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Mr. and Mrs. Clint Bwers of Mt.
Vernon were guests of their daugh
ter, Mrs. c. b. Taylor, on Sunday
last.
Mr.. Paul Lewis has gone to Alexan
dria where he will work the coming
summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Grubb of Mt.
Vernon and Mr.. and Mrs. H. d. Brown
of Ankenytown visited the latter's
daughter, Mrs. A. II. Fox, in this
place last Sunday.
Mrs. l.. Ransom OF Mt. Vernon was
called here the first of the week by
the serious illness of her mother,
Mrs. Lewis.
Mr. and Mrs. John Kinney of New.
ark, Ohio, visited at the home of Mr..
George Kinney the past week.
Mr.. Ed Blackburn was called
Chesterville on Tuesday to cure some
automobile troubles there.
Mr.. Lyle Terry of Mansfield was
the guest of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
A. M. Terry, over Sunday.
Mrs. Fanny Dunn will erect a new
residence on the Chesterville road
next to her fathers place.
MIR. and Mrs. Thomas Hicks of
Centerburg visited their son, Mr..
Earl Hicks in this place last Sunday.
Mr.. Hugh Rinehart of Oberlin is
spending his vacation with his par
ents here.
Mr. Foy Herendeen and Mr.. Irwin
Kirk who are attending the Ohio Wes-
leyan University are spending the
week with their parents here.
Mr.. Charles Briggs visited relatives
in Shelby over Sunday.
Mrs. j. II. Norrick, Miss Anna Cast.
ner and Miss Maud McKiernan and
Miss Grace Norrick spent Sunday at
Columbus
Mrs. Eliza Vail has gone to Ada to
keep house for her daughter, Miss
Mary who is attending school there.
We are informed that Mr.. f. b.
Snyder of Mt. Vernon who had rent
ed the Neptune house has changed
his plans and will not move here as
contemplated.
The dogkiller seems to be at large
In Fredericktown again. Several valu-
able dogs have been poisoned the
past week and the owners are very
much wrought up over the proceed.
ing and declare vengeance. 1t is no
doubt true that the town is a poor
place to raise and keep dogs and that
all would be better off If the dog were
entirely banished, but at the same
time the dog Is a piece of property
which none but the owner has a right
to destroy, and property rights should
always be respected if we are to live
in peace.
A few friends gave Mr.. d. d. Jack
son Il pleasant surprise last Sunday
evening, when they came with we'll
filled baskets and served a six o'clock
luncheon. All reported good time
Mr.. Jackson also received a large
number of post cards. 1t was his 61st
birthday.
Mrs, Stella Stevens was in Colum
bus on Wednesday on business.
Mr.. Albert IIoeflick and sister
Stella, went to Columbus Tuesday
morning. This Is the young man who
lost both legs falling from freight
train in the b. 4 o. yards at Colum
bus, about "A year ago and he is now
going there to have artificial limbs
adjusted SO he can walk withou
crutches
new addition is being made to The
residence of Doc George on the Wat
erford road.
Next week April 5th will be thC
tiftieth wedding anniversary of Mr.
and Mrs. Alex Siliman Mr.. Sill
man came to Fredericktown with hi
parents when very small child anC
during most of the seventy years o
his life has been resident of Fred
erlcktown where he has been eXtens
lively engaged in the horse business
For years he shipped the finest quail
ty of horses by the car loads to Bos
ton and other points in the east
There is perhaps no business man II
this county or this state better know
all over the state than Mr.. Silllmal
. having been called to many places b.
his business deals. Today Mr.. Sill
man does not look his seventy year
and his appearance Is that of maj
well preserved with many years o
usefulness still before him. Fifty
years ago he was married to Mis-
: Lydia Trahern to which union wer
born seven children of whom all ar