The Scio Tribun«
General Xews
Customs in Days
of King Charles
Famous Chronicler Hu Left
Records of Valentine
Observance«.
Old Matnuei Pepya. famtraa rhrva
Ider of durneetl.- life la England la
the reign of Charles 1!. makes entry
In his diary numerous times of various
Valentine rustotna
Thus OU Valeo
tine’« day nearly “30 years agu sra Bod
him making thia record ~Tbla morn
Ing .
up IO my wife» bedside (I
beta* up d reweed myasif) litUa Will
Horror to be her Valentine, and
riuight her name written upon blue
paper In guld letters doos by blmoelf
»ery pretty; rad wa both were well
pleased with It. Hut 1 am also this
year my wife a Valentina, aad It will
ct d mo five pounds, but I must tava
laid that out If we had nut beoa Vai
■•..tl... ».’• 1‘rudrnt man. A bit later
Pt-pya added: “1 find that Mm Herve's
little girl la my Valentine, she having
drawn me; which 1 was not aorry for.
It easing me of something more than
I must have given to others
But
here I <in tlrst observe tho faahlon of
drawing molt ora as well as namea. so
that Pl.rre, who drew my wife, did
drn- also a motto, and thia girt drew
at" it <-r for me What mine was I tor-
get; but my wife’s was 'moat conr-
troi - and moat fair* which, aa It may
l.e used. >•« an anagram upon Meh
name, might be very pretty.”
What would not the collector of old
valentines give for Master Will Her-
cfC» valentine written to Mistress
P< is
blue paper In guld lot
tv -That would ba a treasure. In-
de«-d. for any collector, old valeotlnea
ar>- ieM rvuiin.m than uno might think.
Pvrlinpa thia la so because there have
been •<> tew cvllectora of tbeu. and the
supply has not outlived tho demand.
Antique and curio dealers one meets
with every day who will My: “Old val-
entlcr«' Why I never heard of anyone
coll, ting them!
Wa always throw
tl...... aivny. or we used to when they
ewma
tbough lately wa
barm t had any." Ah. the coupling of
lately" with the dearth of thin«». That
ia the cotlectr>r*a stumbling block, hut
tf he ba a true collector b.<
hlmaetf up an<l hurry onward to make
ugi for )<»t time
Old-Timt Vahnliffti
A teabier alsslva -f the last -enturv
•how» a raay-chewked girl with a Mg
valentine under her arm and m um
brella that change« Its p«N<it">n •
"l*m keeping my islvstlae «ate he
you"
Anothec maiden move« her eyra •••
duct I »»I) as her moving b«nd write«
>m a tablet an affv-ll. -iate ».-utlm.-nt
appropriate to the «ews>-n.
!n like manner a liov'e eyes alter
their eipreraion while he n cfllpulalta
the bow of a fhfcile
A dude carrying a larg" b “i-tuet
lifts til« bat and moves »he leg »haul
taaevual) a» If walking, the two move
meat« being a<*c«>ui|ill»lie«i by a alaglo
pivoted paper attachment at the back.
He MU “I want you for my val«-n
tine dM*t-cteer-kiM»w.“
Cotlly VnZenf tries
When quaint utd Pepyn wrote bit
diary Si Vakulinc wi> ’till fashlmi
able," and many ¿.-non.- •••»<• uffilrs
<r*w out «f ll>v J.--: n. b.-4'nnlnr.
while the 'favor»’ fr- ri.no» war»- a
«pl«*n<lld rxtrniiuian
that would be
frowned upon by the t -»ira ,-;>d mo
»era «»f our day.
1 hr duke of V
we are told by the <|.»»r old gi.'»<|>
gave a ring Worth 4I<««I to :its I >r
lunate valentine
l:
«m.,- w.>n >n
fell the following »,■ tr to it.- I»»t nf
I .ord Mandeville w,. . toll-fl
a
diamond valued at *1 «•
FANEUIL HALL
ranautl
hall, named
for Fatar
raneull. ■ public-spirited citta«-« aad
Huguenot. wbu, having decided that
Boatoll needed ■ town hall In which
la hold public gathering« and a mar
ket place, coalmen, rd the conatruc-
th»o of a building TH feet squara which
combined theae featur- -. and pr< »-nt
•J TTto'tbV Htyli THE' *
Twenty years later, the Interior
»•• dratroysd by 8rr. but was prompt
ly rebuilt and dedicated to the “OsaM
of Liberty."
Tbe prevent building goea back Io
1 *when Ita alia wu liicrraawd tv
*» by UM fret and an additional story
added The uppwr floor ia ured now
as headquarters and a tnuaeum by
the Ancient sad Honorable Artillery
Cwapeay of Ntaaacbuaatls—Mid to
be lha oldest military organtMtlon In
the world. Among the pricwloM Telles
la a flag uw-d tn 1<W by thta organise
lion
The second Boor coutalna the
hall which niqy be used as a public
meeting placa by any group of ci li
ten», free of hangs, on request Io ths
city authoritle*
Ikiring the Revolutionary war peri
od Fanwull ball was the »-»w of
many tense gatherings The hall was
u».»1 as a place of amusement aod
Mitsrtatnrnmt by tho oAcers of the
British army in 1TT8 and 1T7R K»er
sin.» the ItvvnlatlOfl. It has been a
popular gathering place and noted
place fur the batdlng of meetings,
banqueta and raa-eptloba.
Ita »•Ila
have echoed the voice of Daniel Wat»
»ter. Wendell Phtlltp«, and many othar
famous patriota of the Unia
Hit ua ted adjacent to the old Ulate
house, and huddled lb between mi»!
•rn ortiva skyscrapers In the heart of
the bualnesa canter of "Old" Hoaton.
thia comfortable-looking »tniriurw of
C. W. BRAGG. A Kent
colonial design hearing evidence of
i
\\ » Mt Scio. Ore.
advance«! ago. la po«sesee«t of a dig
nine«! sp|w>«rancw and a quiet charm
A plan la now afoot to rehabilitate,
fireproof, and “dress up* thia »oners
able hall and thereby preserve Its
original beauty for another generation
or two at least Whlla Hita work la
In process. the woodaw awntngllka
«tied« which no» illaUrure tilia laúd-
mark of "ye obten times" »111 ha Jta-
Archie Long and Frank llrddick
Mrs. Chua I’letka and Mi»» R»•
mantled and replanad by an lr<® ver. were over front Tillamook Monday Wisely were in Portland the laat i.f
anda with a «la«a rvof
Alec McDonald the week to aee their »i»i«r, Mian
With tho single eiceptioo of hide buying dairy cow»,
pendm.e hall. Philadelphia, Kaimull accompanied them home for a visit Mary W• »ely. w ho ia recovering from
hall la probably of greater historical with them and hi« daughter. Mia. an «¡«ration. She is getting along
Intervet than any uther building ia
nicely.
Bl im Fletcher
these Tnlted Míales
Korinek’s Stock Remedy
A remedy for every complaint.
Sold in Scio at
Kelly’s Drug Store
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Valiev Flour for $2 00 per «ack, Pheasant Flour (which is one-
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THE PEOPLES STORE
J. B. COI’EY, proprietor
We are «»operating in the ¡>rir.cs and free how. A tirket give»»
with every 50c cash ¡»ureli.isc or ¡»aid on account.
Our store is a good place to trade
SHELTON BROS
G E. Kendle Says
Bring in your plow share« now an«l ha»
then rv«dv for your
l.orvcshiwin^
spring work. We do scelvlgi'r w«-!.L
i,,
,
,i.u an<i ali
....
kinds of blacksmithing. He will give joii the last service at the
lowest prices. Aak for tickets with «.«ch »<>« • I'h pure
lurchaM* or
$1.00 |>aid on account. good for dr «mg Feb. 25 aiul 2».
Go«xl .Meats setxed with a smile. 1 i. ' eta with each 50c pur
chase or $1 paúl on account, pood f<»r chan«e on the prizes we
l*cgan giving last Mondas ami every day thereafter until the
drawing. Aak for them.
We .Meat the » ■ . p!e of this comn unity.
All Machine Extras are
Cash
No Machine Extras Will Be Charged
A«k for tickets with each $1 Caldi pure hase or paid
on account. For hardware we re hard t«i l»cat.
HIBLER
GILL CO
N. 1. MORRISON
Wa carry • good line of Rl BBFR BOOTS,
SLICKERS. RUBBERS. HA I S and .11 wet
weather nccewaitics. Sea us an«) keep dry.
Ask for tickets with every 50c purchase or $1 00
paid on account.
Produ« accepted name .is if
cash.
Hibler & Gill Company
Frank Kruml
Shoe and Harnen Maker
Tickets with each $1 cash
We arc fur you and Scio.
Special Prices on Meat Every Saturday
Fresh Smelt every day
Scio Meat Market
I m etwipfrating in the prize and free show pro
gram with the other merchant«, hik I will give
you tickets or chances with even 25c cash pur
chase or |l paid on accounts. Tickets ready
now.
HOLECHEK BROS . Prop«.
Mutual Cream Station
l^onard Jordan, Agent
Will give tickets with $1 north of
cream, eggs and poultry brought
us, lieginning last Mondav
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