The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-11-21

House, at Cambridge City, has the con-
tract for keeping the lecture course
people. On arrival of the company to
that place they were taken to the Cald-
we'll House and after they were settled
Miss Williams the reader, curled up
her notice and said she wanted to stop
somewhere else that They were not
common people" AS she is the man
ager, the troupe was whisked away in
a jiffy and Mrs. Caldwell left indig-
nant at the insult to her house. They
sought shelter at the Central hotel,
that city, which apparently gave sat
isfaction from subsequent events. On
Saturday evening the party entered
Milton. w l.. Parkins. manager for the
Odd Fellows under whose auspices the
course is given. had arranged with Mr..
and Mrs. Wilbur Elwell, private fam
lily and among our very best citizens
! socially and financially, to take care
Of them while here. Mr.. Elwell prepar-
ed for the company and Miss Williams
manager Of the orchestra. expressed
herself as wishing room without
heat. But after coming 70 Mr.. Elwell's
she again exercised her authority and
stated that she must have heat in her
room, that she could not do without
it. Mrs. Elwell sent for a plumber
and had a gas stove put up in the
room. Then came the troupe back at
night and stated they must have a
midnight lunch. Mrs. Elwell again set
out d fine luncheon. 1t is well to say
here that "A fine evening dinner had
already been served by Mrs. Elwell
upon their arrival. Saturday evening.
Sunday morning again found Miss
Williams on the war path. This time
she attempted to scalp Mr. Elwell and
said Milton was a bum town and she
was going back to Cambridge City
where she could be at the Central Ho-
tel, they were gentlemen there Then
she kickd on the price of lodging and
meals Notwithstanding that they We're
not common people. Failing to entire
| ly disfigure Mr.. Elwell she struck out
with her eye cleaning with battle to
find Mr. Parkins and she sought to
scalp him But Mr.. Parkins quietly
turned her over to the marshal, Elmer
Lowry, who is also the drayman, and
had hauled her trunks about for her.
She ordered him to get her trunks to
the station and after he had done so
she tossed him over half-dollar
This he refused to accept from more
than ordinary people and said his
charges We're one dollar. Miss Will
liams refused to pay and Mr.. Lowry
stated that he would haul the trunks
to his barn and when she paid him
for them at the rates of $3.50 she could
have them. He would not haul them
back for less than so cents. Mr.. Low
ry put his threat into practice and
Miss Williams went to Cambridge City
to the Central Hotel. The company
went from Milton to Laurel Miss Will
liams has been dubbed the old maid"
by Cambridge City and Milton people
and some here have failed in due rev.
erence to one SO much out of the or
binary trend of a common humanity,
by calling her the old gal She is
said to be made up with wig and other
accessories to give her youthful ap-
pearance. 1t is said that Mrs. Caldwell
expects to institute proceedings to col
lect.
Messrs and Mesdames John Reed
and Charles Kirlin spent Sunday with
friends in Cambridge City.