The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-08-13
Mrs. Adam COblentz Owns
Beautiful Night Blooming
Cerus Which Attracts
Many Evening Visitors.
Two Inches of Rain Fell Wed.
nesday According to Unof-
ficial Tests McGill Buys
New Team.

NEW PARIS, O., Aug. 13.-Mrs
Louis Newcomb Of Chicago and MI
and Mrs. T. w. McCown Of Hagers
town were entertained for the weel
end by Mr.. and Mrs. ]. A. Purviance
James Weir. auto dealer OF Eaton
was here Tuesday looking for a suit
able location for a garage.
Helen Purviance Of Dayton is thu
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Pur
Vance.
Mrs. Frances Via, is quite i'll at hel
home on Cherry street.
Fred Wood, telegrapher, has taker
a position in the Richmond railroad
yards.
Miss Inez Krick and Walter Mckee
OF Richmond were entertained at
Mrs. Ernest Purviance.
Miss Esla Crawford has returned
after a visit with friends in Green
vile.
Buys Horses.
Burleigh McGill has purchased fine
pair Of grey farm horses.
Mrs. Ross Reid was able to be
wheeled out and call on friends Mon.
day.
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Deem left Fri
day for their home at Dayton after
spending the week with their daugh'
ter, Mrs. w. H. Marshall, and rela-
tives near Gettysburg.
Mrs Adam H. Coblentz is the only
one In this vicinity who reported a
night.blooming cereus, her plant bear
ing four blooms. They we're beauties,
but were short lived. though the tube
rose-like fragrance fingered for sever
al days after they had apparently dried
up.
J. D. Bright is victim OF rheuma-
tism, which Ia causing him much in
convenience in walking.
Local Chautauqua campers are al
ready making ION to Richmond" their
slogan, and may be seen hauling loads
of household goods in that direction.
Removed to Hospital.
Mrs. Levi Watts was removed to
Reid Memorial hospital Thursday, to
undergo a surgical operation. .<..
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Mitchell Of Hol-
lansburg we're guests Of Mr.. and Mrs.
W. H. Garrettson Thursday.
Carpenters have RACED the barn at
the rear of H. d. Collins garage, on
the site Of which he intends to build an
addition 10 accommodate his growing
business.
Mrs F. w Rigsle of Huntington,
w. Va, is the guest of her brother,
Harry NJ. Burden. southeast Of New
Paris.
Mesdames Lucy a Hutton and Ruth
E. Hemphill and c. M. Benson made a
business trip to Eaton Thursday
instaIls New Light.
A new gas light Eliminates the
front of the business place of James
Shurte, making the street for some
distance around as light as day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Burris and son
of Rushville. Ind, spent Wednesday
and Thursday with Mr.. and Mrs. Jas.
Horrigan.
Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Wolford of
Southland. Ark. are here for their an
nual visit with Mrs. Wolford's par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. j. M. Barnett. and
Mr.. Wolford's father, Charles Wolford,
east Of Westville.
Miss Wanda King went to Homilton
Friday to spend the week end with
Misses Ada and Hazel Heath.
A party of Christian Sunday school
picnickers spent Thursda.- at Glen
Miller.
Contractor John w. WrOe or Dayton
unloaded a big steam roller at the
local station Tuesday for use in road
work between Eaton and the state
line.
Two inches OF rainfall was recorded
here Wednesday by the homely meth
cd of straight water vessels set out for
the purpose.
Clyde St. John of Richmon spent
Tuesday with local friends
Entertains Friends.
Leo Smith entertained a number of
boy friends at his home on South
Spring street Monday evening.
Mrs Sarah McGrew returned Tues
day from Greenville where she spent
two weeks with her sister, Mrs. T. B.
Miller.
Little Miss Vesta Thompson Of Rich
mond is the guest Of her grandparents,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Caughey.
Mr. and Mrs. F. Shuler of Fort |