The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-03-18
News from Surroundings
Communities

WINCHESCTER Mrs. Morton
Longnecker was hostess to the Royal
Society club Wednesday afternoon.
Annual installation Of officers of the
Trt Kappa sorority was held Monday
evening at the home Of Miss Mabel
Wright. Mrs. Hazel Rubey Sims of
Ridgeville was a guest.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. e. Hinshaw enter
tanned at dinner Saturday as courte-
sy to Miss Nova Marting, who leaves
soon to take nurses training at John
Hopkins Hospital
The Craigyvar girls met Thursday
evening with Mrs. Clyde Engle in the
Litschert fats. Five hundred was
played, and Spanish chile supper was
served.
The Cinnamon girls surprised Mrs.
Carlos Jordon, a member Of the club
Tuesday evening. Mrs. Jordon leaves
soon for her new home in Richmond,
Vas
The Women's Foreign Missionary
society of the Methodist church met
Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. II. S.
Nickerson.
The Circle girls met with Miss Ha-
eel Hill Friday evening. Twelve mem
bers responded to roll call with items
OF interest on Oriental countries.
WEBSTER-The young people of
Friends church held party in
Browns hall Saturday. Persons en-
1oying the affair were Mrs. Chessie
Davenport and daughter Mary, Der.
nice Burnett, Bessie Best, Esther
Duke, Emma Lamb, Fern Lacy, Wane-
ia Hendershott, Mable Gibson, Walter
Culbertson, Noel Culbertson, Ralph
Hendershott, Harry Williams, Carl
Demree, Norman Beeson, Claude Will
liams, Gerald Johnson, Howard Hiatt,
and Nelson McMahan.
he Rev. Mr.. Norris gave an address
at the Methodist chuch Sunday after
noon.
The Rev. Elwood Davenport filed
his appointment at the Friends church
Sunday morning at IL o'clock.
OXFORD, O.-The excessive rains
Of the last few days have swollen
Four Mile creek to the danger point.
Yesterday considerable water ran into
the pump room Of the village water
works. At some points the creek
is out of its banks, and the property
of number of farmers will be serious
ly jeopardized if there is a further
raise. The creek Is pouring immense
volumes of water into the Miami
river just north of Hamilton.
EATON, O.-Several hundred per-
sons gathered Monday afternoon in
Grace Lutheran church to witness
program of exercises presented in
celebration of the eightieth birthday
nj -
Der, retired, former pastor Of the
church. Addresses were made by
the Rev. w. A. Bowman of Fremont,
o., Rev. M. L. Baum Of Dayton, Rev.
II. l.. Ridenour of New Lebanon, Rev.
s. Schillinger of West Alexandria, and
Mayor Harry l.. Risinger of this city.
Rev. Weber was in the ministry a
half century, the last nineteen years
of which he served the Lutheran
church here. He retains his residence
here. His health is splendid, despite
his advanced years.
Fifty dollars and costs was the fine
imposed upon five young men Monday
by Judge A. c. Risinger in common
pleas court, following their arraign-
ment on a charge Of contributing to
the delinquency of Emma and Mabel
Burkhead, sisters, and both minors,
who reside in this city. A sixth young
man was fined $40 and costs. The
girls ages are IA and II. Those fined
$50 and costs were verlando Burk-
head, 10, of Camden, said to be
cousin of the girls; William Brown,
%, whose home Is said to be at or
near Richmond, Ind; Ethan Hudson,
20, Of Alexandria, Ind; Thomas Wind
lon % of near Eaton and John Mel.
son, 20, Of Camden. All stand COM
mitted to the workhouse until the
fines and costs are paid. Lewis Brown
of Eaton, IS, was fined $40 and costs,
the fine being suspended, but he was
placed under the courts direction.
The court explained that because of
young Browns age, his fine was not
made so stiff as the others.
Oliver Eavers pleaded guilty Mon
day in common pleas court to an in
dictment charging assault and battery
and Judge Risinger assessed a fine