Sabbath Services This Week
Sabbath school starts at 9 40 with no other daytime services. A prayer meeting is scheduled for Wednesday evening at 7 30.
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1909
Page
4
Sabbath school starts at 9 40 with no other daytime services. A prayer meeting is scheduled for Wednesday evening at 7 30.
Sunday school at 9 30. Class meeting at 10 30. Public service at 11. Epworth League at 6 15. Evening service at 7 50. Pastor preaches morning and evening. Mid week prayer meeting Wednesday at 7 30. Rev U S Smith, pastor.
A community gathers for Hedrick’s 28th anniversary celebration with a barbecue event. Visitors travel from Fairfield Libertyville and nearby towns to join the festivities as Emma McUart visits Fairfield for Chautauqua.
In Jefferson county updates, guests include Mr. and Mrs. Philip Strabala of Richmond at the Swiss Cottage hotel, and a Fairfield Chautauqua visit followed by a grand church concert. Dozens of residents attend Chautauqua in Washington. funerals and church notes mark the week.
The church lists Sunday school at 9 45 morning service at 11 junior group at 530 and senior at 615. In the evening Miss Ella Montgomery discusses the work among the Mountaineers in Tennessee. Rev W O Fisher is the pastor.
Corner of Town Avenue and Jefferson Street hosts Sabbath school at 10, morning service at 11 on Mind as the subject. Wednesday meeting at 7 30. Reading room open Monday Wednesday and Saturday 2 30 to 4 30 over Crailis store. All invited to attend.
The usual church services are listed for tomorrow. Sunday school begins at 9 30 and the B Y P U meets at 6 30. A prayer meeting is planned Wednesday evening at 7 30.
August notes show Miss Floy Dunshee returning to Des Moines after visiting relatives. Mr and Mrs McGraw came home from Sledrick where they attended a celebration. Mrs Lew Smith and daughter Edith spent the day with relatives in Harper. Mr and Mrs Pim me went to What Cheer for a sister’s illness. Maud Wilson and Tillie Linen, back from Seattle exposition, arrived home. Mrs W R Chariton bought Miss Gelia Warner’s property. Gertrude Keiser and Howard Stewart attended Chautauqua in Washington. Vic Palmer bought Arch L Sanders’s lot and building and plans a restaurant.
Mrs. Elsie Beanblossom of Washington was in Brighton on Wednesday for unknown matters, according to a brief community note.
August 19 Crawfordsville reports a fishing trip to Muscatine slough by local families and social visits. Talks at the Presbyterian church discuss missionary fields in Asia with curios shown, a collection taken to cover expenses. Church activities include Sunday school Epworth League and a united prayer meeting at the Presbyterian church.
Mrs W J Wayner and her son Paul left for their new home in Thornton Iowa after summer with her parents Mr and Mrs Marion Neal. George Yeager visited Burlington yesterday. John Shaffer travelled to Washington this morning. A A DeLong returned home from Burlington.
August 21 Weston Goodspeed arrived from Chicago this morning. The remains of the late M Goodspeed are expected Monday accompanied by Alice and Cora Goodspeed. J P Dayton and Arch Munro went to Fairfield in Daytons auto. Olive and Ralph Munro returned home. Miss Bessie Dayton of Valley Junction visits her brothers. Joe Limerman returned from Ottumwa. D R Munro came home from Missouri with 09 head of cattle. Miss Mary Martin returned from Washington. Mountain Herb Medicine Co have a tent show here this week.
Mrs Porin died at eighty six at her daughter’s home in East Pleasant Plain. She is survived by a large family including Mrs Jno Fritz Mrs Geo Hook Mrs CG Mineart Vincent and Jacob Perin. Funeral at 10 30 a m tomorrow at St Joseph s church East Pleasant Plain with Father Walsh. She was an exemplary Christian lady and pioneer of Jefferson county.
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