The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-09-16
COMPLETE HOSPITAL
FOR DARkE COUNTY;
BURY CRASH VICTIM
tBy Associated Press)

tBy Associated FTSSb
GREENVILLE, o., Sept Is. = The
county hospital is nearly completed,
plastering is now in process of being
finished and within 80 days the build
ing will be ready for the furnishing.
The Masonic fraternity have agreed
to furnish the maternity room, costing
s432.67 The Greenville city schools
have selected the children's ward.
costing $566.71 Mrs. Henry st. Clair
has selected the operating room and
sterlizing rooms costing S2,275.52.
All other rooms have are not as yet
assigned. Organizations intending to
cooperate with this work are request
ed to get in touch with DR.. H. A.
Snort in order that selections may be
made and orders placed for the furn-
ishings.
Issue Hunting Licenses.
Up to Thursday morning, Sept. Is,
County Clerk Hooker and assistants,
had issued 1913 hunting licenses. The
open season for killing squirrel began
Thursday morning and will clost Oct.
20.
The squirrels are said to be more
numerous this season than for years
past, in this part of the country, and
hunters were out in the woods early
to bag the game. The number of
squirrels allowed to be killed by a
person in one day is five.
Little Son Dies.
Marion Forrest Purtee, little son of
Mr. and Mrs. George Purtee, died at
1905 o'clock Thursday afternoon at
the homeof his parents near the East
Zion church, this county. The little
boy was three years of age and his
parents are heartbroken over his
death.
Funeral services at 2 o'clock Sun
day afternoon at East Zion church on
the Gettysburg pike. Rev. Clessner
officiating. Interment in East Zion
cemetery.
kwanis Meeting.
The regular weekly luncheon of the
Greenville Kiwanis club was held al
noon Thursday in the l. o. o. F. ban.
quet hall with a large representation
of the membership present. Several
new members were taken into the
club.
Arrangements for Charter Presenta
ton day Oct. 6, were discussed and
placed in the bonds of the various
committees.
-Sohn Mayor gave a short sketch OF
the trip to Sidney on Thursday of last
week, when the local clubs ball team
defeated the Sidney team by score
of II to 7. Vincent Mider of the U. S
Chemical company had as his guest al
the banquet, Mr.. Boston of the state
board of agriculture.
Unload Prize Hogs.
Lyons and White of the Meadow
,-k6
of this city, unloaded their show hero
of Poland China hogs, Saturday, aftel
four weeks circuit at county fairs
winning 81 first premiums. 10 second:
and nine thirds; also winning II rib
bons at the Ohio state fair This en-
tire herd was raised and bred BY
Messrs. Lyons and White.
Funeral services were held Thurs
day for Clyde Wilmington, a youne
barber who was injured in automobile
accident on the cement road one mile
north of Beamsville on Saturday, Aug
81 He died at the home of his wife:
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. George kissing
err who reside mile north and hal
mile east of Beamsville, Tuesday after
noon.
Wilmington. who was driving car
was driving east on cross road Ell
route to the home of his wife's PAL
ents, and fruit truck driven by Franz
Amato was going north on the cemen
road when the cars collided. Whit
ington was severely cut about the heat
and his body, which was pinned unde
the car. was badly burned by hot wa
ter from the radiator which wa
bursted. His car was wrecked.
Physicians were summoned and tn
young mans wounds dressed and h
was then taken to the home of hi
wifes parents. 1t was at first though
that he would recover, but his injurie
were of such a character as to caus
his death.
Where the accident occurreI tn
view of both roads is absolutely OF
scured by cornfeld and it is said tina
the driver of the truck and automobil
did not see each other in time t
prevent the collision.
Funeral services were conducted a
the Beamsville Christian church an