The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1921-10-21
FREDER|CKTOWN

Mr.. Charles Hyatt, wife and Mrs,
Walter Mckinley are visiting relatives
at Coshocton and Urichsville.
Otis Johnson and family Of Wheel.
ing, w. Va, have been spending few
days the past week in the d. M. Brum.
bach home.
The Ashley High school football
team will be here for game with
Fredericktown High Friday afternoon
on Ebersole field. This will be hard
fought battle as Ashley is coming to
get even for the game they lost to
Frederick.
d. L. Mote and family of New Madi-
son, w. G. Mote and family OF Laura,
were the week end guests of H. E..
GLENN and wife.
Mrs. VIM. Cureton who has been
visiting in Richmond, Ind, has return
ed here to be at home in the family
of p. j. Cummings.
Rev. F. L.. Harper last week attend
ed the meeting of the Ohio Synod of
the Presbyterian church at Cambridge,
as member of the committee on re-
lgious education.
Ralph Whitford OF Columbus, form
er Fredericktown boy, was shaking
hands with old friends here last Fri.
day.
Don Tyson and family leave the
first of the week to spend the winter
in Florida.
Mrs. James Durbin is the guest of
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Dossett at Cleve.
land. Mrs. Dossett will be remem-
bered as Miss Fannie Durbin.
Ralph Struble and wife have return
ed from an extended hunting trip
through the northwest and sight seeing
in the Yellowstone Park country.
Mrs. l.. B. Wagner, L.. j. Dean and
Mrs. Edward Lewis are entertaining
Thursday and Friday Of this week.
Ralph Brumback and wife of New
comerstown were the guests of his
parents, DIM. Brumback and wife,
last Sunday.
Mrs. G. l.. Marple is the guest of
her sister, Mrs Dave Shelter at Akron.
John d. Wyker and wife of Decatur,
Ala, former residents of this place,
are visiting their many friends here.
The Methodist church will hold
their special evangelistic services be-
ginning December 4th. Mrs. Ray
Mohr, the singer who was with the
Methodist people number OF years
ago, will have charge of the music.
Harry Gibson OF Toledo is spending
few days with his mother. Mrs. Sar.
ah Gibson and his grandmother, Mrs.
Amelia Gibson, who is quite poorly.
Rev. G. E. Stockdale and family are
spending few days in Akron this
week.
Patrick Keenan, is visiting his son,
Charles, and family, at Akron.
c. d. Rinehart and wife, who have
been visiting relatives here for sew
| eral weeks past, left Wednesday for
their home in Jacksonville, Fla.
Mrs Charles H. Simons of Detroit.
Mich, is visiting relatives in this
place and vicinity.
Don't forget the big football game
on Ebersole feld Friday afternoon.
Follow the crowd.
A Historical Tree
In 1887 Edmund and Sarah Taylor
left their home in Saratoga, N. Y. and
started for the west to make them a
home in the then sparsely settled
country. They settled on the south
branch of Licking river, about three
miles west OF Homer in a good sized
double log cabin. On this farm stands
today the trunk of mammoth syca.
more tree forty feet and over In cir
cumference. In its prime 1t had three
large limbs forking out from the bo:
dy about 10 feet from the ground each
OF which was from three to four feet
in diameter-these limbs have broken
off and the trunk today, or the past
season, grew quite bushy top. This
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