The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1913-10-04
.ONLY CHILD DIES
FROM D|PHTHER|A
Alva Robson, Thirteen Years
Old, Had Been Sick a
Short Time.

NEW PARIS, O.. Oct 4.-Alva. 49,
year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Robson, five miles eas1 Of here, died
Thursday morning Of diphtheria. On
account of the maiady, no funeral ser
vices were held at the home, but the
Rev. Mr.. Wymer of West Manchester,
spoke a few words at the grave. The
burial took place Friday morning in
Monroe cemetery near Eldorado. He
was the only child. and the parents
have the sympathy of all in their be-
reavement Mrs. Robson, who had
symptoms of the disease. responded
to the anti-toxin treatment. and was
able to accompany the body TO the
cemetery.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles NJ. Wilcox left
Friday night for visit with Mr.. and
Mrs. Earl Richards at Columbus.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Pence and baby,
have returned to their home in Pitts
burg after a two weeks visit here
with Mrs Martha Clark and Mr.. and
Mrs. NJ. H. Pence.
Mrs. masilI Dead.
Mrs Mary T Magill, 80 years old,
died Friday morning at Reid Memo
rial hospital, where she had been for
about ten days She stumbled and
fell in her room and sustained an in
jury to her hip, which made her help
less, and having 10 near relatives here
to care for her, she was taken to the
hospital The funeral will be held
Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock from
the home of Mrs. A. B. Reid, and the
body will be removed to the home OF
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Wrenn where it
VIII lie until Monday, at which time
it will be taken to Cincinnati for bur
;oI Of and
Rev J. P Hearst of the local Presby-
terian church, will have charge OF the
funeral services.
Rev. and Mrs. Elisha Kneisley have
returned from a vacation trip to Pike
county, Ohio.
Mrs. Ella Bloom left Saturday for
a months visit with relatives in Wash
ington, D. c.
Attended Fall Festival.
New Paris was well represented at
the Richmond Fall Festival, the town
and surrounding country being almost
depopulated The schools, banks and
business houses were all closed for
the event.
Mrs. E. H Young underwent sur
gical operation at the Miami Valley
Hospital, Dayton. Wednesday, and is
doing very nicely
Mrs Rita Ritts of Richmond, spent
Wednesday with her sister, Mrs. A. T
Bari err
Miss Viola White has purchase the
Clara Whitaker cottage on Cherry
street.
Charles F. King and son took first
prize on buff OrpingtOns, and h. r.
Higgs first, second and third on white
Orpingtons at the Fall Festival.
Mrs. Zadell Lane and children have
,, returned to their home in Cleveland
after spending two weeks with local
relatives.
Mrs. NJ J. Cunningham spent Fri
day in Dayton with her son, Simon.
The National Burial Vault company
of New Paris, which has a branch
factory in Richmond, had a display
in the Made-in- Richmond exhibit and
also showed up we'll in the Industrial
parade Miss Mary Moore was also
an entrant in the festival exhibits
having some cookies in the domestic
science collection.
Mr.. and Mrs Will Patterson of New
Madison spent Friday with Mr. and
Mrs J. c. Auld.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roberts of New Madi
son spent Friday with Mr.. and Mrs
H. D. Collins.
Miss Madonna Grove of Richmond
spent the early part of the week with
Mr.. and Mrs Lon Baker. Miss Grove
and Joseph F. Baker will be married
next week and will reside in Rich
mond.
Mrs. Addie Byers of Castine, spent
the week with her parents, Mr.. and
| Mrs. T. Fitzwater