Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-05-20
Grinnell and Vicinity.
IN Times-Repuplican.

! GrinnclI May 20.--E. j. Edwards, Vi
| Lorimer, has come to Grinpell TO I'VE
| and has bought the stock and business
| of G. r. Williams in the Ideal grocery
| Mr.. Edwards has children all ready l"
| enter the college. Mr. Williams mas
! not made public his plans for the fu-
| ture.
The following women of Grnneil
| have completed 500 or more hours Oh
| free work for the Red Cross and are
! by virtue of that fact. entitled TO wear
| the especia! Red Cross official service
| badge: Mrs. j. l.. Fellows, Mrs. George
| r. Ross, Mrs. Eugene Henely, Mrs. H.
ID. Work, Mrs. II. o. Hickerneli, MRS.
". J. Rusk. Mrs. +. r. Porter. Mrs.
| Robert Lincoln. Mrs. Joseph Humoer|
| Mrs Dora Pottle, Mrs. Verne McLer-
mott, Mrs. William Gardner and Mrs.
| G.. Il. McGuin. There may be others
| not yet reported
Phil ID. Burton and children ana
| grandchildren have had the pleasure
| of q three days visit from MIR. Burton
| brother. Ex-senator Theodore Burton.
| of New York City. Senator Burton
was a former resident OF this close VI
cinity and an attendant Of Iowa COL
lege of this city. He gave Interesting
local "reminiscences in his address OF
Monday morning at the chapel ana
| paid brief but tender, fitting tributes
| to the honored instructors of the early
| days in which he was here He was In
| the class of 1872.
j. L. McIlrath was especially anxious
| regarding the fate Of Lieut.. Com. Rob-
| ert Lavender, who was the radio man
| Of the n. C.-3 that wandered some
| what from the path marked out for the
4cross Atlantic flight in seaplanes. Mr..
McIlrath Is a cousin of Com. Lavender.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Streck loaned
| three sons to the government in its
| time of greatest need year ago or
more and the government has treated
them we'll and brought them all back
without injury.
| Mrs. Thomas r. Bray, whose funeral
was held on Sunday afternoon from
the Catholic church, conducted by Rev.
| NJ. J. Harmon. with internment in the
| Calvary subdivision Of Hazelwood.
| was born in Vermont in 1856. OF her
| nine surviving children seven were
| present at the funeral. They were
| Thomas J. Bray. Of Oskaloosa; Lii
| liam NJ. Bray, of Grinnell: Farrell
| Bray, Of Sigourney; Mrs. Charles A.
| Eglin, of Des Moines: Mrs. John G.
| Kerrigan. of Primghar; Isle w. Bray,
OF Cheyenne, Wyo.. and Frances l..
Bray Of Des Moines. William. Of Fres-
| no, Cal, and Mrs. Edward Stiles, OF
| Burlington, We're not able to be pres
ent Seven grandchildren also sur
vive. Mrs. Bray was connected with
| the Catholic church here, with the
| Women's Relief Corps, was trustee
| Of the ladies' cemetery association, and
| president Of the Read and Reflect
| Club.
! Vinton Carter. who has been spend
ing his leave of absence at the home
of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. c. E. Car
ter, of this city, and who graduated
from West Point last summer, has
gore to New York to takes,boat with
his regiment on the 18th instant for
China.
The funeral Of Mrs. C.sK. Rich was
held this afternoon from the Metho-
| dist church. Rev. ]. M. Brown con-
| Quoting, and internment being made in
| Hazelwood., Mrs. Rich died at her
home on West street on Sunday after
| increasing weakness for some months
and one or more light paralytic strokes.
| Her husband survives her. G
| Miss lone Hutchinson returned last
week from Kanawha. where she has
been teaching domestic science, and
left on Monday afternoon for the home
! of her sister and husband, Mr. and Mrs.
| L. ". Somers, in Chicago.
| Born to Mr.. and Mrs. l.. v. Somers.
| of Chicago, on Thursday, May L.. son,
John Philip by name.
| Maj. w. F. Smith has reached this
country, received his discharge, and Is
at the home of Mrs. Smiths parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. d. r. Warburton, Of this
city, where he and family will take a
few weeks Of rest.
Miss Toinette Swan, graduate OF
Grinnell College, has finished her
school work for this year in Boston.
and is visiting her sister. Mrs. Huff,
in this city, she will then visit in Min
neapolis for q couple of weeks and
spend the rest os the summer in New
Hampshire.
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