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Newspaper
Cambridge Jeffersonian
Location
Cambridge, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1918
Page
5
The Eliza B. Wallace Missionary society held its regular monthly meeting at Miss Isabelle Elliott’s home with good attendance. Papers on The White Man in Africa were read by Helen Logan Grace Tribbie and Anna Knouff. Next meeting at Miss Dorothy Boden’s home.
Mayor Longsworth warned property owners and renters to remove snow and ice from sidewalks or face a $5 fine. Each day of neglect after conviction counts as another offense. Citizens complained of deep snow hindering access to stores and offices downtown.
Mrs. W. J. Gillespie reports her husband and Manager F. W. Weldon of Gillespie McCulley Co left Cambridge for Chicago and Grand Rapids to attend furniture markets. They arrived in Grand Rapids after an all day trip from Chicago, the first train to reach Grand Rapids from Chicago in three days due to a storm. Their train carried 75 furniture men and Gillespie said they were well taken care of.
Two young men at a west end boarding house were arrested by Patrolman Rickey after noon Monday on larceny warrants issued by Mayor Longsworth. Mrs. Britton had alleged jewelry stolen. They were arraigned and discharged after hearing due to lack of evidence linking them to the disappearance.
The January grand jury met Tuesday with James R. Barr elected foreman and 17 cases to review. 44 witnesses have been called. a report to Judge Turnbaugh is expected Saturday. George Erven named constable. Assignment No 1 issued detailing hearings and cases including multiple state v. defendants.
Considerable interest centers on the one two and three man team bowling event at Johnson alleys. Hanes leads the singles with 587, followed by Moorehead 546 and Swisher 541. In two man teams Patterson and Wilson top with 1069, while in three man teams Patterson Barnett and Wilson lead with 165 pins. The event closes February 1.
Mrs. Ben Johnson and wives of Interstate Commerce Commission members report a war relief association in Washington growing to 400 members in two months. The group, aided by commission rooms, works daily on hospital supplies and knitting for French and Belgian refugee children.
The Annual Day of Prayer by the Women's Federation of Missions will be in the Presbyterian church lecture room on Monday January 21 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. A social hour with coffee follows noon to 1 p.m. and attendees bring their own lunch. The program includes praise, prayers for home and foreign missions, business, and an installation of officers.
After the weekend blizzard Cambridge digs out on Tuesday as 12 inches of snow paralyzes traffic. Service Director Morgan and crews clear crossings while hundreds shovel sidewalks. Interurban and streetcar lines operate with delays and trains run behind schedule on the Baltimore and Ohio and Pennsylvania rails. Freight transport remains limited as cold temperatures of 20 degrees above zero persist.
Rev H H Bergen pastor of the First Presbyterian Church is very ill at his North Ninth Street home suffering from bowel obstruction and grippe Doctors H L Wells attends him Prayer meeting at the church scheduled for Wednesday evening is cancelled while other services proceed as planned
Mrs. W. W. McCulley of 916 Foster avenue slipped on an icy sidewalk at Ninth street and Steubenville avenue late Monday afternoon. She was moved to a nearby house, then to her home by taxicab, with Dr. W. G. Lane and Dr. I. W. Keenan called to reduce the fracture.
Dr. F. M. Mitchell travels from Beaver Falls Pennsylvania to attend the funeral of his aunt Mrs. W. G. Graham, who once resided in Guernsey County.
Gladys Brockwell appears in The Soul of Satan a five part William Fox drama with an admiring cast. Bertram Grass Charles Clary William Burress Josef Swickard Norbet Myles Lucille Young Frankie Lee and Janie Lee are named among the photodrama roster. The heroine an East Side girl seeks love and life and returns home after heartbreak, with admission priced at 5 and 10 cents for matinee and night.
Private Clarence Siegfried of Camp Sheridan Alabama arrived in the city Tuesday morning to be with his mother Mrs. W. A. Siegfried who is seriously ill at Whitaker avenue.
Herbert Rawlinson star of Bluebird photos will present The Man Trap at the Lyric Theater on Thursday. The sensational crock drama unfolds in five parts and showcases the old saying Murder will out in dramatic form.
Local ad lists grocery specials including Sugar Loaf vegetables and canned goods with prices from 13c to 35c. Notable items include Van Camp's products, Jiffy Jell, Not-A-Seed Raisins, and Black Cross Coffee. The Cambridge City Bakery advertises bread at 8c per loaf.
Miss Margaret Smith of North Fourth street remains confined to her room after slipping on an icy Byesville sidewalk and injuring her back late last week.
A nine pound daughter was born Tuesday January 15 to Mr and Mrs A C Satcher at the corner of North Ninth street and East Steubenville avenue.
Mrs. R. T. Scott of North Seventh street has gone to Anniston Alabama to visit her son Captain Ellsworth Scott who has been stationed there for several months. She will also visit Cambridge boys quartered at Montgomery Alabama before returning home.
Coal from the old Nicholson mine is offered for sale. Call Home phone 281 or Bell 736 J for details. 21-3 in 7.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company takes over direct operation of lines west of Pittsburgh on January 1 1918 and designates them as The Pennsylvania Railroad Company Western Lines. J J Turner becomes senior vice president overseeing all departments with finance traffic operation and real estate led by four VPs. Headquarters stay at Pennsylvania Station Pittsburgh.
Special prices announced for pictures and picture framing all month at Moore's Wallpaper Store located at 139 North Seventh Street. This promotion highlights discounted framing options and decorative picture selections for customers.
Cambridge Business College announces evening classes to prepare students for civil service examinations. Enrollment details and schedule information provided by J. 4-20.
Mrs. Joseph Booker of Wilmington Delaware is the guest of Mrs. Frank Hynon on South Ninth street. Harrison Moorehead has gone to Niles to take a job and will be joined later by his wife.
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