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Newspaper
Cambridge Jeffersonian
Location
Cambridge, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1908
Page
5
We record births at Ford and Flood families August 1908 and social visits across Cambridge Hopewell and nearby townships. Local travel, a funeral near Milnersville, and a Rock Point picnic are noted along with relatives visiting in Byesville Noble county and Washington Freeport Ohio.
The Wills Creek Coal Company and Cambridge Collieries Co through agent J A Johnson have taken an option on about fifteen hundred acres northeast of town. Local items note visitors, family moves into coal region West Virginia, and a rise in EE R R ticket sales since a new excess fare law.
The Saturday picnic at the local venue drew a good crowd and raised 61 dollars and 70 cents. News notes include visits between residents in Cambridge and nearby towns, a talk set for next Sunday in the M B church, and a recent marriage of David Williams and Margaret Wiggins in Cambridge with plans to reside locally.
George Luman mourns the death of their son Forest Glen who died after several weeks with typhoid fever on August hth 1908. Short services were held at the Byesville home by Rev. W H Wilson and interment followed at South Lawn cemetery in Coshocton. The family receives heartfelt sympathy in their hour of bereavement.
Judge J M McGinnis adjourns court until Monday August 31 after announcing several common pleas rulings. Floyd vs Moser dismissed at plaintiff costs. Walter infant vs National Coal Co money only with motion for new trial overruled. Jones Piano Co case to Merchants and Mechanics Loan Co for 21 76. Norris vs Pennsylvania Co money only. answers due by September 12. Shryock next friend vs Pennsylvania Co money only. Perkins appeal. Pristol vs Pennsylvania Co money only with defendants due by September 12.
Miss Ella Wood returns to her Marietta home after a pleasant visit with Mrs. A. Kendrick.
Miss Jennie Collison of Washington D C arrived this morning to visit her sister Mrs A J McCollum on North Tenth street in the city.
Guernsey county has named 36 delegates for the Eighteenth-Nineteenth district convention in Coshocton on August 14. Each delegate will cast one-half vote, with 18 delegates per the call and no alternates named. Committeemen Jas. R. Barr and J. H. Morgan sign the list.
Nancy Davis born August 10 1832 in Guernsey County Ohio died August 15 or 20 1908 at her son Alexander Davis near Kimbolton after long illness. She spent most of life in Guernsey County with one stay in Illinois. Since 1877 she lived with her son’s family and was confined to the house two years, nearly helpless since last April from a fall. Dropsy caused death. Funeral from her home led by Rev J T Campbell and Rev H P Jackson. Interment Mount Hermon Cemetery.
Clay Pike and Mr William Floyd died Wednesday August 5 1908 at 11 pm funeral held at the house on Friday at 10 am interment in Hartford cemetery. A funeral for Geo Nichols was attended by locals at Eyesville. Willie Archer returns from Marietta on two week vacation. Samuel Bess and wife return from a visit with his brother Robert. Mrs Thomas Albin ill with rheumatism and dropsy. Mrs Hannah Franklin of Pleasant City very ill with typhoid fever. Mr and Mrs Hardin of Buckeye mines visited Byesville friends. The Dyson child sick last week but now better. Secrest and Kackley couples attended the Chautauqua in county seat. Madge Heskett visited Pleasant City. J M Kackley invited guests Arthur Prior Eyesville. Mary Floyd and family visited Pleasant City. Roy Salady and Carl Scott were at Marietta Sunday.
Salesville notes show Ella Teterick Myrtle Douglass spent a day with Sarah Fuller. Emma McMillin and C O M ters attended the Teachers Institute. G D Teterick traveled to Barnesville. John and Clarence Dudley bought a new biography. Mirnice Lindsey from Winter returned home after a week with cousin Miss Ana. Joe Berstler and Harry ier visited on Sunday route. Anna English, ill with stomach catarrh, is improving rapidly.
Washington residents gather for several visits and services as R M Laughman convalesces. funeral for Mrs Harriet McKisson in Washington with service by Rev Woollett. Notables include J C Scott and Ruth Cambridge visitors, Paul H Lawrence promoted in Wheeling railroad circles, and various Mayberry Smith descendants attending.
Love City R F D R T Lake and Rizza Shipley attended the teachers institute with Rev H A Pallaster and wife of Riverton as guests of Mr and Mrs C G Temple Rev H A Pallister a noted lecturer will give his popular talk The Sunny Side of Life at Alens Chapel Saturday evening August 15 at 8 o'clock A great wit and humor event expected Raymond Lake sold a fine two year old mare to Charles Tedrick.
Miss Daisy McCombs of Pleasant City is visiting J H Warne and family on North 7th Street.
City and county bonds free of tax yielding from 4 percent to 4 1/2 percent on investment. For details write or call at our expense. C. Hoskinson, 47 North Fourth Street, Zanesville, Ohio.
An advertisement offers one hundred dollars reward for an uncured catarrh case by Hall's Catarrh Cure from F. J. Cheney & Co. It includes endorsements from Walding Kinnan & Marvin of Toledo claiming Cheney's honesty and financial ability, plus a note on internal use and distribution through druggists. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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