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Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Hedge Of De-
troit, visited Rev. and Mrs. U. l.. Lew
n the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bruce Dill visited the
latter's parents in Cincinnati last
week.
At congregational meeting on Sun
day last the members of the Baptist
church decided not to call the min
later under consideration at that time.
Mr.. Don Groves Is back from Idaho
visiting friends and relatives in this
vicinity.
Rev. Corfman of New London, O.,
was q Fredericktown visitor on Sat
0rday last.
The ladies OF the Methodist church
. held sewing bee at the parsonage on
Friday evening.
Mrs. Tobin was the guest of Mrs.
s. Hair the past week.
Mr. Leroy Ackerman and wife were
In Mansfield on day last week.
Miss Faye Booze who has been Wis
iting relatives and friends in this vi
cinity returned to her work at Los
Angeles, California, the past week.
9 Mr.. and Mrs. Scott Kirby enter
tained Miss McGovern of Columbus
last week.
Maurice Levering was back from
Pennsylvania visiting relatives In this
vicinity last week.
The Fredericktown council met
Monday and transacted the usual
business in the way of passing on
bills, etc. BY far the most important
natter before that body was the con-
alteration of new ordinance for the
supply of gas to Fredericktown. A
new ordinance was sent In from Co
lumbus, but new features were added
70 the proposition, such that the
council could not give 1t a fair con-
sideration without some representa-
live OF the gas company being pres
ent A petition was presented to the
council signed by nearly every busi-
ness man in the village asking that
the council consider the proposition
made here a week ago by Mr.. j. s.
Denning, one of the directors of the
Ohio Fuel Supply company, and also
according to the proposition publish
ed by the company in the Free Press
of last week. AS the new ordinance
was not made In accordance with
these propositions the council laid 1t
on the table until next Wednesday
when the council asks that the com
pany have some one present capable
and empowered to make terms and
contract. One Of the Objectionable
features of the ordinance presented
was that a minimum charge OF 5Oc
per month be charged for meter read.
lng whether that amount of gas was
used or not. We have never been
compelled to pay such charges and
no attempt has hitherto been made
10 make such collection and the
people will hardly stand for that fea'
tnre. The new contract also states
that the new pipe to be laid would
be "other than 3-inch pipe" That
Snight mean six-inch or quarter
tnch, and several other features were
also 80 vague as to leave the bars
down for future trouble and dissatis
Faction.
The following program will be Civ
en- Friday afternoon, Dec. %, 1910, al
che High school:
Mandolin Duet-Leo Steele and
Dell Hathaway.
Chorus-Girls and Boys.
Piano Duet-Mattie Burns and
Florence Ely.
Debate: Lowells-Leigh Crowell
Earl Kunkle: Lincolns-James Smith
Paul Debolt.
Original stories-Albert Boggs ant
Grace Irvine.
Orations Debolt and Mary
Bidenour.
Essays-Birdie Bricker and Welths
Keck.
Recitations-Mary Leonard, Lizzie
Welker, Ethel Poorman and JohI
Bailey.
Declarations - Walter Woodward
and Joseph Stackhouse.
Locals Marguerite Marple.
Mr. Webb Andres went to Colum
bus on Saturday, returning on Sun
day accompanied by his wife who hal
been visiting there for several days
Mrs. J. w. Andres returned hom'
On Sunday from Columbus.
Mr. and Mrs. John Trickle were
Newark visitors over Saturday an'
Sunday.
Miss Grace James has been visit
eng her aunt, Mrs. Chas. Green, II
ct. Vernon.
Miss Mary Braddock, principal o
Gambler school, was the guest OF he
parents, over Saturday and Sunday.