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. ********************** Christmas Wedding The home of Mr. and Mrs. John Barber of E. Chestnut street was the scene of a pretty wedding Christmas morning, when Miss Eva Barber, daughter of Mrs. Cornelius C. Barber, became the bride of Mr. Victor Rohrer of Fresno, California. The Rev. E.D. Barnett, pastor of the Methodist Episcopal church, officiated, using the ring service, in the presence of relatives and friends. The bride, who was unattended, wore white marquisette. In her hair, she wore a single white rose and her bouquet was a shower of bride's roses. Ferns, holly and roses made up the decorations throughout the house. In the dining room, shaded candles decorated the bride's table and smilax extended from the chandelier to the four corners. Red roses centered the table. Mr. and Mrs. Rohrer left at noon and will be at home in Fresno, California, after February first. ***************** Herron-Clark Mr. Harold Burton Herron, son of Mr. B.D. Herron of N. Main street, and Miss Olive Marguerite Clark, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C.H. Clark of the Granville road, were married at 7 o'clock Monday morning by the Rev. E.D. Barnett at 205 S. Gay street, where they will be at home after Sept. 1. Mr. and Mrs. Herron left immediately after the ceremony for Piqua, Ohio, on their wedding trip. Both the bride and groom are well-known among the younger people of the city. ****************** Simons-Humbert Mr. Hoy Orton Simons and Miss Laura Madge Humbert, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. B.F. Humbert, were quietly married Thursday at 12 o'clock at the home of the bride's parents, 202 W. Chestnut street, by the Rev. J.L. Snyder of Howard. The ceremony was witnessed by a few relatives and friends of the bride and groom. Following the ceremony, an elegant wedding repast was served. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Simons of Fredericktown, parents of the groom, Miss Lulu Adams and Miss Marion Herron of Millersburg, Mr. and Mrs. Bert Humbert of Akron were among those present. Mr. and Mrs. Simons departed Thursday afternoon for Cleveland, where they will spend their honeymoon. After Nov. 30, Mr. and Mrs. Simons will be at home at 211 N. Main street. ******************* Popham-Collins A very pretty wedding occurred this afternoon at the home of Mrs. A.C. Collins on E. High street, when at three o'clock her daughter, Carrie Helen Collins, was wedded to Lewis Fletcher Popham. The bride and groom were attended by Miss Maria Collins and Mr. Wallace Collins. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. W.A. Clemmer, assisted by the Rev. T.M. Knox, and was witnessed by the immediate families. After a wedding supper Mr. and Mrs. Popham left for Cleveland, where he occupies a responsible position with the Cuyahoga Telephone company. ********************* Married in Kentucky Word was received here Saturday that Mr. William Way and Miss Mildred Popejoy, both of Mt. Vernon, were married in Kentucky several weeks ago. The bride has been visiting her sister in Huntington, W. Va., for several months and it was there that Mr. Way joined her for the trip to Kentucky. Mr. and Mrs. Way are expected home tonight, having stopped at Columbus for a week's visit with the groom's sister. They will probably make their home in this city. ******************** MISS CHASE Quitely Weds B.F. Keith, Eastern Theatrical Magnet Washington, Oct. 30. -- B.F. Keith, the 69-year-old theatre magnate, and Miss Ethel Bird Chase, 26, daughter of another theatrical millionaire, stole a march on Keith's son, Paul Keith, yesterday and were married while the latter was hurrying to Washington in answer to a summons from his father. At a late hour last night Paul Keith was still hunting for his father and the bride. Miss Chase and Mr. Keith attended the wedding of the bride's brother, Harold Chase, and Miss Ruth Cohen, which took place at 4 o'clock in the afternoon. They did not tell any of the other guests of their intention to get married. The Navioca, the new $100,000 houseboat recently purchased and fitted up by Mr. Keith, was brought to Washington this week and it is expected the honeymoon will be passed on the floating palace. Mrs. Keith is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. P.B. Chase of Beverly Farm, near Sparta, who were in Washington, D.C. Wednesday to attend the wedding of their son and Miss Cohen. Harold's bride is the daughter of a prominent lawyer of the national capital, and it is said, when Harold completes his college work, he will be associated with Mr. Cohen in the practice of law. Miss Chase has spent the greater part of her time in schools in the East ever since her parents went to Washington some 14 years ago. She recently visited in Mt. Vernon and in Sparta. ***************** Mr. and Mrs. P.B. Chase, who arrived here from Washington, D.C., a few days ago, received a telegram Friday morning from Palm Beach, Fla., announcing the death at "The Breakers", of Mr. B.F. Keith, husband of their daughter, Ethel. Mr. Chase departed Friday afternoon for Washington,D.C., where he will join the funeral party and continue to Brookline, Mass., where burial will occur. Mr. and Mrs. Keith have been in the South practically all of the time since their marriage, which occurred in Washington last October 29. He had been frail for several weeks, and was seriously ill for the past week, suffering from heart trouble, which caused his death. Mr. Keith, who was past 69 years of age, is survived by his wife. One son, Mr. A. Paul Keith, by a former marriage, also survives. The deceased was one of the most widely known men in the theatrical business in this country, being at the head of the big vaudeville circuit bearing his name, and owning theatres in many of the large cities of the United States, among them the Grand at Washington, D.C., which he purchased of Mr. Chase last summer. ************************** ALMA E. SHERBONDY Former Knox County Young Woman Buried at Akron, Sunday Mrs. Alma E. Sherbondy, wife of Mr. C.W. Sherbondy, died Friday night at 11 o'clock at her home in Akron, after six weeks' illness of enlarged liver. The funeral was held Sunday afternoon at Akron and interment made in the cemetery there. Mrs. Sherbondy, who was 24 years of age, was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. B. Fish of this city, and formerly resided at Jelloway. Besides her husband and parents, she is survived by five brothers, three sisters, and her grandmother, Mrs. Arnholt, and several uncles and aunts residing in Knox county. ************************ Five Corners, June 19. -- The Milford township Patterson commencement will be held at the grange hall here Thursday evening, June 26. Music will be furnished by an orchestra. The program: Invocation -- The Rev. L.G. Walker. "Nathan Hale" -- Elsie Barker. "Paul Revere's Ride" -- Coit Mitchell. "The Picket Guard" -- Naomi Moreland. "Emily Greiger" -- Naomi Barker. "Success in Life" -- Charles Bird. "Onward and Upward" -- Nellie Chadwick. "Wrongs Will Be Righted Then" -- Ralph Oliver. "The Foolish Boy" -- Josephine Chrisman. Class address and presentation of diplomas -- Rev. L.G. Walker. Benediction -- Rev. L.G. Walker. ******************** DRESS Catches Fire From an Open Gas Stove Mary Arndt, the 7-year-old daughter of Dr. and Mrs. George D. Arndt of E. Vine street, was seriously burned about 4 o'clock Monday afternoon while at play at the home of Dr. and Mrs. Workman on S. Gay street. Mary was playing with Master Klinger Workman in the presence of Mrs. Workman. She attemtped to get something from the mantel above an open gas stove and her dress caught fire. Mrs. Workman noticed the flame as soon as it caught the child's dress and attempted to extinguish it. However, Mary became panic-stricken and began running thru the house. Mrs. Workman pursued her, but, while she succeeded in snatching off portions of Mary's garments, she was not equal to the task of getting a good hold on the terrorized child until all the garments had been burned except the woolen undersuit, which was somewhat scorched. Mrs. Workman was severely burned about the hands while endeavoring to save the little girl. Mary ran out of the house and screamed for her mother. The Arndt home is only about a half square distant, and Mrs. Arndt heard her little daughter's voice and ran to her assistance. The child was carried home, where physicians dressed her burns, which extended from her knees to her forehead. The worst of the burns are on her forearms and beneath her chin. While a large surface is involved, the burns are not deep, and it is thought that Mary will get along. Monday night she rested fairly well considering the extent of the burns sustained, and all are quite hopeful for her recovery. In addition to the burns she sustained, Mrs. Workman suffered considerably from nervous shock Monday evening. ************************* Anniversary Celebrated Saturday, Feb. 14, was a day long to be remembered by Mr. Norman Walls of South Vernon. The children and relatives planned a surprise for him, which was to celebrate the eightieth anniversary of his birth. Those present at teh dinner were Mr. and Mrs. Norman Walls, Mr. and Mrs. Chester Walls, Mr. and Mrs John Hagaman, Mrs. Davis, Mrs. S. Kelley, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Branyan, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hagaman, Dr. and Mrs. H.W. Blair, Mr. and Mrs. Royal Hagaman and daughter, Miss Ethel, Mr. and Mrs. A.F. Smalley, Mr. and Mrs. D. Roberts and Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Beckley. The following letter was received from a nephew, Mr. Will J. Russell of Topeka, Kansas: "Topeka, Kan., Feb. 12, 1914: Dear Uncle Norman: It has not been many years since I thought that a person who had reached forty years of age was old, but as I reached that stage in life I began to think differently, and now I begin to look at myself as being a child compared with those who have reached a much riper age. It seems hardly possible that you will soon reach the four score mark, yet at the time this letter reaches you it will be the eightieth anniversary of your birth, how quickly time flies and how tenderly it has dealt with you. It seems but yesterday that I sat in Sunday-school down near the Cooper foundry, in that old church and heard you sing that grand old song, "Beulah Land," and when I realize that over thirty winters have passed since then it seems almost impossible. It was at this Sunday-school that I first became acquainted with you and it was there I became impressed with the thought that you were a grand, good man, and I can truthfully say that time has not in the least changed my opinion, or my high regards for you. God in His infinite wisdom has dealt gently with you, and has blessed you with a kind, loving wife and children and a host of relatives, besides innumerable friends that with me join, this day in extending to you our heartiest congratulations and best wishes on this, your eightieth anniversray, with the prayers that the All-Wise Giver of every good and perfect gift will continue to bless, shield and protect you, and if it be His will, to spare your life for many more years. I might add to conclusion, that I deem it an honor to be a member of the family of which you are such an honored member. There is not one but what I respect and love, next to my dear wife, her mother, your sister. God bless her for she has indeed been a mother to me. Finally, my dear Uncle Norman, you have reason to feel proud this day as well as thankful, not alone that you have been spared to celebrate the eightieth anniversary of yout birth, but that your lot has been cast with such a grand noble family that surrounds you this day in honor of this not frequent event. I wish it were possible for us to be with you in person, but as this is impossible, I assure you that each one of your relatives, so far from home, join me in extending to you our heartfelt and sincere congratulations and best wishes." ********************* PAUL KEITH Gets Bulk of the $30,000,000 Estate Left by His Father Boston, April 6 -- A. Paul Keith announced today that his father, Benjamin F. Keith, who died in Florida, had appointed him his sole executor and had left him the residue of the estate, after making numerous minor bequests and providing for his widow. The amount of the estate was not given. The Keith theatrical enterprises were acquired some time ago by the son and by Edward F. Albee. Estimates of the estate may vary widely, some going as high as $30,000,000. ************************