The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-02-17
News from Surrounding
Communities

EATON-The board OF elections
OF Preble county met here Saturday
and made arrangements for a special
election to be held February 81 in the
Slime school district, at which the
question of issuing 100000 worth of
bonds for the purpose of buying a site
and erecting and equipping a new
school building in the Brookville con-
solidated school district, which lies
largely within Montgomery county. 1t
is said there are less than twenty
electors in the Slime district, which is
part of the Brookville district. Pu-
pills living in, portions of eastern Har-
rison and Twin townships, Preble
county, attend the Broohville district.
Decentralization" and Literature
and the War" are the themes OF two
addresses to be delivered by Alfred H.
Upham, Phi. D., of Miami university,
here next Saturday at meeting of the
Preble County teachers association.
John Schwarz, head of the public
schools at Hamilton, will deliver an
address on Scope of the Teachers
Interest" at the afternoon session.
Of1cers of the association are: L. F.
Schiesser, president; Anne Habebost,
secretary; Walter Waggoner, treas
| urer; executive committee, G. S. Den
nison, Reuben Koch and Zelma Nunna-
| maker
Between 800 and 400 Pythians, Ply
THAN Sisters, members of their fam
lilies, and friends attended the thirty
seventh anniversary celebration of the
organization of Waverly lodge Friday
evening at the Pythian temple. A
Judge w. A. Budore and Frank l.
Brown, of Dayton, delivered addresses.
Past Grand Chancellor E. w. Ellis and
Supreme Tribune J. D. Clark, Of Day
ton, were on the program for addresses,
but they were unable to be present. w.
C. Kirschner, trustee of the Pythian's
children's home, at Springfield, was a
Pleas Judge A. C. Risinger presided
as master of ceremonies at the ban.
quet and exercises. Miss Lucille Reel
sang several solos, with Mrs. Earl
| Young as accompanist. A local or
| chestra was in attendance. Dancing
was the closing feature Of the festivf
ties.
! CENTERVILLE The Woman's
Cemetery Association met Friday al
the home Of Mrs. Enos S. Wright. II
was the first meeting this year. A
part of the soliciting committee ap
pointed recently reported money col
lected for the Thanksgiving Fund ant
in all $1S0.75 has been collected. The
treasurer submitted the following
years report: Balance on hand
S3O35S. In 1917 she reported $4,000
This year started with one new mem
Der, Mrs. Ada Eliason. The member
ship has increased until 1853 members
are enrolled. Mrs. Hattie Robin!
served as recording secretary in thu
absence of Mrs. Pike. The presiden
asked a continuance Of the loyal sup
port of the association in the comm,
years work and appointed the stand
ing committees, executive, finance
flower, membership and entertain
ment. to oversee these various line
of work to be done by the organiza
ton. A committee to draft resolu
tons of respect to the memory of tn
latest deceased member, Mrs. Marth
Bull, is composed of Mrs. Emma Bel
zell, Mrs. Ella Dunbar and Mrs. Ev
Commons. The executive committe
will meet the coming week to emplo
a care-taker Of Crown Hill, time an
, place to be named by the chairman
| Mrs. Bethany Lashley. The meetin
adjourned to meet March IA with Mr.
Ella Dunbar.
The Red Cross society met at tn
rooms Friday at p. m. to sew on re
2 ugee garments and will meet regularl
= once a week.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Roy T
3 Crist, son of Mr.. and Mrs. John "
. Crist, of Spartansburg, while on flu
2 Tough this week from Camp T.ylo
r surprised his friends by announcin
his marriage to Miss Esther Watso
of Jonesboro, which took place las
Sunday. Sergeant Crist is connecte
with the medical corps of the arm.
The couple will live at Camp Taylo
i. for the present.
Albert Conoroe of Modoc, was S
riously injured Wednesday nigh
when his machine was struck by
q train. Conoroe was driving the m
:, chine and failed to notice the a
. preaching train. 1t is reported tn;
: he had an eye put out.
Harold Edwards is visiting his p
= rents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Edward
:. south of the city. He was in the rad
- service. He was torpedoed while 81
miles from the shore of France ar
. was in an open boat nearly two day
:, before being rescued.
Il The board of directors of the Ra
dolph County Pure Bred Live Stot