North Vernon Plain Dealer - November 4, 1914, page 3
Butlerville, Ind. News
    Hallowe'en was observed in the usual manner, in and around Butlerville last Saturday night it will be several days, before all the property, such as wagons, buggies, lawn swings, gates, and porch furniture is found and restored to the owners. Of course it is the little boys that do these pranks, and we must put up with the annoyance, since it occurrs but once a year.
    On Friday evening, the Philantheas of the Baptist Sunday school entertained the Baracas, with a Progressive social, as announced last week. These classes each have a membership of about thirty, so that when united, the number was all that could be conveniently entertained in the homes of members. The invitations to "meet the ghostly band" at Bernie Kays at 8 p.m. met with a hearty response, and at the appointed time this home was filled with squeaking ghosts, and the Baracas en masque. Each home visited was seasonably decorated, jack-o-lanterns, brooms, witches, black cats, etc., vying with autumn leaves pumpkins and corn stalks for places of honor, partners were chosen by lot for the walk to Everett Bemish's, where the second part of the program was rendered. A motley procession it was, too as Indians, fat men, lean men, his Satanic Majesty, and others each beside a mute or squeaky "ghost," filed down the street. At the Beamish home, where Mrs. Ida Daubenheyer and Mrs. Vera McIlroy were in charge of the ghost and witch headquarters, respectively. So weird and uncanny were all the surroundings, that each couple's visit was somewhat abbreviated, and they returned to join the games below. Partners were exchanged, and another parade took the merry-makers to the home of J. L. Swarthout, where the masks were removed, and it was discovered that Polly wasn't Polly at all, and Jack was somebody else, and much of the adipose was pillow, with other equally startling revelations. A fortune-teller's tent was a Mecca here, where Mrs. Kate Trisler, in realistic make-up, revealed futures with the glibness of a professional. At this home refreshments, consisting of chicken sandwiches, pickles, coffee, pie and doughnuts, were served in abundance, and as the midnight hour was approaching, the luncheon was thoroly enjoyed. The event was pronounced a social success by all who were present, and the gathering broke up with good cheer prevailing, as Saturday suceeded Friday. On Sunday morning, in class, a vote of thanks was tendered the Philantheas for the excellent entertainment they had given their fellow Sunday school workers, the Baracas.
    Everett Bemish and wife, Roy Swarthout, wife and daughter, Juanita, attended a masquerade social at Hayden, Saturday evening.
    The Willing Worker Class of the M. E. Sunday school entertained the Builder Boys on Saturday evening with a mask social at the school house. Several ladies of the Sunday school assisted in the preparation and serving of oyster soup, ice cream and cake. The room had been seasonably decorated, the little folks came in Hallowe'en costume, and with their pastor and wife present to help direct the innocent childish hilarity, the evening passed too rapidly for the young merry-makers.

North Vernon Plain Dealer - November 4, 1920
Butlerville Department
    A progressive Hallowe'en party was held Monday night, November 1, beginning at the home of Irene Study, north of town, where the guests went by auto. Here several games were played, then the crowd progressed to the home of Etoile Swarthout, where there was fortune telling and ghost stories. The wind-up was at Virginia Daubenheyer's where a delightful lunch was served. Those present to enjoy the party were: Misses Virginia Daubenheyer, Irene Study, Esther Bringle, Etoile Swarthout, Edna Huelson, Florence Kibler, Leah Daubenheyer, Margery Davis, Edith Grinstead and Messrs Otis Grindtead, Everett Baker, Chauncey Mathews, Raymond Reese, Merlin Swarthout, John Kay, Kirk Kibler and George Moore.
    The Sunday School class of Mrs. J. W. Silver gave a Hallowe'en party at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. G. King on Monday night. A very pleasant evening was spent in playing games, telling fortunes and relating ghost stories and playing other amusing Hallowe'en games. The rooms were decorated in black cats and owls and jack-o-lanterns, which made it seem wierd and uncanny. The invited guests, were Misses Evadna Davis, Ertie Lutz, Florence Kibler, Gladys McCaulou, Dolly Dudley, Florence Jones, Ida Starkey, Bertha King, Mildred Beck, Glynn Taylor, Elsie McCaulou, Pearl Smith, Messrs, Herbert Shelton, Earl Jones, Harry Shrontz, Rollin Taylor, Glenn Chaille, Donald Dudley, Ted Murphy, Glenn Shrontz, Kirk Kibler, Will Groves, Omer Beck, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Moore, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Laherty, Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Taylor, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Chaile, Mr. and Mrs. Russell Chaille, Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Silver, Rev. Sturm and wife.

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