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Highland Park News (1874), 1 Jan 1897, p. 8

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Bear in mind that next Week we shall issue a grand extra twvlve page edition the finest. thing in tlw ImWs pupvr lino PW‘I‘ iaqm‘d in this city. There was a large family gather» ing at Mrs. H. R. Green’s at. the “Home Bakery" inn. Fo‘ur genera- tions were represented. Mrs., Green, four children, five grand children and two great grand children, (.lreorge Green and son, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Green, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Mc- Qniston and twu sons. Mr. and Mrs. Frank B. Green, Mr. and Mm; H. J. Burns and family. Mr. and Mrs. McKee-l), and Mrs. George Nutting. While in the dining room Orson Brand dropped his kodak on them all. L. Wrenn’s description of his Christ- mas just 35 years 'ago in a Christian home in Berlin, Germany. He said the family and city gave up two full weeks to these festivities and Berlin was almost at Midway Plaisance with tradesmen from all parts of the king alum, and those stréngers remein~ bered him among the giftâ€"giving, as well as they remembered their kin tired. Supt. W. 0. Hipwell dropped a good many little gelden nuggets of pract~ ical wisdom as he read his report; One was this, “At Christmas time we must forgeta good many things". And letus add, that when they are for- given and forgotten; they are not to be mentioned any more all our lives. While we stood watching the Presbyterian'children carry up their bundles and gifts for others, Edgar M. Snow saidto us: “I like this idea of training the children to think’ of others: they will get the notion of looking out for themselves early enough without any help from Sun- day schoolsU 'v' 7 One of the interesting things to us of the Christmas timqigyas George II"! ‘ -1*é§toritG7ffiTd7v s'mér’ “3291: M1; Wrenn ‘ gave > him those books: “I think this beats the Berlin Christ- mas all‘out." We guess it _did; Mr. Wrenn got one book in Berlin, Mr. Gould got nine here. The year that has tied {3011185 not again, The days that are gone no life rrnew: But e’en frum me rush ofthis cankerlng chain, (me golden (rmh ls glimmering through. That to him who lcarhd‘from errors past. And turns away with strength sublime. And makes each year undo the last, There is no wasted time. CHRISTMAS AT THE CHURCHES. [UONCLUDED FROM SIXTH PAGE] A‘THOUGHT. »â€"MAU1) CHEVER’I‘UN. C. A. KUIST, Goods the Best. Highland Park. III. s- .A- BOCK,“ FANOY GR GERIES, DRY 00008, THE HIGHLAND PARK NEWS. RAFFEN . BAKER. gegw‘ . Sheet-Iron and‘Furnace Work Done to Order. Well, while the baby is at play with the four-year- old colt, our oldest boy will wheel your order out, and get it there right now. What is the use of lum- bet if you can 't get it when you want it? Get therewkind in delivgring, but we must} with quality and prices as well. Come and see 115â€"215 a special favor to yourself. and” Si‘il’iES. Va ‘ n PF ('9‘ . gag-3!? We Deliver Promptly. Stoves, Ranges, Housekeeping Goods. We realize that we must not only be of the Fruits and chctabkl Rccuved btily. Goods Dulvqrqd Free of Churgg. TELEPHONE NO. 34. DEALER : IN HA RDWA RE! Pricgs Reasonable. ; TELEPHONE 54 TELEPHONE 5.7.

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