The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-04-05
MIL TON TO BUY
FIRE APPARATUS
TO PROTECT CITY

MILTON, Ind, April 5.-The town
board held its regular monthly meet
ing. Monday evening. The question OF
fire protection was an important mat
ter for discussion and several OF the
leading Boosters met with the board.
A feature of the meeting was the pur-
chase of the o. and B. Chemical fire
extinguisher. The extinguisher Is
made at Logansport. The price Is
5000 The board also voted to put In
eight more arc lights. The Rev. M
s. Taylor was at Connersville Tues
day 10 attend preachers meeting.
Friends here were in receipt or word
of the death of Prof. C. H. Wood OF
Winchester, Monday. The funeral
services were held Wednesday. Prof.
and Mrs. Wood were at one time resi-
dents of Milton. He was superintend-
ent of the public schools here. Mr..
and Mrs. Lyeurgus Beeson and Mrs.
o. Ferguson have returned from sew
eral weeks stay at ST. Petersburg.
Fla They are well and enjoyed their
trip. - Will Scott was given the Mas
ter Mason's degree at the Milton
Masonic lodge. Monday evening.
Mrs. McIlhenney of Dayton, O., is the
guest Of her cousin. Mrs. David MI
gent. The Esther Bible class will
have a penny supper at the Masonic
hall. Friday evening. Everybody is
invited. Mr. aud Mrs. C. A. Bra
den spent Sunday at Centerville with
Oscar and Elmer Wissler.. The
. Cary club will meet with Mrs. Cullen
Squier. Thursday afternoon. The
printed program will not be used but
all numbers left off at previous meet
ings will be brought up. Olin
Davis and Carl Reese, played for a
dance at Hagerstown, Tuesday even
ing =. A good program will be given
at the Boosters club, Thursday even
ing. Everybody Ia invited. Jay
Dewey of Kansas City, was the guest
of Mr. and Mrs. Lutte LantZ, Monday.
=. Miss Agnes Ward Is visiting rela-
tives at Brookville.. :. Mrs. George
Murley and daughter, Miss Violet
| visited relatives at Indianapolis, the
week end The Rev. and Mrs. F. c..
Mccormick and daughter Miss Ruth,
and Mrs. Edward Wilson were in
Richmond Tuesday. They made the
trip in their new Ford. The Pris-
ella club met with Mrs. F. M. Jones
Monday afternoon. There were forty
five in attendance which included Mes
danes McIlheneey of Dayton, Denny,
Irwin Harmier, John Ingermann, Vene
O'DelI, w. E. Williams, OFT Crown
over, Boyer, o. l.. Reeson, George
Wagner. Misses Elizabeth Whelan of
Cambridge City, Irene Crook and
Marie Harmier. Seven new members
we're added to the roll The hostesses
were Mrs. F. NJ. Jones, Mrs. r. P.
Lindsay of Cambridge City, Mrs. C. ].
Coppock, Mrs. F. c. Mccormick, Mrs.
Harry Manlove, Mrs. David and Mrs.
Charles Nugent. The refreshments
served were after the Easter idea, vel
low and white being the colors. The
next meeting will be with Mrs. w. H.
Miller, the first Monday in May.
Mrs. Elizabeth Wallace was the recip-
lent of beautiful bouquet of Easter
flowers from Misses Alice and Pearl
Napier. Mr.. and Mrs. Wellington
SWearingen and son Of near Moore
land, spent Sunday with Mrs. Swear
ingen's mother. Mrs. Flora Ferguson,
and other relatives. Victor Knapp
of Fort Wayne, spent Sunday with Mr.
and Mrs. James Murphy. The Rev.
and Mrs. F. c. Mccormick entertained
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Hurst of near
Connersvflle, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Hurst and daughter Elijah Hurst, and
Miss Alice Gresh at dinner Sunday