Neighborhood News Notes From Township Gatherings
Township events and visits fill the week with church services and Rally Day observances. Residents report travel to Logansport and Spencer Park for picnics while farm talks focus on wheat sowing.
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Newspaper
Denver Tribune
Location
Denver, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1899
Page
5
Township events and visits fill the week with church services and Rally Day observances. Residents report travel to Logansport and Spencer Park for picnics while farm talks focus on wheat sowing.
Fairview reports Walter Murphy of Denver visited his brother Alpheus on Sunday. Residents spent time at a ten cent street fair to view Julius Falk's tame wild man. School resumes its second week and Ebeneezer services were well attended. Rev J M Baker and family dined with Oliver Murphy. Angeline Fites and daughter from Wabash visited relatives. John Tilden went to Denver to hire a girl.
A Tennessee letter describes travel from Greencastle to Murfreesboro and Chattanooga, noting hot weather and a cooling rain. It highlights agricultural progress, railroad growth, northern investment, and rising political interest after a saloon closing ordinance, predicting a heated Chattanooga mayoral race.
A letter from J. C. Forp of Chattanooga Tennessee, dated September 1899, expects law medicine and theology departments to open by the 17th of next month, indicating increased attendance and praising President Dr J H Race for making the school a leading institution in the south.
Mrs Alonzo Dewald, long near death, died Monday afternoon about four o clock. Her death brings sorrow to the home but is seen as a release from suffering for her. She leaves a husband two young children and other relatives and friends. Funeral services were at the Baptist church Wednesday afternoon conducted by Elder Deitch of Roann. Interment was in West Lawn cemetery.
Death of Mrs Maus occurred in Denver with Elder Deitch officiating. Charles Bell and Bertha M Godfrey wed at the M E parsonage on September 14 1899 and planned to reside in Denver after a short visit to Logansport. A quiet wedding followed on September 16 1899 at Mrs E V Marley home uniting Hallie Kreider and George Mohler with Rev J A Koontz officiating. The community extends congratulations to both couples.
Mrs. Omer Roberts died, with details of the death not fully shown. The notice names Mrs. Roberts and the family, indicating a local obituary brief in the page segment.
The notice advertises a September 21 1899 excursion by Lake Erie Western and Ft Wayne Cincinnati Louisville railroads to Cincinnati Dayton Columbus and Louisville with Denver as origin. Tickets valid 30 days, Denver to Dayton rate listed at 4 dollars 50 cents. Train departs Denver 6 57 am.
On Saturday night September 23 1899 the Lake Erie and Western Railroad Co runs a popular cheap excursion to Chicago. Special train leaves Denver at 12 50 a m returning train departs Chicago at 11 30 p m. Rate one dollar fifty cents. For information contact the ticket agent.
Lake Erie and Western Railway offers a cheap excursion Sunday October 1 1899. Special train departs Denver at 8 17 am for Indianapolis at one dollar fare. Enjoy boating bathing bowling fishing bicycle races and park amusements with band concerts at Garfield and Fairview Parks. Ticket agents for details.
John Cook of near Macy was in town Tuesday. Thomas McElheny and wife were guests of Capt. Books and wife over Sunday. P M Fisher of Mexico called at the Trisune office Wednesday afternoon. Wesley Andrews went to Indianapolis Wednesday to visit relatives and attend the State Fair. Frank McElheny of the Peru Sentinel, with his family, were guests of Capt. Books and wife at dinner last Sunday.
A string of social updates and notices from near Chili and surrounding towns. Names include J. M. Heddleson, Mr and Mrs George Piper, Newell Metzger, T Murden and Henry, D C Miller purchasing Mrs P L Cole's property, plus a Rally Day at M E Sunday School. Also listings for Fulton County Fair in Rochester Sept 27 30 with Lake Erie Railroad excursion rates, Beccs CHERRY Cough Syrup endorsement, Joe Norris birthday shock cut, 1899 Summer Tourist Rates to La Porte and Baptist Chautauqua in Laporte, electric railway project mentions in Anderson Herald, and a large Sunday Sept 17th gathering for the Quick family with many attendees and gifts.
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