Dayton

Martin Wilkie has picked his grapes and expects to make about forty gallons of wine.

Mrs. Chas. Frein, while attending the funeral of Mrs. Coleman on Saturday last, met with a painful, but not serious, accident. When near the cemetery the horse, which her son was driving, became frightened at some brush which was being burnt, and she suddenly grabbed one of the lines and turned the horse so short that the occupants were thrown to the ground. Mrs. Frein’s face was cut near the temple, and she was taken at once to Ottawa, where Dr. Roberts sewed up the wound.

Henry Glodt, employed on the Q. section here, has been on the sick list the past few days.

August Kruger, wife and son, of Serena, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Charles Glodt.

Miles Masters is still very weak, but is able to leave the house.

Cider pressing goes merrily on, much to the delight of our school boys.

Mrs. Peter Coleman, 89 years of age, and a resident here since 1872, died at her home on Thursday last after an illness of fifteen months. Three daughters, Misses Mary and Meggie and Mrs. Nellie McGraw, of Streator, and one son, Richard, survive her. The interment took place at St. Columbo cemetery.

Miss Josie Shields has returned, and is now visiting Mr. and Mrs. James Timmons.

The river is still high and the feeder furnishes plenty of water to run the mills.

A. W. S.¹

1. Ottawa Republican Times, September 13, 1900, p. 9.