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. ****************** Bailey-Wilber Miss Nellie McFadden has received a card announcing the approaching wedding of Miss Margaret Wilber, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. F.A. Wilber, which will occur Tuesday evening in Kansas City, Mo., where Dr. Wilber is pastor of a Presbyterian church. The groom is Mr. Ned Bailey, an electrical engineer, of Detroit, Mich. The wedding will occur in Dr. Wilber's church, and will be followed by a reception in the lower room of the church. ************* Cromley-Schnebly Mr. Lyle Tate Cromley and Miss Anna Elizabeth Schnebly were united in marriage at 4 o'clock Thursday afternoon at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. John K. Schnebly of the Newark road, South Vernon. The wedding was solemnized by the Rev. Ira J. Houston of the First Congregational church, assisted by the Rev. W.A. Clemmer of the First Presbyterian church, and was witnessed by the immediate relatives and a few friends of the bride and groom. Immediately following the wedding an elegant dinner was served, after which Mr. and Mrs. Cromley departed on a short honeymoon trip. They will be at home at 707 E. High street after the first of January. ************** Bratton-Friel Mr. Alvin A. Bratton of Columbus and Miss Veva Friel were united in marriage Thursday evening at 7:30 at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.T. Friel, W. Vine street, the Rev. W.A. Clemmer officiating. Only a few intimate friends were present. Mr. and Mrs. Bratton left immediately after the ceremony for Columbus, where they will be at home at 1999 Summit street. Mr. Bratton is a traveling salesman. ************* Rectory Wedding On Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock, the Rev. W.E. Hull, rector of St. Paul's church, united in marriage at the rectory Mr. Henry J. Spearman of Croton, O., and Miss Rosanna Bell Frazier of Centerburg. ************** Baker-Huntsberry Mr. William C. Baker, son of Mr. and Mrs. G.W. Baker, a salesman employed at the I. Rosenthall clothing store, and Miss Mae Huntsberry, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G.H. Huntsberry, were united in marriage at 8 o'clock Wednesday evening at the M.E. parsonage by the Rev. E.D. Barnett. The ring ceremony was used. Immediately after the ceremony, Mr. and Mrs. Baker went to their home at No. 2 N. Sandusky street, where a number of their friends awaited them. A wedding supper was served. The guests departed at a late hour, wishing the bride and groom much happiness and success. ************** Newlyweds Visiting Here Mr. Charles A. Nachtigal and Miss Margaret Marie Lingerfield, daughter of Mrs. Harry E. Lingerfield, were united in marriage Tuesday morning at 9:30 o'clock at the home of the bride's mother in Dayton. They are now visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Bedell in Monroe township. After Sept. 1, they will be at home in Dayton, where the groom is manager of the Everybody's Book Shop. *************** Edward C. Wingenbach, receiving clerk, May & Co., Cleveland, and Christina M. Roberts, Mt. Vernon. The Rev. J.T. Black. *************** Johnson-Vail Miss Olive Vail, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A.A. Vail of Cardington, was married Friday morning at Sacramento, Cal. The groom is Mr. John Johnson, a surveyor employed in the government office in that city. They met last summer while Mr. Johnson was surveying near Cardington for the government. The bride is well known to many Mt. Vernon people, having frequently visited in this city. **************** Parsonage Wedding Mr. Fred Huff and Miss Mary Edna Diehl, both of Green Valley, were united in marriage Saturday afternoon at 5 o'clock at the Mulberry St. M.P. parsonage, the Rev. John T. Black officiating. ***************** Edward Shipman and Miss Lena Askins were united in marriage at the parsonage, Friday evening. ***************** Fleming-Payne Mr. Otto M. Fleming and Miss Lura Retta Payne were united in marriage at 6:30 Wednesday evening by the Rev. Ira J. Houston. The bride is the youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John H. Payne, residing on the Old Delaware road west of the city. The groom is a prosperous young farmer of Green Valley. Following an elaborate wedding supper, Mr. and Mrs. Fleming were the recipients of a number of beautiful and useful presents. The young couple have the best wishes of their many friends for their future happiness. ***************** Kirkpatrick-Platt Miss Mildred Martha Platt, daughter of Mr. W.H. Platt, and Mr. Frank O. Kirkpatrick of Cincinnati were united in marriage at 11:30 o'clock Monday morning at the home of the bride's brother, Mr. James C. Platt, on E. Hamtramck street. The Rev. W.A. Clemmer officiated. The ceremony was witnessed by relatives of the bride, and was followed by a dinner given by Mr. and Mrs. James C. Platt. Mr. and Mrs. Kirkpatrick departed Monday afternoon for Cincinnati. Mr. Kirkpatrick is manager of the industrial and power division of the Westinghouse Electrical & Manufacturing company. ***************** Cochran-Carey Mr. Glen S. Cochran and Miss Hazel Fawn Carey were married Saturday evening by the Rev. Ira J. Houston at his residence. Mr. and Mrs. Cochran will make their home on N. Sandusky street. *************** Hurps-Lewis Mr. Chas. Hurps of Washington county and Miss Edith Lewis of Mt. Vernon were married Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock by the Rev. John T. Black at the M.P. parsonage. After a short visit with the bridegroom's people in Washington county the happy couple will reside in Mt. Vernon. **************** Dickey-Larimore At 10:30 Saturday morning occurred the marriage of Miss Harriet Thompson Larimore, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. F.C. Larimore, and Mr. Francis Wilber Dickey, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Dickey of Columbus. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Francis A. Wilber, D.D., of Columbus, an uncle of the groom in the presence of the immediate relatives, at the home of the bride's parents at 205 N. Main street. Mr. and Mrs. Dickey will be at home after Nov. 1, at 8808 Carnegie avenue, Cleveland. Miss Ddith Dickey, sister of the groom, will be married next Wednesday to Dr. John L. Gordon of Columbus. ******************** Strow-Weaver On Wednesday morning, Nov. 12, at the home of the bride on N. Gay stret, the Rev. W.E. Hull united in marriage Mr. Walter E. Strow of Cleveland and Miss Kathleen Weaver. Mr. Strow is a traveling salesman for the Schuemann-Jones Co., surgical instrument dealers of Cleveland. Mr. and Mrs. Strow for the present will make their home here at Mt. Vernon. *************** Coe-Mondron Mr. Raymond Coe, a salesman at the Milton Lewis clothing store, and Miss Martha Mondron, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Leon Mondron of 622 W. Gambier street, an operator at the Bell telephone exchange, were married Wednesday at 8 p.m. at the residence of the Rev. E.D. Barnett, N. Main street. ****************** Whitt-Fowls Mr. Thomas Whitt and Miss Hazel Fowls of Centerburg came to Mt. Vernon Thursday afternoon and were united in marriage by the Rev. H.H. Hurley at the Baptist parsonage at 3 o'clock. They were accompanied by Mrs. Al Coile of this city and Mrs. Davis of Denver, Colorado. After a two-weeks visit in Welch, W. Va., they will make their home in Centerburg. ****************** The Knox County W.C.T.U. assembled at the county infirmary at Bangs Thursday, with the largest crowd that has ever attended the annual Flower Mission event there. The weather was ideal, and the line of automobiles that was there shows that Knox is a rich and prosperous county. The inmates were in waiting for the arrival of the White Ribboners. At noon, when the bell sounded, everyone was in his place. Grace was said by the Rev. Mr. Hastings of Amity. Then the county representaive, Mrs. Allspaugh, placed candy and flowers from the county union. Amity followed with bananas. The Mt. Vernon unit garnished each old lady with an apron and each man with a a white handkerchief and served them with ice cream and cake, Mrs. McIntire and Mrs. Beamer serving. All were in a happy mood. After dinner the inmates and friends assembled on the spacious lawns and the following interesting program with the county president, Miss Flora Farquhar of Ankenytown, presiding, was given: Chorus -- High school girls. Song, "Out For Prohibition" -- Union. Devotionals -- The Rev. Mr. Hastings. Song, "Around the World" -- Union. Recitation -- Charles Wright of Mt. Vernon. Duet -- Elizabeth Body and Bertha Gesslinger. Recitation -- Miss Blanche Bebout. Song, "The Wets Are Losing Out" -- Double quartet. Recitation -- Blair Gesslinger. Song -- Mrs. Mavis and Mrs. Lone of Amity. Recitation -- Bertha Gesslinger. Song -- Catharine Lewis of Frederikctown. Talk -- Representative N.H. Hunter. Solo -- Dorothy Murray. Reading -- Mrs. Greer. Song -- Lucile Cochran. Talk -- P.C. Whitney. Song, "Help Somebody Today" -- Willie Stewart and Isaac Miller. Talk -- Rev. Mr. Hastings. Song -- Double quartet. Recitation -- Miss Blair. Talk -- Mr. Miller. "Marching On" -- Union. Supt. and Mrs. McManis are to be commended highly upon the way the infirmary is kept and for the assistance they rendered in making Thursday's affair a success. Coffee and lemonade were served to all by Mr. and Mrs. McManis. Ice cream was served by the Mt. Vernon union. ****************** After telling of the purchase of Chase's Grand theatre in Washington.D.C., which was mentioned in the Republican-News the day following the sale, by B.F. Keith, the Washington Star, says: "Mr. Chase's career in Washington has compassed fourteen years and his name is linked with the term "Polite vaudeville," of which he was the founder. He came here from Mt. Vernon, Ohio, where for fifteen years previously he had enjoyed a lucrative law practice. Possessed of a considerable fortune at that time, he is now reputed to be a millionaire. It is not his purpose to sever all social and business relations in this city, as he purposes spending his winters here and is still the owner of a part of a big block of property on Pennsylvania avenue east of the Municipal building. Portions of each year he will spend in Florida and California. He and Mrs. Chase are now engaged in mapping out a tour of the world. "Mr. Chase's dearest project is his country place known as Beverly, near Sparta, Ohio. It was his boyhood home, and the home of his ancestors through four generations. For years, he has been improving it and today he is said to have one of the finest private golf links in the country. "In April last he started building operations that will cover a period of two years or more, including the garage, power house and lake. He will have his own private lighting and water plants." Mr. P.B. Chase came home Friday noon from a ten-day's business trip to Washington, D.C Reaching Mt. Vernon he stepped from his train, wearing a broad smile, apparently the happiest and most carefree individual on earth. Within a few minutes he was being whisked away in his big automobile to his country home near Sparta. For some years, Mr. Chase, with his family, has been coming back to Mt. Vernon from Washington and spending several weeks each season at his summer home. From this time on he will reverse the order of things, and each winter will spend a few weeks at his winter home in Washington. On Thursday he sold his Washington theatre, The Grand, to B.F. Keith, and will retire permanently from the theatrical business. While the consideration has not been given out, it is said that the sale involved several hundred thousands of dollars. Mr. Chase did not dispose of his valuable realty holdings in Washington. He has been in business in the national capital for 14 years, and in that time, while amssing a fortune, built up a business that many easterners thought impossible if conducted along the lines on which he started. Mr. Chase stuck to his plans, however, and his venture spelled success from the very start. ******************* The first prize in the Columbus Dispatch Booklovers' contest goes to Mr. Prentiss of Norwalk, O., who, it is said, is a man in very moderate circumstances and who will use the $2,500 in paying off a mortgage on his home. The third prize, a Mitchell touring car, comes to Dr. F.L. Singrey of Mt. Vernon. Miss Stackhouse, a school-teacher here wins 13th place and gets a chest of silver. Mrs. Cora Davis of E. Chestnut street is 16th and wins a set of mink furs. Mrs. F.L. Singrey is 18th and gets a fully-equipped auto-cycle. Other winners here are: Mrs. Barrett, (a Singrey entry), buggy; M.A. Mitchell, shotgun; Mrs. Will Banning, pair of shoes; A. Darrah and A. A. Faul, umbrellas. ***************** SPARTA NEWS Feb. 26 -- Mrs. Clarence Jenkins and little daughter Maxine of Columbus are visiting her parents, Wm. Vail and wife. J.D. Vail was in Cardington Thursday. Ray Slack and daughter Helen of Marengo spent Wednesday with his parents, C.W. Slack and wife. Rev. W.R. Reed is conducting revival meetings at Hedding. Mrs. Roy Barr visited her aunt, Mrs. Grace Sprague, of Bloomfield, Wednesday. Mrs. Barbara Robertson is on the sick list. Miss Edith Fleming of Marengo spent last week with her sister, Mrs. Frank Austin. Charles Kees and wife visited relatives near Condit the last of the week. Demorest Preston of Columbus is visiting his mother, Mrs. B.C. Dill. The infant son of Charles Frazier and wife died Monday night and was buried at Hedding, Tuesday. (NOTE: The infant was Edwin Francis Frazier, born and died in February, 1913) C.S. Stinemetz and family are spending the week in Columbus. The gentleman is attending the hardware convention. Milo Howard, wife and son Hubert visited Ward Melick and wife Tuesday. The W.F.M.S. will meet at the home of Mrs. Blanche Snair, Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock. **********************