The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-08-27
BIG HOMECOMING
meet IS PLANNED
NEAR WINCHESTER

North Salem, near Union City, is
making great preparations for a grand
homecoming meeting to honor the SOL
der boys. returned from the World
War. The event will take place
August 30th and will begin with a pa
rade. The speaker of the day will be
Lieutenant Rex of Piqua, Ohio. Later
| there will be matinee and ball game.
There will be music and other enter
tainment features.
Winchester was visited by a wind
and rain storm. Sunday evening.
| Limbs we're blown from trees and as
the sky became very dark, and the gust
| was blown into every crack and crew.
ice, many persons became alarmed.
There was no serious damage, how
ever.
An enthusiastic farmers meeting
was held Monday evening in the
Wayne school building. An organiza-
ton was effected. Many good speak.
ers we're present, urging the farmers to
organize.
o. NJ Jeffries, of the Union City
Bottling company, has contracted for
| the erection of a new factory On his
lot The structure will be two stories
high elevator and will have two floors
24x60 not counting the storage sheds,
on the outside.
Winchester Is making extensive
preparations for the fall festival which
will be held the second week in
October.
The government food stuffs are still
going slowly at the local postofflce
| many persons objecting to buying ir
such large quantities. unless they
know positively what hey are getting
Prof Oscar G. Pickett, who has
been instructor Of the Friends choir
for a number Of years, was given g
purse, containing 35 dollars, Sunda,
morning, by the choir. the Rev. Franz
Cornell. presenting the gift. Mrs
| Pickett left Monday for Allerton, lows
| where he will teach the coming winter
He has been principal Of the Higf
school here for several years, and thu
community is sorry to see him leave.
DR.. G. c. Markle, coroner OF Ran
dolph county, gave as opinion, thai
the man found dead along the Bis
-Four tracks Thursday of last week
was a tramp, that had probably beer
walking on the track and became con
fused at the approach of the train
His body was not identified, and hal
been buried here in Fountain Park.
Il
given by the Sunday-school elias:
taught by Governor Goodrich Frida!
night was a grand success. An ele
CANT chicken dinner was served by thu
ladies of the Presbyterian church
Lieutenant Max Diggs, president o
the class, acted as toast-master. Talk:
were given by Governor Goodrich
Ernest E. Chenoweth, Charles L. Wat
son and others.
Mrs. Susanah M. Veal, 81, died a
her home Sunday evening Of the IN
frmities Of old age. She was tn
widow of George w. Veal a pionee
Of this county, and at one time treas
urer Of Randolph county. She is Sui
vived by one daughter, Mrs. Cor
Veal. The funeral was held Tuesda
afternoon in the NJ. E. church. tn
Rev. Harvey Thornburg OFFICIATING
Burial was at Fountain Park.
Bill of exception was filed in tn
circuit court Monday by Clarence Ii
. ora Wright against the Arba church
Arba cemetery, Levi Nickens, Orv1ll
B. Wright, a minor, and Samuel {
, Westlake, executor Of the will c
, Thomas Wright, deceased.
The Tn Kappas gave Chart
dance Tuesday evening at Funks LAKE
Splendid music was furnished to tn
> large crowd.
The office of the Union Heat, Llgh
and Power company has been move
! to the Red Mems building formerl
occupied by the Dreamland theatre
W. w. Goodrich is superintendent, an
Miss Ethel Engle will have charge {
the office
The marriage Of Miss Minnie Shocl
ney to H. A. Marker was solemnize
Saturday in the Friends parsonage b
the Rev. Frank Cornell. The grool
\ was principal of the Morton school
l Winchester, but now is employed
Union City, where they will max
their home.
Licenses to wed have been issued
! Guy Overla, 20, Winchester, and Irer
r Seagraves, 16. Winchester; Earl M
/, Cabb, %, Portland, and Violet Overl
q 16, Winchester; Walter Bait, %. Mul
l. cit, and Lena Sutton. Winchester
Cecil Mincer. 81, Winchester and Ey
Names, 16, Winchester; Ralph H. Pyl
rs, Richmond, and Reba Hardesty, l
Lynn.