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GREENFIELD BAILY KEPOKTER VOLUME XVI No. 604. GREENFIELD, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1919. SINGLE COPY, 2 CENTS Social Effaivs BABY mmm CHRISTMAS MAIL EASILY HANDLED FA1 ACCOUNTANT SCHOOL III PROSPECT EDEN. S.

H. Tmehlood, wife and daughter, Hildred, were shopping in Anderson Saturday. Berry Warrum and wife visited with Thomas Renforth and wife Sunday. Clarence Dangler is home from Camp Sheridan on a thirty days' furlough. School closed here on Friday for two FOUND BY Had Been Left on Floor of Station Spring Lake Park and Cared for by Neighbor.

NOW IN CARE OF THE SHERIFF weeks and the teachers left Fridav evening for their different homes to spend Christmas. Guy Alford and family spent Sunday with Sheldon Alford and wife 1 Wilson Huey ana family spent Sun-s day with the formers mother. William Baker received word a few days ago that his brother, Arthur, had died in the 'West. Charles O'Neal and wife and son visited Jesse O'Neal's Sunday. Maurice Colwell hns returned home from Greenfield, where she spent four-w eks.

Friends of Mrs. Sina Hopkins, of In- ianapolis. received word that siie was in a serious condition. sn: formerly lived in this vicini'y. Mrs.

Millie of Lynn, has been visiting relatives in Ind tins vicinity. Mrs. Lvde Alford was called a few days ago fo tht bedside of her son, William, who visiting friends in' Indianapolis. He was taken to a 'ms-pital and an was "r.ec jssary. ile is getting along nicelv.

CHARLOTTESVILLE. Marjorie F.vans is home from Mrs New Castle, who for tic-holidays. she teaches school. Miss Margaret Smith is home from Butler for her Christmas vacation. i I I Veteran Employes of Greenfield Office Are Accustomed to the Work of Holiday Times.

The rush with Christmas mail at the postoffice in this citv has not been overburdensomo and the packages are wms force of Government employes. The package mail shipments began two weeks ago to far distant points, and there has been a gradual increase in the number of every mail since. In order that the public may be accommodated faster than is possible at the windows, a table for receiving mail was placed in the lobby. It is in charge of Gilbert Kilt, a substitute-) clerk. Fust master Richman sad today that rp-trons need have no concern that Christmas packages wih not oe delivered lor there will be a delivery Christmas morning.

It will only serve to confuse maters for per- sons to call at the postoffice. The rural carriers will make their trips on Christmas Day. The Greenfield postoffice employes, nearly all of them are veterans in the service, and hence caring for the Christmas business is an old thing to them. First class mail this year is heavier than ever before and the number of packages is perhaps great er than at any other Christmas time. ed diligently and in a very short time after the arrival of the train were on their routes.

fine JL I INTO SIX SECTIONS Sunday School Workers of Jackson Township Plan for Membership and Financial Campaign. At a meeting of Sunday school workers of Jackson township held on Friday evening at the home of Frank McClarnon. the township president, plans wtre made for putting over the membership and financial campaign. Among the workers present were the Rev. Mr.

Runner. N. M. Kittle, L. H.

Collins and H. C. Hutchena. Jackson township has six Sunday schools, covering a territory of thirty-six square miles, and each of the Sunday schools was assigned six square miles. the Charlottesville schools taking the east half of the township: the Cleveland school the next, mile west, which includes the half-mile and mile road, with an off- ni OWNSHP umi Mrs.

W. W. Lowe remains about the Today's delivery of first and sec-same, ond class mail was delayed because of Sherman Smith was at Indianapolis failure of the morning mail train Tuesday. to arrive on time. The carriers work- bnv babv.

thought to be al mt four weeks old. was found where it had been abandoned in the station at the row. muss- Spring Lake rarlr. WrdneMl it in unction, ay Illllg t) CiOCii lU UD can Jessup.aml Paul Fisbury. They notified Mrs.

Mack Warn-in. who lives close by, and she cared fur the little one and notified Sheriff Mulvihill that she would brine tli" baby to him. i The baby was lyirg on the floor of the station, winch has no fire, and a small bundle of clothing its side; also a ladies' handkerchief with the letter embroidere.t in one eorner. The little sown is edged with pink nnd the blanket around he baby was white with a pink border. Everyone who has seen the little one is in love with it.

and several have off. red to adopt the child. Mr. Mulvihill has placed him in charge of Mrs. llattie Merrida, who gave him a bath and varm clothing.

Master William Johnson, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Johnson, is supplying the baby with a wardrobe from his baby clothes.

If there is any trace of who abandoned the child it has not been given out. The sheriff fe. Is assured that it he had been notified and had gone to the place he could have run down the parties, as he believes they were in hiding close by. Sheriff Mulvihill announces that anyone wishing to make the boy 'baby that was found a Christmas present can leave it at the jail. Mack War-rum made up a purse of J.W) tirs morn in for it.

i r-i Death of Mrs. Henry Owens. Mrs. Mary Owens, wife of Henry Owens, died at her home on Tague street, in this city, this morning, after a nriei nmes. rue was jeais oi age.

She leaves a husband and one son. about 12 years old. The funeral will occur Friday Morning. Rev. H.

S. Nickorson will have change of the services. Interment will he at Park cemetery, with C. F. Pasco undertaker in charge.

Death cf Fred Macy. Fred Macy. of Fairniount. a brother of Thomas Macy, of this city, died this morning ina hospital in Indianapolis. Mr.

Macy was Tl years of age and resided in this county several years ago. The funeral will be held at Fairmount. Mr. and Mrs. John McDaniel entertained at dinner Sunday.

Mr. and Mrs. Sunbeam Class. The Sunbeam class of the M. P.

church met this afternoon at the home of their teacher. Miss Bessie Dodson. They enjoyed a delightful Christmas party and exchanged gifts. Friends Missionary Society. The Friends Missionary Society held a very interesting me.

ting a fev days ago with Mrs. Kllen Gough. Mrs. Rehecca Binford vis had charge Melva futile regular i Birthday Dinner. Mrs.

Jessie nt'-rtiiirc; birthday dinm-r her mother, Mrs. Cuter i and her nephew, Warren Those present were- Rev. George F. Snyd. this ren Hutton.

cf St. Johns. Miss Cecile Koing-'-r. of Ind. Birthday pr r.ts chanced, and a very 'in by all.

Miscellaneous Shower. Mr. and Mrs. miscellaneous shower Monda Hutton. Mrs.

Mi' in honor of the app? of r.i MI- to Ralph Retz, both of New Quite a r. timber were present and. re- rnembered tlK-m with- many and useful presents." Apple? ar.d crackerjack were rve.i a eral good time had. Birthday Party. Saturday being th" eIev-nTh bir'h-day of Mary Elizabeth Ocop'-r.

daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Cooner. hej-grandmother. Mrs.

D. 13. Cooper, gave a party in honor of the occasion. T'c party was given in the K. -of P.

the room being made b.autifnl with elaborate Christmas decorations. Mrs. 1). Cooper. Miss Eloise and Miss Virginia Cooper and Miss Ida Hawkins assisted Mary Elizabeth in receiving her little friends, who numbered nearly seventy-five.

Miss Elizabeth McCole presided ti the piano during the afternoon, while the little I ones danced, enjoyed games and contests. The out-of-town guests wer: Rosemary Huddleson. Miriam Bell. Mildred Shideler. Joseph Rounds.

Harry Jolly Lewis and Robert New-by. of Knightstown; Wright Cotton. of Trvington. and Mrs. L.

P. Newby. of Knightstown. Refreshments of ice cream, cake and ca'ndy were served, and favors of miniature candles v.e.-e by given. Elizabeth was remember- a number of gifts.

Eden Ladies' Aid Entertained. The Ladies' Aid Society of the i Eden church was entertained on Thursday afternoon, December 18. I at the home of Mrs. S. H.

T'rueblor d. Twenty-five members responded to the roll call, of which the following is a i list: Mrs. Nora Frank. Ham" O'Neal. Ola Barnard.

Ethel Day, Naomi Troy, Sarah Allford. Vera Moore, Maude Curtis, Sarah Powell. Mrs. Butcher. Ola Baity.

Effie Allford. Dean Hum- hies. Mary Frank. Anna Barrett. Mary Hunibenhower.

Martha Moore. Ora Allford. Ola Allford. Nancy- J. Moore.

Goldie Marsh. Fannie Spurry and Ttnth Martin and Mi. Atil.trwi tis and Nancy Frank. A very interesting program was given, consisting of a Christmas reading, given by Mrs. Nora Frank.

An amusing contest was given by filling the blanks in a paragraph with the names of carpenter's tools. Mrs. Mary Frank winnine the 1 prize. An exchange of uresents fob lowed, the presents having previously been placed on a beautiful tree, which i i had been prepared for the occasion, Besides the tree the house was deco rated with beautiful pot flowers and the usual Christmas decorations. Re- freshments consisting of baked beans.

nnffoo U'dro corveil Afro TTfKol n-n- acted as assistant hostess. United Bhethren Church. The spirit of God came in full power over the people Sunday evening in the eleventh hour of the services. A wonderful sermon, taken from the lesson of Noah and the Ark, was delivered by Mrs. Robbins, touching the hearts of Satan's worst, and appealing to the lives of God's own.

Three people convicted of sin came to the altar of God, confessed their sins and accepted the Christ. The' meeting was to close, but because of the outburst of feeling was continued on Monday night. Contributed. Chester and. Ora Gough, who are employed by the Kingea Packing spent Sunday here the gnests of their mother, Mrs.

Ellen Gough. i I i i i 1 TOO at WILL BE FINE PLACE Kinder Making Extensive Improvements to Garage. C. E. C.

E. Kinder has ed improvements on his garage building oiv Fast Main street, which, when completed, will make it one of the very finest places of the kind in Greenfield, and compare favorably with anv garage and automobile accessory stoit, anywhere in a county seat town. The Main street front is to be new and modern, with display windows, and affording large space for the display and storage of accessories. The room for years occupied as Ha- yens' V- Co. harness shop is being thrown into the main sales room and changes made throughout the big building.

Mrs. Fdgar Oldham, of Charlottesville, spent the day visiting Mr. and Mrs. Robert Oldham. Mr.

and Mrs. Samuel Tapscott are the guests of relatives in Cambridge City. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Gant and their daughter.

Miss Kathryn. spent the day in Indianapolis. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Hannah, of New Castle, will visit Mrs.

Agnes Hannah Christmas Day. Mr. and Mrs. O. S.

Saint will spend Christmas with relatives in- Indianpo-lis. Mrs. Edgar VanCleve and daughter Greta, of Piqua. Ohio, are visiting Mr. and Mrs.

H. H. Bolt. Miss Alfreda French will spend the rjlristmils holidays at her home in I Shelbyville. The Friends nraver meetine will be held this evening at the home of liar- vey Gordon, on North State street: Miss Mary Sample, of Delphi, w-ill conif Thursday morning to spend the Christmas holidays with her mother.

Mrs. Zetta Sample. Mrs. Join Hutton. of Anderson, is spending the week with her daughter.

Mrs. George Snyder, on West Walnut street. Samuel Wray made a business trip to Indianapolis Tuesday. guest of Miss Florence Amick, and will remain until after Miss Amick's wedding on Christmas Day. Mr.

and Mrs. Ray Havens and Miss Carol Hagans were at Keith's, at In- dianapolis, Monday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Havens, of Vin-cennes, are visiting relatives here.

Mrs. Anna Pfltimm will spend Christmas with her son, Ernest, in In dianapolis. Mr. and Mrs. David Frazier will have as their Christinas guests at dinner, R.

D. Hayes and family. Hyatt resided here several years ago. IIYS i I 1 1 Opportunity Is At Hand for the AgrJ- cuiturists of Hancock County. Farm rs of Hancock county will have an opportunity to attend a Farm Account imr" some Tiiin ry near future, according to word received from County Agricultural M.

E. Cromer today. Mr. Cn.int states ihat the school caa be recured by this comity providing i-t h-as farmers s'emify a desiro far vii- ami will attend. if tlo school matures it wiii last for day and will be held in Uvj county i office.

The. work will i ui'dtr tae dirv: supervision of Mr. Lynn 1 1 n. State ader in farm manag. lavnt.

and is designed to educate itsjt the to eep tie. if i hi such a manner tii.y their a-d tiansiiT the necessary figures to income tax blank. Kai taking the scliool will i farm r'Tovd book li3 i and not for hi. own farm, but a. 3 read in ri a sample record tok or a ty 1 farm business which iueludea entries about which ii'--tions are like- to The itn-n summarize the ierord ami how to de-te'm'me the1 im-ome.

Instruction is then gie'i in working out the simple factor-- will help them in studying tb ir 'arms, and also in transfer ring cessal figures to the ir. tome tax blank. Mr. Cromer is very mr.iiv farmers rs car" anxious that 33 to will take ad- this great chance -r as sist. no-, and wis! write or call him at of'.

to in 'iie course. Not more than fifty can be accommodated, so the first come will be the first P.evivsl at Brown's Chapel. The revival at Brown's Chapel is prog" ssing ni' eighteen eonver-j sioi.s having been made. These services will continue over next Sunday, Rev. R.

Chati'i Id is the minister in charge. Service each evening at 1 o'clock. Lccnl People Take Chiropractic Adjustments and Get Well. Case No. 11.

Lady middle aged. When Chiro- praetor was called to house patient was bed last and under the care of a physician, who pronounced her iron-j Hright's disease. After twelve ad-jjnstments patient was able to come TO thf 1-ulv'c xri.tr'T- foo returned to nearly normal, her headaches have disappeared, her kidneys have improved and her health at thu present is good. Grateful for what Chiropractic has done fur her she has ben im in sending many of her friends to the Chiropractor. Case No.

IS4. Lady past te years old. Stomach trouble and nervousness and unable to rest weii at night. After a few keeks' julj.tstmer.ts all disagreeable symptoms are gone. H-w Miur merely ne- cause medicine fails to get results in jui oc.

an Know mat medicine cannot reach every disease. Yours may be one of those cases, and in which Chiropractic will. Why not find out? Investigation will cost you 'Phone 393 for an appoint- E' R' Chiropractor, 105 N. State St. Adv.

Christmas Cantatta. A Christmas cantatta entitled. "Old Mother Goose's Visit to Santa Clans," will be given at the First Methodist Protestant church on Christmas eve. This cantatta is sure to delight both old and young. Mother Goose as rb u'c aSl chief character, and her retinue of relatives, take you on a charming visit to Santa Claus.

It requires fifty or sixty characters and the committee in charge has been doing some very earnest work in preparing this entertainment. The public in general is invited to be present on Wednesday evening at 7:30. The libretto Is by Lizzie DeArmond, and the music by L. H. Meredith.

Mrs. Minnie Moore, of Plainfield. has returned home, after visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Grose, on North State street.

Mrs. Sitch, of Alexandria, wfrl spend Christmas here with her daughter, Mrs. Earl Greer. Also Mrs. Greer's sister, Miss Edith Sinch, whp is a teacher in the schools of will join them.

set at t1le Center school house: Name-1 less Creek school has the north half of the balance, and Brown's Chapel There will be a Christmas cantatta given at the M. K. church Wednesday night. Mrs. Alexamlri.

who has been staying with Frank Craft and family, returned to her home at Indianapolis Monday. Flla Hell. Allie Hell. Gertrude Mat-; tix. Emma Niles.

Flossie Parker and Mrs. Munden were at Indianapolis on Thursday. Mrs. Oscar Tuttle spent part of last week at Indianapolis visiting friends. Dr.

Johnston was at Connersville on Thursday. The ladies of the Christian church made S3 at their bazaar last week. John Craft is home from Purdue for his Christmas vacation. Maude Sawyer and Earl Reeves, of -Ntw astle. visited here Sunday, Weber was a passenger Thurs- day to Indianapolis.

Goldie Collins was at Indinnnnolis on Saturday. Morton Stanley and wife, of Indian apolis, were the Sunday guests of Arthur Hall and family. Pearl Kirkpatrick. of Greenfield, is the guest of Mr. and Mrs.

West Hatch. Thomas Riley and wife were the Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Shields, of near Knightstown. Isabella Shields is here visiting relatives and friends.

Mrs. Frank Craft is on the at this writing MORRISTOWN, ROUTE 1. Nelson Cook and wife were Greenfield Tuesday. John Haskett's baby has been sick. While driving home from Greenfield school on Tuesday evening Herbert and Rex Pope's horse frightened at a sewer laying at the side of the road and npset the buggy.

Neither of the boys vere hurt. The Shiloh peopie have given up their Christmas entertainment on account of an epidemic of the scarlet fever in the community. Romeo Hargrove is sight-seeing in Arkansas. Irene Poer is very sick at this writ- Ing, Nelson Cook and wife called on Mr. and Mrs.

Lee Whitaker Thursday. Mrs. Sarah Hope, of GreenfieM. spent a few days last week with Mr. and Mrs.

Jacob McCormick. Mrs. Sarah Bennett entertained at a Sunday dinner. Jacob McCormick and family, John McCormick and family and Mrs. Sarah Hope Grant Hill and family spent Sunday with Walter Hill and family.

Guv-Shaw and family -were callers in the afternoon. Nelson Cook, wife and daughter, Neva, called on Mr. and Mrs. Otha Duncan Sunday afternoon. W.

A. Hughes and family. will be the guests of Mr. and Mrs. James Murray Christmas.

Mrs. James Steele spent Sunday here with her mother, Mrs. Sadie Burk. ick list John Moncrief and family, Mr. and Mrs.

K. A. Henby and Mrs. Johi. Mrs.

Charles Johnson and family, Mrs. Mitchell, spent today in Indian-Mabel Ilagan and son. Homer, Har- apolis. old Parker and Miss Freda Fuller. Miss Irene West, of Brookville, is a Miss Darcie McDaniel entertained at a 6 'o'clock dinner Sunday evening, Miss Ruby and Pearl Johnson, Roy Watts, John Miller and Harold Parker.

Mr. and Mrs. William Davis and son, Norman, of Grepnhill, arrived here on Tuesday and will spend the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. John Cottrell and family.

Miss Virginia ooper will attend a dance this evening, to be given at Pendleton. Mrs. Rex Rafferty has returned from a two weeks' visit with her parents at Greencastle. the south half. All present expressed themselves as heartily in favor of pushing the plan and were convinced that it would assist greatly in the religious educational work.

LOSES HOME BY FIRE Residence in Fortville Is Completely Destroyed by Flames. vThomas West's home in Fortville was destroyed by fire Monday morning about 10 o'clock. Mrs. West was alone and was pre-piffing to do the family washing when she was called bv Mrs. Charles Humbles and informed that her house was on fife.

'The alarm was given and the volunteer fire depart ment responded quickly, but was of i no avail, as the" entire roof was a mass of flames and there was no water plug near enough to he reach- ed by the line of hose. The attention was then directed to saving the large barn located on the rear of the lot. About half of the household goods were saved, but the house was a to tal loss. The loss is partly covered by insurance. Christmas Cantatta.

Aj Christmas and missionary cantatta entitled, "Christ in Every Land," will be given at the Friends' church next Sunday evening at 7:30 p. m. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Hough and son, John, and Mr.

and Mrs. Dodge, of Chicago, will spend Sunday here as the guests of Mft and Mrs. W. A. Hough.

Frank Hilligoss. of Akron. Ohio, will Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Hiday and spend Christmas here with his par- daughter, Fern, of Indianapolis, are ents.

nft gnests of her parents, Mr. and 1 Mrs. Eli Hagans. Miss Naomi Tapscott will spend Christmas with her grandparents at James Wilson is coming from An-Straughns. derson to spend Christmas at his home in Greenfield.

Dr. and Mrs. J. P. Black and son, Nelson, will be guests of relatlres In Miss Jeanne Eldrldge is confined to Indianapolis Christmas Day.

her home with the measles. Miss Clara Offutt is at home from Mrs. Clell Hyatt and son, Harry, of Allen town, Pa to rlsit her brother, Terre Haute, were Sunday guests of 8. J. Offutt, and family, over Christ- Mrs.

Mande Gates and daughter. Mrs..