Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 22, Number 305, Decatur, Adams County, 24 December 1924 — Page 3

Church Announcements

f Mary* Catholic Church. I of ‘'hrlMmus, lhfi • rr '‘ a| - I of tllF sii principal feast days F w pc. |p’iai’ ,l, ' al Y** r ' * lll b * F 1 observed at the Si. Marys F° *' fl ('pur.-lL Nln* marnwn will b« duriK morning, it bem priesfg privilege to celebrate |B * ! 1 masses on this joyful feast ' tr ** Begin" l ’'* at fivft «'clock the high mass will be eelec' Re¥ . J. A. Seimetz, rector of[j ting a"* l >-eonar< Peininger and Kobne, acting as sitbdeaand master of ceremonies. These t °“ young men a™ seminarians at l *° st Marys. Ohio, and are spendtheir Christmas vacation here their parents. Father Othmar, papite, of Carthagena. Ohio, Is as-j Ling at lhe Christmas services and | L officiate at the regular seventhirty mass. Hev. Otto Pefers, assistBt pastor of the congregation, will . (|, P celebrant at' the 9:45 high gss Holy Communion will be dis"bated at all the masses, except dur jl)(( the nine forty-five mass. There ill not be a sermon during the five' o’clock high mass. The church is jssutifully arranged for the Christma, services. A crib, containing an image of the Infant Christ child, is erw ted in front of the south altar I tad electric lights and beautiful vigil lights ad to the impressiveness of Besides the three regular masses at five, seven-thirty and nine forty-five, six other masses „j]l be said during the morning and practically every member of the con gregation will receive Holy Communion during one of the masses. —o— — Epworth League To Give A Christmas Program A Christmas program has been aringed by the Epworth League of the Methodist church, to be given Thorsby morning at 6:30 o’clock. The program is as follows: Jong -. Audience Jrayer Song Helen L. Christen Christmas Story. Holin solo Lyle Maloney long H. U Christen ' The only lights will be candles, all those not having services at their own chnrch are cordially Invited to attend. MOTHER DIED AT PORTLAND — Mother Os Charles Throp Died At Age Os 76; Funeral Tuesday Martha Jane Throp. age 76 years, mother of Charles Throp, of this city, died Sunday evening at her home In Portland, following an illness of four-, teen weeks from a complication of diseases. Mrs. Throp had been seriously ill for the last three weeks and her death was expected. Mrs. Throp was the daughter of Samuel and Rebecca Wright and was born August 24, 1848. in Darke county. Ohio. She came to this city at the close of the Civil War. On December 17, 1865, she was married to Tunis Throp, who died March 21, 1911. She is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Edith Bye, of Portland; four sons, Jesse Thorp, of Angola; Harry Thorp, of Portland;'

(Sirgel&sis We Wish You One and AU A MERRY CHRISTMAS and a HAPPY NEW YEAR MILLER'S BAKERY Monroe Street

—-■■ ■ ■ ■ Rrv * Thorp, „f Kendallville, and ’’hwles Thorp, of Decatur. Fourth! rrandchlldren, six great grundchlldt. nJ two sisters, Mrs. William Leggett, of* Portland and Mrs. R. p, p owH | of | Watertown, South Dakota; two half MMers, Mrs. George Rains, of MomPeter and Mrs. Cora Hamilton, of bunkirk, and one half brother, Curt Wright, of Dunkirk, also survives.' Four sons have also preceded her In' death. Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon al 2 o’clock from the l Presbyterian church in Portland,! With the Rev. Hugh N. Ronald of-' delating. Burial was made in the ICreen Park cemetery, Portland (CHILDREN GIVE FINE PROGRAM (Continued from Page one) Messrs, and Mesditmes John L, Haggard, Clarence McKean, Sprunger. Dan Kauffman, Samuel Haggard. I Carpenter, Will Richards and Mr. I Gordon Rayl. Miss Durbin and Mrs Sprunger. These community meetings are lhe finest and best move ■ ments for any district and Pleasant I Valley will have a number of delight 1 ful affairs during the next few months . it is predicted. , I o 'EX-MINISTER IS ■ SENT TO PRISON FOR LIFE TERM (Continued from Page One) Immediately after the pair was arrested in connection with the murder they confessed to the crime. Hight's confession was read into lhe records, but Mrs. Sweetin repudiated hers and it was stricken from testimony. | However .the state pulled a coup when "Lum" Sweetin, the dead man's father, testified that Mrs. Sweetin had confessed to him that she killed her husband after Hight had urged her to do it. IL M. De VOSS HAS RESIGNED AS COURT REPORTER (Continued from Page One) you abundant success in your pro session as a lawyer. Sincerely yours, JESSE C. SUTTON, Judge of Adams Circuit Court Appointed in 1900 Mr. De Voss, who is one of the exI pert and most competent court re i porters in the state, was first appointed to the position by the late 1 Judge David D. Heller, assuming office late in 1900. With the exception of a short period of time under the term of the late Judge Ft. K. Erwin, , he has served continuously as re . porter since his first appointment, i being re-appointed by Judge Erwin. I Judge J. T. Merriman. Judge David ' E. Smith, now of Fort Wayne, the ■ late Judge John C. Moran and since i Judge Sutton assumed office a year ago last May. has been serving under 'I him. I Mr. DeVoss is resigning his posi- ■ tion as court reporter so that he can devote more time to the practice of i law. He is a member of the Adams I county bar and has been associated with his father, L. C. DeVoss, in the i practice of law and will continue his practice with his father. Mr. DeVoss was elected mayor of Decatur in 1921 and assumed office Januarj

DECATiJP daily DEMOCRAT WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 24 1924

J 1922 1" Hfe capacity of official court re- ' porter Mr DeVoss has reported pram Heally every ease heard R> the A j ums circuit court and has taken the evidence | n many famous cases tried □Are Judge Burton stated today that u successor to vtr. DeVoss likely WIU Ibe appointed within the next f«>w (days. I ‘One-Third Os Hoosiers Using Artificial Gas • UNITED PRESS SERVICE) I Indianapolis, Ind., Dec. 24.—Onethird of the people In Indiana are now , using artificial gas, according to H. J. Burke, secretary of the Indiana Gau Association, a recent survey, to moa|sure th<- development nf the gas In |dustry, shows that 312 Hoosiers cut of every thousand are now using artificial gas for cooking, heating or lighting. "Indiana ranks ninth among all the states with regard to the numbet of gas consumers" said Mr. Burke "Almost a million Indiana people are making some artificial gas. This is an unusually large number considering the fact, that in many of the smaller communities, lhe people are able to obtain enough natural to supply their ctMiking needs."

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Dick Hoffman’s Body To Arrive Here Friday A. M. Relatives received word today that j (he body of Richard lionman. former 1.0 n.ir i.sidenl who died In Florida th< firM of Huh month will arrive In Decatur Friday morning. Mm. Hoff m*>n and other relative! will iiccmnparty il» body. Funeral service: ■vill be i,c I from the Clarks Cbapul burch probably Sunday afternnen. Fin;.) funeral uriaugemenis will b<’ made upon arrival of lhe funeral party Friday morning — o x Old Folks Made New “li is now five months since I look course of your medicine for gm and Htnmach trouble and 1 am feel Ing entirely well. My friends all tell mo I am looking twenty years younger and 1 certainly feel uh they -ay. I am recommending Mnyr’s Wonderful Remedy to all ailing with Rimmcli and liver trouble." It 1h a ■ imple. harmless preparation lhat removes the catarrhal mucus from the intestinal tract and allays the inflammation which causes practically all (stomach, liver and intestinal ailments, including appendicitis. One dose will I convince or money refunded. Holt house Drug t o. and druggists every where. ;

~ , . '''.tXci-N'SaTw "x W ■ fi \ r I / ■\ X TO OUR ESTEEMED FRIENDS May your homes he full of sunshine And your hearts so very glad You’ll say this was (he brightest Christmas That you have ever had. Our sincerest wish for you through the coming year is health, wealth and happiness to your heart’s con (ent and a very MERRY CHRISTMAS Ashbaucher’s Tin Shop North First Street Phones 765—739 % • - , MiWMßTWMMMi—MiiiiaMiwuMni ■iMMiMiiiTiiMii i iibijiiTi nil— iw Tinroiriimir—irr~~ >.. Thoughts of The Waning Year Bring To Us a Deep Sense of Obligation to T’hose Whose Confidence We Have Tried to Merit. WE WISH YOU A VERY i and a Happy and Prosperous I State Auto Insurance Assn. J. L. EHLER, Agt. Peop’es Loan & Trust Co. Bldg. Phone 606