Show FROM NEARBY TOWNS MORRISON MINING CAMP two grand farewell surprise parties and concert A very enjoyable time was spent bore here by the people of Morri soll on oil the evenings of january nul arid tho the good ladies of our little camp ca mp mot met on the first evening ami and arranged for an ei ei tings enjoy enjo V ment in honor of our late fo foreman reniaL and founder of morrison Morr iscia henry R thomas and arid to say they ther succeeded ie is putting it very mildly that evening it was arranged that mr thomas would be asked to assist in trying over some new now pieces of music at the house of lia lis brother isaiah and after practicing for a time mrs thomas suggested it was time to quit singing and closed tho organ henry and the others present started for home bat but when he lie got outside A R lamb called him inui to ali his bouse on a pretense tse of hav hay ing some business busi bus iners nebS to settle bettle with ith him he lie stepped inside the door inia imagine t ille airi surprise so on see gee lug before b ear a ham ii im a group of duill smiling ill f fates a e I 1 5 e 1 a te a a r a 0 7 t in d T ata 0 1 10 a d L d to the guards w ith the good ahinga th ings of this world to which by the wa a henry is not an erse find only awaiting his greence pre bence tt ta complete the circle as a signal dortht for the attack which all proceeded to do with m ith it determination that bespoke their loyalty to the good causi cause A first ho however eer henr was nonplused ed he lie could neither speak or eat but ho lie was wab not long in that condition as regard regards e the latter and arid although a little slow to start he lie showed great determination as he lie does in all things lie commences for nt at 3 a in D J russell choked him off and arid took him to bed the supper continued for three hours and was sas inter interspersed persed with ocal an and d if instrumental 1 music A vote dote of thanks was uns tendered the tile mes damps dames lamb thomas and reese to w N hose ef forti A e 0 were for the bounteous spread and the tile very iery enjoyable en time had together the next day while mr thomas was absent on some personal busi ness at gunnison D T bueil with the assistance of others ar ranged for another surprise that evening in the way of a musicale mu aicale at 1 9 p 1 in when all had met at tho tile boarding house of W K barton where the tables had been cleared out and an organ put in in tapir stead L i escort was sent out for henry who had retired for the night as he lie supposed bat but alas tt it was decreed otherwise after ai aisling sting him to dess d ess they nitro intro dued dured him hini to the gathering then all bowed at the shrine of bacchus and arid after nf ter a moderate worship the committee on oil arrangements pro ceedee with the following pro gramme anime which aich wan waa rendered most beautiful full throughout D J rus sell acting as master of ceremonies eting song M U X tho thomaa 2 ye bolo 1 LOTO D DJ J it bindell u U 1 I 1 battle of 0 waterloo un thomas comic bongi I 1 owe flo to 0 grady wm ellingford A lettle more by all 11 hands hand sons song and Chorus Meet me at the gato gate E D thomas Duet Larboard lloa rd watch mrs thoimas thoiras and mr hussell russell comic boug bonado do you th think ink im too small 31 al thomas Recitation the burning ship ellingford worship ot of bacchus everybody Lvery body t jone song t choras nancy lee wro wm harry quartette Nearer home Glee Gleo Club bong chorus marching georgia Geo reia 0 GW W sharp comic song I loaned 5 to ogrady OO rady wn win ellingford ladt lait worship of bacchus the select before dis dispersing p ersing H D thomae thomas mada made a few remarks 1 very ampro to the occasion and arid voiced the elie benti menta of all present ho he spoke of the tile esteem in which H R thomas was held by all whom he had in charge aa as foreman of tho minea mines and arid his straightforward straight t t forward policy in all business mattery mattera ho he is lui loed ed by all and will be missed very much in tina thi camp scamp our best aai wi filhes hes go o 0 with him may he lie sue aeed in whatever ro vocation cation he may select bishop freehe u of wales faford fm fa nr ord d us with III his s presence pree enee at the ina mentioned gathering gat herinK y 1 r 11 ba AS ft 4 |