The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-01-03
HMOST REMARKABLE"
COUNTY IS PREBLE
Boasts Longevity and Wealth
of Citizens: EatOn's :.
New Officials.
OFFICERS TAKE OATH
Eaton's New Officials Take
Their Offices Next
Monday.

EATON, O., Jan. 3-Preble county
is one Of the most remarkable counties
in the state. She returns more prop
erty for taxation than does either
Hamilton or Cuyahoga, and is the
richest per capita in the state, Be-
side these she is distinguished by the
fact that the average life Of her citi-
zens is more than So years, even
though the countrywide average
brings the number of years down to
but thirty-three.
Change Of Administration.
The affairs of Eaton will pass into
new hands next Monday, when an en-
tirely changed council will take the
oath Of office. and Stanley B. Zoos will
assume the mayoralty chair. succeed
ing George H. Kelly. The city's new
marshal Willard Armstrong, was Civ
en- the oath of office Tuesday night,
and is filling the position.
Social and Personal
A company of friends were enter
tanned Monday evening by Mr.. and
Mrs f. p Filbert at their home on
South Barron street. The guests were
Mt and Mrs. c. F. Brooke, Dr. and
Mrs J. c. Ryder, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Fiber and daughter, Sarah Alice, Mrs
S A. Rossman. William cambridge
and c, B. Unger.
Mr.. and Mrs Daniel Reid of Hutch
ison. Kan. and Mr.. and Mrs. c. f
Morlatt and daughter, Virginia. and
Mrs Celeste Halderman Of Camden
We're entertained Tuesday by Mr.. and
Mrs. W A. Lewis, at their home
Maple and Wadsworth streets.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Patton of In
diana polls and Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Patton of Chicago, spent New Years
day with local friends and relatives
Mr. and Mrs. G.. F. Scheid enter
tanned Wednesday evening at their
home on South Maple street. Their
guests We're Mr., and Mrs, II. G. King
and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Earl c
Campbell, Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Plum
mer and daughter, June, Mr.. and Mrs
G. L. Hoover, Mr.. and Mrs Harry
j. Silver, and Misses Elizabeth Fouts
and Grace Crumbaker.
Attend Meeting.
Superinten dent John OIeary of the
Eaton public schools and Superinten
dent r, +. Mcclellan of the Wash
ington township schools, spent sever
al days last week in Columbus attend
ing the meeting of the State Superin
UenCS ASSOCIATION.
Nixon Jnger of Marietta college
Marietta. O.. is spending several days
here with his father, c. r. Unger.
Mr. and Mrs. O. A. Gale entertained
large company of friends Wednes
day evening at their home on Eas
Main street.
Mrs F. c. Gray and children, Jacl
and Mary. Of College Corner, O., re
turned Saturday to their home after
several days visit with Mr.. and Mrs
i. 3 Gray, East Somers street.
The public schools will reopen Mon
day, after two weeks vacation.
Mrs. Emma NOcningstar and daugh
ter Miss Elizabeth. have returned
from visit with relatives at Ander
son. Ind
According TO Sexton George Jones
ninety-seven bodies were buried il
Mound Hill cemetery the past year
The number inferred during 1912 wa
TO-.
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Crumbaker AM
daughters. Grace and Catherine, will
leave Tuesday for Long Beach, Cal
where they will remain indefinitely.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Smith hav
gone to Florida to spend severa
weeks
William II. Quinn of New York cit
has been spending several days wit
relatives in Eaton and vicinity.
GRADUATED glass is being tried a
q preventative of the surfacing c