Typhoid Claims Life of Carthage Girl Mabel Powers
Miss Mabel Powers aged 14 dies from typhoid at a Carthage home of relative Mrs Charles Newsom where she lived since coming to the city. Funeral services were held at the home, with Mrs M E B McCullough in charge. Pallbearers included Albert and Ed Heathcock Eddie Merriweather and William Cook. The body was sent to Niles Michigan for burial with relatives from Chicago meeting the family there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel Powers
Charles Newsom
Carthage
Booker T. Washington School
M. E. B. McCullough
AM. E. Church
Albert
Ed Heathcock
Eddie Merriweather
William Cook
Jay
Arlington
Ray
Little Blue
Christian Church
Leroy Jay
Eula
al McDaiel
Emma Fall
Reba
Wesleyan
Adoptee Mabel Powers Born 1848 in Cold Water Michigan
The item notes Mabel Powers adopted sister of Mrs Hattie Powers Newsom was born at Cold Water Michigan on March 4 1848 and continues with further details from the obituary or biographical notice.
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Mabel Powers
Hattie Powers Newsom
Cold Water, Mich
Adolescent girl mends sorrow at Carthage death
The 14 year old girl died in Carthage on April 2 1912 aged 14 years and 2 days She was gentle devoted to her adopted sister and attended Christian and Methodist Sunday Schools She leaves relatives friends and schoolmates including a note quoting Dearest Mabel with lines of farewell in verse
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Carthage
Fletcher M E Church mite offering earns expected total
The Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of Fletcher M E Church will likely realize 18 to 20 dollars from mite box collections. More than 12 dollars was received Sunday night. Rev. C N Willson gave a fine address and the choir sang two anthems. Willson Lineback Kennedy Gates Overman provided solos and quartet.
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Woman’s Foreign Missionary Society of Fletcher M. E. Church
C. N. Willson
Men and Religion Meeting at Fletcher M E Church
Rushville figures Judge Will M Sparks and Ernest B Thomas and Rev Morton C Pearson addressed the Men and Religion meeting at Fletcher M E Church Sunday afternoon. Rev C N Willson presided and Revs J Edgar Williams and Ira P Harbaugh assisted. John Gates provided piano solos and two nine member committees from Friends Fletcher M E and East Street Christian will meet to plan. The movement covers Boys Evangelistic Social Service Missions and Bible Study.
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Will M. Sparks
Ernest B. Thomas
Rushville
Morton C. Pearson
Indianapolis
Fletcher M._ E. Church
C. N. Willson
J. Edgar Williams
Ira P. Harbaugh
John Gates
Friends
Fletcher M. E
East Street Christian
Bowman Visit to Miners Reported in New Castle
Mr and Mrs Gola D Bowman of New Castle visited T H Miner and Willard Miner Saturday and Sunday in a brief social note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gola D. Bowman
New Castle
T. H. Miner
Willard Miner
Community Guests and Council Actions Featured in Hancock County
John Miner and family visited his father Sunday while Mr and Mrs Henry Jessup visited Jessups' parents. Town Council met with all members. streets will be cleaned when weather permits and fire cistern tests await better conditions. Arbor Day dates set for April 26 and October 25. local farmers advertise Red Cedar posts.
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John Miner
Henry Jessup
R. L. Hamilton
Muncie
Dayton
Ohio
Joe Aydelott
Converse
A. H Johnson
Morton Barber
Elwood
F. M. Miller
Russell H. Phelps
Little Son
John Lane
Charlottesville
Fred Stevens
Mays
Claude Henley
E. D. Lewis
James Alexander
Will Alexander
Levi Addison
Arlington
Jeff Leisure
A. L. Yakey
Connersville
J. F. Tweedy
Wilma Bundy
Homer
RL Hamilton
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Newsom
Axminster
Brussels
Ingrain Carpets
S. L. Newsom
Indiana
Noe
Monarch
Arrow Brand
Hallemark
Lambertville
RE. D. Lewis
Niles, Mich
Chicago
Niles
Mabel
Lovett’s Grocery
Quality Price Service
M. F. Lovett
Carthage, Ind
Old Postoffice
Fletcher M. B. Church
Helen Hill
T. Benton Henley
Cleo Patrick
Grace Mansfield
O. E. Hill
Hancock
H. E. Stager
Chauncey Duncan
Greenfield
Walter Bridges
Democratic Central
L. B. McCarty
P. J. Sattler
Taft
Roosevelt
W. P. Henley
Cincinnati
Henley
Eunice S. Phelps
Florida
R. B. Henley
Pierces
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