The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1949-12-15
. North
Lewisburg
BY LENA M. HILL
Funeral Services

ternoon in the Freshwater fun
eral home. Burial was made in
Kingscreek cemetery.
Survivors are Mrs. Chester
Drake, daughter, in whose
home he died, two other daugh-
tiers, Mrs. Bertha Washer, of
Springfield; and Mrs. Hazel New
man, of Cable; three sons, Ar
thur, of Dayton; John, of De-
Graft; and Willis, of Urbana; a
brother, John, of Batavia, Ark;
and a sister, Mrs. May Curl, of
Lima.
Announce New Arrival
Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Wood
ruff are announcing the birth of
a daughter, Donno Lou, Satur-
day, Dec 10, in Mary Rutan
hospital, Bellefontaine. The baby
| weighed lbs. IL OF. Mrs. Wood
ruff is the former Barbara Med
dies.
Attend Wedding
Mr. and Mrs. Chester Louden
attended the wedding, Dec. 3, of
Chariot Welshiemer, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. A. G.. Welsheimer,
of Bellefontaine, and Dean Wade,
of Grove City. The wedding was
performed in the First Metho-
dist church in Bellefontaine, by
Rev. E. H. Dickey, pastor OF the
church, and Rev. c. w. BlS~k. of
Marietta
The bride is a neice Of Mr.
LoudenS. Her mother was
Blanche Louden, and former re-
sident of this vicinity. Mr.. We'll
shiemer was at one time Cham
paign county school superintend-
ent, and also superintendent of
North Lewisburg schools.
Bible Class
The December meeting of the
Union Bible Class will be held
Dec. 20, in the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. c. H. Spain.
w. S. c. S.
The w. S. c. S. held their meet
ing, Wednesday, Dec. 7, in the
home of Mrs. c. H. Spain with
twenty nine members and one
guest present. Faith Brelsford
had charge of the devotionals.
The subject, Christ in Christ
mas" with the Christmas story,
from the End chapter of Luke.
She also read the poem, Christ
ms Tonight. Mrs. Chester Lou
den, had the entertainment,
Christmas in our Schools A
round the World" Mrs. Dolly
Black, gave Christmas on the
Reservation" and several short
readings were given by other
members. Christmas carols were
sung, and a gift exchange closed
the meeting. Refreshments were
served by the hostess.
Tri-CountY Grange
The Tri-County grange held
their meeting, Dec. 8, in the home
of Miss Ethel Boyles, with E. R.
Brelsford, lecturer, in charge.
Members reported about sixty
species of birds seen in the year
of 1949.
Refreshments were served to
fourteen members and their fam
lilies.
Tn December % meeting will
be in the K. of P. hall. The sing
ing of Christmas carols, closed
the meeting.
In Columbus
Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Hill and
family, were shopping in Col
ubus, Saturday.
Engagement Announced
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Stokes, are
announcing the engagement of
their daughter, Helen Marie, a.
Johnnie l.. Cox, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. James Cox, of Moorehead,
KY, Miss Stokes was a member
of the l949 graduating class, and
Mr.. Cox is a farmer in this COM
munity.
Leaves For Boston
Mrs. Burrel B. Hall and child
ren returned with Mr.. Hall this
week, to Boston. Mrs. Hall and
family have been the guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Sherman Hall.
while Mr.. Hall was on maneu-
verS.
Move
Mr.. and Mrs. William Jones
and family, have moved to
Springfield.
Home Badly Damaged by Fire
The home of Mrs. Juanita
Boyles, was badly damaged by
fire last Thursday morning The
fire started in the bathroom, from
defective wiring. Although most
of the contents were saved,
everything was badly damaged
by smoke and water. Damage
was estimated at $4,000. The
building was the former Spain
hotel, and had been remodled
into two family apartment; Mr..
and Mrs. Dwight Clark and
daughter, occupying one side, and
Mrs. Boyles and son, the other
side. Remodeling was started