The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-11-16
NATE EDWARDS
HAS SQUARE OF
ITS VINTAGE
Tool l62 Years Old Made In
Virginia-News Notes OF
Economy.
fsY NATE EpWARpsl

ECONOMY, Ind, Nov. 16.-ln 100,
or 1872 years ago, Gamer PIERCE was
owner of a blacksmith shop near
Blackstone, Virginia. He hammered
out of iron and steel many useful ar
ticles and one is carpenters square
that was dug up today and is the sac
red property of Nate. The eighths,
quarters, halves and mineral marks
are as true as if cut by modern ma
chinery Each figure was cut in the
blade with tiny chisel as there were
no steel STAN ping dies in thase days.
1t was made for his son Gamer. Gamer
gave 1t TO his son George and he gave
ii to his daughter, Rebeeca Edwards,
and she gave it to the present owner
-. Wednesday morning a canvass OF
Perry township by 20 men to solicit
funds for the army "Y' work, started.
From the way subscriptions poured in
by noon the amount allotted this town
ship will have been paid in. Mr..
and Mrs. Will Blair, Williamsburg,
Mrs. Ada Converse. Wisconsin, return
cd to the Blair home after pleasant
visit with the HATS Mrs. Stella
Dimes Of Randolph county, was visit
ing Mrs Sarah Woodman Wednesday
afternoon The Misses Aseneth and
Mary Clark, Winchester, are guests
Of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Cain this week
Mr. and Mrs Guy Gotschall, Rich
mond, were visitors Wednesday night
o. Mr. and Mrs. John Replogle-. Mr..
and Mrs Billy Mccain entertained at
dinner first of the week, Mrs. and Mrs.
Lester and child, Hagerstown, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ray Dougherty and children. In
the afternoon they all went to Rich,
mond to visit Mr. and Mrs. James Hax
ton. . . Mrs. Josephine Williams is Wis
iting Richmond relatives today and
probably will not return to Economy
until Monday W. E. Oler was al
Williamsburg loading out hogs for the
Indianapolis stock yards today $500.
Mrs Ella Williams who has been visit
ing the past five weeks in California
will arrive home Saturday. The first
of the week at the home of Bales Pugf
and daughters Pearl and Addie 6
home coming dinner was given IL
honor of the following: Mr.. and Mrs
Roe Pugh and children, the Misses
Helen Hufford and Freda Wombolt
Bradford, Ohio; Mrs. Lydia Dunn ant
daughter. Florence, Mr.. Victor Dunr
and children, Ralph and Florence, At
lanta. Ind. Mrs. Mary Wagner, Ell
wood; Mrs. Martha Good, Economy
Mr.. and Mrs Thomas Cain were a
Richmond Tuesday afternoon doing ;
little shopping =. Mr.. and Mrs. Doal
Swain has returned from a visit will
Greensboro relatives the past few day;
49, Mr. and Mrs. Ollie Weyl, Mrs. Els
sic Weyl were at Richmond Wednes
day afternoon shopping. Mrs Adj
Converse of Wisconsin. arrived her,
aunt, Mrs. Emma Hiatt a few days.
Mr. and Mrs Gail Fielder and daugh
lers Lucille, Grace and Mary Elizabeth
winchester, were the dinner guests o
Edwards Bros. and Miss Grace CARR
son first Of the week. Mr. and Mrs
81 Barbour and son Vernon spent
few hours ct HagersteWn recently. :.
William Blair, Williamsburg, was
Wednesday afternoon caller of o.
Hiatt and other friends. Miss Pear
Pugh has returned from Bradford, o
after a two weeks stay with relative
-. Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Williams er
tertained a quartet of Richmond pee
PIE at a chicken dinner Wednesda
evening Mr. and Mrs w. f. Ole
Mr. and Mrs Clyde Oler and childre
were dinner guests OF Mrs. Ella Ret
near Greensboro. Sunday Rev. A
lie Collins. Farmland, will preach q
Sugar Grove in the r. U. B. churc
Sunday morning at 1890. Fran
McFarlin shipped carload of fine fl
hops to indianapolis Monday NOR
ing.