The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-05-15
SHORT LOCALS

| Thursday in Columbus;
Deputy Sheriff Burr II. Lytle went
to Centerburg Friday to spend the
day on official business.
George Porterfeld of this city
went to Delaware Friday to spend
several days there with friends.
Miss Ada Van Voorhis walked to
/ Martinsburg Saturday afternoon to
visit her grandmother, Mrs. Angeine
McWilliams, on Sunday.
W. s. Heron of Centerville, Mich,
and Emma Heron Wilson of Colum-
bus are visiting their brother, B. d.
Heron and family.
DR.. Isabelle Nixon of this city
went to Columbus Saturday to attend
the Mississippi Valley Suffrage CON
vention at the Hotel Deshler.
Paul p. Pharis, who enlisted in the
hospital corps, leaves today for Fort
Myers, Va.
Mrs. Mary Eckenrode of South Gay
street went to Howard Friday to
spend the day with friends.
Mrs. Charles Suttles of this city
spent Friday in Gambler with rela-
tives.
Mrs. c. D. Swigart and son, Harold,
of this city went to Howard Friday
to spend several days with relatives.
ID. l.. CARRIER Of Bast Chestnut
street spent Friday in Columbus on
business.
Mrs. Hattie Stout of East Howard
street was taken to the Mt. Vernon
hospital for treatment Thursday.
G.. +. Hoyer Of Columbus was in
the city transacting business Thurs
day.
Mr. and Mrs Nelson f. Prentiss of
Payne, o., arrived here Saturday to
attend the funeral of the late William
A. Woolson.
Miss Mae Schaeffer, who is a
nurse at the Glennville hospital,
Cleveland, arrived here Friday to
spend few days with relatives.
Thomas Van Voorhis returned to
Cleveland Friday for a few days, pre-
paratory to joining his cavalry regi-
ment to enter the federal service.
Clerk of Courts o. G.. Taylor went
to Columbus Friday to act as Judge
in the state Pythian degree team
contest.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Tighe of Oak
land, CAL, are visiting relatives in
this city. Mr.. and Mrs. Tighe for
merly resided here.
Mrs. II. S. Lauderbaugh OF Colum-
bus is visiting her son and daughter
in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. C. G. Lauder
baugh of East Gambler street.
An eXpressman of the Davidson
line accidentally let a trunk fall
through the large plate glass window
of the Stamm clothing store Friday
morning, breaking it into bits.
Candidates at the oncoming cleo
tion who are nominated by petition
for township or village offices or
members of the board of education
are not required to pay fee, states
the local beard of elections.
Miss Alice Chase of Wichita, Kas.,
arrived in Gambler Friday for a Wis
ii with friends. Miss Chase Is the
granddaughter of the Rt. Rev. Phil
ander Chase, founder of Kenyon col
lege.
Miss Doris n. Crowtners of Co
shocton spent Thursday and Friday
in the city, the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph w. Hancock of East High
street Miss Crowthers will attend
the Sophomore hop at Gambler.
Oliver Smith of Cumberland, Md,
former Mt. Vernon boy, has been
accepted for the federal officers re-
serve corps, providing he can pass
the physical examination. Mr.. Smith
is veteran of the Spanish-American
war.
Chief Deputy Samuel III. Peterman
of the Knox county board of elections
has been invited to Columbus to go
over the proposed new law regarding
absent voting. The measure is quite
comprehensive and contains n consid-
cradle number of matters which
could not be gone over by mail.
Harry Haynes of o. S. u, Colum.
bus, was in this city Thursday to
spend few hours with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Haynes of West
Vine street. before leaving for Fort
Benjamin Harrison, Ind, where he
will enter the federal officers re-
serve training school,
Lawrence Morrison and DR., G. ID
Conard of this city have offered theil
services in Field Hospital Corps No
4, o. n. c., which is located in Della
ware. Morrison was accepted and
DIR. Conard is awaiting the arriva
of his commission. Both young mel
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