The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-02-11
FUEL SITUATION
IS IMPROVING
At new PARIS
Snow Shoveling Cost Jeffer-
son Township $649.60,
Report Shows.


NEW PARIS, o., Feb. 1.-THE rise
in temperature, the arrival Of coal and
the temperance of gas has slightly
relieved the fuel situation here.
A car Of coal was divided among
sey eral needy families Thursday.
In order to alleviate the fuel situa-
ton here the Hulda Rebekah lodge
voted to hold it's meeting on Thurs
day afternoon and night instead OF on
two different days.
The New Paris unit of the Red Cross
is collecting old kid gloves and pieces
Of leather which it intends to use in
making aviator Jackets as soon as
enough material is collected. Old
gloves, old pieces of leather. and old
pieces of furs from which the leather
is almost worn off are some of the bits
that are being deposited for this work
in the do your bit" box at the Mir
TOR office.
w. f. Dwyer was reelected Monday
by the Jefferson township trustees. as
sexton of the cemeteries. The snow
shoveling cost the township $647.90,
the beautiful having been removed
from the roads to make them passable.
The First National Bank was chosen
as the depository for the funds this
year At the meeting of the Board Of
Education Saturday. the Farmers
Banking company was made the depos-
tory for the school funds.
Miss Emma Maddox has moved to
Eaton to make her home there. Mrs.
Maude r. Tyler, recent victim Of an
accident, is improving nicely at Reid
Memorial Hospital, Richmond. -. T.
F. Bice lost valuable horse Thursday
at New Hope, where he was loading
hogs. Upon going to a grocery to get
warm. and failing to tie his horses,
the team became frightened and ran.
An on-coming freight train, unable to
slacken speed, struck one horse and
killed 1t instantly, the other horse be-
ing thrown down a ten-foot embank-
ment, but not seriously injured. The
wagon was not damaged. Union
meetings are being held at the Metho-
dist church these Sundays Of the zero
weather and lack Of fuel. since the con-
gregation mas wood with which to
heat tho edifice.. -. Mr.. and Mrs. Jo-
seph Maiden are the parents of a
son. Mrs. w. Howard Brooks Of
Richmond spent Thursday with Mrs.
Celia J. Collins. The I. o. o. F..
lodge is displaying service flags, one
In the window fronting on Washington
street, and one upon the wall of the
lodge rooms. The flag holds three
stars thus tar for members called to
the colors---Henry B. w. Miller Great
Lakes, Ills, Paul w. Clark, Jackson
vile, Fla. and Russell B. Aker, who
leaves February 90, for Camp Sher-
man. . Charles Davis of Alberta,
Canada, is The guest of his sister, Mrs
l.. c. Ashman, this being his first visit
here for number Of year. Mrs. Ce-
liz J. Collins. who has been visiting in
Richmond with her daughter the last
five weeks has returned. The regu.
lar meeting Of the B. G.. l. c., held the
last week was most enjoyable affair
and was In the nature of "a follow
the-leader" party, the guests being
hied up numerous alleys, streets and
through back yards by the hostesses.
Misse Betty Frank and Ruth Tea. Con.
tets and games and supper were 9TH
or features enjoyed by the young lady
followers Election of officers re-
suited in the following roster: Miss
Mildred Clark, president: Miss Wanda
King, vice-president; Miss Helen Saw
yer, secretary The February meeting
will be held at the home of Miss Wan
da King with Miss King and Miss
Mary Hawley as hostesses. Mr.. and
Mrs. E. V. Stamback have returned
from a short Florida trip. >. Sam Oda
OF near Eaton has moved to the Naber
property on Cherry street. Mrs Roy
Smoker. Frankfort. Ky. writes her
father, w. p. Mills, of witnessing the
ice gorges on the river there, and
tells in graphic way the destruction
wrought. :. The Tuesday club met at
the home OF Mrs. Minnie Pence Tues
day evening and splendid meeting
vas held, despite the zero weather
James Boyle left Tuesday for trip
through Pennsylvania. j. A. Ben.
son has moved from his farm to the
east half of the L. J. Reid property
while Fred White and family have
moved from Richmond TO the Benson
farm. Susan f. j. Mckee is criti
cally i'll at her home in Gettysburg
Tier daughter. Mrs. Fannie Curry of
Cincinnati has been here for several
weeks aiding in caring for her moth
ci.. Mr.. and Mrs. +. O. Murray and
family leave Saturday to spend the re-
rlainder Of the winter months in sun
ny Florida. Mrs. Carrie Deardoff, of
Dayton. who has been i'll the last ten
days at the home of her mother, Mrs.
Caroline McGrew, is recovering rapid
~ Mrs. McGrew is also slightly i'm
proved e.. Chris. j. Bailey of Rich
mond visited his grandmother. Mrs.
Caroline McGrew, Saturday. I'd. Mrs.
Frank J. Colvin and son, William.
spent from Sunday TO Tuesday at
Campbellstown with the Misses En-
ma and Amanda Brewer. Home
made pies are always in demand and
he wife of James Shurre kept count
for two weeks and four days and found
that GAG pics baked during that time
were rapidly sold,