The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-06-12
News From Surrounding owns
MILTON, IND.

MILTON, IND.
MILTON, Ind, June 12.-Henry Nc
Mahan was at Connersville, yesterday
Mrs. McMahan and daughter, Miss
Dorothy spending the day with his
PARENTS, Mr.. and Mrs. J. M. McMahan.
Miss Maude Ball was Connersville
visitor yesterday.
A large crowd attended the Decora-
ton services at Bentonville Sunday.
The address was excellent and the mu-
sic fine
Mrs. Malinda Barton was at Corners
vile yesterday afternoon.
Henry Shepard who assisted to load
the luggage of the tent show people,
Monday, fell and severely sprained his
ankle.
Mrs Elizabeth Wallace received
word from her daughter, Mrs. Nancy
of Melbourne, that her husband, DR..
I Macy had recently been elected school
superintendent of Bavard county in
which they live.
Mrs. M. A. Thatcher of Indianapolis
was entertained with Fred Gingrich
and daughters, the Misses Anna and
Emma .Gingrich. Mrs Thatcher came
to Bentonville to attend Decoration
and was the guest of Mrs. Scott and
Mrs. Ayers while there. She will go
from her to Connersville enroute home.
Mrs. Will Hunt and daughter, Mrs.
Harry Buntin, of Cambridge City, WIS.,
tied Mrs Rhoda Hunt, Sunday.
The Woman's Cemetery Association
gave up their annual social on Decora-
ton day because Of the convention and
other functions. They have decided to
canvas the town in behalf Of funds
for keeping up the grounds and other
things necessary. Remember all are
interested in the cemeteries and con-
tribute as literally as possible when
the solicitors call.
The Misses SADIE Roberts and Emma
Louise Fetta were Cambridge City call
ers yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. B. Bryant and chill
Cren spent Sunday with relatives near
Connersville.
The Williams family held reunion
ut the Jos. Williams homestead farm,
four miles south of Milton, Sunday.
Those present were Messrs. and Mes
danes Thos. Williams, F. l. Williams,
Will Orr and daughter Albert VIII
Lams and daughter, D. H. Bundy, Chas
7 Williams and daughter, Jos. M. Will
Hams, Mrs. Deborah Ann Beaver, the
Rev, John Williams and family of
Greenfield, Messrs. and Mesdames
Will Simmons, John Simmons and fam
lily of Wilkinson, Mrs. Orlinda Hinch-
man of Knightstown, Mr.. and Mrs. AL
bert Williams and son, of Richmond,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. e. Williams, Mr.. and
Mrs. Homer Williams, Mr.. and Mrs.
OFT Crownover and family, Messrs. and
Mesdames Chas. Davis and son, Mr. o.
Fl. Beeson, Paul Caldwell and daugh-
ter Frank Williams and family. These
ere among the descendants of Joseph
and Charity Williams, early pioneers
of this township. Aside from these Mr..
ard Mrs. G.. L. Schultz of Richmond,
Miss Sarah Williams, of Milton and
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Higham and family
who are tenants on the farm, were in
vited guests The company came
through in autos and were joined by
the Milton unionists, also in autos and
proceeded the farm now owned by w.
e. Williams where the reunion was
held. Each family was laden with a
large dinner basket and the spread
was laid in a fine locust grove. The
Rev. John Williams, who is an M. E.
evangelist offered the thanks at the
table. The afternoon was spent socially
in becoming acquainted and also in
visit to the Valley Grove cemetery
where the original ancestors, Joseph
and Charity Williams were laid to rest
Mr. and Mrs. Will Daniels had as
their guests, Sunday, Fred Nieman,
and mother, of Indianapolis. Miss Flor
ence Daniel also entertained Miss
Ruth Loverton at six o'clock dinner
that evening
Mr.. and Mrs. L. r. Zoller had as
their guest Sunday, Warren Hull, of
Connersville. Mr.. Hull attended the
Children's Day services at the M. E.
church in the evening.