The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-09-30
News From Surrounding Towns

Rebekah Degree lodge Will nave pic
mic supper at the hall on Tuesday
night. All members of the Milton Odd
Fellows lodge and all members of the
Rebekah lodge, at Milton are request
ed to come and bring their baskets
well filled.
The Rebekah Degree lodge will meet
at seven o'clock instead Of the usual
hour Tuesday evening, owing to the
picnic supper to be given by the Re
bekah entertainment committee at the
hall this evening. Sunday services at
the Friends church. Sunday school az
9:15 a. m. Preaching morning and ev
ening by the pastor, the Rev. Mary
Mills. A cordial invitation is extended
to every one to attend.
l. N. Locke has returned home from
Lafayette to spend a few days. The
Priscilla club meets with Mrs. II. l..
Jones, Tuesday afternoon instead of
Monday afternoon
| A number of our men who work at
Cambridge City are having a vacation
while the National Drill company is
invoicing.
/
vile, gave pretty reception for a few
friends in honor of Miss Lily Crawford
who will be married in October The
reception was given in the way of a
miscellaneous shower and Miss Craw-
ford was the recipient of many beauti
full presents, among which was a beau
tiful cut glass water set. The guests in
attendance were Mrs. Porter Myers.
Mrs. Jas. Stotem, Mrs. Ida Moore,
Mrs. Jasf1 Weaver, Mrs. Henry Phil
pott, Mrs. Jas. Phillpott, Mrs. Geo. keI-
es Ethel Moore, Beaver of New Castle
Ruth Stevens and Mamie Johnson A
pleasant feature of entertainment was
the contest on leaves. Mrs. Crawford
had twenty-eight varieties of leaves
plucked from forest, fruit and flowers
and the guests were called to guess
what kind of leaf each was. Mrs
Porter Myers and Mrs. James Philpott
were the champion guessers. The af
ternoon was delightfully."- spent by all
the cream and cake served by Mrs
Crawford
Mrs. Jas. Phillpott, of Ben,onville
has for her guest, her mother, Mrs
John Hale, of New Castle.
Nelson Hutchinson, of Bentonville
had his hand severely hurt by being
caught in the planning mill where he
was employed. Mr.. Hutchinson is a
brother of Frank Hutchinson.
Sunday services at the Christian
church-Sunday school at 9:15 a. m
Rev. Mr.. Van Wrinkle will be at his
Bentonville appointment. The Endea-
vor at the usual hour in the evening A
cordial invitation is extended to all to
attend the services.
The w. G. T. u. will meet with Mrs.
Benton Wagner, Tuesday afternoon
Everybody is invited to attend.
! The Ladies of the Christian church
at Bentonville gave their church a
house cleaning, Thursday.
Mrs. Jas. Clark of Richmond was
the guest of her mother. Mrs. Malinda
Crawford this week.
| Mr.. and Mrs. James Baker were at
Fairview, yesterday to attend the flu
neral of Mr.. Bakers cousin. the late
Mrs. Melvina Jackson. The deceased
was aged about IS. The funeral was at
one o'clock yesterday afternoon.
The following constitute the new Of
ficers OF the company. recently organ
ICED at Doddridge under the name Of
the "Doddridge Oil and Gas Company
George Roberts, president; Oscar Kir-
lin, treasurer; John Clevenger, secre-
tary The following are the directors
Geo. Roberts. Simeon Henwood. Omer
Hurst, Wilbur Doddridge. James Dodd-
ridge, general manager. The charter.
allows the company to drill in Wayne
Fayette and Union counties. The field
will be along Brier Creek for the pres
ent. The company is now seeking to
lease land and it is hoped that opera
tons may me begun within the next
week or ten days. 1t is thought that
iron ore has been found on John XII
gers farm in the field now to be
worked.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lycurgus Beeson enter
tanned Mr.. and Mrs. David Nugent,
Mrs. Carrie Johnson and son. Louis,
of Indianapolis, are visiting her moth
err, Mrs. l.. A. Bragg.
At the close Of the Eastern Star,
Wednesday evening, the members
were invited to spend social hour
with Mrs. David Nugent. A pleasant
time was enjoyed by all and sweet CT