The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-10-23
ECONOMY WOMAN
HAS BIBLE over
100 YEARS old
Mrs. LYDIA Burnett is Pos
SCISSOR Of Ancient Volume
Mates News.
BY NATE EDWARDS

BY NATE EDWAhDo
ECONOMY, Ind, Oct. 23.-The first
paragraph OF this letter will be biblical.
Mrs. LYDIA Burnett has an old family
Bible that is over 100 years old that
was first owned by her grandmother,
Mrs. Elizabeth Mills, then her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Ish Coyner kept 1t a number
of years and after she died Mrs. Bur
nett fell heir to it. 1t was printed by
Ancon Whipple, N. H., in the year
1872. Sunday was not too cold for
the Campfire Girls. Pierce's lake was
the ground selected for their camping
ground Sunday. The Kinggolio tribe
OF pale faces braved the cold breeZes
and shivered by the lake white eating
sandwiches, fruit and drinking coffee.
Those of the tribe present were, Kath-
crime Pussy, Jessie Sererist, Rena
Manning, Elizabeth Manning, Mary
Mendenhall, leila Lamb, Chrystenia
Manning, Ruth Cain, Cynthia Marshall,
Helen Lundy, Anna Beard, Ada Ball
enger, Mary Beard, Leila Lamb and
few visitors =. Mr.. and Mrs. George
Thornburg heightened out their ex-
tension table and put on their longest
table cloth Sunday and laid plates for
the following to eat near Thanksgiv-
ing dinner: Rev. Augustus George
Waller, London, England; Mrs. Anna
Norris, Philadelphia; Mr.. ard Mrs.
John Macy, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Thorn
burg and son, Kenneth, Mr.. and Mrs
Byram Macy. Mr.. and Mrs. Crosier
Thornburg West River. -. Dora and
Simpson Pierce entertained at big
Sunday chicken dinner, Mr.. and Mrs.
Cain, Walter Cain and Gertie Cain,
Sugar Grove, Mr.. and Mrs. Byram
Pierce and children, Lave View, Miss
Edith Lamb, Economy. :. Those that
attended the Friends Five Year Meet
ing at Richmond were Rev. Oliver
Frazer, Mrs. Ellen Clark of here, Mr..
and Mrs. John Macy, Mr.. and Mrs.
George Thornburg, Mr.. and Mrs. By
ram Macy, West River. Ford cars
will carry most everything but beans
without bucking A Muncie man was
here today after 1900 pounds of beans
that he had bought of Basil Gates and
before reaching Economy on his re-
turn trip to the Magic City the Ford
swelled up and refused to 60 Some
one passing the standstill outfit said.
"A liberal dose of paragoric will start
her, my friend" Here is the bunch
that went to Richmond Saturday to see
the birdman fly over the city and were
disappointed: Mrs oliver Frazer,
George Frazer, Mrs. Belle Cain Miss
Grace Garrison, Mrs Celia Weyl, Mr.
and Mrs. John Taylor, Mr. and Mrs
Frank Pierce, Mr.. and Mrs. Gus Weyl,
Lon Edwards. Whittier Beard and
many others from here Mr.. and
Mrs. Howard Manning had as there
Sunday dinner guests Mr. and Mrs. w.
R. Reid, Mr.. and Mrs John Reid, To-
ledo. Ohio; Mr.. and Mrs. John Mann
ing, Harold Manning of here. Sun
day Lon and Nate Edwards ate dinner
with the Barber family and after re-
turning home in the afternoon enter
tanned Mr.. and Mrs. W. E. Reid, Mrs
John Reid, Ohio, Mrs. John Manning,
Harold Manning, Mr.. and Mrs All Bar
Der and son. Mrs. Josephine Williams
Harry and Ruby Williams and others
George Gright. former sheriff OF
Randolph county, but now citizen OF
Hagerstown was here Sunday .Noal
Culbertson returned to Webster Mon
day morning to resume work as a pu
pill in the w H. s.. Mrs. Emma
Hiatt and Mrs. Cora Bond returned
from Anderson Monday morning where
they attended the state w c. T. Z
convention last week . Mr. and Mrs
Mrs. Maneryia Oler Sunday and were
her dinner guests Mrs. w L. FEM
more, Blanche and Harold Fenimore
left for Fountain City Monday morn
ing. When it comes to raising Irisf
potatoes for size and weight then hat.
off to Harry Williams who planted &
hand full of seed spuds on the Fourth
of July and dug two and one-half bush
els. Oct TO- Two of the largest ones
weighed three and three-quarter pound
-. Johnny Williams was over to Lo
santsyille Sunday visiting Bud Ladc
and wife Al Barber and Lon Ed
wards we're at Portland Monday or
special business. -. Harold William
son, graduate OF e. H. s.. and ONT
time student of Farlham, left Satur
day morning for Lexington Ky, wher,
he has been engaged as principle of
high school, Mr.. Williamson wa!
wanted by the school board of al
Ohio town to teach. but accepted TIL,
Lexington job. :. Mrs. Hannah Erals
err Muncie, Mr.. and Mrs Frank Gar
dner and children of Richmond wer,
over Sunday quests of Mr. and Mrs
Tom FRASER The Mrs. FRASER O
Muncie will remain here this weel
and visit friends and relatives. Sh,
one time lived here. Miss Mary Ball
enger left for DAYTON Saturday morn
ing for short visit with one of he
old school chums, Mrs Francis Shoe
maker. At the Economy Friends
church Sunday morning Mr. Waller 6
England and Mrs. Anna Morris c
Philadelphia, gave excellent talks
at night there was a Richmond SINCE
rendered some fine numbers - MI
and Mrs. Frank Greenstreet have re
turned from a tour of the eastern
states. They report a splendid time
Sunday they entertained at dinner Nj
and Mrs. Harry Williams Of Ricf
n1ond, Mr.. and Mrs Frank Cain an
children, Stringtown. !. /. Mr.. and Mrs
Charley Mendenhall entertained Sur
day dinner, Mr.. and Mrs. Ulysses
Manning and daughter, Rena, Mr.
Tile Clark. Miss Belle Conley, Mrs