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THE BIENVILLE DEMOCRAT, ARCADIed an audience in the interest of his extended. May the Heavenly Father, campaign for the U. S. Senate, Mon- in His loving kindness and tender day afternoon at the courthouse was-mercy, have them in Ilis keepiug. Theentertained at dinner in the home Mr. and Mrs. 1). E. Brown. Other guests were Mrs. Sager, who is a near relative of Mr. Caffery and Captain Sager.Misses Mary Lena l.ee ami Eula Maud Capers are visiting Misses Mary and Irma Galloway in Huston. Tin Misses Galloway spent sometime in Ar cadia quite resently, wtili their grand mother, Mrs. Jos. Fuller.Mr. and Mrs. \V. M. Deas, Messrs. It. I’, and Geo. Young, Miss Kolierta Stuart aud Mr. Leo Daniel have re turned home from an extended trip out west. They saw many wonderful and gioriops sights, places of interest Snd inspiration in the Golden West, hut an Mrs. Deas said iu a card received from her before she arrived, sent from Yosemite Valley, Calil'., li is all very pretty out here, hut I like Louisiana best of all. She said it was •so dry there, that it looked as it had never rained. So some time il makes us appreciate our home—“God's cutin try—more, to visit other places, am see that every place has it's disadvantages as well as it's advantages.Mrs. Crosby entertained at an all day swimming party out at. Kyrd' iwud on Tuesday, complimentary to the house guests of her sisters, Misses Minnie May and Susie Jordon. A most charming day was spent, with tin. usual diversions of a picnic, and the swimming was grand. All kinds of splendid things to eat, and cold drinks added much io the occasion. The guest, of honor were Misses Gilbert, Edmons and Bai.ey of Lisbon. Other out-of town guests were Misses Lynn Ella Watkins and Annie May Knighton ol Miudeu. Mesdames Crosby, Jordan and A. U. Henry were chaperones.Mrs. 0. A. Tooke and little C. A., Jr., of Shreveport, came over on .Monday afternoon, to celebrate the sixth anniversary of C. A.'s birthday. His grandmother, Mrs. Ruuge, had a largi white cake adorned with caudles—six for the years and one to grow on. The cake contained a dime, a button and a ring. The dime was cut by Wilson jWilliams, Jr., the button by Stacy Williams, and the ring by Mildred Goff. Allen White was awarded Hu prize—a box of candy for blowing out the most candles. Another contest old hut ever popular with tlie little folks, was pinning on tlie donkey's tail. Mail) iweresting out door games, were en joyed amt when the shower drove them indoors, mpre quiet, hut equally amus iiig diversoihs were iudulgcd iu. Cake, ice creatu, candy and so fortJi were served to the guests, who enjoyed the hours from 4 to G hugely, and all wem away wishing that birthday parties came every day.Mr. and Mrs. Willie Malvin Caskey, who have been teaching at Castor tin.-year, are visiting their parents, Mr. and Mrs. 'Tom Caskey. Mr. and Mrs. Harnp Michael of Haslcm, Tex., are also visiting their parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. Caskey aiid Rev. fhd Mrs, II. M. Michael of Alabama neighbor hood.The atlendance at the Baptist Church during the revival has been excellent, and Rev. Cox has been delivering some real gospel sermons, which have been heard with great interest by his hearers. Mr. Post, of Ft. Worth, Texas, who has charge of the music is au excellent director and has aided greatly in the meeting. Rev. W. H. Jordan, pas tor of the Methodist church, filled the phlpit on Sunday evening and delivered a ver ytimely and impressive sermon. Dr, Iloyt Dobbs, of Dallas, Texas, fill ed the pulpit on Tuesday evening, and his sermon was a rare treat. He left on Wednesday to visit Birmingham. Ala,, one of the first charges of his early ministry,Tlie death of Mrs. Frank Vernon last Thursday, morning at three o’clock was not unexpected to her friends, and the end came peacefully and quietly, as though tolling asleep, and it was a blescsed release from her suffering and pain, after many waery months of Mrs. Vernon bore her afflictions with Christian resignation anil patience. She had been a consistent member of Hie Baptist church, since she was a child and she was 7fi years of age at her death. She was a widow of the late Mr. Frank Vernon, whose death occurred about a year ago. They reared a large family of twelve children, ten of whom survive them, and all of them were at their mother's bedside when the enl came, except Mr. I-eon Vernon, who came later, Tlie s'ons_and daughters who survive, an Messrs. Dan and Everett Vernon of Union, I-eon Vernon, of Rustoii, Rufe and John Vernon, of Liberty Hill, Mrs. Hennigau of Arcadia, Mesdanes Hedgepeth and Spinks of Ruston, Mrs. Dave Smelley and Miji. Frank Vernon, of Union. To these and other relatives and friends the sympathy of friends isremains were conveyed to Liberty Hill and inlerred in the cemetery at that place beside her companion.
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The Bienville Democrat
Arcadia, Louisiana, US
Thu, Jul 15, 1920
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