Dayton Items Lafayette Weekly Journal June 5, 1903 The Rathbone Sisters, of Dayton, attended the convention at Lafayette, last Thursday evening in a body. Ed Keever spent a few days at home last week. Decoration day services were observed last Saturday by the G. A. R. of Dayton. On account of the inclemency of the weather, Mr. Hammon, of Mulberry, delivered his address in the Presbyterian church. The band furnished music for the occasion. The band cleared $23 at their festival. On last Friday, Elmer Johnson, the engineer for the Finch-Freeman elevator company, of Dayton, met with a painful accident and barely escaped being killed while attempting to crawl under the drive wheel on the top of the head by the driver shaft. He was unconscious for some time and was attended by Dr. McBride. He is able to be about his work but ha quite a scar on his head as the result of the accident. Frank Glaze and Misses Dora Hill and Carrie Widmer were in Lafayette Sunday to call on Pearl Hill, who is very ill at the Home hospital. Mrs. D. A. Dryer gave a dinner to her lady friends, last Tuesday. Among those present were Mesdames Stanley, Drusila Dryer, Ahiman, Nancy Noel, Oliver Virgin, James Godfrey. Misses Carrie Kingsley and May Stranahan and William Glaze. On last Sunday Mr. and Mrs. George Gifford of Dayton, were entertained by a number of their friends in honor of their thirty-fifth wedding anniversary of M. Slignor and wife, of Clark’s Hill, Among those present were: Mrs. Green and daughter, of Danville, Ill.; Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Backer, of Indianapolis; Joseph Ramel and family, of Clark’s Hill; W. M. Butler and family, of Mulberry; Charles Butler and family, and Miss Anna Chamberlain, of Chalmers and Owen Biery and wife, of Dayton. Mr. Reagan furnished the syrup for the festival by the band boys last Saturday night. His generosity will be remembered by the boys. George Glaze visited friends near Indian Hill last week. Elmer Owenback and family and Mr. Ed McCarty and family were in Dayton Sunday. William Davis and wife spent Decoration Day in Dayton. Harvey Rush and family spent Saturday and Sunday with Lewis Rush and wife. Weldon Regan and family spent Sunday with Benjamin Regan and family. Charles Sharpe of Attica, spent Sunday in Dayton. In three weeks, Rev. Palmer goes to Winona. What is Dayton’s loss is Winona’s gain. We all wish him success in his new work. _________________________________________________________________ Protect your PC - get McAfee.com VirusScan Online http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963