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Mr.. and Mrs. C. NJ. Hildreth were in
Columbus the past week.
MIR. William Basset, of Ft Wayne,
Ind. visited with friends in Frederick
town the past week.
Mr.. Thomas Mckinney moved from
Chesterville, Ohio, the past week to
Fredericktown, the past week. He and
his family will occupy the Andrew
Burch residence.
Mrs. Fem Mckenzie of Lakeside,
Ohio, was the guest of Mrs. j. B. Jones
the past week
Mrs. Emma Trowbridge was a Co
lumbus visitor the past week.
Mr. j. V. Wood of Granville, Ohio,
visited with friends in this vicinity the
past week.
Mr.. f. G.. Main and Mr.. Albert Mere
dith have purchased new automobiles.
Mr.. Isaac McCracken of Newark, o.,
visited several days the past week
with his sister, Mrs. Sampson Stllley.
Mrs. James Ditweiler visited with
her sister in Delaware the past week.
Rev. Williams of Sumner, Illinois,
has been called to the pastorate of the
Chesterville Presbyterian church,
which he has accepted.
Mr.. p. B. Chase of Washington, d.
c.. has returned to his summer home
lie visited friends in Mt. Vernon, the
past week, and expects his family to
return from the east soon.
Rev. G. w. Moore of Charleston, W.
Va. conducted revival service at the
Sparta A. G. church the past week.
Mr.. j. w. McGugin made business
trip to Baltimore on Tuesday last.
Harold Levering, the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Homer Levering, has been ser
iously i'll from pneumonia the past
week
Miss Grace James and Miss Bertis
Baker visited with friends in Mt. Yer
non, the past week.
Mr.. William Ashbrook, of Ashley,
visited with his daughter, Mrs. II. c.
Myers, last week.
Mrs. G. II. Sebring and Mrs. A. L..
Beals were Mt Vernon visitors on
Monday last.
Mr.. Lee Crowell and mother of Co
lumbus, visited friends in this place
the first of the week.
We reprint the following from the
Santa Paula California; Chronicler,
an item being especially interesting
here. Mr.. John Cummings, being a
brother of Mr.. w. S. Cummings of
Fredericktown. This would be also an
incentive TO all school boys to do bet
ter work and take advantage Of their
opportunities. 1t says:
John Cummings, the genial David
Harum of this valley, has received Il
gift which he prizes very highly II
is a genuine Morris genuine
because IL was made by Wade II
Morris-and also genuine because ol
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remarkable feature concerning this
gift. however, Is the fact that the max
er and giver of this chair Is blinc
boy sixteen years of age. The chair Ii
a large. comfortable piece Of furniture
made of walnut The boy Is the sol
of VIM. H. Morris, an old timer wht
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In 80. He Is at present visiting Mr.
Cummings and other friends here. Th'
son. when five years old, had the mis-
fortune to lose his eyesight by an accl
dent with knife The family nov
resides In Shelby, Ohio, and the soi
has never been in California, though
he Is very desirous of coming. Mr
Cummings has sent several shipment
of English walnuts TO Wade Morris
and the boy hit upon this way of eX
pressing his appreciation. And he cer
tainly hit the right spot in the hear
of our David Harum friend wh'
thinks more of that chair than he doe
of his best colt. The chair woul'
make an excellent study for some o
our local high school boys who hav
two good eyes. And by the way
Wade Morris Is In the junior year a
high school and stands at the head
his class in scholarship, He has ne'
er attended a school for the blind
Mr.. Alvin Wiley, of Centerburt
was Fredericktown visitor on Tues
day OF this week.
Nrs MalIlldn Lnnash was guest Q