The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-01-09

ding of Mr.. Arthur Penick and Miss
Campbell at Newark on January 1.
The following persons from out of
town attended the funeral of Mrs.
Emiline Strang in this place last
week Mr.. and Mrs. l.. F. Strang, Mr..
Fay Strang, Miss Grace Strang, of Mt.
Vernon; Mr.. and Mrs. George Strang
and son Paul, of Toledo, Ohio; Mr.. and
Mrs. Will Strang, Marvel and Ardon
Strang of Mansfield; Mr.. and Mrs. j.
e. Stewart, Miss Lothia Stewart, and
Miss Emma Strang, of Columbus, and
Mrs. Ackerman of Mansfield.
Mrs. Alex Penick visited relatives at
Utica, o., on Tuesday of this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. c. Crowell returned
from Columbus on Monday, where they
visited their son, Mr.. Fred Crowell
The w. G. T. U. will meet at the
home of Mrs. F. A. Day on Tuesday
afternoon, Jan. 13, at 2 o'clock
The following were entertained at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Har-
ry on New Years day. Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM. Harry of Ashland; Mr.. VIM Mill
er and family Of Newark; Mrs. Dollie
Stine of Roseville; Mr.. l.. H. Brent
linger and family, Mr.. Fred Brentling-
er and family Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert
Brentlinger
Mrs. K. d. owen of Delaware, o.,
visited relatives here the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs d. M. Brumbach of
| Newark, visited in Fredericktown last
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. LaPoint of Dresden,
O., visited with their daughter, Mrs
| G. J. Lowell, the past week.
Mr.. j. T. Brown went to GAINESVILLE
| on Tuesday called there by an auto
mobile accident in which his brother
DIR. r. M. Brown was quite seriously
injured DR.. Brown was former resi-
dent of this place and is well known
in Knox county. The GAINESVILLE Re
corder gives the following account OF
the accident:
The automobile of DR.. e. M. Brown
was twice bumped by a city car be
fore it stopped against curbing or
Lee street of its accord, early Friday
afternoon. Unconscious, the driver
sat at the wheel unable to regulate the
machine, and 1t kept wheeling about il
the street until it finally bumped
against the Grub and stopped.
Unmindful of the nearness of the
trolley car, DR.. Brown backed his
automobile into the street to turn il
and as it reached the car tracks the
first collision occurred. The driver
was thrown forward and rendered un
conscious. His car then whirlet
around and colided with the side O
the street car towards the rear end. |
kept on until it reached the curb.
When Conductor M. l.. Youns
reached the automobile he found DR.
Brown bending over the steering
wheel, unconscious. An ambulance
was called and he was hurried to tn,
Good Samaritan hospital. A deep Gu
was found over the left eye and HI
was badly bruised about the face ant
chest. A report from the hospital ear
ly this morning was that he was rest
ing well.
Mr.. Edward Overly entertained thir
ty of his young friends at his hom
last Friday, The young people had
very enjoyable time.
Mr.. M. IL. Lafever has sold his resi-
dence to Mr.. Nethers, local manager O
the Citizens telephone.
The M. e. Sunday school elected tn
following offices for the ensuing year
J. c. Dague, superintendent,
Earl II. Hicks, assistant superntend
ent
b. f. Parmenter, secretary
Alverda Burch, librarian.
II. X. Smith, assistant librarian.
Virgil Gable, treasurer.
Miss Helen Albright, pianist.
Miss Ramona Wickersham, assist
ant pianist,