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Newspaper
Elyria Reporter
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1899
Page
4
The Reporter asserts The Elyria Republican owner is a promoter and advocate of trusts and monopolies. It charges the paper with opposing Farmer/Merchant interests, Republican platform, Nash nomination, and Kurtz-Bushnell ties, while condemning Sunday baseball and partial tax discrimination. It alleges the paper rejects law and order in favor of powerful combines.
A letter from S P Shepard defends his wife as deputy post mistress and notes the postmaster is outside, recounting office hours and a recent closed day during a picnic. He claims no theft occurred, acknowledges potential window entry, and states willingness to turn office over to a new assistant. He laments staffing issues and describes ongoing, loose operations at the Elyria Oberlin area office.
George Richmond starts foundation for a new house while the quarry runs at full blast. Residents from Elyria and Amherst visit, with social events including a platform dance at Frank Billings Place. Grangers plan to attend the Pittsfield picnic Thursday and Harvey Brandon attends Elyria Summer School in August.
Ved Hayes returns to health as she recovers from weeks of illness. A barn belonging to Gibson and Vibber burned last Friday night. fire destroyed hay, straw, and supplies, but the wagon and several wagons plus horses were saved. insurance and losses discussed. The piece criticizes farm wire trusts, prices, and monopolies, argues for farmer independence and warns of rising costs. mentions wild carrot seed on Henrietta hill and concerns about seed spread.
A Rochester column records a surprise party for Mr Phelps and family as they prepare to leave town, with many friends presenting gifts. It notes numerous local social visits, rides, and small events, along with church entertainment, a barn fire at Mr Gibson’s, and assorted local residents traveling to nearby towns.
Thieves entered the residence of Mr. Writ Fredrick during berry picking, stealing two pocket books valued at seven to eight dollars, one found on the road. Stonemason F E B Paige completed the Little Beaver creek bridge abutment and plans to start the opposite side next week. Electric road rumors spread between Amherst and Lorain as fence posts of white oak are prepared. A three year old daughter of Chas and Bertha McDowell died, funeral held. cemetery access and upkeep drew concern over trustee taxes and grounds condition. Community notices cover cemetery repairs, social visits, visits by relatives from Dover Cleveland Kipton and Oberlin, farm reports, and local travel.
Rev McConnell and family along with Geo Green J8S Jordan Wmn Loveland A McCoy and wives return from Lakeside vacation reporting a fine time. Linwood school day with a large young crowd and a successful Sunday service. Many townspeople visited Akron Oberlin Pitsfield Norwalk Wakeman and Cleveland for visits business or family. Frank McRoberts celebrated seventeenth birthday with friends. Linwood Park picnic drew praise. Local travel by boat to Derriar Mich. and a midweek visit planned to Strongsville.
Penfield reports a family reunion at Mr Mec Elroy’s home to mark his fiftieth birthday with relatives from Lafayette and local neighbors. An outdoor ice cream supper hosted by the M E Church Aid Society netted about eighteen dollars. Rev Powell and wife vacationing in town, visitors from Pennsylvania and Mt Clemmons. Jay Palmer returns from Columbus to visit family. Local cheese factory run by Blakeman reports strong cheese demand. Bron welcomes a daughter born July 23 to Mr and Mrs Louie Mead, now of Cleveland.
John Parsons remains ill as Viola Parsons visits from Cleveland. various locals host relatives from Oberlin Vermillion and Pittafield while Will Schubert and family call on A Behubert. Vermillion excursion tickets offered Aug 2 to 22 to Linwood Park. rail option via Peerless Trio trains. Community questions Farmers' Grange progress and local civic awakening urged to organize and unite with sister towns.
Miss Teressa Fox and her Pittsburg mother visit friends in town. Prof Hiscox and family return from Columbiana county. Elzer Richards ill with typhoid symptoms. H Yantz dies of heart failure. funeral at Congregational church. Carrie Martin and Jennie Whitbeck visit. Whitbeck spoke on the Indianapolis Epworth League convention. Nickel Plate offers Niagara Falls excursion August 8 with Toronto extra and Thousand Islands option.
Lucy and Ethel Kirk return home after a Marion visit. Mrs. C. A. Bingham to her home by ambulance. wishes for steady recovery. Frank Worthington and Michigan guests of Mr. and Mrs. S. Dewherst. James Jackson works for F. Wise at the steel plant. Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Dunham of Hilyria visited Charlotte Bingham Sunday, July 30. A new bridge over the county ditch near the brickyard is under construction.
July notes from La Grange detail community happenings including visits from Mary McNally and Mrs. George Kelner, family trips to Elyria and Detroit, illnesses and recoveries, a wall building project, a flower of the old town, and the death of Charles Underhill with funeral attendance in Olmsted Falls. Neighbors Arthur and Yest Shiny return from Manila. nephews Hattie Rolegandt visiting Oakwood.
Miss Ioa Cole returns from Cleveland while Mrs Alice Patchin plans Indiana home. Will Andrews improves from illness as Miss Ethel McNelly visited Cleveland relatives. Kathrine Nuter and George Root visited Elyria jail. Willing Worker’s Society meets Aug 9 at Mrs Clara McNelly due to Union Society. Miss Mable Pearce visits Olmstead. Myrtle McNelly sick. Mrs Albert Pearce assists in Avon with Pitts infant. Society gathering at Mrs Terrell’s draws Elyria Olmstead Ridgeville attendees. Hales and Miss Carrie Black sail to England aboard a steamship reaching destination safely. Gertie Pearse visits Mrs John Murney. Ridgeville correspondent questioned, last week’s Republican wit referenced. Wished for Lula Luther’s slow recovery after her sudden illness.
About fifty residents attended the county 3.8 meeting at Linwood Park last Wednesday. Numerous locals and visitors, including Miss Edith Lewis of Elyria and Miss Hannah Clapp of North Ridge, were noted at gatherings and social events across town.
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