The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-03-08
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Pythias held their annual banquet on
Monday evening which was most de-
lightful occasion. About three hum
dred members and guests were present
and had one of the best times of their
lives. The X. OF p. hall was thrown
open where the members gathered for
a social and at six o'clock the dinner
was announced TO be ready at the Ma
sonic Hall where some hundred and
thirty were seated at time. The
menu consisted of salad, waters, roast
beef and gravy, mashed potatoes, white
and brown bread, olives, pickles, cof-
fee, ice cream, cake, and mints. Three
times were the tables lied before all
could be served. After the dinner the
following program was given at the
X. of p. hall: Selection by the or
chestra, address by Mr. A. G. Huddle,
vocal solo by Mrs. p. l.. Wilkins of
Mt. Vernon, reading by Miss Weltha
Keck. piano solo by Miss Matte
Burns, reading by Miss Gertrude
Grossman, vocal solo by Miss Ruby
Showers, piano duet, by Miss Leona
Wagner and Miss Wilda Rinehart, fol
lowed by a number of fine orchestral
selections. There were number of
visiting members from AnkenytowR,
Mt. Vernon and other places.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hezekiah Boyd of
Canada were guests at the home of
DR.. and Mrs. j. H. Norrick the past
week.
Mrs. Lawrence Fidler visited her
son, MIR. Lloyd Fidler, at Ada, Ohio,
where the latter is attending school.
Attorney p. l.. wilkins and wife,
of Mt Vernon, visited with Frederick
town friends on Monday and attended
the X. of P. banquet in the evening.
Mr.. Lucille Auten has accepted a
position at Big Prairie, Ohio, where he
will hereafter be employed.
Mr.. Henry Thompson and wife of
Palmyra have leased one side of the
Mrs. Jennie Ball residence.
Mr.. Bernard Willis have moved
from the country into the house re-
Gently vacated by Mr.. Karl Whitney.
Mr.. Bruce Dill was called to Cincin-
natl, last week by the death of her
father, Mr.. Walker.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. B. Vail and son OF
Mt. Vernon, visited with Mr.. and Mrs.
+. G. Jackson last week.
Mrs. Earl Cramer, of Orrville, o.,
visited with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Teddy Williamson the past week.
Mrs. Elizabeth Kile, of Mt. Vernon,
was the guest of Mrs. Ira Vail, the past
week.
Mr.. l.. B. Wickersham, of Des
Moines, Iowa, visited with his nephew,
Mr.. Mac Turner, few days the past
week.
The B. & o. pile driver and crew
are still making FrederIcKtown their
headquarters and every day go up into
the big cut north of this place to work.
On Tuesday morning handcar carry
ing a load of workers were on their
way up the grade to work when the
wreck train from the south came up
from the south. The handcar crew
evidentally thought they would get
lift in showing their car up the grade,
SO they signalled the engineer to slow
down and give them push, but the
engineer was otherwise minded and
whistled for them to clear the track.
This was done in pretty quick time,
for the wreck train was coming at the
rate of twenty miles an hour and with
in two hundred feet, giving them
scarcely time enough to get ollt of the
way. This was case of 'stung again"
as the boys say.
The farmers are getting anxious to
get to the woods and have everything
in readiness to make syrup as soon as
"Old Sol" does his part in the pro-
cess.
Mrs. Name Matain, OF Idaho
Springs, Colorado, visited with her
parents in the country the past week.
The following clipping from Col
umbus paper has been received. giving
an account of one well-konwn here and
who has many relatives here. Dr. Ed
wards was born in this place and Is
the nephew of former editor of the
Fredericktown Free Press, Mr.. M. F.
Edwards, also grandson of DR.. W.
e. Edwards, former physician of this
place. He is also related to Mrs. M.
H. Lafever, Mrs. Mary MARBLE, and
Mr.. C. w. Edwards of this place. The
clipping says.
columbus friends Of Doctor Glenn
Graham Edwards, learned only few
days ago of his marriage, August 2S,
1911, to Miss Myrtle Rodgers Of Hunt
ington, West Virginia. The ceremony
took place In the M. e. church Of Cat
lettsburg, Kentucky, after which the
couple went to Gallipolis. DR.. Ed
wards has been house physician at