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Newspaper
Connersville Times
Location
Connersville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1903
Page
6
All correspondence must reach this office not later than Monday evening to ensure its publication.
The Fairview event “Family Affair” at Odd Fedown hall in Felmouth won 6 Ruccess and raised funds for participants. Local and visiting families and friends from Indianapolis, Shirley, Kokomo, Rushville, and other nearby towns gathered for holidays with reports of reunions and dinners.
NULLTOWN residents and neighbors report short visits with Laurel friends and relatives. Mared Baogendahl returns home after a pleasant week with John Matney. Charlie Waltz shipped bags from this station Saturday. Wilbur Sanders and sister May of Jonneraville spend Saturday with Mrs. Mary McKiwain. Ba Hood visits from Monday to Wednesday with Indianapolis friends. Arthur Judd of Falmouth spends several days here. Ba Hood and family join Christmas dinner with J. K. oGas and family. Bleary Rab and family of Cincinnati spend the week with Wm. Hoberger’s family. Bryant and wife visiting Laurel friends.
Santa visits Everton as families like the Lakes and Worsters enjoy festivities. Charles Mahle and wife rejoice at children returning home for Christmas. Oliver Handley improves from pneumonia while a Sunday school fundraiser nets a neat sum. Lillian Moore and Fred Moore visit with D. O. Moore family. John Dakate wins nine dollars in gold for guessing seeds in a pumpkin.
John Hires arrived from Laurel on Tuesday. Lodge members Marshall Benedict and others attended the Odd Fellows gathering in Connersville on Wednesday night. Mrs. Fred Perin of East Connersville visited Wm. Seal's family from Thursday to Monday. Various locals hosted guests over the holidays including Oran Handey, Ida Utter, Harry Foster, Emma Limpes, S. W. Limpus, and the Bramfields and Staffords sharing Christmas and New Year gatherings.
The Waterloo column reports holiday visits and gatherings at Robinsons Chapel and area homes. Santa Claus arrives late but fulfills his role, while Lena Passmore, Mattie Fiant, Ola Booth, and others share Christmas days with family and friends. Local teachers close schools for Christmas and reopen Monday to make up time.
Harrisburg residents hosted a Christmas dinner at the Williams home. Prof. O M Calp returned to northern state to spend a week. William Thomas shows signs of recovery after illness. Myrtle Harra of Cincinnati visits Mrs. William Crear. Mrs Gao Thomas visits her sister in Shelbyville. Miee Maiwa Lellingwell and Misses Haze Lacy and Mande Nef attend Christmas dinner at Lyncs in Cameraville. Emery Wheeler spends the week in Indianapolis.
Wood Hober visits his daughters Misses Francie Louie and Ella for a few days Miss Cora Thomas returns home from Indianapolis The Harrisburg school entertainment last Wednesday evening drew a large crowd Mrs Ben Stam visits Maplewood Miss Eva Camobell visits Mr and Mrs Fred Hackleman at Bentonville Earl Williams returns to Marion after visiting his parents Mingie Stam visits Columbia This brief social page lists residents visiting relatives and attending local events.
Riverside notes list Christmas visits across Connersville Alpine and Jennings township including George Jackson Clarence Jackson and families. Obituary of Mrs Coulter of Galveston Indiana with sympathy to Mrs Gettinger. A marriage between James Sherwood and Nellie Grubb announced. church services at Bentley with sermons by Rev Burkhardt and hopeful Christmas reflections.
In Wilson Creek area a protracted meeting begins Monday after Sunday preaching at Mt Zion. Miss Nellie Grubb and James Sherwood of East Connersville wed recently. Families visited, Xmas events held in Everton and Casey Ill. Mrs Pumphrey and others joined in holiday gatherings.
Reduced rates to points south, southeast and southwest are offered on the Queen & Crescent Route and Southern Railway until April 30. Round trips with stop over privileges. Returning tickets valid until May 30, 1904. For rates contact W QO, Rinearson, G. P. A., Coins' nomi, 9. ladecdr.
A special city council session erupted Monday after a heated exchange over sewerage work led to a demand for City Engineer Karl L. Hannon's resignation. Councilman Ford and Hanson clashed. Ford sought the session, and Mayor Clark approved, with a resolution to require Hannon to resign at the next regular meeting.
Mrs Charles D Linsley of Cincinnati died at her parents home on North Grand Avenue Saturday afternoon from consumption after a year long illness. She was thirty four and leaves a husband a son John Stuart Linsley age four a mother and father one sister Mrs George Green of Indianapolis and one brother Edgar Seals of this city. Funeral Tuesday at two o'clock from the residence with Rev H S Bigelow of Cincinnati officiating. Interment in city cemetery.
Wao J Stevens met relatives last week while Henry Dorphineir of Elwood visited his brother in law Lon Matney. Alfred Bush had Christmas dinner with Jacob Hitchel north of Orange. A W Stevens and neighbors held a Christmas tree last Thursday. Perry and wife visited her brother Richard W Stephens during their honeymoon. James Beaver married at Arlington on Christmas Eve and honeymooned with George H Beaver and relatives. Will Matney from Elwood is visiting Lon Matney. Charley Carpenter and wife from Indianapolis visit Adam Carpenter.
Watch night services will be held at the Grand Avenue M E church on December 31 beginning at 8 30 p m A program includes election of Sunday School officers prayer and praise service Bible reading male quartet sermon by Rev Jesse Miller an intermission and a benediction period.
In a special session the council discussed granting a franchise to the Ohio and Indiana Traction Co. The petition was read and sent through the usual process amid other actions including a water rent rebate for Lou Jackman and street bill approvals. City Engineer Karl Hanson is asked to resign at the next regular meeting.
In this season of coughs and colds S O McKennan & Sop advertise Foley's Honey and Tar as the best throat and lung remedy that cures quickly and prevents serious results from a cold.
Thomas C. McBurney as administrator of the estate of Mary J. Catlin deceased will sell real estate by order of the Rush Circuit Court at the northeast door of the Court House Connersville Indiana on a date to be announced. The sale is conducted under Indiana law and will transfer title to the highest bidder following court approval. Proceeds will be used to pay debts and expenses of administration with any surplus returned to heirs.
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