04 Sep 1914
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Newspaper
Attica Ledger Press
Location
Attica, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1914
Page
1
The Livengood Purnell reunion will be held in the Alfred Livengood grove south of Hillsboro on Sunday Sept. 12. A noon picnic dinner will be followed by speeches by W. E. Livengood of Covington and Fred S. Purnell of Attica. Dr. W. F. Purnell of Veedersburg is secretary. Other items: local visits, marriage announcements, and community notices across Independence and Williamsport areas.
Mrs Matilda Tolve aged resident of Attica dies after a stroke last Monday. Born Matilda Peterson in Sweden on August 18 1830 she lived in Attica nearly fifty years. Survived by two sons Martin and Charles and daughter Mrs Andrew Swanson. Funeral 2 30 pm at the Swedish Lutheran church conducted by Rev A J Berghult.
Tuesday morning ten o clock Nellie Hawthorne the Shawnee Mound daughter wed Bruce C Borum in a simple ceremony at the Hawthorne home. Rev W E McKinzie officiated before about one hundred relatives and friends. The couple planned a two course wedding breakfast and will reside in California after visiting Indianapolis.
Sunday August 30 Gustaf Olsson turned 19. Parents and sisters hosted about fifty friends for an afternoon of games and music, followed by a two course supper at 5:30. Chicken sandwiches potato salad pickles olives ice cream and cake. Guests departed happy wishing many more birthdays.
The Newkirk family met in Kokomo on Sunday August 30 for their second annual reunion. About 300 relatives attended a feast of abundant dishes. Mrs. Horace Brant of Attica attended. Thomas J Newkirk of Evansville Indiana read a copy of his family history and aims to complete it before next year’s meeting.
Beulah church schedules regular preaching service on Sunday at 11 o clock with Sunday school at 10 o clock. A cordial invitation is extended to the community. D I Conkle is the pastor.
Mrs. Eliza Fultz and Thomas McNeil, both of this city, were married in Covington Thursday. The bride has run a rooming house near the Wells Fargo express office, and the couple will set up housekeeping on McDonald Street in about two weeks.
Mrs. Julia Malady aged over 83 has been unconscious since Tuesday and doctors warn recovery is doubtful. She lives with her nephew Tom Ross and is among a string of local notices including post office letters due and residents visiting relatives in Lafayette and Michigan.
W H Young visited Greenhill on Thursday for business purposes. He conducted errands and meetings related to local commerce and administrative tasks.
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