The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-04-12
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WOMAN'S CLUBS MEET.
EATON, O., April 12-The following
program was presented at a meeting
of the woman's federated clubs of
Preble county held Saturday at Lewis
burg, at the United Brethren church:
Morning session, 10:30-Music, high
school orchestra, Lewisburg, address
of welcome, G. M. Kumler. Lewisburg;
response. Miss Mary Tingle, Civic
league, Eaton; address, Mrs. Florence
Wilson, Ohio State university, Col
umbus; election of officers and bust
ness session; music, high school or
chestra; luncheon at noon at church;
Afternoon session, 1:30-Music, high
school glee club, Lewisburg; violin So
10, Miss Edna Rinehart; address Miss
Edna McChristie, associate Judge ju-
venile court, Cincinnati; reading, Mrs.
Zeigler; presentation of banner; mu-
sic, glee club; adjournment.
Members of the Unity club were en-
tertained at the regular melting Fri
day evening by Mrs. Charles Bloom
and Mrs. Ora Girton, at the home Of
Mrs. Bloom. The program consisted
of a song, America" by the club;
Current Events" by Mrs Charles
Click; American Red Cross in the
War; by Mrs. U. ]. Poffenberger;
Salvation Army in the War;" by Mrs
R. J. Schetd, and music, by Mrs. w.
M. little, The hostesses served a
luncheon
Vernon White, member of the Six
hundred and tenth Aero squadron, sta
toned at Middletown, Pa, has receiv.
ed his discharge from the service and
has arrived at his home here.
Lieute.e ut Robert Litehiser, recent
ly returned from overseas service,
will tell of his war experiences before
a meeting Of the Epworth league at
the Methodist church Sunday evening.
Lieut.. Litehiser has not yet received
his discharge from the service.
Many local persons were in Dayton
today to see the One hundred and for.
ty-eighth regiment of the thirty-sev-
enth Division parade in that city. Sew
eral Preble county men are members
of the One hundred and fortveighth
which includes the old Third regiment
! Ohio National Guard.
| Following his sudden death Wednes.
| day evening, due to heart disease,
| funeral services for Abe Smith, aged
! II, veteran of the Civil war, were held
Friday afternoon at his late home
| here and were in charge of the local
; g. A. R. post. Burial was in Mound
! Hill cemetery,
Inaugurated last Sunday evening,
the Rev. T. James Simpson will close
series of pre-Easter services tomor-
row evening at the Presbyterian
church. There will be no service this
evening. The meetings each evening
have drawn large crowds. Friday eve
ming the Gospel Team, made up of
Miami university boys, featured the
meeting. Tomorrow morning com
munion service will take place and
members will be received into the
church.
Addresses and music featured a
meeting of the local w. c. T. U.
branch here Friday afternoon in the
assembly, room at the courthouse.
Those speaking at the meeting were
Mrs. r. ]. Scheid, Mrs. Nellie Miles of
Eaton, Miss Nellie Scott of Sugar Val
ley and Mrs. Minnie Sauer of West
Alexandria. A devotional service was
led by Miss Wilson of Fair Haven.
Mrs S. F. Andrews, of Gratis, gave
a reading and Mrs. Mabel Bristow,
Mrs. Mark Small, the Rev. Paul
Wright and w. NJ. Title sang.
AS sought by the board of county
commissioners of Preble county, Com
mon Pleas Judge A. c.. Risinger has
authorized the commissioners to trans.
fer from the county election fund to
the tuberculosis hospital fund the sum
of $4,000. which is to be applied to
this county's share of the expense of
building and equipping joint-county
hospital in Montgomery county, near
Dayton. The transfer of funds was
authorized because of the fact that
there was not sufficient money in the
hospital fund to apply on the indebted
ness.
In common pleas court action, ao-
realed from a Justices court, j. e.
Hevel, the plaintiff, lost the suit
against Benjamin Bierly. A quantity
of shredded fodder bought from Bier
" at a farm sale was the basis of the
suit. Hevel claimed the fodder was
damaged by freezing. 1t developed
at the trial that the fodder had not
been guaranteed. The amount Of
money involved was $32. The costs
in the suit amounted to S34, which
Hevel paid and final record of the
suit has been entered in the court
records.
Divorce, alimony and custody Of
minor child are sought in suit filed
in common pleas court by Nora Black
ford against Samuel Blackford, of Day
ton. She charges extreme cruelty and
gross neglect. Blackford's father,
Henry Blackford, died some months
ago at Van Vert, o. In the alimony
feature OF her suit, Mrs. Blackford
makes ]. P. Sharkey, of Van Vert, adj
ministrator of the late Blackford's es-
tate; Grace Blackford, of Akron his
widow, and Dora Pryor, of Eaton.
daughter, defendants to the suit. 1t is
understood the late Blackford's estate