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Newspaper
Greensburg Standard
Location
Greensburg, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1916
Page
8
Harry Lathrop bought his own Christmas present from Fred Thomas and then bought the handkerchiefs for him. Thomas asked Lathrop for ideas and later sent the items boxed with his business card inside. Lathrop received six fine handkerchiefs as the gift on Christmas Eve.
Mr and Mrs John M Craig hosted George Perry and family and Chester Edkins and family for dinner yesterday. Mr and Mrs Cliff Winship and daughter Miriam of Rushville are visiting Mr and Mrs Fred Erdmann for a few days.
Carter Bates and mother moved back to Greensburg from Indianapolis. Miss Lillian Porter hosted an informal dinner at her Adams home. Mrs. C. J. Ely and children visit Cincinnati with friends. Miss Mildred Rybolt visited Indianapolis friends over Christmas. W. A. Bertsch of Centerville spent a Monday with his sons in town. Rev. W. H. Reynolds and family spent Christmas with Mills relatives in Cincinnati. Floyd Level of Frankfort stayed Christmas with his aunt Mrs. Richard Thomson. Robert Thomas of Indianapolis guest of his mother and sister. Ervin Logan and wife spent Sunday in Portland with his parents. Herman Vogel returned to New Castle after visiting his parents. Co. B. James and wife joined Bert Swain in Shelbyville for Christmas dinner and reunion. Will Ehrhardt and family returned from Madison after Christmas with his son Walter. Louis J. Newhouse left for Amarillo Texas after Christmas with his father M. E. Newhouse and sisters nearby.
Mr and Mrs Will Jones return to their New Castle home after spending Christmas with Mrs Jones parents Mr and Mrs Henry Vogel.
Ruth, two year old daughter of Prof and Mrs F C Fields of Walnut street, is very ill and threatened with pneumonia.
Stella Dwenger aged 12 daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank Dwenger died Sunday from peritonitis. Funeral services set for 9 am tomorrow at St Marys church with burial in the Catholic cemetery.
The Presbyterian church held a rare 7 to 730 a m service with only the tree lights lit. Rev W H Reynolds delivered a Christmas story as the congregation sang seasonal songs, with an attendance of about fifty to seventy five. Marie Braden attended Murat Theater in Indianapolis to see The Princess Pat. Dr Wilbur Kennedy and wife arrived Sunday afternoon in response to news of his sister Mrs C B Evans illness.
Clyde Woodward and Clifford Adams of Cincinnati visited relatives here yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. Blaine Havens of Indianapolis and daughter Mrs. Agnes Asher of Michigan arrived Saturday night to visit Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Havens and family on North Franklin street. Mrs. Asher will stay for a visit.
Lee Waktman, employed in Fort Wayne, was involved with Joseph Huser in a matter noted by local records. The item lists their names and location without detailing actions or outcomes.
Of Detroit Michigan the guest of his parents Mr and Mrs Ben Wahman and family over Christmas.
Ivan Glidewell of Richmond visited his wife and son Kenneth here Sunday with Miss Hazel Harker spending a few days with relatives in Frankin.
Mrs Tessie Weinland and family visit Burney friends. Emma McConnell and daughter Ruth Irene visit Mrs Warren Bruner in Connersville. Dorothy Smith of Thorntown visits here. Mr and Mrs Walter Scott of Spring Hill host a family Christmas. Harry Black visits George Pierce in Indianapolis and stays past New Year’s. Moffet Kessing from Indianapolis spends Christmas with his parents on North Franklin Street.
Mrs Albert Pavey and her young son Ralph Edward stayed yesterday with Mrs Anna Smith, the latter’s mother, at Burney.
Jr. and Mrs. George Hoagland and sons Virgil and George Jr. of Indianapolis are guests of relatives in the area.
Miss Jennie Scearce teaching in Orleans spent Christmas at home with her parents Mr and Mrs Geuben Scearce of East Washington Street.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Steckelman of Vincennes and Mrs. Margaret Midkiff of near London were guests on Christmas Day of Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Steckelman.
B. I. Stewart and his daughter Miss Avalone of Cincinnati visited his brother James Stewart and family on North Ireland Street over Christmas.
Greensburg high school outplayed Brookville ag in a Saturday night game here with a 44 to 12 score. The report also notes Christmas visits, caroling by 15 girls led by Louise Ehlers, and other local holiday happenings including gifts and family gatherings.
Ernest Polley at Colline and Mrs Lowe hosted guests at 617 Lincoln Street. J C Crews celebrated a remodeled home dedication with friends at 182 South Michigan. Stewart, Linegar, Kirby, Robison and Sefton households held festive dinners. I & C Traction agent John L Jackson reported a record Greensburg day and visitors from Indianapolis and Salem.
Mrs Lettie Ogden and daughter hosted a Saturday family dinner in Forest Hill with E T Fraley Frank Evans Fer Louise Harold Ogden Nellie Hogg and Goldie Young among guests from nearby areas W F Fraley of Lebanon and Miss Gertrude Lauchlin of Newcastle attended as out of county guests After dessert guests retired to a closed room where each received a useful gift Eight Pavey children and relatives held their annual Christmas reunion at the old Pavey homestead west of Burney with several family members present and two chairs left vacant Carrie Lawson hosted a Christmas noon dinner with guests including Harry Lawson Strausser Adams and family Ed Ireland Gladys and others also attended depending on the schedule of the day
Informally with five hundred at her home on North Broadway last evening a reception honored Miss Mae Dickey of Natchez Mississippi visiting John Beeson and family. Henry E. Bonner hosted the Donnell Bonner reunion with dinner and a Christmas tree for children. Rev F Z Burkette to speak at Shelbyville men’s meeting at the Alhambra Theater on Sunday afternoon on Man’s Godward Reach.
Dr and Mrs F C Eddleman recently marked their golden wedding anniversary with a Christmas remembrance from their daughter Mrs Rachael Magee of New York City a box of carnations was sent as a gift.
Elmer Upjohn of Lebanon and Mr and Mrs Clifford of St. Paul were guests of Dr. C B Ainsworth yesterday. Elmer Upjohn traveled to Pittsburgh Pennsylvania today on a business trip.
Mr and Mrs Walter Working of Anderson Mrs W P Kennedy of Liberty and Darius Dodd of Hope attended the funeral of their relative Mrs C B Evans today.
Mr and Mrs Erle Hamilton of Kingston spent Christmas with Gregg relatives at Rushville Mrs Hamilton visited friends in Milroy before returning home
Verl Bennett and sister Miss Verna of Indianapolis visited their parents Mr and Mrs Thomas A Bennett yesterday for a family reunion at the Bennett home 424 West Walnut Street.
A series of brief notices recounts Mrs. John Logan's illness at home on West North Street, Nellie McCune’s Christmas visit with the McCune family in Indianapolis, Stewart Woodfill’s return to Morris to work with uncles in milling, Nanellie Bloom's Chicago piano study vacation with Mrs. Brazier Kirby, and Christmas trips by the Reeds, Snyders, Ketchums, and Cornells, plus visits among Hamiltons, Casler, Johnston, and Bonner families.
Henry Mozingo of the Sandusky neighborhood came down this morning on a business trip.
Mrs. Lafe Wonn hosted the Mothers Class gathering at North Broadway for Centenary Sunday school. Members gave talks on Christmas and donated fruit to the Association.
Simple morning hot water, ample water daily, and a little Anuric before meals are praised as effective for kidney trouble. The piece notes kidneys' nonstop role, lists danger signals like backache and fatigue, and urges using Anuric and dietary changes to prevent urinary and rheumatic issues.
The Presbyterian Church held Christmas exercises in two Sabbath schools. The children's story featured the shepherds and angels, the High School Glee Club sang, and Dr Reynolds preached on John 1 14. The union young people's meeting drew a good crowd as the evening sermon stressed shepherds as messengers of God and urged under shepherds to witness from Bethlehem.
William L. Welsh, cousin of G. G. Welsh and Milford schoolmate of Charlie Powner, writes that the newspaper offers too much news but commends its clean bright content and time to read it all. He says the weekly budget is a good fault for being thorough.
Two suits against the I. and C. Tract ion Company were sent to Shelby county court on change of venue from Marion. Oliver M. Thornburg seeks 10 000 damages for an accident in March 1913 when he fell from a car alleging unsafe equipment and an inexperienced motorman. William Harding seeks 10 000 damages for personal injuries after being forcibly ejected from a car.
Westport presents a roundup of visiting relatives and locals during the holidays. George Burk and family join Milt Dupree in Indianapolis while Clifford Scripture’s party visits Mrs Skinner’s home. Clarence Heavern and wife, and others from Indianapolis, spend the season with relatives. Mrs. William Skinner hosts Greensburg kin. Raymond Osborn and baby, from Indianapolis, stay with kin. Mrs. James Brehney shows slow improvement amid seasonal coughs. Mrs. Arthur Wilson and sister Miss Cora Hockerschmidt, both of Indianapolis, visit relatives. Julia Heavern spent Christmas with her son J F Heavern east of town.
R F Hall of Mab, Virginia, suffered a bronchial cough and throat irritation for 15 years. After using Foleys Honey and Tar, the cough ceased following one bottle. Sold everywhere.
Earl Ketchum and wife of Rugby visited his parents, George Ketchum and wife, on Sunday. Many from here attend the Westport protracted meeting with twenty accessions Sunday night, bringing total to eighty four. The Christmas tree at the schoolhouse Friday drew a large crowd with Walter Shaw as Santa. School closes until January 1. Virginia Scott visits her daughter. Look for a cold wave as Coonie Anderson travels southward.
Billie Mayberry of Eckert Georgia recalls two of her children choking with croup three weeks ago. She used Foley's Honey and Tar before bed and by the next morning the cough and croup signs were gone. The ad claims the product is sold everywhere.
Advice notes that nervousness caused by constipation can be relieved quickly by Cham berlain’s Tablets. The product is said to improve digestion and is obtainable everywhere.
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