The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-10-29
ANCIENT PIECES
OF CERAMIC ART
FOUND IN PERRY
Mrs. Al Barbar Has Three
Specially Valuable Articles
Other Notes.
By NATE EDWARDS


ECONOMY, Ind, Oct 29.-There are
many old and valuable pieces OF cera-
mic art in china closets hereabouts
The following beautiful dishes were
brought to light In Mrs. A. Barbar's
closet and here is a printed descript-
ion of them Two are $50 years old.
They were painted by S. H. Gordon In
1853, In Orange, New Jersey. One is
a dish 10 by 10 inches square and one
inch deep. 1t is an apple sauce tray
and has asters and marigolds as the
decorative part, painted true to life.
The other is a water cress or celery
tray It is by II inches and one
and one half inches deep. The main
figure in the foreground is stork
flying across a lake. The sky Is
perfect June one and the tinting OF
water Is sp1endidly done. The third Is
a pickle dish. 1t is unique In design.
Two large grape leaves with stem
ends twisted together form the dish.
1t Is plain white and dates back to
1917. Mrs. Josephine Williams went
over to Losantville Thursday to help
Mrs. Marie Ladd prepare big chicken
sweet potato dinner for the Cabin
Creek Sewing club. When 1t comes
to advertising Liberty bonds 1T would
Jake a Rdy6E SCI III I1lSn SNAOOA pups
than the scholars here. Pupils plaster
ed their nose, cheeks, chin, forehead
and clothes in such conspicuous way
that noticeable attraction was immed-
late. Mayor Rol1in Bunch of Mum
Gle, sent a man here to contract for
beans of Basil Gates, the bean man.
Wayne county Is becoming well known
as a bean district. Thursday after
noon the Economy schools gave fire
drill demonstration. i. !. Frank Cain,
Rufus Williams, Harry Williams and
Herbert Wodman were hauling gravel
Thursday. Friday afternoon the
Economy W. C. T. q. society met at
the home of Mrs Cora Bond. A re-
port of the recent state convention at
Anderson was given by the secretary.
Rev. Wallace Johnson OF Ohio. will
preach in the Morgan Greek Friends
church Sunday morning at 1O:3o.. -.
Mrs. Emma Hiatt was the Thursday
afternoon visitor OF Mrs. Neoma john
son of near Morgan Creek. VIII
Conarroe was at Greensboro with big
load of old hens and young chickens
Thursday afternoon. Prices are still
fair for poultry. Julian Edwards of
Modoc, was here Thursday and also
at Richmond in the afternoon with a
load OF sheep for the Glen Miller
stock yards. -. Mr.. and Mrs. Morris
Lees baby died Thursday night at
their home north of Economy. No ar
rangements have been made for the
funeral. :. Mrs. Peggy Morrison Is
back from visit with Newcastle rela-
tives and entertained Mrs. Nancy
Pierce, Mr.. and Mrs. Link Morrison at
dinner Friday. Mrs. Mary Johnson
and Mrs. Pearl Oler were at Muncie
Thursday visiting and doing some
shopping. :. Mrs. Mella Cromer, who
has been visiting Richmond friends
and relatives the past several days, re.
turned to Economy the first of the
week to stay with Mrs. Peggy Nor
rison this winter. Mrs. w. L. Feni
more and daughter Blanche, were al
Williamsburg, Fountain City and Beth
Ell Friday afternoon. Mrs. Hannah
FRASER will not return to Muncie until
some time the latter part Of next
week.