The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-09-10
WOMEN INTERESTED
IN HODGIN AUCTION
BY WILLIAM r. sANBoRN

The Ollie Hodgin farm sale on
Thursday was set for 1890, but pre-
vious to that hour the Ladies' Aid of
the NJ. E. church at New Paris, served
a dainty lunch and ice cream, to all
corners. The Hodgin families, for
there are a number of them, rank
with the old and favorably known set
tiers in this section, both in Wayne
and Preble counties. This fact insured
a good turnout at the sale and large
crowd was early on the ground.
Mr.. Hodgin recently sold his farm
and the sale was of the class most in
teresting to the ladies' Mrs. Hodgin
died some months ago, it will be re-
called, and the women of her large
circle of friends were very much in
evidence. Included in the offering of
the day were many articles of house
hold use, in fact, the complete furn-
ishings of the home.
A sale of this character requires
time, there being so many items in
that kind of list, ranging from kitch
en- furnishings to pictures and rugs.
| This was the principal reason why
| the sale was not completed until 6
O'Clock, or bit later, as Weddle and
| Hindman. the auctioneers, explained
| CudIlCS w. VI lu6 AultIiCdu
| Trust and Savings, made the settle
ments, and John E. Healey filled num-
erous sheets as sale clerk The Hold
gin families were literally represent
| ed on these sheets. Frank Hodgin TAX
| ing the parlor rug and numerous other
| articles, and Harry Hodgin. the vic
| trola and lot of furnishings.
Live Stock Prices.
Thu live CT aff
| large and sales were made on about
the going market basis Jack Knollen-
| berg paid $40 for pen of 10 gifts.
and c. r. Mcclure got a pair of the
same kind at SIC each. A grade Jer-
sey COW with calf sold for SEQ to a
| McCame, and Jack Knollenberg and
If Osborne bought the other two COWS
| for less money. Mr.. Osborne got a
pair or horses at his bid of sos.
| Harry Burden took the six tons of
mixed hay at SIS, and a small lot OF
| corn in crib brought AZ cents This
was awarded to Joe Mcpherson. A
bunch of Duroc hogs, which was con-
/ signed by two neighbors, who thought
/ this a good opportunity to dispose of
them, brought something more than
| present market prices, as seems to be
|
farm sales.
Ladies Who Served Lunch.
Impossible, of course, to keep q
crowd of hungry men good natured
This explains why the lunch is g
feature of every good sale, and why
the ladies of the various churches of
the county have so much money If
their Aid society treasures at the
close of the. sale season every year
Not that they do not give value re.
ceived, for they do, and often more
You see, they bake and boil and do
nate much besides their time, hence
the extra money for the church.
The ladies of the NJ. Z. church al
New Paris served the lunch on Thurs
day, the members of the Aid society
present being listed as follows: Mrs
! Ezra Slifer, Mrs w. K. Martin, Mrs
Mitchell. Mrs. Henry Bragg, Mrs. E3
ward Williamson. Mrs. George Kee
lor, Mrs. ]. Fl White, Mrs. o. NJ
: Pierce, Mrs Vea kirkpatrick, Mrs
Jennie Kessler. Mrs. Lewis Calais
Mrs. J. H. Benson and Mrs. Addie
Mcclure. Ice cream, bananas, pea
nuts. etc. were in demand after ths
lunch service and the receipts wert
said to be liberal.