The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-10-04
PLANS FINISHED
FOR WINCHESTER
SOLDIERS DAY
Arrange for 900 Ex-Service
Men at Randolph County
Dinner.

WINCHESTER, Ind, Oct. ALL
plans have been made for the home
coming to be held here Wednesday y,
Thursday and Friday Of next week.
Thursday vill be soldiers day. Sol
diers Of all wars will be given a free
dinner. Three overseas soldiers will
be here to give talks. County Sup
erintendent l.. L. Driver will make
the address Of welcome and Captain
f. E. Chenoweth will respond. An H.
lustrate ted lecture will be given in the
evening.
Dr. E. c. Ballard, who died at his
home in Greenville. Ohio, was brought
here for burial, Friday afternoon. He
was reared in this city. His wife who
years ago. Charles Ballard, Of this
city. is brother. and Ralph and
Harry Ballard are nephews.
The trial Of Oscar Simmons, which
was set for hearing before Squire
Coats, Wednesday, was postponed un
til Monday, October 6.
Judge Theodore Shockney has been
appointed chairman Of Randolph
county to direct the Roosevelt mem
orial campaign which will be made
during the week of October 90 to 81
Suit for foreclosure of mechanic's
lien was filed Wednesday by Robert
r. Robinson against the Victor Oil
Company Of Indiana, William II
Baker and Nancy Estella Baker.
At the Hubbard and Leavell sales
barn, Wednesday afternoon, IS head
of hogs sold at an average Of $50 per
head. The highest price paid for any
one hos was $3.50 and was purchased
NV II
An all day basket meeting and
Homecoming will be held at White
River chapel U. b. church. northwest
of Winchester, Sunday, October 5th
The speakers will be the Rev. Max
Shaffer Of Muncie and the Rev. Ann
Coats of Harrisville.
The funeral Of Mrs. Ira Branson
wife Of the president of the Farm
land State bank. was held at her home
Wednesday afternoon, with burial al
Fountain park She is survived by
the husband and one son.
All the offices in the courthouse
were closed Tuesday afternoon, and
the employees enjoyed the half-holi
day allowed by the state.
Marriage licenses have been issued
to John w S. Thornburg, %, Winches,
ter and May Mitchell, %, Winchester
and Edna Thompson, 10, Union City
The former were married by Justice
George Coats
Clinton Lewis, of Bradford, Ohio
has established a wholesale candy fac.
tory in Union City. The manager OF
the factory is r. F. Milbourne, Of St
Harys, Ohio, who has had 35 years
experience as a candy maker.
Hurt In Auto Crash.
Norman Mason, son of James Mason
of Union City, is in serious condi.
ton at his home, following an auto
mobile accident, in which he received
severe cuts on the body and internal
injuries. The accident was due TO the
breaking Of a radius rod. The auto
truck. which Mason was driving was
wrecked.
Sunday is rally day at all the Sun
day schools and churches Of the city
Each church is making a special effort
for an extra attendance.
Union City is having large crowds
attending their street fair. The ex
hibit of farm products is fine. Good
band music Is a special feature.
Dan Ruble, an OIL worker of Farm
land. was severely injured Wednesday
at Muncie, when he guided his ma
chine into tree. He was enroute tc
his home when the accident occurred
While working on the roof of his
barn Thursday, John Abshire, who re
sides southwest of the city. fell to the
ground, a distance Of about Is feet
and was severely injured.
A. II. Krosman, parole officer Of tbs
Indiana State prison, was a business
visitor here Thursday.
c. G. Hiatt and P. G. Parks have
asked permission to donate all the
bread required for the soldiers dinner
Thursday. Dinner will be served a,
four places, the Methodist church, the
Friends church. Odd Fellows hall anC
Red Mems hall. They expect to feed
500 people.
The remodeling of the First NJ F,
church has been completed. 1t is mod
ern in every respect.