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Newspaper
Connersville Times
Location
Connersville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1908
Page
6
Family groups and neighbors held a church gathering Monday night at the Reading Christian church. Many local residents and visitors shared visits, dinners, and social calls through the week, with several traveling to and from Connersville and Centerville for gatherings and moving plans.
Sunday visits are reported across Blooming Grove with families including Ferris Navlov Sherwood Stolz and others visiting relatives. The item lists multiple households hosting guests and mentions a late Monday greeting with unclear names and places.
Lyons Station rosters visits and family gatherings with Lyons and neighboring families in Centersville Hamilton and Indianapolis. Hog shipments pass through the area while a temperance lecture is announced and library funds are raised.
Rucheel and family from Connersville spent two days at the home of Shesman Stevers in Alpine. They enjoyed thawing hunting and were joined by several ladies from the Shin Wine Society who traveled from Connersville Thursday to visit Ales, Chas. Phantas. A grand repast was served at Chic groan hour and all reported a fine time.
Snow arrived Saturday evening as Riverside folks discuss farm tasks and visit relatives. Meetings and church events fill the week with Rev. Beckett assisting in Bentley and Ireland church. The Riverside Literary Society asks for help next Saturday while newcomers join church efforts and social visits continue across nearby towns.
Mrs. McCann of Shipman visited Mrs. M N Cummins and Charles Cummins attended services at Lick Creek. Mrs. Freeman was in Richmond. Mrs. Thomas Moore stayed with her brother Clyde Frye. M F Cummins and daughter Nettie visited Charles Freeman. John Robinson and family did business in Commersville. Lewallen and wife, with Miss Hettie Chance, returned from Minneapolis to Charl Chianece's for a few weeks. Mesdames Cummins and Cummins visited Mrs. Stevens at Gings Station. M F Cummins had an accident en route to Comnersville when a horse frightened the buggy. Mrs. McCann sustained a broken arm but upon arrival a physician set the fracture. She is recovering and staying with John Cummins and wife. Mr. and Mrs. David Sherwood visited the Cummins in Falmouth. Thomas Moore's family visited David Collyer. Allen Cloud and family with FL M Allison family spent Sunday with them. Wilbur Chane and wife visited home folks. Mrs Nora Sunler visited Charles Chiane and family. Sam Bell visited his son in tidiam Spotts on Sunday.
Mrs Naylor of Mainfield visits granddaughter Mrs Oris Myer. Mrs Clit Lake and daughter and Mrs Bun Moore with Bell A Moore visit Mrs Clara Patterson east of Eyver ton. Mrs Cora Goble and son Eldon in Indianapolis visiting Mr and Mrs Joe Steele. Minnie Banning and Bette Moore attend institute at Alquina. Mrs Sam Piper visits Ireland Church with her father Br Taylor. Lyda Ellis of Blooming Grove visits daughter Mrs Fred Myer. Pearl and Blanche Myer visit uncle Hersha Myer. Newland brothers visit from Olnd spending days with Steve Newbend.
Phone Lake sends Walter Scott and his wife as delegates from the 1.0.C. F. lodge of Everton to the Grand Lodge in Indianapolis. The Scotts were visiting relatives and friends in Connerandin from Sunday to Monday.
Friday visits by Mrs. Warner and Connersville Dries mark a busy period with Win McCarthy transacting business locally. Adams and family spent Sunday with the former in Phoenix on Garrison Creek. due to health, several relatives traveled to Connersville and Claringbridge Perkins City.
Will Stage relocates to Centerville area while community circles share family visits and church gatherings. Weekend social events include Mrs. Lead Dubois visiting Roseburg and Rev. Smaith along with Rev. Lamb hosting dinner for Mr. and Mrs. Jewell and Mrs. Jane Jackson and Mrs. Alice Widdows at Mt. Pleasant.
In Uphe Valley a sequence appears to show events around a prominent figure. The readable text mentions Marx, Veda, Wars, and a panel of observers with undefined roles alluding to a key moment.
Sunday morning preaching promised with Sunday school at 9 30. Families Kinder and others visited friends last weekend and plan to travel to Oklahoma Monday. Local basketball team Brownsville defeated the home team Friday afternoon with the usual win.
Alfred Saxon, a leading young farmer, contract typhoid fever in Fairview. A nurse from Fayette Sanitarium is secured. Miss Jane Ochiltree spent weekend with her brother and sister in law. Local residents visit Indianapolis relatives. Mrs Herschel Rhodes visits Maye. Choir plans a social at Palmouwth hall on the next Tuesday night in November. Juan Histley from Raleigh visits parents in Orange moving into Berry Rush property. DeWitte Sherwood and wife relocate to Uncle Dan Short ridge farm. Emory Vandeventer buys the William Durbin farm as the Durbins move south for health. A school social Saturday night yields little, despite hopes. Mrs Sie Winder recovers from recent illness. Phases and related services noted. The article lists various local names and property movements as residents adjust to winter.
Davenport era letters recount visits of Mrs. Torr and Charles Wett from Peru Pid to relatives in the area. Neighbors Mrs. Hiotlins and daughter join family gatherings. J.O. Worster and wife shop in Connersville. County commissioners decide to finish fill at Adams bridge. rain desired for crops. Ladies Aid meet at Beelie Lake with about fifty members.
Pleasant View residents and visitors shared a busy period with relatives near Robinson Chapel and in East Connersville. Names such as Frank Weiser and family, James L. Henry, Minnie Deihlman, Andrew Rieman, Thomas Burris, Matilda Erdnan, A Pate, Tiaae Jobe, Joe, and others appear in a string of Sunday and Tuesday gatherings at farms, neighbor homes, and community events across Connersville and Tawens Sballens.
Fragmented item lists names and activities in a small town: illnesses, visits, burials, weddings, and everyday notices. Mentions include Mrs Jydao Hallo with Mrs Nancy Kinder, Miss Eyreline Baker buried at Lick Creek, and families visiting over the weekend. Also references a pork butchering shop opening and farm moves near Ben tonville.
Fremont Clifford and others listed for jury pay and allowances for court duties. Items include jurors, stenographer, per diems, bailiffs, trustees, and county commissioners with various support costs and disbursements across multiple departments.
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