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Newspaper
Cambridge Jeffersonian
Location
Cambridge, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1913
Page
3
Guernsey County residents gathered for Decoration Day activities with services at the M E church and cemetery visits. Marriage surprise in Wheeling as Mr Turner McBride wed Miss Gertrude Padgitt, while fishing tales and community notices fill a wide local update from Cambridge, Westland and nearby towns.
Claysville resident May Stevens visited friends at Dogtown on Friday. Dennis O'Brien with family and J C Steele and wife called on James Shuster’s on R DD 4 Cumberland, Sunday. At the regular meeting of the authorities, further details followed.
Kimbolton Mra S A Clark and daughter Alice visited Cambridge last week along with several Kimbolton friends. Roy Jones and wife from North Salem visited Cambridge Saturday while Ira Lloyd and wife from North at Newark were there last week. Mrs Sadie Geiger and children of Cambridge visited Elijah Needs. Ella Linn underwent a successful tumor operation in Columbus and returned home to Mrs Beggs before proceeding to Winterset. Elmer Forsythe has completed raving the old dwelling above the flouring mill and is remodeling the new foundation. Mrs James A Baumgardner and Ross visited Cambridge on Decoration Day. Craig Montgomery holds the fencing contract for the nearby farm.
Ministers from Zanesville Syracuse and Bloomfield visit New Concord and Bloomfield churches. U S society holds preliminary Brown contest, with John Lorimer and H C Wallace chosen as representatives. various residents, students and families attend sermons and graduation recital.
Salesville notices a children's day program to be observed at the M E church next Sunday night June 8 with all invited. The report mentions Albert Foraker selling a cow earlier in the article.
Local social notes list visits by Senecaville residents to Cambridge Columbus Barberton and Zanesville. The thirteenth annual high school commencement occurred in the opera house with seven girls and five boys delivering orations amid garnet and black decorations and a well attended ceremony.
Washington reports the Democratic caucus endorsed Carter Glass of Virginia for chairman of the banking and currency committee. Glass advocates a conservative banking and currency bill and is expected to oppose any inclusion of Progressive era reforms from the Pujo committee. Other key chairmanships include FitzGerald at appropriations and Adamson at interstate and foreign commerce with several Ohio assignments listed.
June 3 in Cleveland a black man named W. F. Robinson was rescued from an angry crowd and arrested on a charge of attempting to assault Mary Reese after the child’s screams drew help. Police intervened to prevent harm.
Eight black men in tropical costume were discovered in the hold of the steamship Clothilde Cuneo after arrival from Jamaica. They had lived on bananas, moving by day and sneaking out at night for water. the skipper did not know of their presence until a longshoreman foreman revealed them. They will be returned to Port Antonio.
The first government report of the season records the May 25 condition at 79.1 average, up from 78.9 last year and 87.8 in 1911, with the 10-year average at 79.9.
A three year old boy, son of farmer Ray Ruffner, was killed when he fell from a wagon seat and a wheel passed over him near Kenton Ohio on June 3. The accident occurred as the wagon was moving. Authorities investigated the incident.
Cambridge Tent No 393 of the Knights of the Maccabees invites all in good standing to attend an initiation class in Moose hall on Wednesday June 4 at 7 45 p m Zanesville's crack team will perform the work 36 2 dollars is noted in the text
In Cleveland Ohio on May 61 Wiley Gibson, a motorcycle rider, struck and killed Samuel Hickman aged 20, a motordrome starter. The second fatal accident this season at the Luna Park motordrome is reported.
The Pittsburgh Dispatch announces world renowned humorist George Ade will pen a new series for The Sunday Dispatch titled Newest Fables in Slang. The debut tale The New Fable of the Speedy Sprite will appear next Sunday June 8 and continue for weeks. It features a rangy young elf and a lively urban scene in its opener. The Ade Fables will be exclusive to The Sunday Dispatch.
A fishing party gathered at Brushy Fork with Pearl Ford Gladys Ford Doris Woods Blanche Ford and others enjoying a six o clock picnic supper. The Ladies Aid society of the Christian church will meet at 1 PM Thursday at Mrs J P Stiles home 1446 Beatty avenue. Relatives report the engagement of Virgil L Towner of Pittsburg and Edith Lloyd of Pittsburg daughter of D T Lloyd Palm Beach avenue. A farewell for Mr and Mrs D B Gary of Pine street was held at Central Presbyterian Church. Karl Schairer and Ethel Montgomery were quietly married Monday.
Miss Neva Cropper and Mr. William Donley officiated as attendants at a wedding held at the North street residence of S. W. Rosenberger. The bride wore white voile with lace trims and the Schairer family ties connect the groom to the South Side. The couple, plan to reside in the city and begin married life amid well wishes.
Dr C F Lowry, a Cambridge School Board member, states John Lowry a preparatory school teacher at Muskingum College was elected superintendent last night for two years at two thousand dollars, and that Lowry is not related to him and he did not vote for the choice.
Cambridge Chapter No 53 R and M meets at 7 o'clock this evening in regular convocation. Companions are requested to be present and attend the session.
Dr W P Crumbacker former Antrim boy now superintendent at Independence Iowa State Hospital announces eight graduate attendants and five graduate nurses. Commencement exercises were held Friday evening May 30 with a thoughtful program. Crumbacker emphasizes thorough training and selects top attendants and nurses for service nationwide. The hospital maintains an excellent reputation across the nation.
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