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friends In Fredericktown on Monday
of this week
Miss May Vaughan. who has been
making her home with Mr.. f. A. Day
in this place, returned to her school
work at Seville, Ohio, on Tuesday of
this week.
will be grieved TO learn OF the death
of Hon. James G. Johnson, the vener-
able president of the Ohio Insurance
Company, at his home in Seville, Ohio,
on Sunday afternoon of last week at
the advanced age of 90 years He was
one of the organizers of the above com
pany which does an extensive bust
ness in this county and whose assets
are now $2,5OO,0OO. Mr. Johnson be-
came president of the company in 1870
and has held the Office ever since. and
even though so aged never missed
meeting of the directors and always
took a very active part in all delibera-
tions of the company. He was mem
Der of the state legislature at different
times, and was member at the time
the present constitution was adopted.
In later years he was also trustee of
sane at Newburg The funeral was
held in the Baptist church at Seville
on the following Wednesday and in
terment in the Mound Hill cemetery.
Miss Jennie Parsons of Brink Hav-
en-, is visiting with her sister, Mrs.
Jay Foote, in this place.
Miss Grace Beeney. one OF the oper-
ators at the Citizens Telephone office,
! resigned her position there on Sat
urday last.
The Bank Hotel continues to make
| improvements in its equipment, the
| latest addition being a new cash reg
| lister, and an elegant cigar show case
| and counter about seven feet long, a
very elegant piece of furniture.
Mr.. f. A. Day and son, Ross were
visitors at his brothers office, the
Bellville Messenger, 'on Monday OF
this week.
| Mr.. b. b. Williams, of this place
was a Mt. Vernon visitor on Saturday
| last.
Many of the friends Of Prof w. w
Borden in this place will be pleased
to learn that he has been again called
up higher this time being elected
superintendent of the public schools
al Orrvile, Ohio. He secured this posi-
ton in competition in which there
were some forty applicants. Orrville
is one of the growing towns OF the
state and at present pays salary o
81, 800 year. and very desirable
town in which to live. A few month:
ago Prof. Borden resigned his posi-
ton here to accept one as teacher II
the South High school at Columbus
His friends wish him still greater sue
cess in the future.
A number from this place ATTENDED
the funeral of Mr.. Trad Struble a
Chesterville on Sunday afternoon. MI
Struble was born near this place, Aug
ust 4th. 1880. and died on Thursday
April 11th, 1912 He was one OF th'
early pioneers, always hard worke
and man among men, and in dyln'
leaves a record to be envied by th'
best. In 1855 he married Miss rs
ther A. Beach, of Mt. Vernon, t.
whom were born three children. MI
Struble was a member OF the Presby
terian church and a Knight Templa
at Mt. Vernon, and the latter ha
charge of the services at the funera
Mr. Iran Blackledge, who has bee
prospecting in Canada and Michigan
has received a good position as a
electrician helper at Ford Motor Ca
Co. Detroit, Mich, and has also ell
tered a light school. Mr.. Blackledg
is worthy young man and his man
friends here wish him success an
promotion in his new undertakings.
In looking over the buds OF his OF
. chard, Mr.. T. A. Auten, VINO is cor
siderable of horticulturalist, disco,
cred with the aid of microscope
that the buds OF all the trees exam
ined were infected with small bu
that seemed very much alive an
> rapidly destroying the buds just a
they open up, He has had grea
: deal of experience in this kind
thing but these bugs are stranger
to him. He reports that there wi
be lots of apples. pears, ETC., thl
year if spraying or some other mean
will get rid of this parasite whic
has appeared. Farmers should loo
to their fruit trees now and 81
whether this is a general conditio
and get after the trouble before
is too late.