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Mrs. X. E. Farmer entertained Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph Shaffer, of Center
burg, and Mrs. Cora McNay. Of WASH
ington, Pa, the past week.
Mr.. Slack and family Of Marengo,
visited with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
c. w. Slack, one day the past week.
Mr.. Paul Bliss and family of Della
ware, Ohio. visited with Mr.. and Mrs.
J. d. Vail the past week.
There is nothing doing politically in
Fredericktown Judging from results
last Saturday. With balloon ascen-
sion in the afternoon, two bands play
ing on the streets in the evening and
the town full of people 1t was thought
that Fredericktown would not have an
auditorium large enough to hold the
crowd that would want to attend the
Republican mass meeting which was
10 be held. Hon. W. s. Kerr was the
chief attraction and speaker OF the ev-
ening at the Masonic hall. Some sew
enty.five or eighty of the faithful were
on hand, but even the paid bands could
not be induced to take In the program.
The moving picture show at the same
time scored better one, perhaps
something like three hundred paid ad.
missions and at ten cents, too. Mr..
Kerr made good speech for harmony,
rehearsing history from his side Of the
fence, from the beginning up to date.
Tariff seemed to be his chief, tAeane,
also some abuse for the magazines and
newspapers, which he claimed were
70 blame for Taft's unpopularity. He
complained OF the publications be-
cause they did not want higher rate Of
, postage, but did not tell them that the
railroads were to blame for the postal
gratis, nor that the readers must pay
for any increase in postage. He also
complained because the newspapers
objected to the high prices which the
paper trusts are now forcing on the
people because of the great monopoly
IN this one commodity. His speech,
however, pleased some who were con.
vinced before hand and with others
made little difference that IL the
way with politics.
Mr.. F. B. Struble and Mr.. J. ". Dal-
rymple were visitors In Toledo the
past week.
Mr.. George Meiser Of Mt. Gilead. Wis.,
tied with Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Barre
the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. John SandersOn, OF Mt.
Vernon, visited with Mrs. william Aus
tin one day last week.
Mr.. Joe Levison of Mt. Vernon. was
a Fredericktown visitor on Sunday
last.
Editor Bell of Centerburg Gazette,
was calling on friends and prospective
voters In Fredericktown last Saturday.
Last Saturday was gala day In
Fredericktown, for II was 10 have II
balloon ascension. As announced Mr..
c. Il. Bankston of Cleveland, was on
hand with his outfit and at 2 o'clock
began Initiating his balloon. by three
O'Clock he was ready to leave the
ground. His outfit Ia up-tO date and
the program was carried through with
out hitch. At the time Of the ascent
there was very little wind and The
aeronaut went up perhaps 5000 feet,
hanging by his hands; then he cut
loose and dropped with parachute.
then another cut and drop again,
then third time, all carried out sue
cessfully. alighting perhaps a half
mile south of his starting point. This
WAS treat given under She auspices
OF the business men and paid for by
them. Mr.. Bankston IL a young man.
20 years of age, married, his wife nc
companying him and assisting In the
work. They carried out their part of
the contract just as agreed and most
satisfactorily to every one. On We'd
nesday OF this week they also gave an
exhibition at Bellville. and are dated
for Mt Vernon. on Saturday and Utica
a little later
Mr.. L. Wright Of Chicago. H.. visit
ed with Fredericktown relatives and
friends the past week. Mr., Wright was
"A farmer south Of this place for fifty
years and knows Knox county we'll. lie
has not visited here for over f0,i years
and now finds many improvements In
Fredericktown.
Mis-. Charles Haycock and children
visited her parents In Lock the past
week.
The infant child OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Milo Thompson died at their home on
Monday. Funeral held "Wednesday
morning and burial made at North
Fork cemetery.
Fifteen little friends Of Master Ken
meth Ross Day helped him celebrate
his sixth birthday anniversary on Mon
day OF this week Refreshments were