The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-06-20
NEW PARIS PLANS
SANE JULY FOURTH
Committee Arranges Pro-
gram of Band Concerts and
Athletic Contests.

NEW PARIS, June 2O.-A number
OF interested citizens have taken up
the Fourth of July celebration affair
and it has been decided to hold a
celebration in a small way though
nothing elaborate is being planned.
The New Paris Merchants band will
furnish music, there will be baseball
game, rogue and other athletic sports,
and number of comic contests for
children as we'll as the older ones.
Therefore New Paris citizens will
have their own celebration, and it will
leave town to pollify.
Mrs Minerva Bunker is slowly re-
covering from recent illness.
Mrs. Oliver Spencer and Miss Edna
Spencer of Bethel spent Wednesday
with local relatives.
Mrs. Lennie, Miss Donna and J. V.
Morrison spent Tuesday with Foster
NeWbern a Eaton.
Minerva and Haley Cook spent Fri
day with Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Stanley
and Miss Clara Cook at Richmond.
Russell Miller returned Friday from
weeks visit with Mrs. Hannah j.
Miller, near New Madison.
Collect Taxes.
Ohio taxes are due and payable, and
the two local banks are busy collecting
from local property owners.
w. E. Jones, contra Ctor left Satur-
day morning for West Carrollton,
where he has the second oiling con-
tract for this season. Elmer Hoover
also returned at the same time.
Sunday will be home coming or Old
Peoples meeting at the Pleasant Hill
church, and the affair will be an all
day meeting, with a basket dinner at
noon.
Friends of Rev. w. G. Broadly, for
mer pastor of the local Presbyterian
church. now in charge Of a church at
WATERFOWL. O.. will be sorry to learn
that he is confined in a hospital at
Marietta, where he recently underwent
an operation. He is getting along
nicely and hopes to be home in
short time.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Patterson of
New Madison spent Thursday with
Mr.. and Mrs. J. G. Aud.
Mrs. Albert Brown and Katherine
Smith of Richmond are spending this
week with Mr.. and Mrs. John Marri-
nan and daughter.
Mrs. Nealie Hapner returned Thurs
day evening from a visit with relatives
at Peru, Ind.
Mrs. Anna Byers returned Wednes-
day to her home in Castine after a
visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs
T. Fitzwater.
Returns to Lowell.
Mrs. G. l.. Lyme and children and her
mother, Mrs. Reicker. returned Sat
urday to their home in Lowell, O.
after two weeks visit with Mr.. and
Mrs. H. l.. Mills.
A sister from ST Elizabeth hospital
of Dayton, came Tuesday on her an
nual soliciting visit, and met with good
success and ready responses from con-
tributOrs.
Mrs. David Dixon. living north of
town, had the misfortune to tumble
into an open stairway, Tuesday, and
suffered fractured wrist. The stair
way led into the spring house, and
only good luck saved her from falling
into the spring and possibly being
drowned.
NJ. H. Pence and O. w. Sherer spent
Tuesday in Cincinnati
n. S. Keates of Richmond spent this
week here on business for the Rumely
company.
Miss Helen Davis went to Portland.
Ind. Tuesday to attend the funeral Of
college friend. Mrs. Ethel Baer Black
burn. who was drowned while bathing
in a lake near their home in Arkansas
Mrs. John Johanning and children
returned Friday to their home in Rich
mond after spending a couple Of days
with her mother. Mrs. Mary A. Nc
Gill.
William J. Smith of Elwood, for
mer resident of New Paris, spent this
week here with friend
Robert Mitchell went to Dayton Fri
day for visit with friends