The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-07-02
MILTON, IND.

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MILTON, Ind, July Mrs. Carrie
Johnson, who spent over Sunday at
Indianapolis, has returned home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ora White have as
their guests, Mrs. Oscar White and
family of Anderson.
Frank Leibhardt, of Richmond, was
the guest of his brother, George Lelb-
hardt, over Sunday.
Orwell and Carl Custer, of Indianapo-
lis, are visiting their grandparents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Griff Cooney.
Harry Bevins, who several years ago
was in Milton with his sister, Mrs.
Frank Mclean, was in town, Saturday
greeting former friends. He is traV-
cling salesman and located at Indiana
polls. He states that his motherGis in
very i'll health. He also stated that
Miss Charlotte Mclean gives music at
Brookville.
Mrs. Carl Hoe1, who has been sick
for several weeks is reported not so
well.
Fresh water has been let into the
fish pond on Heber Newmans farm
west OF town, and the fish have ceased
to die. The water comes in from some
springs and the pond was empties OF
all the old water.
MI and Mrs. Hiram Crook entertain
ed as their guests at dinner Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Fl. Miller and daugh-
ter Mr.. and Mrs. John Coyne and
daughters, Mr.. and Mrs. o. H. Beeson
and daughter, and DR.. and Mrs. Chas
Kniese and daughter
The wedding Of Samuel Thompson
and Miss Katherine Mueller was quiet
ly consumated at the M. E. church
parsonage Sunday evening, the Rev.
Charles H.. Pinnick officiating. The
bride was very becomingly attired in
a tailored suit and looked lovely. me
bride is the daughter of Charles Mil
Ter, of Milton. The groom is the son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Thompson, Of west Of
Milton The newlyweds will live on
farm west Of Milton.
Miss Mae Keever has returned from
visit with her sister, near Lyons
Station.
Miss Helen Hoshour, of Cincinnati,
is visiting her mother and other rela-
tives here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wellington Swearing
en-, of Mooreland, were called to Mil
ton, Sunday by the unexpected death
of Mrs. Swearingen's father, the late
John Ferguson.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Keever had as
their guests Sunday, Mr.. and Mrs.
Clyde Miller, of Lyons Station.
Mrs. Elizabeth Ferguson was 90
years old yesterday. She was kindly
remembered by post cards from her
many friends and other tokens of love
and esteem.
The bridge that spans the river on
the east side of town is in an unsafe
condition. A board is broken, leaving
a place that a man could drop through.
Whoever is in authority had better
look after it unless some serious acct
dent happen.
Miss Marie Elwell gave in fine re-
port of the Sunday school convention
at the Christian Sunday school Sunday
morning. She was one of the delegates.
Mrs Geo. Klemm and sister, Miss
Bertha Lenartz, left yesterday to visit
friends at Fort Recovery and other
points in Ohio.
Great preparations are being made
for a big time here the Fourth. The
w. c. T. U. have the matter in charge
and have procured interesting speak
,, ers from Richmond and other points
and good music will be furnished.
Everybody Is invited to attend and
bring their baskets. The picnic will be
at the school park and there will be
tha
- John Ferguson, who has been suffer
ing from paralysis for few years was
found dead in his bed Sunday morn.
ing. His wife was at Mooreland visit,
ing her daughter, Mrs. Wellington
Swearingen and on Saturday evening
the daughter who lives with them
Mrs. Henry Hess gave her father his
usual bath and saw him to bed. At six
o'clock Sunday morning she entered
her fathers room to lower the blind
that he might not be disturbed by the
light and seeing his face quickly call
ed her husband, who found him to be
dead. He leaves his wife and two
daughters, and other relatives and
friends. The funeral was conducted
from the family residence this morn
ing at ten o'clock, the Rev. F. c. Nc
Cormick, officiating. The burial was at
the Westside cemetery. The deceased
was a son of the late Livingston Fer
guson, and was born near Benton
vile, about IS years ago.