Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 20, Number 301, Decatur, Adams County, 23 December 1922 — Page 2

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1922.

SOCIETY —— Thursday Ladies Ahl Society of Christian Church—Mrs. Rebecca Eady, Jan. 4th The lx>yal Daughters Sunday school class of the Evangelical church were entertained at their annual Christinas party and exchange I on Thursday evening by Mrs. Weber. About sixteen members were present to enjoy the good time. A pot luck supper had been planned but when I the members arrived they were surprised to find that the hostess had I prepared a regular feed for them. In the exchange the members received very beautiful and useful gifts. ♦ I Mr. anh Mrs. Harry Helm will entertain with Christmas dinner for ' Mr. and Mrs. Ed Yahne of Fort Wayne, and Mr. and Mrs. Collett, of | Van Wert. Ohio. ♦ Mr and Mrs. Carl Shaffer will entertain with Christmas dinner for Mr. and Mrs. Harry Kruge, and daughter, Vera Louise, of Fort Wayne, and Mrs Rebecca Eady and I Miss Vera Eady of this city. ♦ Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Williams will | entertain with dinner. Sunday, for Mrs. S. B. Ramsey, of Tocsin, and I Mrs. Anna Mallott of this city. ♦ Mr. and Mrs. Dan Beery, Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Beery and Miss Marietta Dailey will spend Christmas with Mr. and Mrs. Fred Roger at Bluffton. + The Ladies Aid society of the Christian church will meet with Mrs. Rebecca Eady Thursday afternoon. ■ January 4th. Everv member is » especially urged to be present as important business must be taken care of. ♦ Mrs. James Archbold will enter* [tain with dinner Christmas for Mr. and Mrs. Tom Kern and daughter, Margaret; Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Swartz and daughter. Lola and son. Harold; i Mr. and Mrs., Herbert Kern, Mr. and | Mrs. Roy Gaunt and children. KenI neth and Peggy Lou; Mr. and Mrs. Albert Johnson, of Fort Wayne arid_ I Miss Lucy Ramsey, of Tocsin. Meeting Os Attendance Officers In Bluffton Bluffton. Dec. 22.- -School attendance officers’front seven northern Indiana counties- met in the office of Supt. Merriman here Wednesday, and discussed methods of how they could best carry on their work. Miss Blanche "Merry, a state official from Indianapolis, was here during the afternoon and gave much valuable advice. Tlie meetings are proving greatly beneficial aivl another will be held here some time in the latter part of February. In attendance yesterday were; E. F. Baldwin, of Allen county; G. H. McNamara, of Adams county: C. F. Anderick, of Kosciusko county; Cecil Delaney, of Wabash county; I. F. Fisher, of Huntington facility; H. L. Keggeras. of Blackford county; Mrs. Thelraa Irwin, of this county, and Mrs. Dessie Potts, of the city of Hunt- ! ington. o— Ex-Bus Driver Pleads Innocent Os Murder ! I nite,! Press Stuff C'orreHpoi><l<*nt Anderson, Ind.. Dec. 23 —(Special |to Daily Democrat)-—Shirley Doyle i went to New- Castle -today to clear his name in connection with the double hatchet slaying of Mr. and Mrs. iWni. G. Shager. i When Do’, le was arrested here for I illegal possession of liquor in police [notified Sheriff Tost cf New Castle. [ who said iie wanted io question tlxman Tuesday. Doyle gave S7OO bond on the prohibition law charge and said he woukl “hot foot it" io New Castle to teU his story immediately. Doyle, an ex-bus driver, wds arrested last n'ght. "He said he never knew the Shaffers "who were slain on their isolated Homey Creek farm the night ot December 6th. Erie Loser m Damage Case In Bluffton Court Bluffton, Dei-. 22. —John Barger. J farmer, living ■ o,ortlWM of Bluffton. I was a warded damages of $775 against |the Erie raiTv.ay company, by a Jury in circuit court, yesterday afternoon. ( The ver<Ar-t of the jury, returned at 3:30 o’ flock, read as follows: We the jury, find for the plaintiff and assess the .■ sum of recovery as $775. Jacob FA-hhart, foreman. | The Fuit resulted from a fire, alleged y<> have been started from sparks, from an Erie train and result- ' ing in the loss of a field of hay, fencing, posts and a tile drain. I He aring of evidence in the suit last'»d P t or nearly three days. s■» $— WANT ADS EARN— s—s—s

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