The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-12-25
new SHARON NEWS
THE SHARON HOUSE CHANGES
HANDS TWICE WITHIN WEEK
*. c. WuRSTER NOW MANA
GER OF ECLIPSE LUMBER CO.
tScissored from the Star,)

street, changed hands twice last
week Some time ago, Mrs. Kearns,
who now resides at New Bedford, ILL.,,
traded it to H. G. Gibbs of Princeton,
H., for property in Illinois. Last
week Mr.. Gibbs sold the furniture at
auction and the real estate to Jacob
Candle, who in turn sold it to Alec
McCutchen, the consideration being
$500. Mr.. McCutchen will COM
pletely remodel the interior of the
and other modern improvements. 1t
will be open as rooming house af-
ter the first of the year.
The Domestic Science Club of I'm.
ion township held their annual meet
ing Tuesday of last week at the home
OF Mrs. T. f. Gosnell. There was a
large attendance and the afternoon
was very eRjoyably spent. Officers
for the ensuing year were elected as
follows: Mrs. Rose Gosnell, pres-
dent; Mrs. Ella Andrews, vice presi-
dent; Miss Olive Smtzman, secre-
tary-treasuTer; program committee,
Mrs. Maggie Atherton, Mrs. Ida Mich.
olson and Mrs. Dora Phillips.
A quiet wedding ceremony was
performed at the home of the otficiat
ing minister, Rev. Edwin Loft, pastor
of the Friends church. Sunday after
noon, Dec IA, uniting in marriage
Miss Iowa BrOyles, daughter of Mrs.
Clarissa BrOyles of this city, and Ed!
gar Johnson, son of Geo. Johnson and
wife OF near SearsbOrO. Only few
relatives were present. The couple
will go to housekeeping March LIST on
q farm near Searsboro. Many friends
extend congratulations.
X. c. Wurster. of LenOX. Iowa. has
been transferred to New Sharon as
manager of the Eclipse Lumber Co,
to succeed F. A Mather, who will
seek a new location more beneficial
tor his health. Mr. Mather has been
DESTROYS Of making change for
some time but could not secure his
release He will remain thirty or
sixty days to assist the new manager.
Mrs. Scott Crispin of Prairie City,
while in OskalOosa last Wednesday
visiting Mrs VIM. Young at the hos
pital. went into one OF the stores and
got a dish of ice cream which made
her violently sick. A physician was
called and she was soon relieved and
was feeling much better at the time
she took the evening train for home.
Frank Ogden and wife went to OF
tumwa Saturday to attend the funer-
al Of his aunt, Mrs. J. A. Hammond
of that city, who died Thursday at
st. Paul The death of Mrs. Ham.
mond will be regretted by numerous
friends in New Sharon.
Mrs. F.. NJ. KanOuse. of Three
Lakes, Wis, is here to spend the win
ter with her sister, Mrs. Frank Og-
den. Their aunt. Mrs. Jane Har-
wood, Of Oklahoma City, is also visit
ing at the Ogden home and will re-
main until after the holidays.
II is thought a robber entered the
Howard Bryan home Friday night, as
the next morning a jewel box belong
ing TO one of the girls was missing
and there was about $12 gone out of
Mr.. Bryan's pocketbook.
Mrs Elizabeth Cochran and chill
dren, who recently returned from
Paonia, Colo, will make their home
IN New Sharon, having purchased the
Alec McCutchen residence property
on West Market street.
}. w. Straughan and wife returned
Friday morning from a two weeks
trip of sight seeing in the South.
They visited st. Louis, Nashville,
Chattanooga, Atlanta, Jackson, and
Arcadia, Florida
b. S. Hill and wife. who came 10
attend the funeral of her father, A. J.
Grace, left Monday for their home at
Greeley Colo, and on the way eX.
pected to visit at Ames. Jefferson,
Bayard, and other points.
John NJ. Benson, who formerly re-
sided ia New Sharon and worked at
the Seary & Van Rheenen barber
shop, died at the home OF his mother
al Forest Home. Dec. s, 1913, aged SO
years, 3 days.
Mrs. Roy McDermott OF Moline, H.,
formerly Miss May Frazier of this
city, and whose husband was killed
In an auto accident a few weeks ago,
Is a guest at the John Lewis home.
Mrs. J. NJ. Wood had the misfor-
tune to fall down the basement stair
way at Day & LeCocq's store Mon
day of last week and as a result is
suffering from severe cuts and
bruises.
Mrs. VIM. Young returned home on
Saturday from the hospital in Oska-
IoOsa where she underwent a very
serious operation for appendicitis
and other complications.
Mrs. Robt. DoZe is recuperating
rapidly from the effects OF her recent
operation and Mr.. DOZe brought her
home from the hospital in his auto
Yesterday.
Friends have received word from
Mrs. Richard Blagdon, who is spend
ing the wiyter in Illinois, stating that
her health Is much improved.
Rex, son of Dick Lewis and wife,
was taken sick with the diphtheria
the first OF the week and the home
has been again quarantined.
A ten and a half pound son was
born Sunday morning, Dec. IA, 1913,
10 Ed Winn and wife, living south
west OF town.
Tracy X. Osborne has been sick
since last Friday but is steadily i'm
proving, although still confined TO
his bed
q. c. Farmer has bought the resi-.
dence property OF the late Mrs. A. G.
Union, the consideration being So.
GOD
Mrs Dr. Wallace went TO Oska.
loosa Friday to visit her sisters, Mrs.
Mill Young and Mrs. Burkett.
The postottice was moved Friday