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Newspaper
Connersville Times
Location
Connersville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1908
Page
3
Correspondence must be rerob at the office by Monday evening ahead of the annual publication. The notice references Za di and Morton in a local rerob context.
The Ladies Aid Bazaar at Fairview church netted just over 50 dollars amid recent church and school casts in the area. The event featured guests Bro Frank Sumner and wife and a performance by the Falmouth Orchestra, with Christmas week socializing and a busy schedule of visits and gatherings described across Orange.
Lincoln Burris Frank Wood and Dora Ryan spent Sabbath evening with John Ma touts ace faundly. Mrs Mary Painter traveled to Mun cie to spend weeks with daughter Mrs Sherman Bilby. Mrs J R Gray shopped in Connersville. Quincy Gray and wife returned from Lancaster Ky after two weeks visiting relatives. Mrs B F Miller and Eugene of Rushville spent Sabbath with Mrs Marion Dailey. Leslie Gray spent Saturday in Rushville with Hugh Gray and wife. Ples Morria has pneumonia. Hugh Gray of Rushville spent Sabbath with J R Gray.
Mrs Corbin dies at her home near Everton on Monday. L K Retherford family and others visit East Connersville relatives on New Year’s Day. Literary exercises attended in Contention. Rose Davis of Alquina visits Jessie Retherford. Frank Hanson visits farm midweek. Jesse Corban of Everton stays with Crandel. John Hendrickson family at Poplar Ridge Sunday. Joe White family at Alquina Thursday. Lee Young family from Alquina at Murphy home Sunday. Pearl Hough on sick list. Oran Crandel visits Saturday.
Harrisburg residents report improvement in illness as Mrs. Henry Adams and her sons William and Scott visit Connersville relatives. Herbert Taylor and family also called on neighbors in the latest social notes.
Miss Emma Lefflingwell visits Sunday while Miss Mildred Tingley returns home after a brief stay with aunts Miss Rosa Wingley Miss Lillian Wingley and Mrs Anna Bell Thomas. Rev Daniels preached two sermons at the Christian church. The Odd Fellows social drew many families and friends. A Friday literary program is planned. Homer Drennen visited his mother Friday. Mrs Lizzie Wright returned home Saturday after a week with sister Mrs Campbell. Everett Williams came home Friday from a week with relatives in Italian. Mrs James Ferguson visited Mrs Adams and Mrs Campbell Saturday. Miss Ella Huber spent Friday evening with Miss Charity Sparks.
Nineteen passengers from here to Connersville on Saturday. Mrs Lizzieright and son Charlie visited Mrs Ollie Campbell and Mrs Emma Davis of Muncie is the guest of J. Murray and wife. Will Zuttermeister and family spent Saturday with Omer Garrison and wife. Ed Michner of Connersville called on friends here Wednesday. Mrs Chester Hawkins returned from Metamora. Oliver Brumfill and Charlie Keeler were at Laurel Saturday afternoon. Theo Massey and family of Connersville spent the past week with relatives here. Mrs Orlando Elliott and daughter Mary Agnes and Mrs Little of Connersville visited Mrs Agnes Perkins and daughter Jennie Wednesday. Harry Reed Jr. was ill several days. Mrs S. J. Murray visited friends at Connersville Sunday. George Lynn and wife returned to Corinth Kentucky after visiting Richard Rowe family. Oscar Ennis and family spent Thursday with friends in Connersville. John Wagoner visiting sister Mrs John Hilbert. Chas Neff and family from Connersville with Mrs J L Ashworth and son Neff visited A Y Neff and family Wednesday. T C Bryson was a Cincinnati passenger Thursday evening. Tom Gray returning home from Harrisburg Saturday. Fred Perkins and wife of Columbia visited Mrs Agnes Perkins Friday. Chas Cain transacted business at Lawrenceburg Saturday. Oscar Vannatta of Laurel spent Saturday with Jon Mosier family.
Neff and Ruth Ashworth returned to Connersville Saturday. Oscar Vannatta visited from Laurel. Mrs. Lizzie Murray visited Mrs. Rose Harry. A. Y. Neff and J. L. Ashworth hosted New Year day with the Neff family. Quarterly Meeting at Mt. Zion on January 11 and 12. Bo and Albert Green honored at New Year’s Eve by Levi and Mrs. Green while their sons head to Purdue. W. T. Harry and wife visiting Lyons Station. East Side youths attended Alpine church. Farmers’ Institute at Everton on January end. well attended.
A crowded house greeted entertaining addresses by Mrs. Carter and Mr. Cline. A large noonday dinner marked the occasion as the Riverside Literary Society prepares an extra program for Saturday evening January 18.
Last week residents hosted visitors from Andersonville and Connersville with social calls and farm plans. Miss Luise Redman attended local literary events, while Mike Frank moved property to his farm. A grand literary program raised 11.60 for expenses, with a forthcoming no admission meeting announced.
Frank Matney and wife of Connnersville travel through Alpine while John Wines visits from Columbia. Laurel residents attend church Wednesday evening. Mr and Mrs Shuttleworth of Connnersville stay with Emory Pike’s family. Various locals including Handley, Sherman Stevens, Fred Perin and families, Wm Seal family, Mrs Wm Thomas, Mrs Harry Foster, Charlie Thomas, Pack Linville, Weeden Straight, Forest Moffett and others visit relatives and hosts across the area. Ozitas Mason and wife visit Dublin guests of Will Pike family.
Noah Cummins and daughter Miss Margaret returned from Kentucky after a two week visit. Local families hosted gatherings and visits throughout the week, with numerous trips to Falmouth and Connersville. Several residents attended events, shopped, or cared for relatives, while others reported illnesses and home gatherings.
Will White and wife hosted a Wednesday evening party for their son Brammersons sixteenth birthday. John Swift and wife held a New Year dinner with many locals and visitors including Will White, Els worth Naylor, Cal Chambers, Mrs Lyte Ellis, Miss Nola McCarter, Carson Rose, Goldie Swift, Walter Reese, and others. Tom Eilis and wife hosted a turkey dinner on Sunday with Dr Mitchell, Fred Meyer, Manual Kennedy, Mrs Lyde Ellis, Cal Chambers, John Glaub, Eva, Apsley family, Hattie Apsley, Peter Stoltz, Myra, and Miss Nola McWarter attending.
Mrs Louis Scholl is at Rushville for tumor surgery and recovering as well as could be expected The Pedra farm was bought by Peter Iiant with son in law Omer White to move on it in February Several attended Miss Dyes sale Tra Pollitt and family visited John Sheldon's Harley Bradshaw of Wilmington Ohio and Miss Jennie Davidson spent New Year’s Day at Ira Pollett’s Congratulations to Jess Simpkins and bride Grace Riggs visited her sister Miss Sheldon Frank Holland Louis Scholl and daughters went to Rushville. John Sheldon helped Ira Pollett butchering Silas Petro did business in Indianapolis Milton Petro plans to move to Oklahoma Miss Ethel Hamilton our teacher was sick and no school Monday Elmer Frant and wife visited Dr Ambrose Sunday evening
Mr and Mrs Newton Miler visited relatives in Connersville on New Year s day. Mr and Mrs Amos Miller entertained guests on New Year s day. Miss Belle Curtis served an excellent dinner to a large party of relatives and friends, one day last week. Howard Sherwood, wife and baby Mildred, took dinner on Sunday with Mrs Frank Cummins.
Charles M. Bell of Indianapolis visited relatives Sunday. Rev J L Mann of Homer preached at the C U church with large crowds. Mrs J C Walker returned from Rising Sun and Lawrenceburg. Mr and Mrs Nathan Stanley visited Waldron. James Kelly and family moved back from Richmond. Rev Mann’s sermons and a $50 pledge for the pastor salary were noted. E Moore of Connersville campaigned for Congress.
Mr and Mrs C H Bailey spend a few days with Mrs J L Bailey as plans for a trip to Indianapolis and Los Angeles unfold. Various neighbors plus Misses Frant McCashland and Cora McCashland attend visits at J E Caldwell and family with others hosting Leota Watts and Leota George as social calls occur around Waterloo.
Mrs Scott Dubois of Rosebury visited her mother Mrs Phoebe Retherford Sunday. The Ladies Aid Society met with their president and will entertain at Mrs Fields. Will Jemison plans a Tuesday safe and will move his family to Oklahoma. Mrs Alice Jackson shopped in Liberty. Henry Adams and family visited George Hoerning. Mrs Horace Allison and daughter visited Mrs Andrew Young. Carrie Garret visited Hawkinsville. Mrs Dr Dale shopped in Connersville.
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