The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-10-31
GIVE HOME TALENT
PLAY At LARUE
"The Valley Farm" Pleas
es Large Audience aat
Neighboring Town.
Van Heyde Lectures and
Shows Pictures in M. E.
Church.
Automobile Train of Drys
Visits LaRue
Saturday.

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LaRue, oct. 31.-Qulte a number
| of our young people of both sexes
after many evenings spent in earnest
persistent practice gave a home talent
exhibition OF the play entitled THE
Valley Farm" at the *. of =. hall
| Friday evening. A very large and
IeXpectant audience greeted the actors
and they acquitted themselves very
well indeed. being highly compliment
ed by the entire audience.
Mr.. Van Heyde, an eX-saloonkeeper.
who for 2S years followed that busi-
ness, and some five years ago was
converted from the error of his ways,
came into our village Thursday even
ing and held a magic lantern exhibit
tion in the M. f.. church. He was
received by large congregation and
threw upon the screen some seventy
pictures, describing the various phases
of the descent to poverty through the
| trail of the saloon.
| After several days spent In fishing
in Michigan, j. l.. Hastings has re-
turned to his home north of LaRue.
He transacted business in Marion Fri
day
| James L. Wright has disposed of
his Marion residence property and is
now selling his household goods at
private sale and making all necessary
preparations for an early removal
with his family to southern Cali
fornia. He contemplates moving by
November 10.
| Mvara fa tbar Of Mrc WRIGHT
after paying few days visit at her
| Marion home, returned to his home
in LaRue Friday evening. He was
accompanied by his little grandson,
Ronald, who is now paying his last
visit to his grandparents, previous to
departing to California.
| Rev. Sutton accompanied by Charles
Landon attended the George Warner
funeral in the Grand Prairie If. b.
church Friday forenoon. Rev. Sut-
ton was assisted i'm the service by
Rev. j. II. Bagwill of Moral.
| Quite number of little folks visited
| the home of Mrs. e. j. Howser Sat-
! urday afternoon and gave a fine sur
prise to her nine-year-old daughter
Rovena. Refreshments were served
and the happiness attendant upon
the innocence of youth was enjoyed
| by all.
| Saturday last w. III. Sprague round
| ed his seventy-first anniversary. Some
i fifteen of his old-time friends and
immediate neighbors were present to
| enliven the occasion and assisted him
in partaking of a fine chicken dinner.
Il Mr.. and Mrs. John Smith of Ken
II Il,
day.
| Mr.. and Mrs S. +. Harder, of near
Hepburn, were business visitors here
| Thursday
4 c. II. Johnson, of Columbus, was
one of some ten persons who visited
Mrs Martha Johnson on North High
street last Sunday. 1t being the oc-
casion of her eighty-second birthday.
She is in excellent health for one of
her years.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Orton w. White are
rejoicing over the advent of a fine
baby boy Who came to their home
TO live with them, few days ago.
| Will and Charles Sanders, real es-
tate agents Of fleetwood, were here
on business Thursday.
Report states that F. II. Wright
has purchased of ]. +. Stiverson about
all his chattel property and also rent
ed his farm. Mr.. Wright will doubt
less make a sale of some of the stock.
We learn that Mr.. Stiverson will oc-
cupy the buildings upon the farm ana
| that Mr. Wright will reside elsewhere
but sufficiently near to farm the land.
John w, Robinson as rapidly push
Ing TO completion mis- living apart
ments both adjoining and above his
grocery.
No change for the better is noted
in the declining health of the aged
Mrs. James Long.
j. r. Robinson, of Carey, is now
the guest Of his son, w. IL. Johnson,
here.
Il. J. Croney was morning pass
enger for Marion Friday.
Mrs. Eb Titon, of DeCliff, visited
Mrs. Martha Jones and other rela-
tives here Friday and Saturday.
Mrs. M. ID, Campbell was the guest
of Marion friends Friday.
The aged Mrs Waterman, who
with her husband formerly resided In
Marion since the death OF Mr. Water
man, Is living with her son, Ora Van
buslSirk in our town.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Thompson, OF
near Kenton, Visited the past week at
the home OF his nephew, John l..
Thompson, OF LaRue,
After more than a week being un-
able 10 work becar8o OF q spfained