Decatur Democrat, Volume 53, Number 14, Decatur, Adams County, 7 April 1910 — Page 6

JSB=s=== The report of the fifty-seventh wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. /Henry Steele Thursday is succeeded by another, that of Mr. and Mrs. John Barnett, aged eighty-five and eightyfour years, respectively, a well known couple of this city, who last Friday reached the fifty-eighth anniversary of their marriage. The event waa not so happily celebrated, however, as that of Mr. and Mrs. Steele, as both Mr. and Mrs. Barnett are in very poor health ,and for several weeks it was feared for both that death was imminent. John Barnett and Rachel T. Andrews were married April 1, 1852, at the home of his uncle, Green Sewell, on the farm near this city, on which Samuel Chronister now lives, the marriage being performed by the Rev. Humbert, a Methodist minister. The country at that time was still young and Mr. and Mrs. Barnett have taken an active part in the growth of the county. They came from Harrison county, Ohio, in their childhood and with the exception of five years spent in Illinios, have spent the remainder of their lives here. Mrs. Barnett’s parents both died from tuberculosis soon after moving to Adams county. Though Mr. Barnett's father lived to be eighty years old, Ihis mother died when he was only three weeks of age, and the age to which this couple has lived, is therefore the more remarkable. )It is rare, indeed, that a couple live so many happy years together as have Mr. and Mrs. Barnett. They have but three children living—Mrs. Joshua Barnhart, Mrs. T. R. Moore and Miss Della. o — The jury commissioners met at the clerk’s office Monday and selected the petit jury tor the April term of court which convenes next Monday. By order of the court no grand jury was selected as there have been no reports which made it necessary and the court thought it best to save this expense. The petit July includes. Sampson Pillars —Root township. James Tumbleson —Kirkland. Fred Lindsey—Geneva. David Buckmaster —Decatur. John Topp—Jefferson. Eugene Runyon —Hartford. John W. Kraner —Wabash. Philip Schug—Berne. Solomon Schindler —French. Forest Andrews —Washington. Norman Jacobs —Berne. J. H. Holloway—Geneva. Wash Pyle—Decatur. John Elzey—Decatur. . John Wechter —Blue Creek. A marriage license was issued to Thomas D. Drake, 25, a laborer, and Cora E. Sprunger, 19, both of Adams county. A marriage license was issued to Oscar F. Lankenau, 29, merchant, and Bess V. Wherry, 28, both of this city. ; / Mrs. Cpra Johnson-Hooker-Eaton-Gross, who severalwwrths ago made an unsuccessful attempt to commit suicide, made another attempt Sunday morning about 9 o’clock and this time succeeded In swallowing a,, lot of carbolic acid that for a while made her a very sick woman, and it was only the prompt action of friends who quickly called a doctor that she was saved. The stomach pump and other extreme measures were resorted to and she is now out of danger from the poison and will get along well unless other complications arise. The trouble arose over love affairs arid it is said that the lover of the unfortunate woman was present at the time of the attempted suicide, and it it supposed that the rash act grew out of some differences between them. After swallowing the acid she threw the bottle from the house and when found it was about a fourth full. The bottle held an ounce, but whether she syallowed all the rest is 'not known. Her stomach, tongue and lips were horribly burned, and but for the very timely work of the physician she would probably not have

recovered. When interviewed today the woman wept and stated that she had had so much trouble that she wished to end it all. She lives in a poor little home back of First street and her surroundings are anything but cheerful. She is about thirty-five years of age and has five children, though only two live with their mother. J She has been married several times. o Earl Smitn nearly figured in a runaway Friday evening, in which his rig came out very much the worse, being totally destroyed. He had hitched his horse and rig in front of the home north of the city and while waiting _ ’ for the master to come, the horse became irightened and ran away, ij was traced by portions of the broken rig which were found scattered along the road for some distance. * ChiiateiJferv FOR FLETCHER'S ' _ KASTORIA

One of the most beautiful and hap- . py church weddings of the sprihg was I that which took place Sunday afti ernoon at 1:30 o’clock at the FuellIng German Lutheran church northeast of the city, when Miss Lydia Scherer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Scherer, became the bride of ; Martin Berger, son of Mr. and Mrs. i Louis Berger, both of the parties bo- . ing well known residents of Allen • county. The bride and groom had i each .three attendants —brothers and • sisters and relatives —and the scene , was a very pretty one, as the wed- , ding party, to the strains of the organ march, proceeded to the altar, where the ceremony was pronounced by the Rev. Dornsief. The bride was > lovely in white messaline satin, with pearl trimmings, and she wore a veil and carried white bride’s roses. The > bridesmaids were gowned, two in pink and one in white, wearing floral wreaths and carrying bouquets of pink and white carnations. After the ceremony at the church, which was witnessed by a large number of the relatives and the wedding party came to this city, where their photographs were taken, and in the meantime guests to the number of one hundred and twenty-five gathered at the home of the bride’s parents, where at 6 o’clock a sumptuous dinner was (Served. The dining room and table Were beautifully decorated with roses, carnations and smllax and all the appointments were pretty. Among those from this city who at- ( tended were Clara Lang, Kate Henneford, Joe Kortenbrer, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Schulte. Mr. and Mrs. Berger will make their home in the Berger farm, and the very best wishes of all will go with them through life. BILL KRAUSS WAS IN LINE. Believes He Was Being Slowly Poisoned by His Wife. W. R. Krauss of this city Is now thoroughly convinced that had his wife, Rae, been able to kill his daughter without suspicion that he would have been her next victim, says the Hartford City Gazette. At the time of the death of his daughter. Mr. Krauss weighed but 153 pounds, was frequently sick and his health was miserable, After Rae took up her abode in the jail his health improved and by the time she was in the penitentiary a couple Os months he weghed 204 pounds. It was then that he went to Martinsville to reduce his flesh. It was on this , visit that he had his dog along of which so much was said in the letters. Belle Fountain, the woman from Wabash, Ind., who was a prisoner with Rae and who was hissed at the trial at Marion when it was shown she had tried to kill an entire family by chloroform in the cross-examina-tion, is a sister of Ed Fountain, the meat cutter, who was employed in the Carrell market in this city for a long time- Krauss states that she fixed it up with Rae while in prison to try and get to talk with him for the purpose of helping get her out of prison on a pardon. She was first brought to his attention by Rae’s father who brought her here and talked with him before she met Krauss. He did not meet her the first trip. LEO MILLER WILL WED. The bans of the approaching wedding of Leo Miller and Miss Lydia Nix of Huntington were announced Sunday for the first time at the St. Mary’s Catholic church. Leo is a son of Mrs. Verene Miller of this city, but for the past three years has wor :• ed at the barber’s trade at Huntington, where 'he became acquainted with Miss Nix. The wedding will oci cur April 20th at the Catholic church ' at that place, after which a wedding '■ dinner will be served at the bride’s I home, the families of both the young : people being in attendance. They - will make their home in Huntington i and Leo will come to this city next

Monday to buy the household goods, which will be purchased from Gay & Zwick of this city. The newly wedded couple will take a wedding trip, going to Detroit and other cities of the northwest. —o ——■ Frank and Robert Mann, who have been visiting with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harlo Mann, for a week or so, left this morning for Bloomington, whefe they will resume their school work. o —. J. B. Bertell of Jamestown, North Dakota, formerly of this place, is in the city for a visit with his daughter, Mrs. Simeon Haines. Mr. Bertell resided here nearly twenty years ago and ,h& and Dyonis Schmitt made a trip to Europe. After their return he soon left for Jamestown, where he has made his home since and where he has been engaged in business. He will no doubt be remembered by a number of the older residents of the city and will be glad to renew old acquaintances,

- Geneva, Ind., Aphil 4—(Special to i Daily Democrat)—-The congregations ■ from the United Brethren and the M. - E. churches gatnered at the latter • church Sunday morning at 10:30 to i attend the farewell services In , charge of Rev. C. J. Graves, who ' leaves Tuesday to attend the confer- . ence at Bluffton. It was a beautl- • ful and impressive service. A quari tet, composed of S. W. Hale, Mrs. i Dr. Mattox, Mr. Lull and Miss Ethel I Sutton, sang, “My Lord Will be There ! I Know.” The scripture lesson and prayer were given by Rev. Waldo of the U. B. church, after which Miss , Vivian Hale rendered a solo, “The Bird With a Broken Wing.” Rev. Graves’ sermon was an able one, his text being from Romans 2:10. During Rev. Graves’ year here there ha/e : been . fifteen accessions, the church membership now totalling 141. There has been one death. The pastor has delivered 137 sermons, made 1,350 pastoral calls, the money raised for benefits exceeded the previous year by SIOO, and the total amount raised was over $2,000. Rev. Graves has been in the ministry for thirteen years and has hundreds of friends here. Mrs. S. M. Kirk has been appointed executrix of the George Hartman estate and the Inventory of the big . stock began this morning, preparatory to opening the store. Mr. and Mrs. Kirk returned to Orville today and will arrange affairs there so they can come here and look after affairs within a short time. Mrs. George Hahn of Monroe was here Saturday enroute to the home of her daughter, Mrs. Dick Stahl, on Route 5. She returned home today. Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Ford have moved from this place to Portland, where Mr. Ford has taken over a junk yard. Dayton Hendricks of Monroe was here Saturday, shaking hands with friends and returned home on the afternoon train. Mr. and Mrs. Dr. Ralston of New Corydon were business visitors here Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. I. N. Veley, Mrs. Olar Harris and Miss Nellie Pyle will leave Thursday for Seattle, Wash., with prospects of making that city their future home, provided the climate is agreeable to Mrs. Veley, who has been in deelining health for several months. She goes at tW earnest so>icitaiton of her son, who resides there. Earl Betts, son-in-law of John McCrosky, who died Friday at West Liberty, in Jay county, was burled there Sunday. He was twenty-eight years old and leaves a widow. E. F. Wright of Monroe has moved here. He is the new section boss here for the G. R. & I. Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Riley will leave Tuesday for Los Angeles, where they will make their future home. Mr. Riley is an oil worker. y o —. BYRON E. LA FOLLETTE TO WED. His Engagement to Indianapolis Lady Has Been Announced. Word has come to Portland of the engagement of Byron E. LaFollette to Miss Miss Hazel Osborn of Indianapolis. The young man is a son of the Hon. J. J. M. LaFollette, who moved from Portland to Ihdianapolls about eleven years ago and who is now living in Bloomington. Miss Osborn is a daughter of an Indianapolis business man and is a well known and popular young woman. The marriage is expected to take place this month. The young people met !n he Suchridge high school at Indianapolis and the friendship has been maintained. Mr. LaFollette graduated from Purdue in 1908 and is at present in business in Detroit —Portland Commer-cial-Review. - —-■* ■<>■-■ ————— WHEN YOU PUT ON STOCKINGS. Os the heavier sort, do your shoes pinch, and your feet swell and perspire? If you shake Alien’s Fopt Ease in your shoes, it will give you rest and comfort, and instant relief from any annoyance. Sold everywhere, 25c. Don’t acept any substitute. o OFFICERS ELECTED. The Presbyterian Sunday school > Sunday closed another year and held . the annual election of officers, result- ■ ing as follows: Superintendent Ed > S. Moses; assistant D. B. Erwin; s secretary, Ed Lyons; assistant Ben i Gerard; treasurer, Jacob Atz; llbrar- ’ ian, Lawrence Biggs; assistant Grace 1 Coffelt; pianist Lulu Atz; assitsants, - Golda Biggs and Ruth Buhler; choris- • ter, C. J. Lutz. The past year is said I ■ to have been a most successful one I > and the attendance has been greatly! increased during that time. |

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