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Mrs. Dory Baker and Miss Nellie
Baker on Monday started for trip
to Buffalo, ~ Y, Niagara Falls and
! Toronto.
Mr.. Ellsworth Menzie, of Pierson,
Ind, visited with the Baker families
in this place last week.
Mrs. John Geddis, Of Mansfield, and
Mrs. Anna Stager, Of Loudonville
we're guests Of Mrs. Dory Baker the
past week.
The Lehr Orchestra, a new musical
organization in this place, gave a con.
cert and lawn fete in the park last
Saturday evening. This is their first
public appearance but the music fur.
nished was well rendered and the
program showed repertoire of much
greater variety than is usually found
within such organizations, no outside
help being necessary in the render
ing of orchestral, vocal and piano
selections. In spite of the GOODNESS
of the evening large crowd of ap-
preciative listeners was present and
their patronage increased the receipts
to about $35.
Mr.. William Strang, of Mansfield,
came Monday to visit with his Sis
ters, Misses Josie and Freda Strang
in this place.
Mrs. Chauncy Babcock, of Marengo,
visited with her parents at Frederick
town the past week.
A number of people from Frederick
town and the Hopewell Baptist church
drove to Brandon Tuesday morning
to attend the annual meetings of the
Mt. Vernon Baptist Association.
The work on the new Beck business
block is progressing rapidly the roof
being put on this week. Mr.. Beck ex-
poets to have the building completed
by the first of October. This was one
of the places burned out about IA
year ago and Mr.. Beck's racket store
was one of the places that suffered two
fires within a year. The excavating
for the new Ewers block on the corner
is about completed when building will
be begun at once, SO as to have the
place ready before winter weather
arrives. Work on clearing up the
Moses Blackburn properties has also
been rushed these days. A new roof
Is being put on the large ware house.
to replace the one burned off in the
late fire, this work being about COM
pleted.
Mrs. William Vail, of belmont,
Mich, visited at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. D. Vail, the past week.
Mr.. Clyde Baker, of Sunbury, visit
ed with his cousin, Mr.. Hoy Weaver,
last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Norton Squires enter
tanned Mr.. Lester Turner and family
of Sparta the past week.
Mr. Eliza Snare, of New Albany, o.,
visited with his grandmother, Mrs.
Dora Steinmetz, the past week.
Miss Carrie Lewis, of Delaware, O.,
visited with her sister, Mrs. William
Lewis, the past week.
Miss Mozell Wilson visited with
Miss Grace Lyons at Martinsburg the
past week.
Mr.. Dan Brown made a business
trip to Indiana last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Miller enter
tanned Mrs. Emma Miller, of Gallon,
and Mrs. Barbara Fisher and children
of Crestline the past week.
Mr.. Ben Moree attended tent meet
ing at Palmyra on Sunday last.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. w. Jones visited
with relatives at Gambler last week.
Mrs. Newton Golf and children, of
Mt. Gilead, visited with her sister,
Mrs. Ralph Waite and family the past
week.
Mr.. John Mather, of Mt. Gilead,
visited friends in this vicinity tho
past week
Mr.. and Mrs. William Debolt, of
Centerburg, visited with Mr. and Mrs.
John Melick last week.
Mrs. William Vail of Belmont, Wis,
is visiting at the home of Mr.. J. D.
Vail.
Mrs. Ella Thomas of Chicago, ILL.,,
visited with Mr.. and Mrs. S. L. Boner
the past week.
Rev. Bennett and family moved from
Mansfield last week, where they will
make their future home.
Mr. and Mrs. w. M. Kaufman, of
Mt. Gilead, visited with Mr. and Mrs.
Burns Mahon last week.
Mrs. Ralph Wilson and daughter
visited with friends in Mt. Gilead the
past week. -
The funeral of Mrs. Simon S. Siler
was held at Ankenytown last Sunday
morning a number from this place
being in attendance. Mrs. Siler died
last week Thursday from complica-