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Mr.. Chauncey Kirby, who has been
visiting with his mother in this place,
the past week, returned to West Vir.
ginia on Sunday, where he continues
his work managing a corps of solic-
itors for a Chicago picture enlarging
concern
A party of Mt Vernon people en-
route In an automobile for Cleveland
broke the axle of their machine at
this place and had to abandon the
trip. The party consisted of Mrs. w.
J. Thompson and daughter, Mrs. Ned
Tiger and mrs. G. w. Tiger They re-
turned to Mt. Vernon on the train.
No one was injured as the car was
running slow at the time of the acci-
dent
Mrs. Mendenhall and children re.
turned 10 their home in Lima, Ohio,
after weeks visit with Mrs. M. Sims
Mrs. w. B. Ewalt of Throckmorton,
Texas, visited with MIR. and Mrs. Will
lie Montia the past week.
MIR. and Mrs Fred Marble of Ash
land, after an absence of twenty-five
years, gave Fredericktown a visit the
past week, guests of Mr.. and Mrs. A.
M. Tery.
Miss Grace Black of Lexington, Wis
ited Mr. and Mrs. Charles Briggs in
this place the past week.
The Improvements in the public
square are nearing completion, The
new cement wall around the base of
the water tower and the iron gates
are quite piece of artistic work and
add greatly to the beauty of the park.
Now let the town put up about dozen
good gas lights in the corner of the
park where the people congregate for
public meetings and the powers that
be will receive the everlasting praise
of the denizens of the place.
Mrs. Laura Duncan and daughter,
who have been guests at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. d. nj. Brumbach for sew
eral weeks past returned to their
home in Fairmont, w Va, on Thurs.
day last
Miss Ada Braddock entertained the
Ladies' Missionary society of the Pres
byterian church on Wednesday after.
noon of this week
Mr.. and Mrs. o. B. Brooks of Ever
EFT, Mich, visited at the home of Mrs
Anna Purdy the past week.
The funeral of Miss Laura A. Den
mis- was held at her residence two
miles north of this place on Saturday
last at l o'clock Miss Dennis was 8.
years of age at the time of her death
which occurred on Thursday noon.
She had been an invalid for some
time
Mr.. Lamar Kanaga who, went to
Detroit, Mich, to visit his sister and
brother, has accepted a position with
the Detroit Electric Appliance Com
pany and will remain, there some
time.
Miss Dora Kanaga visited at the
uttue vi DyTOu DdtiS near WdtSiloi "
the past week.
The Woman's Christian Temper
ance Union met In regular session on
Thursday evening, August 10, at the
home of Mrs. Ada Carr The meeting
was called to order by the president
Song, Some Glad Day" was sung
followed by the usual devotional ex-
ercises. Secretary's report of the pre-
vious meeting read and accepted. This
was followed by the business hour
which consisted of new and unfinished
business, part we will give. First
the auditing committee was appointed
as this was the last meeting of the
year. An urgent request from the
treasurer that all who had not paid
their dues to hand them in on or be
fore August "a.
1t was announced that request had
been sent in from our county superin
tendent Of evangelistic work asking
that we make Friday, August IL. day
of prayer for the boys and girls OF
our country.
Motion that vote of thanks be
sent our county superintendent of con
test work, Miss Mary DeBolt for heI
excellent work in preparing both the
gold and diamond medal contests.
Motion that vote of thanks signed
by the four central officers be sem
the Free Press and Knox County Re
publican for their work in printing
the different items sent from this
union during the past year.
The superintendent of press work
gave the following report; From Sep
tember l, 1910, to August l. 1911, there
had been 1881 lines or 12h columns
printed In the different papers of oul
county sent from this union.
Motion that copy of the Crusade
Monthly be sent the Secondary Pri
mary teachers of the public school ant