The following are a few newspaper clippings from my grandmother's scrapbooks. While no date is on these, the clippings are from 1900-1920's. Grandma cut them from Knox County newspapers and a few others. She was Mabel Mahla Frazier. She lived in Knox County until her marriage, when she moved to Sparta, Ohio, where she lived the remainder of her life. Unless otherwise noted, people listed as "from this city" or "from this vicinity" refers to Mount Vernon, Ohio. I regret that in this scrapbook, Grandma didn't put the dates beside the items she clipped. ******************* Mrs. Clara L. Gordon, the attractive mother of Mrs. Ralph C. Gerrish, returned to her home in Ohio, Monday, after spending five months in Jacksonville. She made many friends and will be greatly missed. -- Jacksonville (Fla.) Times-Union. *************** Chloe Coe, Josephine Tucker, Ruth Hedge, Coral Downing and Cora McManis attended the Patterson examination Saturday. *************** Mrs. Benton Horn and little daughter, who have been at the M&S sanitarium, returned to their home on the Delaware road Sunday. ************ Mrs. Walter Fletcher and daughter Ruth of Akron are here to spend the holidays with Mrs. Fletcher's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Grimm, N. Main street. ****************** Master Harry Body is ill of typhoid fever at his home in Danville. His father, Mr. Charles Body of Newark, has been called to his bedside. ************* A farewell reception was given W. E. Grove and wife Friday evening. They will depart for Oregon, Tuesday, accompanied by Elmer Stultz. ************** Charles Frazier and wife attended their family reunion at Bucyrus last week. ************** Contractor Earleywine of Mt. Vernon has charge of the erection of the English manor house for Mr. P.B. Chase at the edge of Sparta. The house is 100x100 feet on its foundations, and, it is said, will be one of the finest in the country. The grounds are now being laid out by a landscape gardener. **************** Mrs. James Harter and infant son of Three Rivers, Mich., are guests of Mr. and Mrs. A.F. Stauffer of N. Main street. ****************** Emmett Frazier and wife of Akron spent the last of the week with his parents, Charles Frazier and wife. ***************** Architects Howell & Thomas have let the contract for a 15-room stone and half timber residence at Sparta, Ohio, for P.B. Chase of that city. The house will contain five bathrooms, private lighting and water system. -- Columbus Dispatch. **************** Corrine and Francis Gay returned to their home at Utica Saturday, after a week's visit with their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Noah Rood. ************ Mr. Erle E. Wagner of Cleveland arrived here Saturday for a short visit with his wife and newborn infant at the Mt. Vernon hospital. ************** Mr. Jay Clutter went to Croton Wednesday morning, to attend the funeral of the late Mr. Carl Frazier. ************* Mr. Harry Swetland came over from Mt. Vernon on Wednesday and compared the Morrow county 20th century fair with those he here saw when he was but a lad. By the way, Harry expects to take a trip around the world, in company with his two daughters, during the coming year. He has partially retired from business, first as a dry goods merchant for years in Mt. Vernon and later as land speculator. He is one of the fellows who has made good. -- Mt. Gilead Union-Register. **************** Dies at Findlay Word has been received here that Mr. Arthur Tablet, formerly of this city, died Sunday at his home in Findlay. The remains will be brought here Tuesday afternoon for burial. ***************** The remains of the late Mr. Arthur Tablet, who died Sunday at Findlay, arrived here Tuesday afternoon, and were taken directly from the Pennsylvania station to Mound View cemetery, where funeral services were conducted by the Salvation Army and burial was made. **************** The B. & O. wreck train was called from Newark Sunday afternoon to the Johnson crossing, south of town, where the "buckling" of a coal car had blockaded the track. Traffic was delayed about two hours. ************* Miss Lela Gilbert of Mt. Liberty visited Francis Frazier, Sunday. *************** John McConkey of Sparta, a painter, has attraced considerable attention because of his strong resemblance to Woodrow Wilson. McConkey has the prominent teeth, the specks and the Wilson smile and his acquaintances here at once christened him "Woodrow." **************** Mr. Joe Tulloss, son of Mr. and Mrs. Foster Tulloss of Clinton township, came home Wednesday evening from O.S.U., Columbus, where he graduated, after a four-year course in agriculture. A brother graduated from the Mt. Vernon high school Thursday and another is a Clinton Boxwell graduate this year. "And there are more at home," said the father Thursday. This is one of the big and happy families of Clinton township and one in which the father remains youthful in appearance and activities. *************** Danville, May 15 -- (Special) -- Mr. James Body, aged 25 years, died at his home a mile and a half north of here at 8:30 o'clock last night, after an extended illness of liver trouble. Mr. Body was unmarried. ***************** Marriage Didn't Help By her attorneys, Smythe & Smythe, Mrs. Henrietta I. Buxton has filed, in the Licking probate court, suit for divorce from James Buxton. Briefly, she alleges that they were married June 26, 1911, and there is no living issue of the marriage. She alleges that prior to their marriage he falsely represented to her that he was a sober man, when in fact he was an habitual drunkard and has been for more than three years prior to their marriage. That the marriage did not help him in that regard. That on September 18, 1911, he abandoned her and since that time has contributed nothing to her support. That while they lived together ___________ and indecent names and cursed and swore at her. She says that he is not now a resident of the county, and, asks that in addition to a divorce she be decreed temporary and permanent alimony. -- Newark American-Tribune. ***************** Miss Xantha Swingle Handsomely Remembered in Last Will of Mrs. Xantha Bartlett Through the will of the late Mrs. Xantha Bartlett of New York, the Presbyterian church at Chesterville will probably receive $10,000. The deceased was a devoted member of this denomination. Miss Xantha Swingle of this place is willed her diamonds and $5,000 in securities. ************* AWFUL Experience Came to Bashful Man of Jelloway A bashful young man of Jelloway was invited out to dine last Monday evening. He was very much agitated. He sat opposite a mirror and discovered that he had forgotten to comb his hair. Then he dropped his fork onto the floor, and as he stooped to pick it up he upset his coffee. Matters went from bad to worse until finally in despair the young man quit eating and put his hands under the table. The loose end of the tablecloth was lying in his lap; when he touched it he turned pale. He thought it was his shirt, and in nervous excitement, while dressing he had forgotten to put the garment inside his trousers. That accounted for the smiles and his embarassment. He hurriedly stuffed the supposed shirt inside his trousers. Afterwards, when the family arose from the table, there was a crash. The dishes lay in a broken mass on the floor. The young man pulled three feet of tablecloth out of his pants and fled to the woods. **************