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was served and other good features
enjoyed at which male reporters were
not allowed. The Fredericktown la
dies enjoyed the visit OF the Mt. Yer
non members and we are sure that
the pleasure was reciprocated by the
visiting ones
This is commencement week in
Fredericktown and there are many
visitors here to take part in honoring
the largest graduating class in the his
Dry of Fredericktown high school.
The class not only outranks any other
i'm numbers but we are told that the
individual members have completed
course of that study superior to
that of any other attempted here and
that their finished work has been most
creditably done. The teachers have
had a most strenuous year and their
summer vacation is well earned rest.
They can all feel that the honor of
work has been due in large measure
to their untiring efforts and their abili-
Last Friday evening Fredercktown
ty to accomplish so much.
came near experiencing sensation
of a regular twister cyclone. About
five o'clock in the evening large
storm cloud appeared on the western
horizon and seemed to hang there for
some time. The air here was per-
fectly quiet until just before the storm
when the wind began blowing toward
the storm center as indicated by the
cloud. Then began whirling of the
clouds which eliminated in the drop
ping down of long spout-like forma-
ton from the clouds. The storm then
veered to the north and east and it is
reported that in the path of this cy
clone tr es were torn up by the roots,
chickens whirled up into the air and
considerable damage in small way.
Had the storm continued in it's course
toward Fredericktown 1t is hard to
tell what damage would have been
done.
Invitations were sent out on Tues
day announcing the banquet Of the
Alumni Association to be held at the
M. E. church on Friday evening, May
9th. This Is one of the most enjoy
able social occasions Of the year and
one worthy of perpetuatlon Ihe oc-
casion will no doubt be well attended
by all former members of the high
school as well as the specially invited
guests.
A big band of gypsies passed
through this place on Monday having
been in camp near this place several
days,
r. b. Auten reports that the recent
freezes about finished all his fruit and
that everyone else in this part of the
county will have like experience.
A number of Fredericktown peo-
pie were called to Mt. Vernon on
Tuesday to attend court.
Mr.. M. Il. Beck went to Columbus
Tuesday returning on Friday. He was
there attending the Business Mems
Convention.
Running around nights to keep
track of the comet and watching for
eclipses of the moon the young peo-
pie of Fredericktown, and some of
the old ones, too, are losing good
deal of sleep. 1t is reported on local
authority that the moon did eclipse
Monday night on schedule time and
Charley Walters says that the comet
and its tail put in an appearance at
Fredericktown last Sunday evening
while the rest of the people were al
church.
The woman's foreign missionary SO
ciety of the Methodist church hold
their regular monthly meeting mex
Thursday evening, June End, at the
Methodist church. At this meeting
the members report concerning theil
: scholarship money--a dollar--and tel
how II was earned. At this time alst
/ they will entertain the Standard Bear
ers.
; Mrs. j. III. Dickey went to Center
! burg, Ohio on Tuesday to visit fol
i. several days.
: Mrs. Theodore owen and Mrs. Mabe
+ Henry on Wednesday went to Michi
s gan to visit Mr., and Mrs, w. A. Over
( at Ravenna during the coming sum
7 mer.
:, The Baptist Sunday school has pur
F; chased new piano at New York Cit!
=, for their Sunday school room.
I The new Brentlinger cement fac
tory ls rapidly nearing completion ant
I is making quite an imposing appear
{ ance both for size and style of build
Ing.
o The Order of Patriotic Ladies' met a
|. the home of Mrs S. A Hons laa