The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-12-11
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lie DeuidH-DuCh NkudTtett company
gave the second entertainment on the
Methodist Brotherhood lecture course
last Saturday evening to good house.
This entertainment was substitute
for the Wells Entertainers,
which were billed to appear here on
the 10Th of November. The entertain
ment last Saturday evening was de-
cidedly satisfactory to all who attend
ed. The voices of the quartet were ex-
quisite and the delivery of every num-
her showed these people to be artists
in their line. In fact this entertain.
ment is said to be equal to the best
tha has ever appeared in this place.
The next number of the course will be
the Brewer Concert Company, appear
ing here on the 10Th of January.
The Methodist Brotherhood has en-
gagged the Panama-Pacifc Exposition
stereopticon entertainers to come to
Fredericktown on Wednesday evening
OF next week, Dec. 10th. This is not
one of the seasons lecture course
numbers, but 1t is said to be a most
interesting and instructive entertain
ment. Pictures of the Panama Canal
and the great buildings at the exposi-
tion will be shown and described by
the lecturer.
The first quarterly conference meet
ing OF the Fredericktown Methodist
church will be held Friday evening of
this week. Communion service will
be observed Sunday morning with q
sermon by Rev. Phillpott of Delaware.
An old-time Methodist Love Feast"
Will be held in the place Of the Ep-
worth League meeting in the even.
ing. Regular preaching service will
follow.
Rev. James of Canton, representa-.
tive of the Anti-Saloon League, gave
an address in the Presbyterian church
on Sunday morning last, when SUBJ
scriptions were taken, the funds to be
used in pressing forward the cam.
paign for prohibition next fall. He
also gave an address to large con-
gregation at the Baptist church in the
evening.
Mr.. Lorln MARBLE visited Mr.. ]. B.
Foote at Columbus on Tuesday OF this
week.
Mrs. Mary Ewers entertained with
a turkey dinner on her ninety-fifth
birthday, the four generations of her
family being present, the youngest
being eight years old. The tablecloth
used was one Mrs. Ewers spun and
wove from the fax seventy-fve years
ago.
Last Thursday horse and wagon
without driver, was seen coming down
the street in Fredercktown. A local
livery man captured the horse and put
II In stable until the owner could be
found. The rig belonged to a concern
In Mt. Vernon and the horse had be
come frightened and ran away while
the driver was making delivery In
house on Catherine street, in that
city.
Miss Ida Dickey of Detroit, Mich
came the past week to spend severa
weeks with her aunt, Mrs. ]. B. Foote
Miss Pearl Harris of Mt. Vernon
visited with Fredericktown friends
last Sunday.
The Baptist Sunday school held {
special meeting last Sunday Afternoon
to prepare program for Christmas
The exercise will be held on Christ
mas eve.
A number of bricklayers, employed
on the new buildings In this place
went to Mt. Vernon ON Tuesday tt
vote at the special wet and dry elec
ticn.
The motor bus line now being Il
nanced to run between Mt. Gilead ant
Gallon, has again revived interest IL
the line that has been SO long talked
OF to be operated between Frederick
town and Mt. Vernon. There is NJ
reason why SO enterprising tow
as Fredericktown should be shut IL
| and at the mercy of only one railwa,
when such ready means of transporta
ton are at hand. Although Frederick
town would be the chief gamer, Mt
Vernon would come in second an,
there Is little doubt but that consider
able people would be disposed t
shove the venture. Our situation her,
is very similar to that of Mt. Gilead
of which the Morrow county Republi
can says: mt. Gllead needs bette
transportation facilities. There is II,
use IN wasting further time and mon
ey on large railway schemes whicl
cannot be financed. The propose,
motor bus line can be financed an,
the operation of the line can be mad
successful. II at any other time tn
| DrOtect would ha Rrcceeded hv an,