The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-08-03
Fountain CITY
Nuggets


Samuel Parry. of Hartwell, O.. was
here calling on friends Friday. Mr..
and Mrs. Parry have been spending
several days with Richmond relatives.
The Willing Workers Of the New
Garden Friends church have adver-
tised an ice cream social to be held at
18th.
Editor Peele, Of the National Road
Traveller published at Louisville, was
business visitor In Fountain City
one day this week.
The Fountain City grain elevator e.
tablished . new record for handling
oats Wednesday afternoon, q total OF
zoos bushels being received after four
O'Clock. Oats threshing will be COM
pleted this week.
Mrs. A. L. Kitzelman and son, Mrs.
Robert Murray and Miss Helen Curtis,
OF Muncie, motored to Fountain City
wednesday afternoon and we're guests
OF G. 8. Keever and family. Miss Mil
dred Phelps accompanied them to
Muncie and will return to Chicago
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Hiatt have
moved to the Hampton property in the
place vacated by Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie
Bond. The latter moved in with Mrs.
Bonds father Henry Clifford.
The books and records of the New
Garden township trustee were exam
ined by State field examiners this
week and were pronounced in a salts
factory condition.
Miss Ethel Bennett, formerly Of
Fountain City. has been appointed
principal Of the high school at Union
Mills. Ind, for the coming school
term. Miss Bennett is q graduate Of
Butler College.
Business at the local branch Of the
d. w. Harris company, egg and poul-
try dealers, has been about double the
last few weeks Of the same season
last year. About 100 young chickens
are being sent out from the local mar
ket weekly.
Miss Lulu Clements, Of near Will
liamsburg, was in Fountain City Wed
nesday.
o. c. Thomas disposed Of his pet"
tarantula to travelling Snowman this
week for the price Of the self-sealer
can in which it was enclosed, FIVE
cents. The tarantula was still alive af-
ter being in the can for two weeks
since it's capture.
To Learn Nursing.
Miss Josephine Grima, the young ma.
tive Mexican girl, who accompanied
Miss Aretta Thomas home from the
Matamoras mission several weeks ago,
will enter the Methodist hospital at
Indianapolis the first of next month
to continue her training work as
nurse. She leaves Fountain City next
week for a visit with her former teach
er, Mrs. Florence Macy, near Car
thage.
In cranking the telephone company
automobile at Dayton, Howard Harri-
son sustained a badly lacerated hand
requiring several stitches to sew up.
Another employee Of the company had
changed the license plate on the ma
chine to point where it caught Har-
rison's hand in the cranking.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Keever went
to Richmond Thursday to pay a short
visit to friends and then return to
their home at Kokomo.
On Tuesday Calvin Scott, wife and
two children and Miss Adrian Garner
from Paramount, Ind, and Miss Law
rece Davis and two children, Of
Greensboro, were visiting Milo Brown
and family.
Mrs. Ethel Romberg, of Battle
Creek. Mich, is home visiting her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Love. The
Loves expect soon to take up their
residence in Lynn.
Announcement is made that the
Prohibition campaign automobile will
appear in Fountain City on Aug. 3, at
10 a. m. There will be speeches and
songs.
To Teach School.
Fred Hiatt, graduate Of the FOun-
tain City high school who has been
taking special work at the Muncie
Normal school for several months has
contracted to teach manual training
and high school work in the Albany,
Ind, high school.
L. c.. Thurston, of Lynn, was visit
ing relatives here at Webster this
week.
Mr.. and Mrs Clifford Hunt, of Ma
rion, o., are spending a vacation with
Fountain City relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Atwood Pitts and
daughters drove to South of Richmond
and spent Tuesday with Mr.. and Mrs.
Will Pitts.
Charles Favorite, manufacturer of
the Favorite school wagon, of Win
chester was in town one day this
week having heard that New Garden
township contemplated the purchase
Of one Of two new school hacks.
Mrs. o. G. Thomas and children
formed a picnic party at the Glen
park, Richmond, Wednesday.
Miss Pearl Witteman. of Magnolia,
Mo-, is visiting with her aunt, Mrs.
Eliza McGilliard.
Mrs. Nancy Arnett of Alexandria,
and Mrs. Laura Haner. of Richmond
spent several days the guest Of Mr.
and Mrs. Chas. Arnett.
Mrs. Rebecca Norman recently re.
ceived word Of the death Of her father
A. A. Stokes. at Cleveland, Tenn. He
was 81 years of age and is remem
bered by our old residents from his
one-time residence here.