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Newspaper
Connersville Times
Location
Connersville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1906
Page
6
Thanksgiving was celebrated with family gatherings in Connersville Everton Bentley and nearby towns. Elijah Elliott and wife hosted relatives. Charles and Clarence Edwards entertained many. several visitors traveled from Connersville and Indianapolis to join celebrations. Local events included a Rainbow social at Everton and a U P Co U meeting at Bentley with a Christmas entertainment planned for December 24.
Residents list guests and hosting duties for Thanksgiving including Mrs William Myer Minnie Lopez Daisy Hahn and others in Bentley Fairfield and Everton. Stories note visits to relatives in Bloomington Indianapolis Casey and Connersville with plans for church meetings and local social events plus illnesses and travels of various residents.
W O Lambert and wife hosted a turkey dinner Sunday with J H Dana Bert and family Mildred Walter Lambert Dorothy Louis Lambert and Retherford family members visiting grandparents Lee Lambert Retherford J W Hamilton and wife from Mt Summit attended. J H Retherford entertained Tuesday for J W Hamilton and wife with Mr Summit W O Lambert and wife. Various neighbors and relatives shared in dinners including John Jobe Lewis Scholl and families. An entertainment by Robinson Crossing school closed the day.
W OK Brown is on a two week painting trip in the southern part of the state. Blowmion trustees for Union cemetery met in Rudy Hall Monday afternoon. Jongs Scholl and family and George Fisher and family visited Lewis Scholl and family Sunday. Joseph Philabaumm and daughters Anna and Edna, Daniel Gise, Jennie Gise, Anna Sutton and Perry Stelle were entertained to dinner by Mo o M Williamson and wife on Thanksgiving. Stanley and Miss Jennie Gise visited Newton Gruell and wife in Hamilton Sunday. Cleve Loaons visited friends at Harrison Ohio last week. Mrs George Walker and baby are sick. Laons and wife visited Joseph Jobe and wife near Harrisburg Sunday. Everett Hill spent weekend with Walter Scholl. Geo Brown and wife entertained several friends for Thanksgiving dinner. Thursday, turkey was the main dish. Jerry Hetder and Lewis Riggs spent Saturday in Indianapolis with relatives. The trip was made over the traction line.
Contention notes busking fades until next year. Tom Curry and family visited East Connersville with John M. Harlan and wife. R Wildridge hauled coal from Connersville, while J M Harlan attended Holtons sale. Mrs Harry Harlan plans Ohio visit. Carl Passmore hauled logs to Connersville. Trusler family visited Harlans. literary society plans an upcoming program next Friday night.
Rainy week shifts farming chores and corn shredding. Marion resident Marshal Williams visits family for Thanksgiving. Chicago visitors join John Murphy and relatives. Neighborhood gatherings include churchgoers Lillian and Rosa Tingley and various families sharing meals and turkey.
Last Tuesday marked Mrs. Hannah Rollins sixtieth seventh birthday with neighbors hosting a small surprise. About twenty gathered with baskets and a dinner. Mrs Rollins received several useful gifts. Friends and relatives visited, with local couples hosting and attending church nearby in Connersville and Lyons Station.
A large crowd spent Thanksgiving in Orange with Riley Huan and family of Indianapolis and others from Indianapolis Carthorne Madison County Cannons ville Anderson and more. Mrs Mollie McKeand visited RoW Sipe then returned home Monday. Mrs J B Long and Mrs Roy Murphy with Beulah visited Anderson. Walter Conaway and Val Conaway joined dinner hosted by Guy Churchill. Sunday school attendance was low due to diphtheria though no serious cases.
Columbia residents record visits and illnesses during the week. Homer Williams and wife visited Fred Johnson and wife. Mrs. Sarah Selby improves from a severe cold. Nelson Williams and wife visited Ava Hardy and family. Charence and Bil Breece attended chavas at Alpine. My Peck and family spent Thanksgiving in Shelby county. Harry Thomas traveled to Connersville for medical care. William Stupson improves after illness. Charles Thomas and family visited Wesley Handles and wife. Mrs. Prifoglee and family hosted Frank Coletrain and family. Sunday. Mrs. Taylor Simpson remains about the same. Harlan Thomas stays with grandmother Elizabeth Kiddy. John Shepherd’s brother assists with house work.
Mrs Rosh Barnes and children visited her parents Sunday. Perin's school held a Thanksgiving program with DeMoss and Perrin providing music. Ed Thomas and daughter Gladys attended Alpine Sunday school. Will Payne and family visited Vern Payne for Thanksgiving. Vida Avers was in Alpine Edgbert May and wife visited John May. Bryan and son spent Thanksgiving with Dora Stevens. John Hamilton and wife visited their son Alva. Eph Burgoyne is lame after a sheep attack. Mary Limpus is improving under Dr Sipe. Ed Thomas is erecting the Scott iron bridge in Jackson township.
Miss Muatthe Stevens of Conners ville was a guest of Emory Pike and family on Thanksgiving day. Do W Farrington and family were entertained at a turkey dinner in New Salem. Ben Thomas of Conneraville was also mentioned in the report.
Thanksgiving was marked by numerous visits and meals in Connersville and nearby towns. Families like Stevens, Adams, and Cully shared dinners at homes on Thanksgiving Day and the weekend. Other notes mention a new barn being built and locals visiting relatives in Laurel, Orange, and Dublin. Charlie Stone reported a fox kill, and broader socializing included a carpeting event at the Christina chapel.
Local residents and guests are listed visiting Liberty and Connersville areas. Thanksgiving gatherings include Mr. and Mrs. Charles Conner with relatives, families from Ailton and New Castle, and many relatives visiting here last week. Notable visits include Rev. F. L. Kean from London preaching at the M E church, and Rev. J W Cordrey ending a three week meeting in Boston then starting a pro tracted meeting in Woods Chapel.
Me and Mrs Sherman Reed and daughters Goldie and Pearl spent the past week with Mrs Reed’s parents Oliver Davis and wife. A social hosted by J W Falkett drew a large crowd and over thirty dollars was taken in. Several residents including Luther Smallwood and Mrs Mary Mellwain visited local families while others, such as Mrs Belle Zudlemeister and Mrs Dora Fakkert, spent days with relatives.
Daniel R Pumphrey born January 29 2885 in Franklin county India ia died November 235 1908 near Everton aged 1 years & 24 days He was eldest of twelve children married Melissa Crandle August 27 Pst four children Rolland Anna Otis Ozro He served three years in the Civil War with Indiana Artillery wounded at Lone Jack He died peacefully after a long illness funeral held at Everton ME Church November 26 Rev Whtted officiating.
A series of Thanksgiving day visits and family gatherings are noted across towns including Laurel Connersville and New Salem. Friends and relatives like Joe Foster the East Side John Reed Paul Reed Oliver Davis and Mrs Eliza Elliott join gatherings with the Smallwoods Matneys Matneys and other local households.
Families from Connersville and nearby areas gathered for Thanksgiving visits and social events. M F Cummins and relatives hosted Lytle McHatton’s group, while Walter Cutmamious and Lola Saxon attended a play in town. Oyster socials in Falmouth and Bentonville drew multiple couples. Hunter activity filled the countryside with quail eluding many, and news mentions Wil Baker’s slow improvement after his mother’s death.
Mrs DPRL Pumphrey and children express gratitude for kindness shown during a family member's illness and death. They acknowledge neighbors and friends for support and condolences.
The Fayette County Board of Commissioners invites sealed bids for furnishing record books blanks and stationery for the year. Bids due by 1 PM Tuesday at the County Auditor's office Connersville Indiana. Bond of 1100 required with bid. board may reject any or all bids. Witness dated December 3 1h Journ W Rosa Auditor.
Jamines Shera his wife and daughter Miss Allie left this morning for Los Angeles California to spend the winter. The Shera family previously spent winters in Florida but chose a change this year for a new climate.
Hourly service on the S and C traction line awaits ballasting completion to Heets Hill. Weather may allow final work this week and an hourly schedule could start within ten days to four weeks. The line’s expansion boosts patronage and promises one of the region’s top traction routes after eastward extension.
Miss Mary Bulkley died Monday evening after a two year illness from heart complications. Her brother Jonathan Bulkley, dangerously ill in another room, was not told to avoid shock. Born near the city, she lived with her brother at the same residence for years. Funeral set for Tuesday at 10 a.m. at the Christian church. Thomas Bulkley of Beattie, Kansas, is the surviving brother.
A Terre Haute led movement against saloons spreads to Kokomo and Muncie. Muncie contemplates an ordinance backed by Ball Brothers to restrict saloons to business zones, aiming to close many in resident districts and protect factory workers’ wages.
Bert Griffin is confined to his home on Third Street due to an acute stomach complaint.
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