The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-12-12
MURAL LIFE MEET
OPENS AT EATON

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EATON, O., Dec. 12.-Much good IL
expected to result from q rural life
conference which opens here this even
Ing and viii continue over Saturday.
Problems concerning the church win
be discussed at the initial session thls
evening, which will open at o'clock
The meeting will hold forth In the
public assembly room In the court
house.
Chief among the speakers on the
program this evening Ia Rev. B. F.
Lamb, director Of Ohio rural church
survey. Activities Of the Rural
Church" win be generally discussed,
the discussion to be led by Rev. ]. e.
Yingling. of Eaton. and o. T. Aydc-
lotte. Of Jackson township. A round
table will be conducted, at which VAT
ious subjects concerning the church
will be discussed. Glen Mckee will
preside as chairman.
Rural school problems vim be dis
cussed at session Saturday morning
beginning at $3.50 o'clock, with G. e.
Ulrich as chairman. L. F. Schieser
head Of the Monroe township schools,
0AO MI De IoANCO 4AuA4oys OSAAOAooA
township, win lead q discussion Of the
subject Of 1.-THE Rural School as
Community Center" At this session
r. Q. Landsittel, Of Columbus, viii bs
among the speakers.
At the closing session Saturday at
tefnoon. which opens at one o'clock,
8. 8. Hawley, Twin township, and Mrs.
Harry Price, Dixon township, will lead
3 discussion Of the subject Of ''Neces-
sly Conveniences of the Modern
Farm Home" H. q. Ramsower. de-
partment rural engineering, Ohio State
university, will address the meeting.
n. o. Silvers will preside as chair
man. Assembly singing at each ses-
sion WIN be under leadership Of Rev.
Paul 8. Wight, Of the local Church Of
Christ.
Ask to Sell Church.
Because the congregation has be-
come extinct through death and disper-
sion, the trustees Of the Gordon cir
cult, Dayton district, West Ohio con-
ference. Methodist Episcopal church.
have petitioned common pleas court
for authority to sell the Methodist
church property at West Sonora,
Preble county.
It is said the United Brethren
church Of West Sonora. is DESTROYS Of
purchasing the property for the pur-
center building.
The trustees making application for
authority to sell are: Allen Splitter,
Joshua Rowe, Joseph Long, Russell
Barlow. Charles Eiche1berger. George
W. b. Patterson.
Fined for SpeedIno,
After pleading guilty in police court
to exceeding the speed limit and oper-
ating his automobile with the cut-out
open. Orville Denilger, local auto
mobile dealer. was fined s. and costs.
Census Enumerstors Named.
Clifford Stroh, Clarence Grouse.
Mrs. Erma Raikes Nelson and Miss
Josephine Hunt are the cnsus emu
merators for Eaton, according to an
nouncen,ent by Supervisor Of the Cen.
sus G. r. Rensman. Of this census dis
trict, following receipt Of the ap-
pointments from Washington, d. O..
The other enumerators In Preb1e
county, according to Rensman's an
nouncement are: Washington town
ship, Alvadore Roberts, Edgar Van
Doren: jefferson township. Joseph A.
Day, Douglas Lawder, Monroe town
ship. Arthur Priddy, James Stayton;
Harrison township, Lon A. Hinea,
Jackson township, Ed Writ: Twin
township. Walter Geeting. Henry HUH
man; Dixon township. p. McDonough:
Casper township, Stanley Burif; La
nier township Dinner Stroup. Law
ernce Ehler; Israel township, L. s.
Foley; Gratis township, Jesse Buriff.
Ira Fudge; Somers township, Samuel
Boomershine.
Mrs. Ruth Marker has been elected
noble grand for the coming year by
Rachael lodge, Daughters Of Rebekah.
Miss Gina Stewart was elected vice
grand; Miss Grace Truitt, recording
secretary; Miss Jennie Reed, financial
secretary; Mrs. Sadie Young. treas
urer.
Get Judgment; Appealed.
n. r. Finfrock & Son, of Brookville,
obtained Judgment in justices court
in Twin township against Earl Smith
for 1880, alleged to be owing on an
account. Smith has appealed the case
to common pleas court. giving bond
in the sum of $50. The firm claims
Smith agreed to pay for coal delivered
to his mother, Mrs. Sarah Smith, but
when the bill was presented, he alleg-
eddy refused to pay.
Asks Divorce; Maiden Name.
Divorce and restoration OF her
maiden name of Spencer. are sought
in a suit filed in commonplace court
by Eta Mae Murray, of Camden,
against Dennis r. Murray, to whom
she was married May Is, 1914, In
Eaton. She charges her husband
struck and abused her and grossly
neglected her.
Fisher-Morrls.
Miss Bessie Morris, school teacher,
and Marion H. Fisher, of Fairhaven.
were married Thursday evening at
the hobe of the brides parents. Mr..
and Mrs. Palmer H. Morris. In Somers
township, the Rev. S. l. Gear, OF
Camden, officiating.