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111.1 5*ill 1 LIU luJL 1UUAmost entertainingly, “The Negro in the World of Music.”Mrs. Mae Harris was unable to be with as and her paper, “Music of the American Indian/* was greatly missed.Mrs. Lewis was a special guest of the cinb and sang a group of songsillustrating the subjects disoussed. “To Yon” and a negro spiritualist sonh illustrated the negro type of music and “By the Waters of Mimcntonka” was a beautiful example o7 Indian music,Marriage Licenses issued.The following marriage licenses have been issued by the county clerk during the past week :Everett Bottom and Edna B. Pipes.James A. Spaiahower and Aileen Cox. Willard K. Sorgius and Ruth E. Drain.Rov E. Tipton and Zclda Tredway.IThe local correspondent of the Evansville Courier has the following in Tuesday’s issne : Spurgeon,a new coalmining town in southern Pike county, is growing so rapidly that it oannot house its inhabitants, and Albert Jordan, cashier of the First National Bank of that place, this woek laid oat Jordan’s addition, and new residences will be built at once. A sixty foot street, one half mile long, runs through the new addition. Twenty housesVtaro Kml f in Snnrcrrnn Jnri ncrJoseph R. Ghow et. al., to Ev erett Marses, lot 2, block 1, David son Morgan add., Petersburg.Courtney B. Fowler to Jesse E. Burton, pt ne, nw, sec 31, tin, r8w, 23a ; $3,000.Riley Culbertson and James C. Kirk, two of the best and most enterprising citizens of Hosmer, were in the city Monday and business callers on the Democrat. Thesetwo gentlemen are very enthusiastic over the bright prospeots of a healthy boom for th~ir town this spring, summer and fall. A few days ago a D8W addition con taining fifty lots was addvd to the town, eevoral lots already sold and work on a number of new buildings will be commenced as soon as theweather will permit, in the new Coleman addition. Last year Hos mer had one of the best country base ball clubs in southern Indiana, and this year will have a stronger team and not only that, the boys have secured ground and will playin their own park, with an amphitheater with a seating capacity of 700 persons. Another feature that will be a boom to Hosmer and vioinity within itself is the greatly increased output of coal. Hosmer people are wide awake to their op portunities and will fully do their part. Hats off to Hosmer.have a a good track team again this year and from the looks of the material we all agree.There is a movement to form a- **debating society in the high school. A membership committee and a committee on the constitution and by-laws have been appointed.Parent-Teacher Program.The Parent Teacher Meeting will be held next Tuesday evening, March 27th, in the gymnasium uI the high soaool building, begin ning at 7:15 n. m. Below is the program that has been arranged :Commani y Singing—'**Baule Hymn of the Republic. “Long, Long Ago.“Swaunee River*. . Misses Rtce and PearsonBusiness.Dialogue—“What Have I in My Pocket?” ....By two boys from Miss Thirza Deen’s room‘•Education arid Respect foriLaw”............Samuel E. DillinSelections ...................Boys’ Glee Club“What the Child's Home Influence Should Be” ....... Mrs. Prentice CrowReading........................Mildred Wells‘•According to Score, in Which Class is Petersburg School?”..... . Prof, IladlockSocial Hour ...... Director, tMrs. L. V. ColvinThe Indianapolis Daily Star of Tuesday has a pioture and the following article concerning one of the most prominent and popular young ladies of Petersburg, the ar tide being a special dispatch from Bloomington, this state, under date of Maroh IS : J'iss Helen Hearing jof Petersburg. Ind..I.23. has been
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Petersburg Pike County Democrat
Petersburg, Indiana, US
Fri, Mar 23, 1923
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