Local Notices and Social News From Defiance
Overcoats to eit everybody at A W King and Sons Defiance. Mies Berry Gerry from Pontiac is visiting in the city. Mrs John Yonker of Toledo and Mrs E F Hill of Chicago visit relatives here. Mrs 8 G Galliers leaves for a week in Toledo. Purchasers of furs and hats urged to buy at Boyers. Mrs J W Taylor of Hamilton visits Mrs E Lower. Samuel Nedry of Washington D C visits his brother Dr Nedry. George Gluck and Charles Riley of Youngstown visit relatives. Yearling heifers and wethers to be sold at auction in Paulding Saturday Nov 9. Marriage license issued to Richard Snyder Garrett Ind and Miss Anna Riley Defiance. House and two lots for sale by Wm Geiger. Mr and Mrs Charles Kettenring move from Toledo to Defiance this winter. Miss Catherine Culkins leaves for Colorado to visit friends at Colorado Springs Denver Loveland. Dr R C Cameron declines administrator position at Ohio College of Dental Surgery Cincinnati remains practicing here. Manager Malley says telegraph strike over no delay in Defiance news. Rev E F Bigler bids Grace Episcopal farewell and will move to Cincinnati as curate Walnut Hills. Pastor Union plan Thanksgiving services Wednesday evening preceding Thanksgiving morning. Broadway Christian church to host sermon by Rev Griffith.
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A. W. King & Son’s
Defiance
Mies Berry Gerry
Pontiac
Mich
John Yonker
Toledo
E. F. Hill
Chicago
Fred Creager
Grenville
City
G. Galliers
Boyer’s
J. W. Taylor
Hamilton
E. Lower
George Gluck
Charles Riley
Youngstown
Paulding
Richard Snyder
Garrett
Ind
Anna Riley
Wm Geiger
Charles Kettenring
E. F. Bigler
Grace Episcopal Church
Cincinnati
Walnut Hills
Bigler
Gracechurch
Broadway Christian Church
Griffith
The
Baptist Church
Miss Ora King Heads to Cleveland for Winter
Miss Ora King leaves Sunday for Cleveland to spend the winter with her sister Mrs. Nellis. The Citizens Opta House interior is undergoing a busy facelift with scaffolding from pit to ceiling for decorators to reach high walls. Walls will be light red with robin's egg blue woodwork and gold embellishments for the opening next month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ora King
Cleveland
Mrs. Nellis
Citizens Opta House
Local guests and building work noted in Napoleon area
Mr and Mrs George Konzen of Napoleon visited Wilsberg family Sunday. Baker Bros contractors plan a bungalow on Jefferson street beside Otto Kress for Miss Mary Geiger. St John s Lutheran church formed a chorus with Emma Ludwig Irene Whetstone Alta Gherke Gertrude Gherke Anna Franzdorf Anna Miller Bertha Duerk Verona Reineke Minnie Wandt Hattie Duerk Rose Antener Mrs Carl Walter and Henry Roehra Edward Duerk Henry Reineke William Pracht Ernest Zigler Harmon Duerk and Charles Duerk will sing for the first time next Sunday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Konzen
Napoleon
Wilsberg
Baker Bros
Jefferson Street
Otto Kress
Mary Geiger
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Emma Ludwig
Irene Whetstone
Alta Gherke
Gertrude G Herke
Anna Franzdorf
Anna Miller
Bertha Duerk
Verona Reineke
Minnie Wandt
Hattie Duerk
Rose Antener
Carl Walter
Messrs
Henry Roehra
Edward Duerk
Henry Reineke
William Pracht
Ernest Zigler
Harmon Duerk
Charles Duerk
Elevator Mishap at Diamond Glass Plant Injures Five
A steel cable break at the Diamond Glass Co. plant in East Defiance drops an elevator with five men and several doors aboard from between the third and fourth floors. J Klein, Alva Wolfla, Peter Hedricke, Will Myers and Harley are aboard. no serious injuries though the party was shaken. The cause is believed to be crystallization from overloading. Separately, Edward Sherer loses parts of two fingers to a rip saw. twenty six stitches. Edward Sherer later loses a part of a finger, surgeon performs amputation. H H Demuth of Paulding is named official court stenographer for the term by Judge Cameron.
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Diamond Glass Co
East Defiance
J. Klein
Alva Wolfla
Peter Hedricke
Will Myers
Harley Are
Edward Sherer
Local Death Notices Reach Into Jackson and North Defiance
In Jackson street vicinity two month old infant of Mr and Mrs Adam Bebringer dies Sunday. Funeral at St Marys Catholic church with Rev Co officiating. Burial Riverside cemetery. William H Rice dies at 6 am Sunday at his mother's home in North Defiance. He was 39, widowed, and survived by two children. Funeral at his late residence with Rev Griffith, interment Conkle cemetery Adams Ridge. Mrs Mary A Skiver dies at her daughter's home on Seneca street aged 77. Survived by eight children, 44 grandchildren, 32 great grandchildren. Funeral at United Brethren church, interment Myers cemetery Highland township. Mrs A C Pessefall dies suddenly at Francis street home Wednesday morning from heart trouble. Born Caroline Hoeffal in Adams township May 1861. Married to A C Pessetti 1886. seven children, six living. Funeral Saturday at St Marys Catholic church, interment Riverside cemetery.
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Adam Bebringer
Jackson Street
St. Marys Catholic Church
Rev
Riverside Cemetery
William H. Rice
T. Devault
West High Street
North Defianca
Rev. Griffith
Baptist Church
Conkle
Adams Ridge
Mary A. Skiver
Skiver
John Jaynes
Seneca Street
M. Skiver
Putnam County
Calvin H
Henry
Margaret Vanvlerab
Continental
R. Alsbaugh
Oakwood
Joseph Austin
Mississippi
Emma Storck
Hannah Jaynes
United Brethren Church
Griffith
Myers
Highland Township
A. C. Pesefall
Francis Street
Pessefail
Caroline Hoeffal
Edward
Elizabeth Hoeffal
Adamns Township
A.C. Pessetti
Schoeneman
Elizabeth Hoeft
Paulding
Josephine Correcel
Adams Township
Isadore Hoefil
John
Napoleon
Pessefall
St Mary’s Catholic Church
Collins
Wedding Quietly Ties Umbs and Miss Spurgeon
Adam Alford Umbs and Miss Delilah Spurgeon wed at the United Brethren parsonage in the evening with Rev. W. C. Shupp officiating. Spurgeon is from the east city area on Second street. Umbs works at Diamond Glass Works and they will reside with the bride’s parents for now.
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Adam Alford Umbs
Delilah Spurgeon
United Brethren Parsonage
W. C. Shupp
Miee Spurgeon
Charles
Floral luncheon and street car rumor dispute
Report on a wedding dining room display with yellow chrysanthemum bouquets and a buffet served by Misses Kathryn Daoust D Nelle Wilhelm Helen Lamb and others. A rumor of streetcar service ending by January is denied by W P Engel confirming continued operation. origin linked to changes in direct current power not affecting the line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John R. Wilhelm
William S. Powell
William Kirtley, Jr
Kathryn Daoust
D’nelle Wilhelm
Helen Lamb
Walter Shelly
Elmer T. Clark
W. P. Engel
Mr. Engel
Wilson
Meneger Wilson
Wave
Defiance Piano Store Promotes Superior High Grade Pianos
The Defiance shop promotes a unique stock of Strictly High Grade pianos including player pianos and a fine Baby Grand in a case. It touts brands such as Blasin, Anderson, Regent, Cable-Nelson, Stevens, Farrand Organ and Piolian offerings, claiming 20 years of reliable music gear with low prices and easy terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pano
Anderson
Regent
Cable- Nelson
Stevens
Piolian
Farrand
Church Attendance In Defiance Sparks Debate
In Defiance Rev. Shupp cites Sunday worship statistics showing only about one third of residents attend morning or evening services, with Catholic and Protestant totals labeled. He questions church relevance, asks why many residents stay away, and explores reasons given by parishioners for skipping weekday duties.
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Defiance
Shupp
United Brothers Church
M. E
Bunge
Engers
Kiess
Episcopal
Christian
Bretheren
St. Mary’s
St. John’s
Church Attendance Declines as Laodicean Warning Is sounded
The extract reflects widespread excuses for skipping worship on Sunday, noting a lack of desire to attend church. It compares Defiance to a broader Christendom peril, cites Laodicean imagery of Christ at the door, and ends with the promise to the overcoming to sit on a throne with Christ.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesus Christ
Christendom
Christ
Local Notes on Visitors and Illness in Bend
Miss Emma Speaker visits her aunt Mrs. Denman for a couple weeks. Mrs. Zar’s house nears completion. The infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bently is seriously ill. Mrs. J N Slough injured her foot by stepping on a nail and endures pain. Mr. Wabl was in Defiance on Tuesday.
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Emma Speaker
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Fuller
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French’s Bazaar
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Crosby House
KH. Rasbaum
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