The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-06-06
PREBLE'S QUOTA
IN SCOUT DRIVE
is 263 MEMBERS
W. C. T. u. will Observe
Flower Mission Day at
County Institutions.

EATON, O., June 6.-Preble coun-
TVS quota in Boy Scouts week, to be
observed throughout the country June
to II, is 1858, which means that
200 associate members must be Sc
cured in the county at 81 per member.
Walter Waggoner, well-known edu-
Gator, is chairman for the county.
Flower Mission Day.
Flower Mission day will be observed
Saturday by the Preble County W. c.
T. U. with exercises at the county
orphanage at 10 o'clock in the morn
ing; at the county Jail at 130 in the
afternoon and at the county infirmary
at 2 o'clock. In addition to the en-
tertainment feature, flowers will be
given to each of the inmates of the
three institutions
Funeral of Miss Sturr.
Funeral services for Miss Grace
Sturr who ended her life Tuesday
morning by drowning herself in the
Flory ice pond, were held Thursday
afternoon at the home and were con-
Quoted by the Rev. Sara l.. Stoner. of
Prospect, o., formerly of Eaton. Bur
lal will be in Mound Hill cemetery. The
W. R. c., of which she was mem
Der, attended the services in a body.
She also was member of the local
Uniyersalist church.
Free Mail Delivery.
West Alexandria, five miles east of
Eaton, is to have free mail delivery
by carrier, according to announcement
made by o. v. Fritz, postmaster of
the village. He has been advised by
Congressman Warren Gard that the
village has been granted free mail de-
livery
Eaton and Camden are the only
towns in Preble county that have free
mail delivery by carrier at this time.
In each instance establishment of the
service was secured through efforts of
Congressman Gard
1t probably will require considerable
time before surveys, routing and other
work will be completed for operation
of the service at West Alexandria.
Sells Saloon Fixtures.
Charles c. Pollett, former local sa
loonist. has sold his saloon equipment
to Bril- Foreman, who will operate a
soft drink place. Pollett has no bus
mess plans for the immediate future
He and his family expect to take a
trip of several months in the west.
May Have % Delegates.
Preble county will be entitled tc
representation in the convention oil
the State Sunday school association
to be held June II, IS and 10, in Ak
ron. 1t is expected the county asso
citation will select Preble's delegates
within the next few days.
8 Will be Graduated.
Miss Willodine Parrish of Camden,
Miss Jeanette Roselius and Miss Min
ME Bohlman of West Alexandria, will
be graduated from the nurses training
school of Central hospital, Cincinnati
at the annual commencement exer
cises to be held June IA
Marriage Licenses.
Marriage licenses issued here re
Gently in probate court: Sherman G
Parton, %, mechanic, Richmond, Ind
and Flora E. Lee. Is. New Paris.
Asher D. Woolley, 81, merchant
Williamsburg, Ind, and Hilda NJ. Ste
gall 10, Jackson township.
Clawson Keltner, 80, and Cordeli;
Taylor, 20, both of Eaton.
Give Flag to School.
Members of the senior class of tn
high school has presented to the pub
lie schools handsome silk flag. WI
lis Flora. president of the seniors, pre-
scented the flag on behalf OF the clas
and A R. Pitsinger, of the high schoo
faculty, in behalf of the schools, &C
cepted the flag. The custom of tn,
seniors presenting something Of valu
to the schools upon completion Of thei
school work was inaugurated severa
years ago.