BETTER WATCH OUT

BETTER WATCH OUT --BETTER NOT CRY--BETTER NOT POUT --I'M TELLING YOU WHY----SANTA IS ON HIS WAY

Haunted House

1899--The "haunted" brick house at the northeast corner of East Main and Water streets, where the Sargent grocery now stands, was torn down about this time. The liveliest set of spooks that ever wandered about at the midnight hour went in and out of that house and its reputation as an abiding place of uneasy "spirits" gave it such a name that it could not be rented for years, and many people living east of it traveled other streets to get to their homes after night. Only a comparatively few residents knew the secret of the "ghosts" and they didn't tell. Some are yet living in Peru who could probably explain the matter, and we suggest that if anybody wants to know they interview Eugene Jamison of the fire department or Chris Bolsman of the street department. We suspect tht they can explain it. Gee, makes me wonder if there was a murder or something of that nature that made the spirits stick around.

My Christmas Wish

To wish you love that will shine serenely through all the days of your life

To wish you boundless Christmas love that we share with one another

To wish you peace in this Christmas season

To wish that your heart be filled with joy and gladness

To wish that you remember those that are lonely

To wish that you may see all the beauty in the world

To wish not for material gifts, but lasting gifts such as Time

To wish that you will remember why we celebrate this season

To wish that you will remember our service men when you pray

To wish that all the paths you may walk be lit with God's unconditional love

Merry Christmas to all of you from Peru Then and Now