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Miss Betty Hull and Mr.. Hobart
Cassell Of this plaza and Mr.. Ray.
mond Stockdale of Akron drove to
Delaware last Saturday to visit Miss
Betty Gorsuch and on Sunday they
spent the day with Mr.. and Mrs. H.
+. Gorsuch at Gallon.
Mrs. Mary McKiernan and daueh.
ter, Miss Maud, and Miss Anna Cast
ner, who have been spending the win.
ter at Jacksonville, Fla, are expected
to arrive home this week.
David W. Thompson and son, C. r.
Thompson, Of Lake Orion, Mich, have
been visiting the formers sister, Mrs.
Margaret Mapes, during the past
week David and family formerly
lived here and operated hotel which
was known as the American Home
and stood where the Presbyterian
church now stands. The family lived
here over so years ago, at which time
the son, c. F., was three years old
and this is his first return visit, al
though the father has returned many
times, going through to spend the
winter in the sunny south.
Mr. Fred Marble of Ashland. for
merly of this place was the guest of
Elisha Wages and family the past
week end. Mr.. Marble was for num-
Der of years a resident of this place
living In the property owned and oc-
cupied by Mrs. Fannie Bradrick. His
wife was daughter of James Wages
and wife, who were residents of this
when Jim conducted blacksmith
shop here. Mr. Marble left here
about 35 years ago, going to Ashland
where he has since resided.
The men of the Presbyterian con-
gregation have organized a brother
hood. by electing the following Off
GERS: Charles Alderman, president;
Samuel F.. Larrick, vice president; l..
B. Wagner. secretary-treasurer They
have arranged for meetings on the
third Friday evenings in May, August,
November and February.
The town council has sst aside
Wednesday, April 20, az cleanup day.
Gather up all unburnable trash, pile
in boxes, barrels or sacks and set out
out in front of your house, and it will
be hauled away free of charge to you.
Don't wait until the Goth to set It
out, or 1t will be too late.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert M. Dalrymple
entertained quite large company Of
relatives and friends Mt dinner on
Sunday last, the occasion being their
Goth wedding anniversary.
Wayne lodge, No. 300, X. of p, will
confer the Esquire rank Thursday
April IA, at 1880 p. m.
School Notes
The basketball boys will hold their
annual banquet In the high school
gym Friday night.
The boys are trying out for base.
ball team, and 1t looks as though
there should be one.
The Seniors. began, work on their
class plays this,week. They will give
double bill, Sing Song of SEN
iors" and Under Blue Skies" All 81
graduates will assume characters.
The Juniors, hardly having had
time to relax from their class play,
arc now planning for the Junior-Sen.
Tor banquet, which they propose to
make equal to or excel any previous
one.
II you have any hardy bulbs or
plants to donate to the beautifying of
our public school grounds, please send
them In now and they will be thank.
fully received.
The play, "A Virginia Heroine" Civ.
Ell by thei junior class at the high
school auditorium, last Friday even
Ing was given as per schedule with
two exceptions. Garber's orchestra
had the mumps and the star vaude'
vile actor Ia boy) got cold feet at the
last moment. when too late to substi.
tute. An orchestra from Mt. Vernon
was secured, however, and this part
OF the program completed. The play
was a success from every standpoint
the proceeds being littls over SIG
Those taking part In the drama all
had their parts we'll, and their acting
was most creditable to amateurs. the
part of Topsy by Miss Hazel Hall be-
Ing equal to u professional. The vo
cal solos by Miss Gladys Walter and
MI. Edward Lewis wsre, as usual
fine, and they were compelled to re-
spond to encore. The stage settings
which were local. were appropriate
and showed artistic arrangement un
der the supervision OF Miss DorotE,
Balduff and Prof. l.. j. Essing. the
costuming Of civil war days, under
arrangement of the former. Aftel
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