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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1918
Page
5
Local families including Barcus Reed Weaver Boone and Taylor share Christmas visits in Shelburn Fairbanks and nearby areas. Notes mention church groups sports events Measles furloughs colleges and hospital updates plus a Masons and Eastern Stars installation and a France-bound Army transport.
R B Robbins and Mrs John Cox are numbered with the sick. J L Huff and J H Miller were at Sullivan Friday. W J Spencer Ben Brown and John Vifer were at Sullivan. Satur A W Pige of Sullivan visited his son Dusky Pigg last week. John Huff and family visited M G Creager and family Sunday. Louis Story. James Brodie John Huff Albert Walters and John Cox attended the Paxton Telephone Co annual meeting at Paxton Saturday. Johnnie Robbins Jr is home from Camp Taylor on a few days furlough. Clarence Harlow is expected home this week.
Christmas day illness struck Mrs. Q O P Badger with apoplexy but she is improving. A Christmas Eve Sunday school program drew a small crowd due to bad weather. The Cushman Eno families held a Christmas Day reunion at Charles Eno’s home. The Sunday school board named teaching staff for the coming year. Lawrence Huff and Martha Ork wed December 21 in the bride’s home, with a Caribbean honeymoon planned in northern Illinois and Indiana cities. Donations totaling 28.25 were given to the local Red Cross with contributions from Tooley, Hervey Ridgeway, and W. W. Watson. Clark Shields was reported seriously ill in Terre Haute Union hospital, resting better later.
Miss Phena Dean who attends Bloomington school is at home visiting relatives. Mr. and Mrs Milton Stuller and their baby spent Saturday with Mr. and …
List of letters remaining unclaimed in the Sullivan Indiana Postoffice January 2 1918 and which are not called for within two weeks will be sent to the Dead Letter Office. Ladies List Hislip Mrs Mabel Hill Mrs Andrew McCammon Mrs Fannie Gents List Arney Mr Cecil McGlothlin Jack When calling for these letters say advertised and give are advertised. WM E AYDELOTTE P M
The Sullivan County Association of Actual Past Masters held its annual convocation Friday in the Masonic hall. John T. Hays served as toastmaster after addresses by Charles D. Hunt John Chaney George Buff and Judge Charles Orbison. Four newly elected Masters received the Past Master degree and officers were elected for the next year. Mary Taylor aged 79 of Pimento died Thursday night after living in Sullivan county. Funeral services were held at her Pimento home with burial in Second Prairie Creek cemetery. She was a relative of several prominent local families and leaves three sons Eldridge Lyman William and a daughter Jennie DeVol.
Ada Virginia Croft of St Louis is engaged to Raymond A. Collins of Sullivan County. Miss Croft, a musician active in Red Cross work, is the daughter of George C. Croft of 5056 Haston Avenue. Collins, son of farmer John W. Collins, enlisted in March and serves in the U S Hospital Corps at Jefferson Barracks Missouri.
Mrs. William F. Mason widow of William F. Mason died last week in Denver Colorado. He died about a year ago and was a native of this county son of the late Anthony S. Mason a county pioneer. Mrs Mason was born in Indianapolis where she married him and they moved to Denver. William Mason was brother of R. B. Mason of Indianapolis and Dick Mason of Oregon.
The Graysville Masonic lodge has elected officers for the ensuing year. W. M. George W. Burton leads as Master with Leonard A. Boss tick as Senior Warden, J. W. Thomas M. Durham as Junior Warden, J. Chauncey Evans as Auditor, W. W. Watson as Treasurer, William A. Vail as Senior Deacon, Walter E. Steel as Junior Deacon.
Omar Nicckol Sullivan boy who enlisted in the U S Aviation Corps is now in England according to a letter to Mrs Nickol.
County commissioners Saturday awarded the county printing contract for the year to W. B Burford of Indianapolis for most classes, with the fourth class going to Chaney & White of this city.
The All Stars routed Camp Taylor 68 to 12 at the Auditor ium, with the Sullivan county squad overpowering the visitors. A generous sum was raised for the 2d Ammunition Company's mess fund.
Ed Snow of Cass township yesterday succeeded Robert Gambill as county treasurer. Snow greeted friends throughout the day and handed out cigars and apples. Florence Richie, previously Gambill’s deputy, is retained in the same position by Snow.
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Poston of Quenemo Kans are guests of the former's parents Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Poston. Miss Allen Harris of Denver Colo visits friends here. Mrs. Russell Roberts of Watseka Ill visits her parents Mr. and Mrs. John W. Hunt. Miss Gertrude Hopkins of Rensselaer Ind previously visited her sister Mrs. W. A. Thompson.
A stream of names appears from Camp Taylor and Camp Meade with many returning home or on furlough. Soldiers and enlistees include Butch Springer Jeffersonton and Carl Brown at Jefferson Barracks A G Cavins and Lloyd Lang visit relatives while others depart for duty in Texas Florida and Virginia. Local residents Don Mayfield T W Kennedy Max Crowder and Captain Paul Higbee are also mentioned with brief health and travel notes.
A brief meditation contrasts beauty's vast domain with the visible physical world. It muses on nature, humanity, and the ages, suggesting beauty transcends what we directly perceive and hints at deeper realms beyond sight.
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