Luther Bright
Rev Bright
Lincoln
Neb
Presbyterian Sunday School
Local Christmas Visits From Area Residents
Miss Mary Beatty traveling for a Des Moines firm arrived Tuesday to spend Christmas with her parents Mr and Mrs D C Bradley and their children in Centerville. Mrs Carrie Stubbs hosted Christmas guests on East Burlington street. William W Wirtz a German teacher at Monmouth High School arrived to spend holidays with his parents. Mr and Mrs H P Carpenter and daughter Mrs Lorane Lahey of Des Moines were guests at the Ralph Brady home in Ottumwa yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Beatty
Des Moines
D.C. Bradley
Centerville
Carrie Stubbs
East Burlington Street
William W. Wirtz
Monmouth, Ill
H. P. Carpenter
Lorane Lahey
Ralph Brady
Ottumwa
John Ketcham
I. Spray Home
James Bean
Winfield
Will Lameroth
Burlington
W. M. Hufstedler
East Hemptead Street
Mre
T. P. Stanton of
Chariton
John Marcy
Seneca Cornell
Mra
George Cornell
Frank Cornell
J. J. Wireman
William Miller
S. Cornell
A. U. Cornell
Personal visits mark holiday season in Ottumwa
Charles Phelps arrived from Omaha to visit his father. Ottumwa residents Maude Sumner Ruth Sumner Nellie Griffith Francis Black from Lake Mills Frank Simmons and family spent Christmas with relatives. Dr Chester Fordyce and others traveled to spend holidays with kin in Ottumwa and nearby towns. Multiple local families hosted Christmas gatherings and relatives gathered for holiday dinners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Phelps
Omaha, Nebraska
Maude
Ruth Sumner
Ottumwa
Frank Simmons
Journal Office
Birmingham
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Fairfield Weekly Journal
the Journal Printing Companys Publishers
Dran Tay
A. W. TayLor
Orrick
Sours Court Street
Call To Christian Church
Newton, Iowa
Christmas
Ethel M. Bradshaw
Grege-Billingsley
Nellie Griffith
Hiteman
Francis Black
Lake Mills
Arthur Green
D. L. Baird
D. F. Spratt
Farmer City, Ill
Mies
Nellie Hoskinson
John Wemarsh
J. G. Speilman
Chester Fordyce
Guthrie Center
Paul S. Junkin
Creston
Martin Roach
M. A. McGregor
W.H. Mohr
Mrs
S. R. Dewey
Washington
Clarence James
Monmouth
Sam Holt
West Burlington Street
Louise Maseey
Ashland
Edith Massey
Fredonia
Kansas
Goon Service
Yrghy
Glass Bros
Grocers
S.E. Cor
Hollister
Hollister Drvug Company
Madison
Wis
Hanan
Frank J. Wells
Lk Co
Golden State
el Paso
Los Angles
Santa Barbara
San Francisco
Olea Island
H, A. Mohler
Agent Rock Island Lines
Fairfield, Iowa
Big Horn Basin
Yellowstone Valley
Nebraska
Colorado
Wyoming
North Platte River
Hugo Hutte
P. E. Heflin
Business Man
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