• Frank Sickles, aged 9 years, son of Dr. Sickles, was the cause of excitement in Bellaire Monday night. An alarm of the fire bell caused citizens to hurry to the business portion where it was learned that the boy was lost and whether drowned or in the swamp near the lake was unknown. After wandering about and convinced he could not find his way out, he laid down by a big tree where he was found by the sheriff the next morning.
• Miss Sibyl Olds, after about two years employment at E. A. Monroe's news store on Union Street, has taken a position with the Hannah & Lay Mercantile Company in their dry goods department. Miss Olds has previously been connected with the dry goods store of E. Wilhelm and the Boston Store.
• The Oval Wood Dish team defeated the Acme team Sunday afternoon by a score of 16 to 5. Acme was forced to use three pitchers and even then could not stop the slugging of the victors. Wilson pitched gilt edged ball for the locals through the whole game.
• Twenty members of the American Insurance Union drove out to the home of William Nichols at Five Mile corners Saturday evening and tendered Louis Nichols a very pleasant surprise, the affair being in honor of his recent marriage. The evening was very pleasantly spent, the guests being treated to a bountiful supper which was followed by a dance.
• Clinging to the check rein of his frightened driving horse, Register of Deeds Wilson was dragged some distance and finally trampled on at his summer home near Birchwood Tuesday morning. His 9-year-old son, Russell, was struck by a wheel of the buggy and badly cut up. Mr. Wilson was putting a fly net on the horse when the animal jumped and started into a run.
• L. F. Perkett has just returned from Chicago where he gave testimony in a criminal case which will be used in an attempt to prosecute members of the firm of Wilson & Co. In the fall of 1905, Mr. Perkett consigned three cars of potatoes to the firm which should have sold at $450, but the firm went into bankruptcy before any settlement had been made after which Mr. Perkett swore out a complaint.
• Arrested on the charge of stealing from a wrecked Pere Marquette box car, Morris Claypool, Edward Vanette and Irving Harger waived examination before Judge Newlinger on Friday and were bound over to Circuit court. The alleged theft took place May 16 and three pairs of shoes were taken in freight No. 55 which was scattered about the right of way. The punishment for such a crime is a prison sentence not to exceed twenty years, a fine of $3,000 or both.
• A petition signed by the Peoples Savings Bank and others have asked the city council that the large phonograph used by the moving picture show across the street be suppressed as it was an annoyance. On Mr. Lardie's motion, the matter was referred to the police committee.
• Returning home from a drive with her husband, Mrs. Benjamin Hadley placed her baby in its little crib Sunday evening while she attended to some household duties. Returning as was her custom, she put her finger under the little one's chin to see it laugh and crow, but the child did not do so and to the horror of the mother, she discovered that life had flown from the body. Medical aid was summoned but it was too late, death having been caused by acute indigestion.
• Will Widdis of Acme loaned his wheel to a friend named Lewis to ride into the city Monday. The bike was picked up on the street by police and turned over to Lewis later. This morning Widdis came to Chief Ashton saying that Lewis had stolen the wheel. He hadn't but he had only pawned it to pay his board bill. The matter was settled out of court.
• Mrs. Charles Walsh Haas returned to her home at Mayfield from her visit in eastern Michigan. She was accompanied by Mr. Walsh, sister, Mrs. Frank Bigham and her two children. Mr. Bigham was at Mayfield readying the former Bert Chase house where the family will now reside.
• Advice on deportment. When setting the table for a dinner, the knives and oyster fork should be placed on the right side of the plate, the other forks on the left.
• Medical advice of a century ago. The general procedure for a patient who has become insensible or unconscious is to send for medical assistance, lay the patient on his back and loosen all tight clothing about the neck.
• Best buy of the week. New Lace Waists for Evening Wear, $7, $7.50, $8.00 at The Hannah & Lay Mercantile Co.