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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1907
Page
5
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Farmers near harvest in East of Town collect corn while Nattier Bros. cut wood and shred fodder. Several residents travel to Salem and Kinmundy for appointments and visits. Anti-Saloon League committeemen meet. Local Option Law petitions circulate for April vote.
Vernon report shows improving sickness and cool cloudy weather with good roads. Mrs Henry Brown returns from Richmond after treatment for deafness and is much improved. T K Dicky departed for Chicago to visit his daughter. James Emmerson and wife visited Vernon parents Mr and Mrs I N Knight at Vernon over the weekend.
Parents commend Roy McNeil, Chas Hollenbeck, and Miss Martha Walker for faithful teaching. Local residents visit and conduct business with William Lawrence harness shop, Norris residence tiling, and Kinmundy poultry. Mayors, pastors, and teachers receive thanks for community efforts.
Stringtown reports a mild foretaste of winter with church events and family visits. James Klinge attends Vandalia meetings while infants die and are buried at Pinhook. Local social life includes pie suppers, Sunday school at Provfl, and Christmas preparations.
Sunday School at 9 30 with Class Meeting at 2 50 and preaching at 7 00 p m Reverend Geo M Clements pastor of the North M E Church. Prayer meeting every Thursday at 7 00 p m. Also preaching schedule includes Boulder on the 1st and 3rd Saturday evenings and Sunday mornings and Mound Chapel on the 2nd and 4th Sundays.
Sunday School at 9 30 a m with Social Service at 10 45 a m featured Elder D Logan from Jeffersonville delivering morning and evening sermons. The church welcomed Brother and Sister M L Jones as new members at the close of the evening service. A Christmas cantata Santa Claus and the Star Queen is planned for Christmas Eve followed by the usual scholar treat.
Services listed for Westcott Chapel on the first Sunday and Zion on the third Sunday with morning and evening times. Patoka and Toad Island host additional Sunday meetings with specified hours and a weekly Tuesday prayer meeting led by C. J. Pressiy, P. C.
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