The Cedarville Herald, Volume 41, Numbers 27-52

EnB*t in the'Thrift Stamp Campaign!! v w w v v w w v w w v u v ^ avwvwii We make a spemlljr e l all kwAi of printing. The sees** is here far pah* lie sale MBs, Oar w*tar-»re#C «t*dt fal ike best. VW VW W W VW V ^W VW W SW sss$* a**'*- FORTY-FIRST YEARNO, 35. CEDARVILLE, OHIO, FLflDAY, AUGUST 16, 1918 PRICE, $1.00 A,YEAR ONE THIRD VOTE ALL THAT WAS POLLED TUESDAY Both Local Precincts an Pa r With County—Marshall Paction Again ( Turned Dawn. Sheriff Contest Close —Funderburg Wins. No more than over a hundred votes were polled in' each of the two local precincts a t the primary, Tuesday. As predated the vote was light not only here bu t over county and state. I t was expected th a t former gov­ ernor Frank B. Willis would be nom­ inated fo r governor over Edwin Jones on the Republican ticket. 'Gov. James M. Cox received his nomination o» the Democrat ticket without opposi­ tion. In fact there were, bo few Demo­ c ra t votes cast it is not worth while recording them. Interest in the county centered upon the sheriff and central committee contests. In the former there were four candidates, but the fight /settled down between the present deputy, Lincoln Fundenburg and Ed. Light- hiser, who had been defeated on two previous occasions. The campaigns attracted much in te rest,' especially after charges, had been, filed against an election judge in the Fourth Ward, Xenia, and then dismissed by the election board for lack of evidence. Funderburg had the support' of the Shoup faction, while the. MaTshal- Gowdy crowd backed - Lighthiser." ‘Many of the Lighthiser supporters openly admit that th e determination of the voters to down the “near re­ formers” waa responsible In cutting down their candidate's vote. The wild charges of .corruption that could not be proven, which, the “near re­ formers” themselves failed to support by ‘witnesses, cost Lighthiser many votes in Xenial The candidate him­ self admitted he m ight be wrong. The bringing in of Cashier Babb, of the Commercial Bank, as a party to the supposed corrupt deal was .the climax. The banker had no conniption With _ the affair and was brought into pub­ lic notice by his supposed friends, showing the desperate effort, the un­ scrupulous manner and kind of tact employed to gain their end. 1 -. , , > i The central committee contest was ■ ,the hottest ever,"but the Shoup fac­ tion won nineteen of thirty-two with one tied vote in Bath township to he decided. This comes before the Board of Elections. The local vote shows Without ques­ tion tha t these two precincts were, determined to cleave the Marshal- Gowdy column. The contest between the candidates was hot o f a personal. „ nature, each one working f 6r hi# own , interest. The decision of the 'voters here as ejawhere is th a t election judges and clerks, will hot get their places ha payment fo r influence in the sale of bogus Stocks and wild cat schemes to unsuspecting invest­ ors. as has been done in some pre­ cincts. The contest for surveyor gave the present incumbent a return b' th with* out much opposition. J . Perry. Shu­ maker made a good showing. Being employed in Dayton he made little or no campaign. The fact that the present comm it siorters, R. D, Williamson, .G. N, Per- rill and R, E. Corry bad no opposition -is a fitting endorsement of their ten­ ure in- office. Mr, .Williamson was nominated for the- fifth term, the others for their second. George Sheets, for clerk of court; W. B. Bryson, fo r representative; J. E . Sutton, fo r treasurer; B, F. Thom­ as, fo r recorder; Harry D. Smith, for prosecutor; R. L. Haines, for coroner, and S. D, Fess, fo r congress had no opposition. Ralph 0.,Wead, fo r aud­ itor only had opposition for a few days in the campaign, A, E. Faulk­ ner, seeking a third term, withdrew to later accept a position with a financial house in Xenia. The local vote in the combined pre­ cincts gave Willis fo r governor 159, while Jones received 29. Clarence Browft was the choice for lieutenant governor by a combined vote of "60. William Duncan and A. N. Summers were the choice for supreme court. Frank Pa rre tt had no opposition for state senator. FARM AND FIELD NOTES. The Jamestown Journal states that John W. Townsley, the noted Poland China ho* raiser,'of Fayette county, l known here, recently refused six month's old Poland WILUS FOR GOVERNOR Frank B. Willis, former governor, vas nominated by the Republicans, fuesday over Edwin Jones, by a m»- ority of about 40,000. He will have as iis opponeht James M. Cox, now [overnor. The former was nominated or the third time by his party white the alter now has his fourth nomination, lh the county Willis received a ms ority of about 600over Jones, The official vote on sheriff gives the jresent deputy Lincoln Funderburg, *8 rotes over E . E. Lighthiser. This was h e doeSst contest, in the county and :avee the reputation of deputy having >een defeated for years. . Theonly other contest was that for mrveyor, J. W. Fawcett, getting a najority of 700over J. P. Shumaker. The other county officers either had 10opposition or were for their second The decision of the election board riteft lots were ««* * » th* tie vote in township on central committee re- utted Jn Thomas Gheen being the uoky man. This *iv« action 10 of th p » members of the i-ntraicommittee. ..... l ,_ Th* central committee vote in th* . vm *' is was aa idiom** Frank Crea- i. tm * * * ! , ‘ th * 8 8 * * ? . N. Tarbox, ,ghtW. one wel $700 fo r a ‘China pig. A. E. Wildman, of near Selma, has threshed and delivered- 5,200 bushels of wheat to the elevator a t $2,10 a bushel. This crop ..wag from 200 acres and averaged 26 bushels to the acre. This year's corn crop comprises 2Q0 acres. Ed. Dean, one of the most success­ ful stock feeders among the younger farmers brought 75 head of 'tip-top •hogs to market Saturday. They aver­ aged 235 pounds" and brought $19, al­ though the market was more than a dollar higher,. The hogs had been sold in advance and of course E d .' stood by his bargain. Joseph Dowling of Payton was elected grand treasurer of the Frater­ nal Order of Eagles. Private Henry Richmond, .Licking county boy, i* a prisoner of war lu Germany. Engineer W. P, Bander and Fire­ man T. J, HRchcock of Dennison were killed in a Panhandle freight wreck near Pittsburgh. Case against Henry Unser- and his son, J* Watson Unser, both of Tiffin, waa continued until fall by Federal Judge Kllllts. They are out on $5,000 bond. The fattier is accused of hav­ ing assisted the son to evade the draft. The Columbus, Delaware and Ma­ rlon interurban line, bc-sinlng Wed­ nesday, has been authorized by the state utilities commission to increase its passenger fares to slightly less than 2% cent a mile. Henry Churchill King, president of Oberlin college, will nail soon for six months*- {special war service in France, James O'Brien, 30, was killed and A BOX FROM HOME When hogs went over $21 last week, our local buyer, Frank Townsley, was | oh top 'as usual with his good luck, j six other persons were injured when just as he was last winter, when the j lightning struck a small building top was reached in Pittsburg, and he ' near Ashtabula, had the only five cars of hogs in mar- 1 . Bell Telephone , company and indo- ket a t the time, , If there is anyone . -pendent company at St. Clairsvfile who understands the stock market it i have been merged, is Frank, who* wears just the same j Mrs. Dilsy Elliott of Dayton re- expression when he wins as when hej solved wo,u that her son, Lieutenant loses, TOree caw were shipped from Edward Elliott, a flying companion i Pf Lieutenant Quentin Roosevelt, has from6couth Charleston earlier m the s „ ___ _ w m - -=v.I___ week.' ■ There are quite a few outbreaks of cholera, in the county according to the report of County Agent Ford S. Price. Most farmers give their hogs the se­ rum treatment as a protection. With hogs the price they are farmers should take no chance. Some predict that, the ,time is not fa r distant when i t will be compulsory. Such disease af­ fects pur food' supply which is not only required, but a t present 60 per­ cent. of all pork fats go into the manufacture of munitions in this country. FOR SALE—I'have 600 bushels of A No. 1 corn for-sale. Frank Cres- well. - Thomas Mattinson has contracted 60 head of cattle to go fro t one of his big farms near South Charleston, some time this month. I t is said that the price will be over $200 a head. During the electrical storm, Thurs- iay night, Wm. Frame, bn the O. L. Smith farm, on the lower Clifton road, lost two valuable cows tha t were killed by lightning. • In speaking of wheat yields in this lection E. E . Finney gets the credit for the largest yield that is reported 30 f a r this season. Mr. Finney had. 32 bushel to the acre. Mr, G. H. yreswell also had a good yield placed a t 30% bushels an -acre. . People evidently have faith in land ?or the sale of $200 land now seems to be a. common thing. In fact there is nothing a t Die present time that "jeople cam invest-money and get as -afe investment and also receive as <igh a return. Present prices of all rain, hay and live stock means high riced land and there is no one that jyen hints a t a drop in price. This country fo r some years to come is to feed the'world. To insure .this all prices will undoubtedly be guaranteed "is they are a t present. As proof of the above statement we can report quite a list of farms that have been sold, the past few jays. Mrs. Barrett, of Sedalia, gets the 50 acre farm belonging to the •James Shane estate a t $200 an alcre. O. L. Smith and W. L. Clemans on Monday purchased the Perry Clos- sen farm on the Upper River road, 162 acres a t $150 an acre, which in­ cluded all the crops pn the land. Mr, Clossen lives in Hamilton. Carl Paul, of Dayton, gets the- J, D. Mott farm of 51 acres a t $180 an acre.. This farm is on the Wilming­ ton road, George Powers purchased the Isaac Thom farm which adjoins him on the rear. I t comprises 10Q acres, and brought $FU. T. M. Hanna, of Ruthven, Iowa, who owned a farm near Bowersville, has sold his farm of 175 acres to Fred Lewis a t $132.50. Mr. Hanna has owned several farms in this county a t various times, but a t pres­ ent is purchasing Dakota land for pasturing. He is said to have about 2000 acres, 360 of which is near Ruth­ ven. John Turner has purChasedThe G. E. Jotye farm Occupied -at present by his son, Oliver. There are 143 acres in the place, Which has extensive im­ provements and the price was $200. . Most all of the above farms were sold througlrithe W. L. Clemans’ Agency, beside a number in distant counties, T, B. Mechling sold his elegant hotae and 84 acre tract on the Colum­ bus pike, adjacent the corporation, on Monday, to G. E, Arnold, of Port William, Possession wilt be given next March and the consideration was $9,000, Mr, Mechling expects to lo­ cate in Colorado, his son and daugh­ ter, now being residents of Denver, The safe was made bv G< H, Smith, been killed in an air battle in France. ^Thousands of dollars’ worth of flour, sugar and groceries were de­ stroyed when a warehouse of the Devoe Wholesale Grocery company a t Warren was burned. Two car loads of sugar were lost. July was the banner month In soft coal production In Ohio, according to reports from mining districts of the state. ■ ■ • . George M. Zimmerman withdrew his resignation as.city manager of San­ dusky when the city commission in­ creased his salary from $3,COO to $5,000 a year. Thomas Willey, 35. Alliance rail­ road brakeman, was.killed by a train. . Bert Bonen of Gallon was convict­ ed of uttering disloyal remarks. Howard Dailey, 9, East Liverpool, was killed in .an elevator accident Attorney Clarence Brown, 66, pres­ ident of the Toledo Times Publishing company, died suddenly of heart trouble. Suit of the Ohio Women's Suffrage association, to. prevent submission of the wets’ constitutional amendment permitting a state referendum on the action .of the next general assembly upon the federal dry constitutional amendment, was filed In the supreme court, •Power plant of the Auglaize Power company a t Defiance will be sold at public auction Aug, 31 as a result or #, mortgage, i Th% mortgage was for $850,000 with ac­ crued interest aggregating Drawn by Gkar 'VViUla.ras, Division of pictorial Publicity, Food savings o f millions of Americans du ring ou r first y e a r of w a r enab led this govern­ ment to send enormous food shipments ab road fo r ou r fighting forces and th e A llied nations, Qur savings in ceVeal*—ou t of a short crop—amounted to 154,900,000 bushels; a ll o f which was shipped to Europe. We increased our m ea t a n d f a t shipments 844,600,000 pounds. This waa America's •'“box from home" to ou r army ab ro ad and th e civilians and m ilitary forces o f the Allied notions. * ■ ANOTHER LETTER; FROM R. CECIL BURNS 590.42,' The plant, supplies more than 50 northwestern Ohio towns .and sev­ eral interurban railway line# with electricity. Hamilton county Republican execu­ tive committee unanimously Indorsed the nomination of Edwin Jones of Jujy 6th, / ‘Over There.” Dear Sis: i I presume you have already re­ ceived some of my letters from across, but i t surely seems like a long lima for i t to make the trip, I am still a t the last place reached, but it may be only a short time until another move is our lot, Having is great dope In .the army and. seems to come often. I am feeling well except a little rheumatics in my limbs, which ,1 believe is due to th e cool weather here. You see We aw tin rather high altitude and i t Je<§rt% seem to get Very Warm** fine and bright most of the time. I t $153,-: hasn't rained since here, but there .in the old edifice tomorrow, as I think there will be a chaplain here. Last Wednesday we took a hike to another little town, and I had the,op­ portunity of seeing the interior, of the church there, li was more mod­ ern and surely of beautiful interior. If possible I want to take some pic- are some indications today. Sick call is over and I have about an hour until drill. You see every morning all the companies o f which our detachment have charge send over the sick for medical attention. “Well, Jackson for governor on the Repub* |) ve Wrw? ?J*i. UR ^anf a^c^, Ucan ticket at the coming statewide ! cm w,th W some C. C.’s, Harry Uiff and family, of London, are camping along the river, near Grinnel’s mill. Auctioneering—terms reasonable— get dates. Call Cedarville Phon* 21-2 on 151. H. C. WILSON. M 8d Miss Elsie Shroade# is spendin; r-in-law an week with her brothe d sis­ ter, Mr. and Mrs. Burton McElwain. FOR SALE—Seven stands of Ital­ ian bees. Bee Herbert Weimer, was. X, aa4* MSifii ’iiliyfea primaries. John Murphy, 18, Columbus, died from a bullet .wound tn the right tem­ ple. At the plant where he was em­ ployed the young man. secured a 22- caliber, revolver and was amusing a crowd of. girls in a cigar factory across the street by. feigning suicide He pressed the gun against his head and pulled the trigger. He did not know the revolver was loaded. Knights of Columbus are building a hut a t Camp Perry and expect to haTe the building ready for dedica­ tion Aug. 11. Charles E. Locke of Cincinnati Is a prisoner in Giessen, Germany. - C. H. Bartholomew, 45, oC Kent, contractor In charge of the adminis­ tration of a water supply In Rocky river a t Cleveland, was shot and killed by two employes, The two ___ _ men are under arrest The murder district, and the farming land around puncture the blisters on their feet, etc.” as the case demands, and then make them “duty.” Maybe a few cases “quarters,” if the1diagnosis is of seriousTiature. It is a rather com­ mon stunt for the men to try to get “quarters” on something of minor na­ ture, but they have to be pretty shrewd bluffers to get it across. “Really a map who can pull a good bluff in the army and get away with it deserves credit.” There aren’t many who get away with the dope I say. i ’ - * Well I said a t last meeting I would describe briefly, something of the lit­ tle French village in which I am lo­ cated and the people that live therein. All the people in the peasant districts live in little hamlets, a s ’you would say here. There isn’t scarcely a resi­ dence scattered over the country. The little town is th* center of a little was the result of a dispute over Wages. E. A. Schaubs of Richwood, Union oouniy, ignored an order to tear down a ohe-story frame building that bad been pronounced a fire trap. He was fined $1,620.80 by Mayor Baumgardner of RIchwood for his failure to obey. Dayton-Wright Airplane company it. I t is similar to the system of colonial times in the New .England, section, The buildings are all con­ structed of stone and adobe, even the roofs. One large building answers for a family. All the farm animals, chicken quarters and storehouse for hay and grain, -One end of this build­ ing is occupied bv the family, then generally in the center is a driveway, and on the other end the stables for of Dayton complst*d and formally *at0ck and pens for the rabbits; this dedicated to the service of the nation i8 a groat industry here. “Yes, the 44 m a m a iN n n lie M i$ 4 W TkaX X e u i l e v i i l w le w A * L <•«, .’i n t v A n n S t i l A . l l ic f . its one thousandth DeHavlland plane, Back pay aggregating $60,000 will be due T. and O, C. railroad shop em­ ployes at Bucyrua under a wage scale just approved by Director General McAdoo. Robert Fink, 12, Gallon, saw n friend run over by a horse auS fell into convulsions, Complications de­ veloped and be died. The friend will recover. ^ . Federal milk commission for Ohio voted to approve a slightly Increased price for milk In Columbus dt ring chickens have an entrance too, just a little hole about 10 inches square, that was left when the building was constructed. This is about 2% feet above ground. I t’s rather comical to see the chickens “march up single file in the evening,” and pass into quarters for the night. To the French people this system is very satisfac­ tory, hut it surely seems very un­ sanitary. Alt the refuse from thq stables is thrown out in front of the buildings, along, the street, and left there indefinitely, or a t least so it seemed. Very little attention seems August, Retail prices will be 13 tents to ^ gjven t 0 appearances in these » i- - towns. However, it wasn’t long aft%r the entrance of the u . S. buy® before things took on an entirely different aspect. Sanitation, cleanliness andrap­ pearances were immediately given rigid attention* In many ways i t will be a blessing for these French people to really see what American “Fep” and “Brains" mean, and rm sure they will profit by what they have learned. The towns themselves present a very ancient appearance, constructed, as they am. entirely of atone, Some of the building# in this town are over 300 years old. The old Catholic church i s '205 years old, but is not in use a t the present time by the natives, as you know Catholic religion is no longer the religion of France, thus the many old vacant churches thruout the country.* The a quart and 7 cents a pint. These prices prevail a t Cleveland and To­ ledo, Cleveland etreetcar fare has been Increased io 5 cents to meet the Wage advance granted motormen and con­ ductors. Six people, all of Syracuse, Meigs county, an rente to Gamp Sherman, were injured a t Waldo, Marion coun-’ ty, When the automobile in which they were riding turned turtle. The car was driven by Roy Walton. Michael J. Barry, 69, director o( public safety at Columbus, died from ipterna) hemorrhage^. believed to have been due to stomach disease, from which he bad suffered many months. * 'Wnji tigi*ifiir«awatliffi»iit.witaaitea Beat grade 15c canned cent. 2 cam leg Ha, a t Nagky'*, .. ' air is so refreshing,, being somewhat lighter, ought to be. very healthy. The climate reminds me of an early May day without any extremes of temper­ ature and a dry southwesterly breeze. Owing to the difference in atmospheric conditions the skv is of very deep blue hue and all in all it certainly tures of the interior of these churches, is very beautiful. Today the sky is Seemingly a great many of the old stone buildings here are vacated, and these are the places where we are billited. Some are fortunate enough to get into the house, section, hu t most of them in the bam section. *Nearly all the upstairs or lofts1are occupied by the hoys. After these were clean­ ed out they made excellent places to bunk, I have a swell place now in a little building th a t used to he an Old bakery. Ju st looking around ope day, I found a small door tha t opened on the exterior upstairs. 1 investi­ gated' and Immediately fixed up my bunk there. I made me a little writ­ ing desk from a box and it surely works fine for its purpose. I am here now, writing this letter, there being no one else here. The funny part Of it is that the room is above the “Guard House,” “See, I’m a graduate from lower ranks.” Never the less a good location for bunks are a t a premium. The first few days it was very interesting to hear the boys tell of their experiences in their new lo­ cations. One was saying that haWent to get in his bunk and there was a cow already in. Another woke up one morning and “bossy” was chewing his shirt, etc. All said, i t is a very novel experience and I'm glad to be so fo r­ tunate as to be a part of it. Really it is very instructive and educational. One main handicap is the French lan­ guage, which I don't hope to master very soon—it seems so hard to.. Wish now that I had completed my French work jn school. As to farming here, of course it is carried on a t a minimum now on account of labor scarcity. The boys, girls and women do the greater part of it. Women work here just the same as men and I believe much harder. The children with a dog take their cows out each morning and herd them on the pastures. They have no fences, so must resort to this method. About seven o’clock in the evening* they come with their herds of 5 to 10 thru the streets to their various houses and put them in the barns for the night. They have excellent stock here. The peasant's chief means of livelihood is their butter* cheese and also fancy work. Will tell you more about it another time. The French people treat us fine and show us all the courtesies and favors native to their Characteristics. There are some little stores in the town and they handle fruits, nuts* candies* etc. This the boys relish greatly* but prices are rather high. Nearly everyone is broke as we haven't had pay day yet. I am fortunate enough to have plenty as yet, and hope it will .be thus for some time. I always try to keep enough ahead, for a furlough might be granted Sometime for Paris or elsewhere and a little change is neces­ sary. We haven't received any mail for nearly a Week, and am getting rather anxious for some. Never received your letter which Ruth mentioned. Have received about 30 since across. I think I will have td write several in one when answering. We now get art edition of an American paper printed in Paris and there see the important jieWs of U. S. But as to local events* nothing yet received. Suppose papa is very busy in the harvest a t present. Well I started this letter this morning, but It is ju st new supper time, so goodbye. Cecil. Overthere, July 11. Nothing special on hands so will write a line. Just received the bags spotted with cumulus clouds, making it very picturesque and interesting. 'The people think if the U. S. sol­ diers stay long enough France will become thoroughly Americanized. One night this, week a number o f the boys were given the opportunity of .being entertained by Elsie Janis, art Ohio girl of some stage renown. ..About 3000. Sammies were present and en­ joyed i t immensely. She gave us many o f'th e song hits of the II, S. I f was the nearest thing to U. B. life since leaving the land of “Old Glory.” The' entertainment was a t a neighboring town and we were taken over in trucks. Yesterday we- took a hike of about l l miles to a town of about 2000, purchased some souve­ nirs and a big box of writing paper, and surely not before I needed it. I suppose Donna will be. attending the Y. P. convention, if so tell lies to give my best to all the friends. I may have some good news for you later but a t present nothing definite that can be mentioned. Write often. With love, Cecil. Med. Det., 331st I»f., A. P. O. 762, A. E, F. via. New York*. CARL DUNCAN GETS BRITISH MEDAL FOR BRAVERY ' Somwhere in France. July 21st, 1018. Dear Sir: . Just received your letter of June 11th. In fact our mail comes in bunches when it starts. Thought you might be interested in our surround­ ings, am sbnding a few views of the estate on which we are a t liberty during our spare time to walk around. In fact we have about four hundred acres of woods, including two ponds, one of which we use for bathing. This estate was used by the Prince, mostly fo r hunting and sports of that sort. Very sorry that I was unable to get a view of our quarters Which are in the old Chateau ju st across the little pond from the new Chateau. Although the old Chateau has been vacant for a number of years we are very comfortably quartered. Most of the boys have a mattress and some of the more fortunate have brass beds. Before moving into the Country we were quartered in a small village, about two miles from here and while there saw Bud quite often* but since that time We have both .moved* he going in one direction and we the other. Although we are in the same part of the country we are about five mile# apart and don’t have a chance to visit. Tell mother tha t the arrangements with James and Eloise are perfectly O. K. with me. How is mother? Has she gotten so she' can take care of herself O. K? Well, Sis this is. about as much as one can write, possibly I may have said too much about some things as it is. Will close with love to all. Pvt. John T. Randall, Headquarters Detachment, 165th Inf,, Brigade, American P. O. 762* Am. Ex. Forces, via. New York. Carl Duncan, former student of Ce­ darville College* hut a resident of Darlington* P a , has •been awarded the British iqedal fo r bravery fo r sav­ ing the life of an officer on No Man’s Land. In rescuing the officer he was shot through the lungs and is now in Dr. Krill’s hospital in France, His letter is cheerful and he tells of the splendid treatment of physicians and nurses, Dr.. Krill pinned th e medal on his breast. I n receiving his wound Duncan performed pne of the heroic feats of the war. A wounded lieu­ tenant lay on No Mans Land. Ger­ man shartshootera had prevented any attempts to rescue the wounded of­ ficer. Duncan and another soldier went over the top- Duncan’s com­ panion waa killed but he succeeded in bringing the wounded officer back, .to the American trenches and he him­ self fell wounded with a bullet in his lungs a t the feet of his brother Roy Duncan* also of Darlington. The wound in the lungs is healing nicely although a tube has been inserted for draining. He writes his brother Roy is<leaving fo r Southern .France, DOBBINS FAMILY „ HAS A REUNION A delightful reunion, was held a t Cedarville, Thursday, by members of • the Dobbins family, in celebration of the sixtieth anniversary of the birth of Mrs, Flora Dobbins. A picnic was held on the Cedarville College grounds, ’and the. picnic din­ ner and supper was served in the Al­ ford gymnasium. The long table, a t which there were covers for more than 30 people, a t dinner, was, decorated- with golden glow. About 20 pf the party remained for the supper. Those who enjoyed, the occasion „ were: Mrs. Flora Dobbins, Miss Zel- " pha Dobbins, Mr. and Mrs. Harry King and three children, of Washing­ ton, .C. H,; Mr. and Mrs. Oftier Bur-* rell and three* children, of Springfield; Mr. and Mrs. O. A. Dobbins and * , daughter; Mr. and Mrs. Fred PobbinS and two children; Sherman O. Lim­ ing, of Hamersville; Mr* and Mrs. James Good, of Springfield; Mr. and Mrs. Denyer. Wisecup, Della WisecUp; Miss Stella Wisecttp* Mips Esther Kil- lough, and Mr. and Mrs.'Chester Shaf-; fer,. of Oxford. ' ' ' ‘ SHAVES GOING UP. The local barbers, like the threshers, have organized, and as a result the price of 'sharing goes to 15 cents, while ba it cutting will remain Where' i t is, 25 cents. We are not quite up to Dayton* artd Springfield yet, where «■shave*coste 20-«ent*-4 hd a hairiciit., a half dpllar. The barbers have it on the threshers so fa r as no' one has told them th a t they will have to re­ fund liny overcharge. While Some one said the threshers would have to re­ fund a cent a bushel there is no ease on record where such has been done. The fellow that kicks on a shave and cannot perform the operation himself, may get to grow a beard. We pity “ the farmer that insists, on his cent return for threshing charges. Its our guess that he had better not leave out his next crop, in ’ the. shock until i t is threshed. The chances are every machine will be too busy to stop there. STRAY HORSE. I have a stray horse, dark sorrell* aged 20 years, Weight 900 pounds, with white star on forehead and left hind foot white, that was taken up August II. Unless owner claims prop­ erty and pays all costs this horse will be disposed of. according to law. H. A. McLean, Marshal* . Village of Cedarville. DECLINES THE CALL. Rev. W* P. Harriman, of Falrview, Pa., who was extended a call by the R. P. congregation, has declined same a t the salary of $1,200 and parsonage. The matter was before a joint meet­ ing of session and trustees Monday evening, artd settlement left with the session for final action. The Eight Weeks Club will present the operetta “The Feast of the Little Lanterns,” a t the Opera HoUse, ,on Friday evening* August 23rd. This Chinese* Operetta consists of forty voices with the special parts of Princess Chan Wee Ling, Mai Ku, etc.* .taken by oar best home talent* This Is a beautiful little story and* the proceeds Will be given entirely to the Red Cross. Show your patriot­ ism and loyalty and come out -and cheer the girls. The admission will be 25 cents for all. Miss Helen Patton has ace position a# teacher in Latin ted a n the NEWSPAPERS MUST REQUIRE SIGNATURE OF POLITICAL ADVERTISING For several day# previous to the campaign there appeared advertising of a political nature in the Xenia Gazette that reflected upon candidates for certain offices. The primary law is very plain th a t all political advert rising must be signed, a penalty being provided fo r th* author of it as well and fountain pen you !#ent to Mer- j os the management ritt. I t certainly writes fine. Haven't The advertism had any mail for nearly* two weeks churches present a very interesting and am sureiy f t interior* lus nit tHo nnvo been left intact. It is proliable that The weather hare is beautifhl, h^rd l we will be permitted to have eerrieos seems to he so sil the time. Th* ** High School* a t Mingo Junction* O, Mrs. Charles Brotherton, of Day- ton, has been the guest o f Mrs. C. M. Minser* fo r several days. Albert Trumbo and family, of. Os­ born, spent the week end With Mrs. Cora Trumbo and daughter* Mildred. the publication, was without question placed by the Gowdv-Marehall faction extending the present rime fiir thla to holster np fabie ebertes that fell *winter. I t vriu mean medh saving .................. the eke- e f light *atd heat fct faetaflt* and atari*. Reports from the East state that the fuel administrations are urging the national administration to con­ tinue the present rime throughout rim year. I t has been planned to turn the clocks back on* hour the first of October.. The dries are well pleased with the present rime and we would not be surprised to hear of an order a l p % ♦