The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-06-23

Ohio, we're guests at the home OF Mr..
f. !. Bechtel on Sunday last
Mr.. Linell Stahl of Bellville visited
at the home of Mr.. George Stahl last
week.
The Beers Bible class of the M. K.
Sunday school held a delightful picnic
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. William
Months last Thursday. About seven
ty-five were present.
Mrs. Noble on Monday started for
Waterloo and Grundy Center, Iowa, on,
an extended visit with relatives there
Mr.. Clyde Durbin is home from OBJ
erlin college. spending his summer va
cation.
DR.. Norrick and family and Mr.. and
Mrs. Berger of Mt. Vernon motored to
Columbus on Saturday last.
District Superintendent Rev. f. J..
Johnson of Mt. Vernon will preach at
Berlin NJ. e. church next Sunday aft
ernoon. In the evening he will con
duct services and administer the sacra-
ment at the Fredericktown M. H.
church.
Miss Fannie Durbin, who has been
teaching in the Mt Vernon public
schools the past year, is spending the
vacation at her home in Frederick
| town.
Mrs. Guy Bartlett, who has been i'll
for some time, is reported in serious
condition at this writing.
? Miss Winnifred Young gave a party
on Tuesday in honor of her brother,
MIR. Frank Young, who has just re-
turned from Ohio Wesleyan Universi-
ty Delaware, o.
Mr.. Alex Love was quite severely
injured by being kicked with a horse
the past week, laying him up Tor sew
eral days.
The little two-year-old daughter of
MIR. and Mrs. F. l.. Barns had her
shoulder dislocated by fall on Sat.
urday last.
Miss Mary Braddock is planning to
20 to the Ohio State University to take
post graduate work for her Master OF
Arts degree.
| A splendid report of the recent con
vention of the Ohio State Sunday
School Association was given at the
Baptist church last Sunday morning
Immediately following the Sunday
! school hour. Mr.. and Mrs. Lisle Gable
and Miss Massie Hyatt were official
county delegates to this great con
vention and brought back with them
well prepared reports, and lots Of en-
! thusiasm for the great Sunday school
work represented by this great inter
denominational Sunday School Asso
citation.
This school furnished three of the
five delegates in attendance from oul
county, the other two being from ON
Presbyterian Sunday school. This in
dicates lack of proper interest ir
this important work by the schools ot
the county 1t is a shame, but true
that Knox county Is far behind mos
of the counties of our state in Sun
day school work, but 1t does not meet
to remain there, for we are capable o.
being among the best
The Children's Day service at thu
Baptist church last Sunday evening
was pronounced a complete success
by those who attended, and the excel
lent reputation of the school for Civ
ing good services of this kind wai
well sustained.
The children and young ladies whit
had part in the service were highl!
commended because of the splendid
manner In which they gave their var
ious parts.
The decorations consisted of a larg'
number of potted plants ant cut flow
ers. and above these the national col
ors were gracefully draped, resulting
In most pleasing effect.
Miss Eula Johnson, Mr. Foy Heren
deem and Prof, Borden went Monda!
to Wooster to attend the summe
school at that place,
Mr.. and Mrs. Amos Vernier, Mr.
Leander Caywood Mr.. and Mrs. james
Johnson and daughter, Miss Eula, Mrs
Cyrus Hair and daughter, Miss EDNA
and Miss Myrtle Overly were Sunda!