Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 30 August 1901 — Page 5
TO CORRESPONDENTSMrs. Win. Sidener won the prize last week.
RURAL ROUTE NO. 2. Frank Gray and wife went to Chicago Sunday.
Frank Byrd attended the Powell re4 union last week. Tom Arnold and family visited at A.
C. Forgy's Sunday. H. C. Forgy went to Indianapolis on business last Tuesday.
Harley Wilkinson is real poorly with neuralgia and congestion. Joe Busenbark and family spent Suncay at Chas. Busenbark's.
Several from this vicinity have been attending the revival at Ladoga. William Gilliland gave a reception .Saturday evening to Wm. Smith and wife.
Mike Clahan and family took dinner with Mr, and Mrs. Frank Gray Sunday week
Misses Grace and Myrtle Demoret are visiting relatives in Putnam county.
Jonathan Chesterson has been suffering quite a good deal with neuralgia of the head.
Milt Kessler, in company with his cousin, Ben Kessler, and Lee Shrader left Monday for Buffalo.
Edgar Stephens and Mr. Christman left Tuesday morning for Illinois., where they will try to get work.
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ty will meet at Otterbein to straighten up everything before conference. Lee Collins and family and Lon Chism and family, of near Bainbridge, visited A. C. Forgy and family Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Chris Dice. Mrs. Geo. Warren and Mrs. Ora Enoch and little daughter spent Wednesday at Frank Gray's.
The late rains have helped the corn a great deal. New silks are starting and if nothing happens from now on the corn will make a fair crop after all.
Warner Davidson and wife. Will Mangus and »vife and Edgar, Wash NefT and wife and Nath Kessler and wife spent Sunday with Dave Mangus and family.
Miss Ida Pickle was severely burned Sunday morning while preparing breakfast. She had placed a tightly covered vessel filled with water on the stove. The boiling water caused the cover to ily off, throwing the scalding water in her far.f. Home remedies were quickly applied and she is getting 'along nicely.
A GRAND SURPRISE.
A complete surprise was carried out at the home of Henry Lavson Tuesday, Aug. 15, it being the occasion of his Gist birthday. He went to the pow-1 wow that day, had a good time, went home, did the usual chores for the evening. His son Willie came home unusually early, played off poorly, ate no supper, went to the parlor, laying down in front of the door so as to be ready to open the way for the gathered crowd that waited up the road a piece. All the time urging hie parents to go to bed. At last the time came for the ^sweet repcse of the night, the front door slipped open, Willie was taken with an unusual fit of coughing, passed through the house to where Mr. Layson was, the crowd following quickly. He raised to his feet and said "What is the matter?" He forgot
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your toes." The friends numbered thirty-three, and a good time was had, ice cream and cake being served at ten o'clock. The friends were in no hurry and the old clock was ticking for twelve when they leH. Mr. Lavson said: "Next time let me know the day before and I will be ready--for duty at the table."
POTATO CREEK
Homer Cook is suffering with a bad eye. Frank Cook, our mail carrier, is back on the road.
Miss Ethel Lanum returned to her home in Frankfort Tuesday. Charley Cook arrived home from Battle Ground last Thursday.
Jerome Marts shipped a car load of hogs Monday to Indianapolis. Miss Emma Marts and Miss Margaret Morrison went to Darlington Tuesday.
C. N. Marts and wife went to Crawfordsville Saturday to do some trading. Mood Wiseman and wife, from Shelby county, are visiting in this vicinity.
Mrs. Sophia Cook concluded her visit p.t Frankfort Wednesday and returned Lome.
Mrs. Charles Hamilton, from Middle town, is visiting her parents and relatives.
Miss Grace Cook, from near Battle Ground, is visiting relatives and friends in this vicinity.
Mrs. Alice Cook and children from near Colfax, arrived Friday to attend the picnic and visit friends.
Kirkpatrick Sunday school took the third premium for having the largest number of singers on the platform.
The drouth is broken. It rained Saturday afternoon a hard rain, nearly all day Sunday and Monday, which will help the corn and pasture.
Ashley Conrad, Mrs. Jerome Marts' nephew, concluded his visit of over a week at .Jerome Marts' last Wednesday and returned to his home in Chicago.
The Sunday school celebration was largely attended Saturday. The speakers were Dr. Bassett and Rev. Montgomery, from Thorntown, and were excellent speakers, the audience being highly entertained. The picnic was quite a success despite the rain which began about 3 .o'clock. Some of the crowd left for home, some went, to the nearest house and some sheltered in their rigs, so none got very wet, and as soon as the rain was over the band began to toot and all gathered in and finished the celebration.
OFFIELQ.
Thos. DeBard is spending his leisure time cutting and piling bushes in his woods pasture.
George Thomas is at home spending a short time after his summer's work in Boone county.
Land buyers are numerous, at least quite & number have been in this vicinity of late prospecting.
The family of Joseph Thomas visited relatives and friends at Waynetowr a couple of days last week.
Telephone talk seems to be all the go now. John Steele, Harve Lewallen, Harry Michaels and others are talking about putting them in.
Joe Kennedy has been having quite a large family of late at his farm, mostly young ladies. Surely they are good company for an old bach. They were most of thern his relatives.
The splendid good rains of the last few days has caused mother earth to put on anew coat of green, and everything looks lovely again with the exception of a few things that were past redemption when the rain came Corn, potatoes, etc., will not be benefited much but grass, apples, peaches, pears, etc.. will be much improved.
Where ie the man who said that it would not rain? Look at the predictions of all the weather prophets and see how many of them predicted the kind of weather we are having, even the weather signals tell us one kind of weather one day, but when it comes it is some other kind, so verily there are many false proDiiets and thus the Scripture is fulfilled
LINDEN.
Mrs. Washburn has returned from a visit at Kewanna. A. O. Jones and son George went to Lafayette Tuesday.
Chas. McBee and wife have gone to Kansas to visit relatives. Miss Dennelsbeck, of Darlington, is visiting at Lewis Denny's.
Mrs. Katharine Brown, of Monon, spent Tuesday with Will Hunt. Quite a number of our people saw Buffalo Bill at Lafayette Tuesday.
Otto Denny is slowly improving at the. home of his father, Lewis Denny, Mesdames Adair, Barrows and Hunt 3pent Friday with relatives in Darlington.
Miss Fannie Fraley has gone to Colorado Springs and other western points of interest.
A lecture will be given in the Christian church tomorrow evening by a Japanese lady who will explain the customs of her country. Refreshments will be served later.
NEW MARKET
Mrs. Tsabelle Armstrong is visiting Mrs. Nancy Johnson. Mrs. Ida Wray spent Wednesday with J, C. Hampton.
Miss Mary Poynts left Wednesday for a visit in Indianapolis. The sale at Marion Miller's was well attended by people from here.
Miss Inez Seaman has completed a week's visit with her grandparents in the city.
Ed Harlan and wife, of Terre Haute, attended the funeral of Tilghman Rush Wednesday.
Miss Irene Buchanan and Mrs^Merrell, of Chicago, are., visiting Mrs'. Jennie Patterson this week.
James Brown and family returned to Atlanta Wednesday after a three weeks' visit with relatives here.
A party consisting of James Armentrout and family, Will Busenbark and family, John Britton, Lelane Childers, Misses Luna Noble and Harriett Harding started Monday for a visit to the Pan-American exposition.
Tilghman Rush was born July 19th, 1841, and just as the clock tolled the hour of one on the morning of August 19th, 1901, his spirit took on immortality and was wafted on the wings of the
holy angels into the realms of endless glory. Although he suffered untold pain with the dreaded disease, consumption, he was never known to murmur or complain, and always had a pleasant smile and gentle word for every ono who called on him. He will be greatly missed by the old soldiers whom he has been associated with for so long, but his absence will be more keenly felt by his wife and children who watched by his bedside so faithfully all through the long vigils of night, trying when possible to alleviate his pain and make his few short hours pleasant. The family has the sympathy of the entire community (especially the wife) in their great distress. The funeral services were conducted on Wednesday at the Baptist church at this place of which he was a member, having unitep with that church in 1884. The services were conducted by Rev. Henson, of Covington.
Secure from every mortal care. By sin and sorrow vexed no more, Eternal happiness he'll share.
He is not dead but gone before, Over the "river of death," Into the "silent land." Glad are the Heavenly choirs,
Sad is our pilgrim band, V/ Safe on the evergreen shore. Joining the glad jubilee, "Welcome, the bright angels say,
White robes are waiting for thee.
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Who will be our next teacher. Clint Conrad is improving slowly. John Paxton talks of moving to Crawfordsville this fall.
Cornelius McDaniel is preparing to build a new wood house. Mrs. Etta Mote spent Saturday night and Sunday with home folks.
John Paxton and wife did trading at the county seat last Saturday. What has become of Franklin's Mill? Wake up sister and let us hear from you.
Jonathan Winters shipped a car load of sheep to Chicago last Wednesday.
Mrs. Henry Sennett and children, of Illinois, are visiting Sam Allen and family.
Conrad, Jackman & Co., have been busy buling hay and straw for the farmers. Sg
Several from here attended the Sunday school picnic at Potato creek last Saturday.
Chess Butcher has rented a house at Darlington and will move there in the near future.
Miss Tillie Brewer, of Darlington, is spending a few weeks among relatives and friends.
The Red Men's pow-wow at Crawfordsville last Thursday drew a large crowd from this place.
Evorybody was thankful to see the much needed rain which came Saturday, Sunday and Monday.
Alex. Bails and wife, who have been visiting friends and relative in Virginia, have returned home.
Mrs. Sam Johnson and daughters, Orthella and Agnes, are visiting relatives and friends at Urbana, 111.
Work has begun on the new county road at the east township line and will be pushed as rapidly as possible.
Charlie Vance and Arthur 'Beckner, of Crawfordsville, attended the party at George Conrad's last Wednesday night.
B. F. Conrad, and family, of Garfield and Oss Fianigan and wife, of Hunt's school house, spent Sunday at Wall Conrad's.
WhatpJe the matter with holding THE JOURNAL reunion on Tuesday of the county fair? Let us hear from all of you as the time is near at hand.
Frank Moore and Albert Johnson, of Sheridan. Hamilton county, who have been camping on Sugar creek for the past month, returned home last Wednesdav.
LONGSTREET.
Ber Paugh's have a new boy at their house. Lela Hopper has returned home for the winter.
Thos. Baldwin has moved back to Shannondale again. Harry Mount and family are visiting his mother for a fortnight.
Miss Rose Martin of Lafayette, visted at E. M. Smalley's Friday. George Jewell is in Ohio for a two weeks' visit with his brothers at Oxford and Middletown.
Misses Nora Young, Pearl Francis and Mrs. Clella Loback took the boat excursion to Buffalo Monday night.
Miss Georgia Baird visited Shannondale friends Friday and would have visited others, had they not been fishing,
Luther Booher is building an addition, and generally remodeling his house. He is putting in a cellar and steam heating plant.
We do not know what is required of a correspondent at the reunion, whether anything more than to be there and look pleasant, or not, but this one will try to do what is required, if possible to be there.
Mr. and Mrs. Ol. LaFollette, Miss May Shannon and Mrs. Cora Jewell took the train route to Buffalo and Niagara Falls Tuesday. Miss Shannon for a ten days' stay.
NORTH UNION.
Miss Jessamine Grider was in this vicinity Tuesday. Several from here attended church at New Market Sunday.
J. M. Maddox, of St. Louis, {suspending a few days with Mrs. Grider. Pendleton Wray and family spent Sunday with John R. Coons and family.
Rev. Fuson, of Rockville, spent Saturday evening with Robt. Stump and wife.
Messrs. McMullen, Smith, Rice and Coons have new 'phones since last week.
Mr. Clark and son Albert, of WhitesviUe, spent Monday evening with relatives here.
Alex Bowers and wife, of near New Market, called on their daughter, Mrs. W. J. W ray, Tuesday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. James Whitesel were called to the bedside of Mrs. George Whitesel, at Williamsport, Tuesday.
Some correspondent last week said he would like for every quill pusher to wake up and say something about the reunion. I am in favor of having it, and hope all the other correspondents are. I would like to know what day we shall have it.
THE CRAWFOUDSVILT.E WEEKLY JOURNAL.
LADOGA.
Mrs. Swan aud daughter Mabel were down from Crawfordsville Sunday. The farmers' picnic will be held on Thursday, Aug 2i). All are invited.
Judge Harney spent the first of the week among friends and relatives here. Mrs. Eugene Ashby and children are visiting relatives in Chicago this week.
Rev. Arthur Brooks was in attendance at the revival meetings last week. Hon. M. D. White, of the county seat, was seen at the tent meetings Sunday.
T._H. Messick is very feeble at this writing and is confined to his bed most of the time.
A. J. Hall and Mr. Banks were down last week in the interest of the Business College.
Misses Dor:\ and Lizzie Burton are home on a vacation, also their brother, Tom, from New York.
Mrs. Florence Mitchell and little daughter joined her husband at Dana Monday for a six weeks' stay.
Geo. Parker has sold his property to Charles Cox, and will move to Spencer this week, where he ha? been employed for some time.
John Everson, Zed Yeagley, Charley Myers and Wm. Kirk have united with the church and many of our society girls have made the confession.
The burial of Geo. Glover, the suicide, took place at Ladoga last Friday morning. The family have the sympathy of the entire community in their bereavement.
J. H. Johnson, for ten years with the Knox hardware company, is taking a three weeks' vacation. He joined the excursion at Crawfordsville Monday for Buffalo and the east.
Quite a number from here attended the pow-wow at the county seat last Thursday and were well repaid for theirtrip, as the big crowd and the amusing programme far exceeded expectations.
The Ladoga band played last Thursday for the Bainbridge fair, and on Labor Day will play at Crawfordsville. It iis to be regretted that our young ladies' military company is not prepared to take part also in the demonstrations.
R. B. Dicks was called to Indianapolis last Thursday on account of the fatal illness of his brother Frank, who died Saturday morning and was buried at that city Sunday afternoon. Mr. Dicks was long a resident of Ladoga, and the family have many friends here who smpathize with them in this sudden taking away of the father, husband and brother.
The rainy weather has served to keep the crowds at the tent meetings down to the proper limit. It was necessary to hold an overflow meeting in the church last Sunday night as the crowd was estimated at fully fifteen hundred. The additions to the church during these services will exceed sev-enty-five. Ladoga has indeed experienced a great revival within the last ten days.
Several of the out of town correpondents are agitating a reunion, and we believe they are all gentlemen who love a great feast. Now some great man has told us that "fools make feasts and wise men eat them." However, we will fall in line and do our part, nevertheless, but being a new hand and a stranger to all parties concerned, we would like more information on the subject. Opinions from every scribe who is posted are now in order, so that some decision can be reached.
EAST GARFIELD.
Ed Bundy has bought anew hay baler. Bob Dyke3 lost a valuable horse last week.
Geo. Sink is talking of moving to Darlington. Robert Dykes will occupy the A. M. Pickrell farm next year.
Ed Conrad is hauling the lumber for Frank Conrad's new barn. A. W. Mote was on the sick list last week, but is convalescing.
Farmers are now figuring late corn at a half crop, early not so good. Bert Grimes planted a patch of potatoes last Monday as an experiment.
Mr. Chesterson and sons are baling a fine lot of hay in this neighborhood. The ice cream supper at the church last Saturday night was a financial success.
Rain came Saturday, breaking the drouth which had been continuous since the oth of July.
Geo. Francis is making the rounds of the fairs with his horses and is showing some good ones.
Farmers have commenced plowing for wheat. The acreage sown will be larger than that of last year.
A number of our people attended the picnic at Potato Creek last Saturday and claim the rain was the best part of the picnic.
We noted with pleasure the marriage of another of THE JOURNAL'S scribes last week. We hope the Gravely Run scribe will be the next.
Farmers living along the line are opening the new township line road which will cross the creek near what used to be called the Lee ford.
H. H. Thornburg has been visiting friends and attending a meeting of the church to which he belongs in the eastern part of the state for the past two weeks.
To be or not to be, that is the question the president wanted the scribes to answer this week in regard to THE JOURNAL correspondents,' reunion, and why should we not have one? THE JOURNAL has always done its part and if the correspondents will do as well we may have a grand time indeed. Let us not only speak but act.
MACE
Johnnie Misch is critically ill Mrs. John Lockridge is on the sick list.
Newt Finch left for Indianapolis this week. Quite a large crowd attended church Sunday morning.
The new street lamps are a great help to our town. fMort Edwards has returned home from Indianapolis.
Stewart McGuire is seen on our streets quite often.
Some from here will attend the Lebanon fair this week. Grant Crane and family spent Sunday in New Market.
Frank Hobson and wife, of Ivokomo, spent Sunday at this place. A largo crowd from hore attended the pow-wow last Thursday.
Ezba Armstrong and family, of Booue, spent Saturdav night with Jay Harris.
Quarterly meeting will be held at the M. E. church next Saturday and Sunday.
Berc, Remley and family and Will Dice and family spent Sunday at Warner Galey's.
The church at Linnsburg will be dedicated in the near future. Date will bo given later on.
Remember the Sunday school picnic to be held one mile north of Providenco on September 5.
Rea Abbott returned home Sunday after spending three weeks with her aunt at Lebanon.
The little child of Mr. and Mrs. Shoemaker was laid to rest at Clark's Hill last Monday.
There is talk of a basket meeting to be held here some time next month, date will be given later.
Some of the correspondents spoke about the reunion. For my part I am ready for the reunion any time.
Vesta Coleman died at the home of James Armstrong, south of Linnsburg, Sunday night. The funeral services were conducted Tuesday under the auspices of the K. of P. lodge. Interment at the Mace cemetery.
RATTLESNAKE.
George Davis has bought a nice driving pony. Warren Peterman is working for George Davis.
James Parks and family went to Fountain county Saturday. The good rains are helping the corn wonderfully. It will make a two-thirds crop.
Nearly all the creekers went to the pow-wow the 15th and report a good time.
Larkin Branch sold a pair of mules and delivered them on Saturday. They were good ones.
James Gilliland has rented two of his farms one to Will Kennedy and one to Will Vancleave.
Harry.Galey, Will Layson and Harry Groves went to the ice cream supper Saturday night.
W. J. Coons and family and James Galey and family went to the funeral of Till Rush Wednesday at New Market.
George Davis is building quite a lot of nice fence. He has an eye to business and knows how to keep up a farm.
Some of the correspondents are talking reunion. That is just the thing. Where is the president? Is he married or has he skipped the country? Wake up, brother scribes and say what well do. No. 13, Elmdale and Waynetown are getting hungry.
August lath, being Uncle Henry Layson's sixty-first birthday, his many friends planned quite a surprise on him at night. Ice cream and cake was served and a.1- had a good time. At a late hour they all returned home wishing Uncle Henry many more happv birthdays.
ALAMO
Little Ruth Ammerman has beer very sick. June Vanduyn was quite sick last week with fiux.
Rev. Fyfle preaches Sunday morning at the Presbyterian church. Linn Smith and wife visited his brother Hamp Smith and wife last Sunday.
The Sparks brothers are visiting a few days with relatives near here this week.
Mr. Nine, of Hillsboro, spent one day last week with His sister. Mrs. Ivan Titus.
Fannie Elmore returned home last Thursday after a short visit with her sisters.
Dr. Griffith and wife, of the city, visited his son and wife last Saturday and Sunday.
It Is hoped there will be a large attendance at the reunion next Thursday. Aug. 29.
Several from here were at the powwow at Crawfordsville on last Thursday week.
Mrs. Hala Whito and children, of Crawfordsville, spent several days with her parents.
Mr. Norris and wife, of Noblesville, are the guests of thoir parents, Iliram Goble and wife.
Henry Bell and wife, of near Waveland, visited his parents, Reuben Bell and wife last Sunday.
Mrs. Lizzie Pottenger was the guest of her old friend, Lavinia Truax, last Saturday and Sunday.
Ott Clark and wife, of North Union, spent last Sunday with their parents, Frank Smith and wife.
Miss Lucy Stimson, of Terre Haute, is visiting her grandpa and uncle, J. L. and L. F. Brown this week.
M'rs. Robert Holman and daughter, Mrs. Biddle,of Waynetown, visited relatives here last Saturday.
Rhoden Ham and family and Will Grimes and family are spending this week camping along the creek.
Oswald Humphrey, of New York,and sister Edna,of Crawfordsville,are spending Tuesday till Friday with friends here.
An entertainment will be given at ieasant View next Sunday afternoon by the Alamo and Hibernia vocal and instrumental clubs.
The programme for the entertainment at the Christian church will consist of recitations and songs. Mr. Brower, of Crawfordsville, will be present with a phonograph.
Rev. Moreman, the Christian minister, delivered his last sermon here last Sunday evening. His lecture to the members and everyone else was fine, one that all should heed. The church is very sorry to part with him. Rev. James Conner, of Irvington, will fill out the year.
FLAT ROCK.
Milt Scott is working for Geo. Hall. Several young men are camping at Indian Ford.
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YOUNTSVILLE, IND.
Aunt Lid Smith was a visitor at Kelloy Hall's last week. Born to Mrs. Harry Troutman the first of the weok. a daughter.
Earl Hurley is somewhat better after two weeks of severe pain. Two men from Bainbridge are outing trees on the Wallace
farm.
Joe Davis and family, of Chicago, are camping in the Warner cottage. John Warner and wife aro making arrangements to spend the winter in the south.
Walter Britton and wife visited near Whitesville last week, tlio guests of Wm. Smith.
Kelly Steele had the misfortune to run a nail in his foot. It is hoped it is not serious.
Mrs. McICeuzie mot the loss of several bushels of fine peaches. The rain and hot sun caused them to rot.
Inez Hayworth and children visited Mrs. George Hall Saturday. She has now roturned to her home in LaFavette.
A number of people including Mrs. Thompson and Mrs. Grimes have lost chiikens. Where is the detective company.
Mrs. Walter Britton entertained a company of ladies last week, including Mrs. Frank Britton, Mrs. John Robinson and daughter and Mies Belle Sprague, of Crawfordsville.
Some of the neighbors are appraising the property of Nicholas Thompson. Everything will bo sold aa soon as arrangements can be made and aunt Mary will spend the winter with her children.
Mary Harp, of Crawfordsville, and Mrs. Wm. Sidener spent a vory pleasant day the first of the week with the family of Wm. Harp. Miss Ann TTarp, of this home, is one of the most delightful old ladies we 6ver met. She is almost 90 years old, and while she bears tho infirmities of age, her mental qualities are unimpaired. Interested and cherry in all that goes on. May she live many more years to show ua how to grow old in such Graceful manner.
NEW ROSS
Will Imel has returned from Kankakee, 111. William Chambers returnod from Virginia Wednesday.
Martin Good and daughter, Mollie, spent Sunday with Lebanon friends. Miss Zilla McVey is visiting her sister, Mrs. JameB Dayton, in Frankfort.
Miss Toodie Hurt, of Frankfort, is spending a week or two with friends here.
Mrs. Angie Davis, of Anderson, was the guest of her mother, Mrs. Jane Whitely Sunday.
The small child of Mr. and Mrs. Wm Airhart is dead, dying Tuesday. Interment at Mount /Jon.
Bessie Shoemaker, living three miles northwest of here, died last Sunday «of typhoid fever. The deceased was twelve years of age and was buried near Lafayette Monday.
Clarence Pearson, of Ladoga, was married to Miss Malissa Harris, of this place, Wednesday evening. The bride is the daughter of Peter Harris, who lives one mile east of town.
Mrs. Mary Humbert, aged fifty-eight, died at her home on north Main street Monday evening. The funeral was conducted Tuesday morning at ten o'clock at the M. E. church by Rev. Roder Interment at the I. O. O. F. cemetery.' She leaves two daughters, Mrs. Harris and Mrs. James Linn, and 'one son, Harry, who has been absent for about twelve years.
SCHOOL NOTES.
School No. 1, has been abandoned for this school year. The township schools will open Monday, September 10.
A janitor has not yet been employed for the New Ross school building. Trustee Brown will contract with the teachers at the preliminary institute.
The preliminary institute will be held at the New Ross school building Saturday, Sept. 7, beginning at 10 o'clock a. m.
The trustee has not completed the full assignment for teachers vet, but following are definitely located'-
No. 3.—Elmore Hobson. '•••M MACE. Principal—C. E. Johnson. Primary—Miss Ethel Bowen,. No. 0.—Aubrey Bowers.
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Intermediate Miss Hattle Vancleave, of New Market. Primary-Miss Goldie Boots, of Darlington.
No. 9 —Charles L. Lauthers. Nos. 3, 5 and 8 will be located soon.
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The band will go to Guion Saturday' to play for the horse show.