The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-05-07
EATON PYTHIANS
TO HONOR DEAD
SUNDAY, JUNE 8
Annual Memorial Services to
be Held In Afternoon at
Mound Hill Cemetery.

Mound Hill Cemetery. |
EATON, o., May Annual mem |
ORAL services Of Waverly lodge, K OF
p, win be held here Sunday after
noon, June 8. The exercises, as here |
tofore, will be held In Mound Hill
cemetery, at which time the graves Of
departed Pythians will be decorated
with flowers and emblems of the fra
ternity. BENJAMIN Harwitz, Of Middle
town. has accepted an invitation to de-
liver the principal address at the SER
vices. A committee In charge of gen.
eral arrangements for the services is
made up OF Charles F. Brooke, William
E. Reel and Peter J. Wiseman.
Sunday School Meet May %
Twenty-ninth annual convention OF
the Sunday school association OF
Preble county will be held at Gratis,
May %. at which Marion Lawrence,
secretary Of the International Sun
day school association, and A. T. Ar
mold, secretary Of the Ohio State Sun
day School association, will deliver
addresses. County School Superin-
tendent Walter s. Fogarty. head OF
the county Sunday school organiza-
ton, is in charge Of arrangements for
the convention.
Ludy Funeral Today
Following his death Monday at the
home OF his parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
F. M. Ludy, four miles northeast of
here, funeral services for Elijah F.
Ludy, aged 80, were conducted here
this afternoon at the Christian church
by the Rev. CARRIER. Burial was in
Mound Hill cemetery.
Mrs, kuhIman Dies
Mrs. A. H. kaufman. sister OF Mrs.
j. F. Miles, of this city, died Sunday
at the home Of her parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. T. H. Morris. at Gettysburg.
Darke county, and funeral and burial
took place this afternoon at Gettys-
burg. Mr.. and Mrs. Miles attended
the funeral.
Reception at Church.
The Rev. Thomas ]. Simpson is
completing details of a reception to be
held Thursday evening at the Presby-
terrain church for new members. A
program of appropriate exercises Will
be rendered.
Wants 5000 Heart Balm.
Damages in the sum of $1,000 is
sought in a common pleas court &C
ton. brought by Virgil Sweeny, Oh
Lewisburg, against James E. Gates
WuOA 0WCCACy OAdA $50 WAtA eAA~A~SS
ing the affections Of Mrs. Sweeny.
Grand Jury Report Today.
It was expected the grand jury
which convened Monday. would finish
its work and report its findings some
time this afternoon. The jury re
cesed over Tuesday because of the
fact that Judge A. C. Risinger wa:
called to Dayton on an importan
court matter.
Franchise Change Goes Over.
Council, in meeting this week
laid over again until the next regula
meeting, an application of the Eatol
Lighting company for amendment o
the company's franchise that will per
NIT the company to obtain electri'
current from Greenville compan.
for local uses. Council will NEE
Thursday evening in special session
to inaugurate street oiling Legislation
and also to consider acceptance OF
ground plat submitted by an out-oi
town real estate syndicate. The pla'
ted ground lies between Cherry an
Franklin streets and south of st. Clai
street.
Former PrebIe countian Dies.
Francis o. Hartrum, native
Preble county and at one time
teacher in the local public schools
died Monday night at the Montgomer
county orphanage, near Dayton,
which he had been superintendent t.
last sixteen years. His death We
sudden, due to heart disease. NJ
Hartrum was ~ years old, and wa
born at Pyrmont, Preble county, Ma
10. 1857, and was son of John an
Mary Hartrum. After leaving TT
schools here as teacher, Mr.. Hal
rum went to Hamilton, where for Sc
en- years he was principal OF scho
in that city. Later he went to Da
ton and taught in the schols and viii
SO doing was elected to the superi
tendency of the orphanage of MOI
gomery county. Fraternally,
Hartrum was Mason and Knight
Pythias, his membership in the latt
fraternity being held in Waiver
lodge in Eaton, and his Masonic me-
bership in Dayton. Surviving are t
widow, Margaret Hartrum, daughts
Miss Edith Hartrum. teacher in t
schools in Dayton; and two sister
both of whom reside in Dayton. I.
probabilities are that the funeral W
take place Thursday Afternoon at t
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