The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-06-10


the veterans, now rapidly leaving
this world to join the vast army of
| the grave. formed the greatest mill
tary forces the world has ever known.
The cause for which they fought was
the most important, the most fruitful,
one which a man who stands as one of
the highest in the world championed.
These soldiers taught the world much.
Above all they gave to the public an
example of what 1t means to disobey
the words of the constitution under
which the United States gathered as
one great country. They were soldiers
only during the period of enlistment;
not men who craved for the blood of
their fellow, for the man who was on
the other side, but patriots individu-
ais filled with the spirit of putting
right before wrong and of suppressing
wrong that right might prevail
The funeral of Mr.. w. H. Craft, who
died of Brights disease last Thurs
day, was held at the Methodist church
Sunday at IL o'clock. Mr.. Craft was
sixty-nine years of age and leaves
wife and three sons. Interment was
made in Forest Cemetery. The great
regard in which Mr.. Craft was held
in this community was attested to by
the large attendance upon this fun
eral, where the many friends gathered
to show their sympathy and regard.
Prof. w. W. Borden, wife and
daughter, went to Brink Haven Sat
urday last week to spend several days
visiting relatives there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dill were in Mt Yer
non last Saturday. Mr.. Dill is the
Democratic candidate for county COM
missioner. He attended the conven-
ton while there and later he and his
wife went to Akron to visit several
days thence to Cleveland and other
points in northern Ohio
The Modern Woodmen of America
observed their annual memorial day
by attending services in body at
the Methodist church in the morning.
Rev. Thos. Hambly preached for the
occasion This order has grown very
rapidly here attaining in less than
two years a membership of over sixty
Rev. Hambly's discourse was on the
Brotherhood of men. He expressed the
sentiment that of all the secret So
Eat Ia oil
ter of insurance were accomplishing
the greatest good because their mo-
tive and workings-out were unselfish,
looking as they do to the future safe
keeping of the widows and orphans
when the fathers are here no more.
He commended the order on their OBJ
serving the day and congratulated the
members on the fact that in it's two
years existence there had been no
death Rev. Hambly digressed some
what In commenting upon the manner
In which the national memorial day
is being used as day for sport and
gamble consuming the dissipation at
tendant upon our national game of
base ball He thought the dead were
not being honored much in such
things
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles George were
visitors at the home of Mr.. w. r.
Shaifer and wife the past week
Mr. T.. j. Blackburn and sons were
in Mt. Vernon on Saturday last
DR.. Heard and wife of Mt. Vernon
visited Mr. and Mrs Lewis Leonard
last week,
Mrs. C. Smiley of Mt. Gilead visited
with Mr.. and Mrs, W. H. Smiley the
past week
Mrs. Harry Ral3ton went to Colum.
bus on Wcdn, sday to remain until
Saturday.
The Standard Bearers will hold
their meeting with Miss Maud Nc
Herman on Monday of next week
Thelma, the little daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Lewis Wertz entertained Q
number of her little friends at hel
birthday party on Wednesday last,
Buckmaster n WertZ sustained
quite loss in runaway In the Foot'
, Addition on Tuesday, Their driver
+ Mr.. Evans, had a team and heav!
wagon doing some hauling in tina
, part of town when one of the horse
/ b came frightened at wheelbarrov
T. near the Shipley residence and raj
I away smashing into tree at the corn
I or of Sam Xent's lot and breaking
:, log Of one of the horses which wa
y afterward shot, Harold lowering AM
D Robert Chew, two small boys, wer
!, playing In the road at the time an
came very near being run over.
Q The parties working up the neN
electric line from Mt, Vernon to Nj
& Gilead through Fredericktown al
@ rived here on schedule time as nj
n nounced last week Saturday, but tina