South Bend news-times., 1921-05-02
GOSHEN NEWS.

AlonzO f. Billings, T6, OF Toledo.
formerly Of Goshen, died at his
home Friday after long illness.
After serving in the civil war Mr.
Billings entered the service OF the
Lake Shore Railway company. He
was agent for the company at
Jackson. Mich, and at Hillsdale.
Mich. Thirty years ago he was
transferred to Toledo. where he was
promoted 10 division freight For
six years Mr.. Billings had been re-
tired. Surviving are his wife. Nettie
Bissell-B Billings. formerly of Goshen:
two daughters and one sister.
]. 3. Briggs Of Toledo, father-in-
law OF Mary Starr Briggs Of Toledo,
formerly Of Goshen, died suddenly
at his home. Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
A. Starr OF Goshen. parents of Mrs.
starr Briggs, arrived i'm Toledo from
the Isle of Pines. West Indies. where
they spent the winter, two hours
after the funeral OF Mr.. Briggs. It
was impossible to get into cOmmuni-
cation with them wheile they were
for nine days enroute from the Isle
of Pines to Toledo.
Mile. Emily Varney of Paris.
France. who arrived in Goshen sew
eral weeks ago for the purpose Of
taking Andrew Shea, Of Goshen, a
former United States overseas SOL
der. with whom she had become
acquainted in Paris, as her husband.
but who is not as yet his wife, is
assisting in French classes instruc-
ton in Goshen college. Saturday,
through an Interpreter Mile. Varemy
purchased a life insurance policy.
Elmer J. Culp sold a Goshen res
idence property TO Elwood Bowser
Grade students of Middlebury
schools Will present AN Innocent
Depredado" at the Middlebury opera
house Thursday night. May 5. Rob-
ert Weaver Of Goshen is directing
the performance.
Forty-two persons were Saturday
granted L. s. citizenship in the cir
cult court here. Francis ]. Symmes
Of Chicago conducted the examina-
tions.
Avery NJ. Groves of Milford. for
mer managing editor Of the Fort
Wayne Journal Gazette. is seriously
III at the home Of his brother Albert
Groves. in Milford. Mr. Groves has
nervous prostration and symptoms Of
paralysis He recently returned
from washington, d. c.. where he
went TO cover the Inauguration of
President Harding and take a rest.
Several more smallpox cases have
developed here and in Millersburg
George Bates of Goshen and the
Misses Lois and Erma Chrlsman Of
MHIersburg are the latest persons
quarantined.
e. A. Luton. salesman for the
Superior Ladder company. was seri-
ously injured in an automobile ac-
cident here.
In a baseball game. played on the
Goshen college grounds Goshen col
lege defeated Depauw university by
a score Of six 10 five. A rally in the
ninth inning won the contest for
Goshen. When two men were out.
a batter was hit by a pitched bail
He stole second base and two two
baggers followed.
In circuit court here Clark c.
Tiedemann OF South Bend flied suit
againt John 9. Winter. asking for
judgement OF $4,000 on promissory
note Of $1.25O, given May p. 1912.
+. u. Baker Of Denver. Colorado.
c.. father OF Leroy I. Baker, a
| Goshen councilman and manufact-
urer. died suddenly in Denver.
Councilman Baker left for that city
Saturday night.
Memo Blough and Elhanan w.
Hess OF Goshen and Charles Bryner
OF Jefferson township have been
prawn for petit jury service IN the
superior court
Merritt l.. Shearer county agri-
cultural agent. has fixed Tuesdays
! and Saturdays as his Office days