The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-12-03
WINCHESTER BOY, I,
ACCIDENTALLY SHOT

WINCHESTER, Ind. Dec. 3.-The
7-year-old son Of Mr. and Mrs. Jesse
Monroe was seriously wounded Mon
day, when gun with which he and a
playmate were playing was accidental
ly discharged. and the Monroe boy
was shot through the stomach. He is
in q critical condition in the Ford
hospital at Union City.
Mrs. Eli Thompson was taken to
the Ford hospital. Union City. Tues
day. where she was operated upon for
appendicitis.
Ernest Purdy, As, is dead in Los
Angeles, Calf He had been serious
ly i'll for a few weeks. Purdy was un-
married and the son Of w. ]. Purdy
Of this city. He is survived by the
father, two brothers of this city, Cap
tain Clarence Purdy, and sister, Mrs.
Nellie Purdy Watts, OF Butte, Mont.
Mrs. John Mcfarland Of Ridgeville.
is dead at her home there, aged rs
years. She is survived by the hus-
band. two sons and three daughters.
John Heitzman, who lives near New
Pittsburg, has filed three indictments
against Frank Byrum. One was for
shooting across the public highway,
another for shooting dog belonging
to Heitzman, and the third for hunt
ing without q license. Byrum pleaded
guilty to the last charge and paid his
fine and costs, amounting to sal.
Saturday Judge Shockney granted
divorces to the plaintiffs in two suits.
Lester w. Vardman vs.. Hattie Ward
shire.
Don F. Carey. 26. farmer. Carmel.
and Mary WATSON, %, stenographer,
Winchester, and Erma L. Grow, 20,
Ridgev1lle. and Mary L. Harris, 90,
Winchester, have been licensed to
wed. ....
Miss Grace Poyner Hesses, school
teacher. and George Kane were mar
1ied Saturday by the Rev. w. H. Bak-
Aer, of the Main street church Of Christ.
Mrs. Kane is a teacher in the Morton
building.
The Union City Times was purchas-
ed by George w. Patched AZ years ago.
on Dec. l. Mr.. Patched, within two
years after the Office was purchased
by him. had it paid for and on a pay
ing basis. notwithstanding the fact
that at that time there were two other
well established newspapers in the
field.
Frank Kreider, who lived five miles
northwest Of Union City, is dead Of
lock jaw. caused from getting the
fingers Of his left hand caught in the
two-rol corn shucker, decorating them
terribly. Ten days after the accident
lock jaw developed. He Is survived
by the widow, one son. Charles Kreid-
er, and three daughters.
Miss Mary WATSON, daughter Of
Mrs. Henrietta WATSON, Of this CITY,,
and Don F. Carey, Of Carmel, Ind,
were married Saturday morning in the
Friends parsonage. by the Rev. Frank
Cornell. They left shortly after the
ceremony, in their car, for their home
in Carmel. Miss WATSON was a pop
ular young lady Of this city, a member
Of the Cinnamon club and a stenog-
rapher in the employ of the Poland
China Record company. Mr.. Carey
is a prosperous former Of Hamilton
county.
Myrom J. Fargo, ~. Grand Haven,
Mich. and Nellie Sisk, 26, LosantvilIe,
have been licensed to wed.
Cornelius Graves has been taken to
Easthaven for treatment.
The case Of Gid Shaw VS.. Lawrence
Mendenhall was tried Saturday and a
verdict renderend in favor Of the de-
fendant. The case will be appealed
to the circuit court. 1t grew out of
the sale Of a rabbit dog. which Shaw
claims he bought from Mendenhall
for $40. and which he alleges. proved