The Daily Banner, Greencastle, Putnam County, 21 February 1968 — Page 5

Wednesday, February 21, 1968

The Daily Banner, Greencastle, Indiana

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Coatesville Community News

Sunday afternoon a fire in States, Canada and Mexico, been in failing health for aevera 'fence row on the Forest Folks have offered him jobs al months, entered the hospital Bowen farm got out of control which he refused. Elvis Presley at Greencastle Monday after-1 and was going through a field once met him. laughed with him noon for observation, of com when the fire depart- at his philosophy of life and It wag a busy week at the ment was called. The local then handed him two ten dollar Methodigt Church Wednesday truck was soon on the scene bills. OrviUe has an aged wife evening there was a joint meet . and extinguished the blaze. somewhere with their children ing Qf the Pastoral Relations Monday's mail brought a let- and grandchildren. She chose Committees with the District ter from Mrs. Verna Greenlee, after several years to “settle Superintendent This me eting

a former Coatesville citizen and down” Orville states. He misses a grand all around school pat- her at goat milking time,

ron. neighbor and friend. She that eggs from his hens and the goat’s milk he drinks should keep him going to his 100th

year.

was a boy past seven years old named Franklin who attended the old Dorsett school. One day a wild duck flew against the school building and died in-

and Saturday. Fro«en ground and sunny skies have helped the farmers finish a job that has been long and tedious. Friday morning at 9 o’clock some 20

stated that her health was good and that she hoped to come to Indiana this summer. She Is at the home of her son-in-law. Professor Ralph Beck, in Bowl-

ing Green. Ohio.

In her letter she Included an

was scheduled for 7 and at 7:30; came the Fourth Quarterlv

On-ille Ev-ing is 79 and says Conference open to all u . ho

wished to attend.

When I was in school With

Mr. and Mrs. Rex Hathaway and daughter. Robin, of Indianapolis. were in town Monday I afternoon and visited with his

Putnam and some adjoining counties will remember. He W r as

0rville - 1 found Km as other father H H Hathaway and article from a California paper students did. independent, sister Mrs Doris Rurin eii s . a t about “A Happy Wanderer.” ^ but a S ood student Bnd the printing office. OrVille Ewing that many in roTHi 'and^ve^ hf Tuesday afternoon in bright

sunshine, nearly 40 cedar wax-

Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Smith, of wing birds were picking the red

once upon a time a freshman Logansport. stopped in town berries from a row of eranin the class with me in Amo Monday morning to make a berry bushes. The wax-wing is High School. Oreille travels in call on H. H. Hathaway, Mrs. a beautiful bird with a crest on a unique wagon pulled by mules. Doris Runnells and Mr. and his head and bright red on the He has goats, chickens, a Mrs. Roy Cook. They were on wing. One waiter calls him “a watch dog and a rifle and with their way to St. Petersburg, well bred aristocrat who comhis circus has traveled thou- Florida, to spend a few weeks, forts himself with dignity.” He sands of miles over the United Miss Stella Shields, who has is a lover of berries and has

been called “Cherry Bird.’* Mrs. Edna Smith has had the following callers during the past two weeks: Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Broadstreet and son. Eddie, of Cloverdale, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Shoemaker and Cathy, Johnnie Shoemaker and Mrs. Gwendolyn Huffman all of| Fillmore. Mrs. Smith. Mrs. Helen Jones, Mrs. Kathryn Vickery and Mrs. Lennie Dorsett w r ere shopping in Terre Haute last Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Johnnie Shoemaker and Mr. and Mrs. Roy Shoemaker and daughter attened a bridal shower in Indianapolis last week for Miss Alice Kathryn Alsop. a granddaughter of Mrs. Edna Smith. The shower w r as given by Mrs. Harold Brook and Mary Mer-!

klin.

Mrs. Ethyl Barker, of Fillmore. was a caller at the home of Mrs. Smith Wednesday. Here is a tragic story from the "History of Putnam County." Rev. Nelson Wright started farming in Mill Creek Township. Among his six children

stantly of a broken neck. Young trucks were lined up for more Franklin was the first to pick than a city block and at 2 In it up and pulled from it a few the afternoon, 15 big truck feathers. When the happening loads of com w-ere waiting their circulated over the neighbor- turn to w’eigh and dump, hood, folks made the prediction At 6:35 Thursday evening, that before long a child of the the local fire department was school would die and they were called to fight a grass and weed not kept long waiting. Rev. fire on the Big Four right-of-Wright and the small son Went way west of Reno. Later the to the woods to fell a tree, truck was called back to extinSomehow the lad wandered gmsli a blaze east of Reno, away from the safe place where Weeds and grass are dry as his father had told him to stand powder these days and with a and as the big tree started fall-) brisk wind blowing, a fire once ing Rev. Wright saw the boy started can soon get out of

in its path. With loud cries of hand.

Run. Fiank. run. the lad did Here are a couple of remindhis best but died instantly when ers: u you have a bir t hda y this a limb struck him and broke month have you taken your drihis neck. The fact that both the ver ’ s test for a new operator’s duck and the boy died of broken license Also you have Untll necks was the talk of the com- m j dn i£ ht February 29 to use munity for months afterwards. your 1967 license ' plates _ no

Those early pioneers believed j onger

that the death of the firing duck had foretold the death of little Frank. Mrs. Ida Day. who resides near Fillmore and is in her 90s. is a sister to this lad killed by the tree years ago.

Mr. and Mrs. Fred Cosner. of Fairmont, called on Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Knight Saturday afternoon. Mrs. Cosner was the former Mrs. Blanche Shortridge. a one time town resiYellow, shelled corn was com- de nt.

ing to the Coatesville Elevator Mrs. Esther Aubrey and Mr. in enormous quantities Friday and Mrs. Ronald Smith and son

were Sunday evening dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Miller and daughter at Hadley. World Day of Prayer will be observed Friday, March 1, at the Coatesville Christian Church starting at 12:30. This is a cooperative meeting of both Methodist and Christian members. Forest Bowen, well known fanner and teacher and an assistant mail carrier in Coatesville. died unexpectedly Saturday shortly after noon. He had been a seemingly well man until a week ago when he fought a fire on his farm and exhausted himself was well as being overcome by smoke. He was taken back to the hospital for a second time on Friday evening with orders to rest for two weeks and have no company other than his immediate family. Mr. Bowen W'as 53 years old. He received his education in the Stilesrille school. For a number of years he had charge of his mother’s home farm. He leaves the wife, Pearl; a married son and daughter; his mother, Mrs. Roxie Bowen: an invalid sister. Margaret, and two grandchildren. Practically even,- man, woman and child In

th# Stilesrille and Coatesville communities liked him as a laughing, joking, neighborly man. Forest had faith in and love for hie fellow man and those about him had abundant faith in him. Cascade invaded the lair of the Brownburg Bulldogs Friday night and the Cadets tamed them. It was tough, close game and was tied at the half. 29-29. The Cadets did some better ball handling and shooting in the final period and took the game, 64-61. Calvert was high man again with 29 points. Cascade's team moved from victory to Rockville on Saturday night and it proved a bad move. The Rox were on a solid basketball foundation and had very little trouble knocking off the Cadets, 91-70. The Coatesville Extension Homemakers Club met at the Civic Building for the February meeting. Those who participated in the program were Mrs. Gayle Robinson. Mrs. Esther Subrey, Mrs. Florrie Rumley, Mrs. Lorena Lasley, Mrs. Mabel Hanlon and the hostesses. Mrs. Bonnie Jamison and Mrs. Mary Brewer. Each member had something to tell about Abraham Lincoln.

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