The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-11-02
CAMBRIDGE CITY

J. w. Harper has been appointed
head manager of the Lippincott Co, OF
Cincinnati, assuming his new duties
Wednesday. Mrs. Harper and daugh-
ter Hazel, will for the present remain
in this city Mr.. Harper has been
travelling salesman for the company
and the new position is In the line OF
promotion Mrs. r. P. Lindsay is
spending a few days at Martinsville
with Mr.. Lindsay, who, is taking treat
ment at one Of the sanitariums..
Ralph Luddington has gone to India
napolis, where he has 4 position in the
office Of the Nordyke- Norman auto
mobile factory. Mrs. j. w. Moore
and daughter, Dorothy, spent Thurs
day In Richmond. :. After an absence
of twenty years, D. NJ Hebel, OF Shaw
nee, Okla, is visiting friends in this
community. Mr.. Hebel states that
crops were good in that part of the
world, watermelons selling at six dol
lars per ton, while peaches were so
plentiful, that there was comparatively
no sale for them, the best grade retail
ing at not more than fifty cents per
bushel. One quarter of the globe, at
least, where the high cost of living
had not materially affected the prices
of all eatables. Mr.. and Mrs. For
rest Hughes moved to jamestown, the
latter having come into possession or
a piece of property through her father,
and where they expect to make their
future home. Mr.. Hughes will engage
in the undertaking business. Mrs
L. H. Bird is improving, after an i'll
ness Of several days. Mr.. and Mrs
Lewis Hotmire and daughter, of Win
chester, are visitors in the home of
Mrs. Hotm.re's brother, Joseph Moore
and family. The schools closed
Wednesday evening for the remainder
of the week. Superintendent A. H.
Hines, and his corps of teachers going
to Indianapolis Thursday to attend the
session of the State Teachers Assoc
iation.. Mrs. Taylor Crook has gone
to Stroh to see her mother, who IS in
i'll health. The latter will return with
Mrs. Crook. "A pleasant family gath
ing was that of Wednesday evening at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond
Ferguson in observance of the form
eT's birthday Covers were laid for
Mr.. and Mrs. Ferguson, the formers
sister, Mrs. Rose Barrett, of Knights
town, Mr.. and Mrs. D. H. Wright and
son, Miss Esther Ferguson, DIN and
Paul Ferguson. Mrs. James Clark
and daughter, Miss Ruth Donovan,
have returned after week spent with
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. A. Ray, of indianapolis.
-. Among the jolly Halloween parties
YES that given Wednesday evening by
Miss Mary Catherine Wilson, at her
home on Front street, when she enter
tanned a company OF eighteen merry
boys and girls. The large rooms We're
gaily decorated in black and yellow,
black cats and witches were seen in
the various rooms. A fairy dance, a
ghost dance. bobbing for apples caused
merrfment for the gay crowd of mask
ers, while later in the evening, re-
freshments of pumpkin pie, ginger
cake. popcorn, apples and cider added
to the pleasure Of the guests, among
whom were the Misses Virginia Kabel,
Wilma Tout, Alice Cornthwaite, Helen
Adams, Martha Manloye, Norma
GoebeI, Margaret Thurman, Helen
Golay, Lucille Pritchard, Lucille Og-
born, and Masters Robert Griffin, of
Spiceland, Robert Williams, Roy KEEL
lUn1, Irving Manlove, Francis Zude-
master and Everett Strattan Mr.
and Mrs. John Dora were host and
hostess, Tuesday evening, at cooper
alive supper given by the members
of card club when the ladies took
this means OF entertaining their hus
bands. The evening was spent If
playing Five Hundred. the company
including Mr.. and Mrs Frank McDan
lei, Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Sherry, Mr.
and Mrs. R. Il. Watkins, Mr.. and Mrs
Glenn Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. A. H
Wiseman, Mr.. and Mrs Clifford Mar
son, Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Drischel, Mr.
and Mrs. Dora. =. The Evangelical
church Of Pershing, will hold Home
Coming. Thanksgiving day and even
ing. Any who have wofshipped there
If attended Sunday school, are expect
ID to be present or send a contribu-