The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-11-25


tertained friends on Thanksgiving
day.
Mrs. Fawcett and daughter Miss
Mabel, visited friends at Mt. Vernon
on Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Dickerson of
Corsica, Ohio, spent Thanksgiving
with Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Denman in
this place.
Mr.. Arthur Hambly, who is attend
ing Wesleyan University, is home for
the Thanksgiving vacation.
Mrs. Alex Love, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Crowell and Mrs. Jennie Ball were Mt.
Vernon visitors on Tuesday.
Mrs. Jennie Ball entertained Thurs
day Mr.. AL. Moffitt and family.
Mrs. Frick and son of Toledo are
visiting the formers sister, Mrs. Ven
eer in this place.
Miss Hazel McCutchen, who is at
tending Wooster University, spent the
vacation with her parents in this
place this week.
Miss Grace Bateman is home from
Denison University, Granville, to
spend Thanksgiving with her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Fl. Fox and Mr.. and
Mrs. Guy Ewers were guests of the
ladies' parents, Mr.. and Mrs. T. d.
Brown at Ankenytown on Thursday.
Olive Ackerman Eley, the deceased
wife Of Abram Eley, was born in
GAINESVILLE, Ohio, on the 9th day of
March in the year 1881. She departed
this life on Nov. 18th, 1910. She was
in her S0th year at the time of her
death. The subject of this sketch
came with her parents to Millwood
and from there she with her fathers
family moved to Bloomfield, o. In
! 1916 she was married to William De
hority with whom she lived for 13
to the husband who survives her. In
1905 she came to this city where she
made her permanent residence. Mrs.
Eley was religious from her cradle.
1t is worthy of note that every mem
Der of the family in which she was
born was a devoted Christian and all
were connected with the church. She
herself united with the Methodist
church when a mere child and held
that membership until her death,
when she went from the church mill
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is without defect before the throne
of God. Because of her long years of
suffering death with her was well
comed Her end was radiant with
hope. Many times she spoke of her
dear husband and precious children,
and said only because of them would
she care to endure such suffering. FIRE.
quently she said how / wish we were
all going together" She endured as
seeing Him who is invisible, and
catching broad glimpses of the morn
ing said, 81 will away on wings OF
light and be at rest when leaving this
world" She will be mourned by her
husband and three children, Mrs, Irene
Osborne of Ashly, Miss Martha Opal
Dehority and DR.. w. S. Eley of Fred
ericktown.
Mr.. r. E. Copper spent Thanksgiv
ing in Delaware.
The literary programs given by the
primary and secondary departments
were well rendered. The schools will
, not give Christmas programs, because
the church programs require all the
time the children have for this kline
of work.
There will be preaching services a
the Baptist church next Sunday morn
ing and evening. A large attendance
of the members Is desired as at the
close of the morning service vote
will be taken in reference to the call
{, ing of Rev. w. G. Carl as pastor o
, the church.
The following program will be giveI
Ivy the Lowell Literary Society on Dec
End:
1 Piano solo-Sylvia Eastman.
: vocal SOlO-tuDy showers
. Orations Harry Gibson, Neva Muir
. ply.
Essays-Hazel Hyatt, Roy Swank.
>. Biography Daniels.
!. Current events-Melta Hossack,
, Original stories-Ambra Spry, Hel
en- Beers.
p Declamations-Dell Hathaway, Zen
os Mcdonald.
;. Dialogue-Lela Ewers, Mabel RucR
4 er, Martha Leonard, George Vance.
4 The senior class has completed soil,
= geometry. On Monday, the class will
begin the study of advanced arithme
4 tic. We do not usually complete tn
, work in geometry until the close o
A the semester, but this class has don
:. exceptionally good work in geometr,
;. from the very beginning of the sui
d ject.
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