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Newspaper
Darlington Herald
Location
Darlington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1919
Page
2
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S S and church attendance were noted as healthy, with numerous social visits reported among residents. The piece lists gatherings in Garfield Lebanon Thorntown Fountain and Lafayette areas, a straw stack struck by lightning, class meetings at Potato Creek, and several family visits and shop trips across multiple towns.
Saturday night and Sunday visits include Mr and Mrs Ray Henry and Miss Opal Reed with Clint Conrad family. Blanton reunion attended by Merril and Gip Blanton families at Sheridan. Rev Jones of Greencastle and Mrs B Johnson with son Jack dined with Carl Fletcher. June Conrad joined Mildred Cox for Home Coming at Garfield. Ed Reed home hosted prayer meeting. Milburn Reed family returned to Bremer after visiting Ed Reed. Marcellus Booter and wife with relatives. Mildred Jackson visited Miss Zola Conrad. Joe Gray and wife conducted business in Crawfordsville.
Highview residents attended the Lafollette reunion at Crawfords ville with Merritt Peebles and family and friends from Darlington and nearby towns. No gravelly Run services Sunday until 8 30 pm due to Friends Quarterly. Earlham College president D M Edwards to attend sessions. Special features include a social for youth and a Y M C A worker from Russia speaking Sunday morning followed by a community basket dinner.
Sunday attendance at Potato Creek was well noted with a reading by Miss Mary Wells. Visitors included Mr and Mrs Raymond Cook visiting Mr and Mrs Roy Cook from Saturday to Sunday evening. Naomi Cox stayed with June Boots, and Edna Kirk visited Martha Boots. Frankfort Fair drew several locals. Additional hosts included Mr and Mrs William Cox, Mr and Mrs Samuel Dykes, and Mr and Mrs John Thompson.
The Sparks circus at Crawfordsville on August 27 features six elephants in a baseball spectacle. Pilot shows mixed success as pitcher and fielder, with a dramatic home plate call. Trainer William Lewis spent four months teaching the animals, who also perform dance numbers like the tango and maxixe.
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