Rumor of electric line near North Ridge and church ceremony
North Ridge rumor of an electric line parallel to the area persists as surveyors map a route from Bereau to South Lorain via Dover and French Creek. Nickel Plate builds a 105 foot platform at New Church road, signaling a station pending church completion. A future line from Cleveland via West Madison to South Lorain is discussed. The Holy Trinity stone church corner lay is set for August 19 with Bishop Horstmann and Father Pfeil, an English address and a German talk, provisions for 5000 attendees, Kirk's band to play after a 3 PM ceremony and 6:30 PM train departure.
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Trinity
North Ridge
Bereau
South Lorain
Dover
French Creek
East Avon
Cleveland
West Madison
North Ridge Road
Everett
More
Maller
Church of Holy Trinity
Horstmann
RCC Sires
Father Pfeil
Kirk
North Russia Notes at Wellington Fair Week
Neighbors eye the Wellington fair this week while many visitors arrive. Elyria residents Alvah E. Sump and wife spend Sunday with kin. Jobo Parsons and wife return from Niagara Falls. Daniel Hoeh hosts brothers from Chicago. Mrs. Joe Baldauf hosts a Toledo guest. Charles Alright repaints his tenant house. Charles Hassenfline hosts a Cleveland visitor. John Fowls and wife of Murray Ridge visit relatives here. John Swartz of Arizona plans winter with his father. F. Smith rebounds from typhoid fever under Dr. Pyle’s care. Sunday rain welcomed farmers, wheat ground readying. Frank Parsons injures fingers at work on a new cellar. Miles Bassett loses a horse yesterday.
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Alvah E. Sump
Elytia
Jobo Parsons
Niagara Falls
Daniel Hoeh
Chicago
Joe Baldauf
Toledo
Charles Alright
Charles Hassenflne
Cleveland
John Fowls
Miles Bassett
George
Charley Hanson
Grand Ledge
Vermontville
Michigan
G. EB. French
Frank Pritchard
F. Barnum
Millie
Elyria
Martin
Silas Stroup
H. A. Wilcox
Mra. Methegon
Kansas City
Edna Hubbard
L. Hubbard
Clair B. Wheeler
Billy
Seashores
Baptist
L. L. Crane
Charles
Mich
Hart Way
Wellington
R. Parsons
Oberlin
Hr Henry
Columbia News Notes and Local Incidents
James Garsner buys the house and lot of L Rounds Jr. Maud Jasper of Missouri visits relatives in town. W E Winger selects picnic grounds for Hahn’s grove outing on a sunny day with fine lake conditions. Mrs. Marshall dies Friday the 19th and funeral details follow. Interment in Columbia cemetery. John Cole nearly collides with a fast train, falls from his cart but recovers at home. Herman Snet wage returns from a Cleveland drive. buggy pole failure causes a runaway but no injuries. May Morse at home. Miss Wooster visiting aunt Clara Squire. Warren Stranahan has his lumber mowed from Lisen house.
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James Garsner
L. Rounds Jr
Maud Jasper
Missouri
Mary Gregory
Pood
Cleveland
B. B. Adams
W. E. Winger
Hahn's Grove
Marshall
Herman Snet Wage
Royalton
Kipton
May Morse
Miss Wooster
Clara Squire
Warren Stranahan
Claude Wheeler
W. Kingsbury
Rana Call
Ruth Peasley
Plibsivyt Street
Rochesters
Butler
Wad. Skiles
Shelby
Geo. H. Chamberlain
Elyria
G. M. Peasley
Brighton and Lorain Co
Levn Wilson
Ralph Stone
E. Moon
O. Guan
Clarkefield
Hi Henry
Wellington
Nellie
Rand
Rochester
J. He
Linwood Community Notes Nondiscrete Visits and Travel
Local residents and visitors are listed with trips and visits to Linwood and nearby areas. Names include Mrs. L. Holzhauer and family, Miss Jessie Patterson, Miss Jessie Jacobs, Mrs. Shoenfeld of Elyria, Lydia Steele, A. Crocker, John Jackson and family, Estrath and Elsie, Mrs. F Burrell and Gladys, Mrs. C Gillette, Nellie Belden, Nicholl on business to Grind Stone City, Libbie Vreeze, firemen convention at Lorain, Band and Morrison family, Cleveland visits by Brant sisters, Helen Brucker, Hessie McDonald, Phelps and Mrs A Kent in Toledo, Chas Holthamer, Buswell in Styria, M Behrenit, Jennie and Kuttie heading to Shreve, Zink couple in Deluth, J Vaughan family, M Nessing, and Emma Eppens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. Holzhauer
Linwood
Jessie Patterson
Jessie Jacobs
Shoenfeld
Elyria
Frank Martin
Famiy
Lydia Steele
A. Crocker
Brownhelm
John Jackson
Estrath
Elsie
F Burrell
Gladys
Morrison
Richtend
O. G
Horn
Cleveland
Margarette
Rose Brant
Helen Brucker
Lorain
Jessie
Hessie McDonald
Phelps
A. Kent
Ross
Toledo
L. A. Osborne
Chas, Holthamer
Frank Aan
Als
Tf. T. Buswell
Styria
M. Behrenit
Jennie and
Kuttie
Shreve
Mr. Zink
Pittsfield Notes From Early Autumn Markets and Life
Local notices from Pittsfield recount ongoing farming yields with wheat and oats, farm expansions, and visits by residents to Cleveland Elyria and Columbus. The community records a cousinly funeral, social events, minstrel shows, and a bridge project progress as residents report crop abundance and daily life in 19th or early 20th century style.
Memorial notice and community news from Avon and Sheffield
In Avon and Sheffield an infant, Volney Reynolds, died after a brief illness at age two years and twenty five days. Funeral and burial details are given, with condolences from neighbors. Additional local notes cover church vacations, school events, neighborhood visits, and the laying of a corner stone at Hast Avon Catholic church witnessed by Bishop Hortsman.
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Sheffield
Little Volney
Charles
Gera Reynolds
Volney
Wolcott
Cleveland
Showalter
Floyd
Niagara Falls
Toronto
Maggie Felt
Miss Salisbury
Ridgeville
Bert Felt
Park
Olive
Murray Ridge
Grafton notes and social happenings midweek through week end
A Grafton column reports Hi Henrys minstrel show drawing large crowds with little space left at the opera house. It mentions local casualties, health notes, school and neighborhood events, a Universalist meeting, and a dramatic rope pull. The piece records numerous names, illnesses, accidents, and community activities with a lively local tone.
North Eaton social notes show Cleveland visitors and regional visits
James Hardy of Cleveland visited town Saturday and Sunday. Mrs. Mary Campell of LaGrange visited Del Durkee’s and Mrs. J L Gregg of Cleveland and Earl Pierce of Detroit, with Laura and Nora Brunson of Columbia at J Alexander’s. The 15 Ohio? literary reunion in Rockport drew many old friends, including Miss Fern James of Olmsted visiting her grandma Mrs. L. Tompkins. Durkeeville outing to Randall’s Grove was enjoyed. Dora Felt and the two children of C. Quail from Cleveland visited Grafton. Miss Effie Haven hosted Lillie Cotton and Carrie Caldwell. Jane.
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James Hardy
Cleveland
Mary Campell
LaGrange
Allen Nichols
del Durkee
Ohio
John Spencer
Fern James
Olmeted
JL. Tompkins
P J. Burns
T Howletts
Durkeeville
Randall’s Grove
Mia
Harry Gregg
Elyria
Frank Haven
Job Alexander
Rose
Chicago
Inlinois
Dora Felt
C. Quail
Grafton
Effie Haven
Lillie Cotton
Carrie Caldwell
Kya Burrow
Miss Burrow
Jane
Twists of life and crime in Carlisle district
Mrs. Tew rested at South Lorain while George Moon recovers from a knee injury and blood poisoning after a rusty nail. Adam Haun is ill with multiple diseases. Frank McQuire and wife welcome twins. Mrs. John Biggs and her daughter Fanny are ill. Grandma Demaline visits LaPorte. Grand Army families head to Randall's for camp near Glens Beach proposal. An unknown group broke into Mrs Latimer's house, threatened money, and fled before alarms. Chicken thieves active. Mr. Carrier visited Waits. VIOLETS.
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Tew
South Lorain
George Moon
Adam Haun
Frank McQuire
John Biggs
Fanny
Grandma Demaline
Dover
LaPorte
Mr. Carrier
Rochester
Local residents and visitors noted in Wellington area
A Wellington notes round up lists Ora Burdick and others visiting George Skeeze, L Gillet visiting his brother, May Rush returning from Cleveland, and several locals visiting relatives in nearby towns. Also mentions a birth at Ben Brouie’s, and a G A R encampment travel ticket sale by Nickel Piste Road with details for travel to Chicago.
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Ora Burdick
Wellington
George Skeexe
S. R. Gillet
Oberlin
L. Gillet
May Rush
Cleveland
T. D. Phelan
Elging
Florence
Dolly Rogers
George Skeeze
Katherine Cave
J. Hockensmith
Mrs. Green
Cliff Chapman
Glen Rounds
New London
Mattie Hull
Kiyria
Osea Smith
Olive Chapman
Mr. Chase
Wilecy
B. Roice
Ben Brouie
Lewis Meachum
Elyria
May
Wileey
W. Hull
Hattie Hull
Richmond
Litchfield
Walter Divlam
Clyde
Mr. Bemis
Lorain
Chicago
Inc
C. A. Asterlin
T. PB. A
Ft. Wayne
Ind
Rochester Notes On Local Folks And A Wedding
Rochester news highlights include visits from yuu Garrison of Cleveland and Mrs Alvira Dagnan of Wellington, with social calls from Miss Julia Coats and Miss Mary Belle Galladay. A large crowd attended a St Henry’s Wellington event and the band picnic was cut by rain. A home wedding united Edith Collins and Olly Hanks with a formal ceremony, guests, and gifts, as the community mourns Mrs E Rabiso who was laid to rest in Rochester.
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Yuu Garrison
Cleveland
Annie Crumerine
Troy
M. Crumerine
Alvira Dagnan
Wellington
Julia Coats Haa
C. Ashcraft
Ators
Mary Belle Galladay
5. Biddinger
Nell Wheeler
Ohio
B. Gooadgell
Giles Segar
Dr Dignan
McConnell
Sister New
Pleasant Street
New Ry
Mr. Hall
Nell
Albert Johnston
Edith Collins
Olly Hanks
Connell
Sridal
Mabel ‘Iinley
Clara Becker
California
Roy Garrison
Pun
Detroit
North Ridgeville School Board Votes on Avery Election
North Ridgeville township board met in regular session with nine members present. Prof Harding urged school music benefits but no action was taken. The district No. 1 board refused to confirm Miss Avery’s election amid patron protests, with Luster Beebe Jorden Wilkinson voting yes and Paddock Briggs Bliss Gearhardt Van Wormer voting no.
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Township School Board
Yeas
Luster
Beebe
Jorden
Wilkinson
Nays
Paddock
Briggs
Bliss
Gearhardt
van Wormer
Drunken Pair Fined In Elyria Police Court
Otto Meratley of Elyria and Jake Downey were found drunk on the street and fined five dollars in police court Friday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto Meratley
Elyria
Jake Downey
Oberlin Berths on Electric Lines and Building Outlook
Oberlin reports linemen upgrading long distance copper circuits to reduce noise and improve service. A trolley line update in Oberlin cuts two wires to a single above ground path, easing car operation. Cleveland engineers plan three bridges for the C B W electric railroad between Oberlin and Wellington, longest 289 feet with a 1435 foot span over Black River. Building activity rises as lumber and iron markets shift. contractors push plans for fall work. Tuesday evening W H Pearce editor of the Oberlin News fell from an electric car in Cleveland, injuring his hip. he was treated at Charity hospital with no anesthesia due to heart issues, doctors optimistic about recovery.
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Frank Stetson
H. W. Ingersoll
Elvrra
Hare
Ohio
Main
College Streets
Cleveland
C. B. & W. Electric Railroad Company
Oberlin
Wellington
Black River
W. H. Pearce
Oberlin News
Pearee
Public
Charity Hospital
Pearce
Weather Delays Social Event For Miss Mabel Disbro
Inclement weather postpones a home party in honor of Miss Mabel Disbro from Monday to Tuesday evening. Notables include Jas Bohrer’s hosting, with updates on ill health of Albert Meech after an appendicitis relapse. Relatives and neighbors are mentioned, including Hoyt Meech of Cleveland, Mrs Hover of Lima, and Mrs Carey Winckles recovering in Cleveland. Community notes report church stone-laying at Trinity, plans by W d Hillier to purchase the Emmons farm, and activities at the county institute in Elyria with Rev Robert Stapleton preaching next Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jas. Bohrer
Mabel Disbro
Albert Meech
Hoyt Meech
Cleveland
Hover
Lima
Lelia Race
Arthur Emmons
Elyria
Lickerish
Carey Winckles
Trinity
W. d Hillier
E. & Western
Emmons
County Institute
Thomas Spriggs
Congregational Church
Robert Stapleton
Rockport
Tiiday
River Road notes and local incidents
Alva Seeley plans to quarry stone from Miller's for a cellar this fall. Several horses suffered mishaps at Miller's quarry and Fowler hill. Buildings and gifts feature residents like Mr Abermoscia, Joe Knechtges, Johnx Dent, Mrs Sherwood, Jerome Bailey, Mrs Zimmerman, E Sheldon, Lew Zimmerman, and Fred Hornby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alva Seeley
Miller
Mr. Abermoscia
Joe Knechtges
Miller's
Johbnx Dent
B. Sherwood
Jerome Bailey
Lew Zimmerman
Fowler Hill
Fred Hornby
Mar
Fancy Belts and Leather Belts Ad Offerings
Plain satin belts and leather belts advertised at low prices. The ad highlights fashionable belts priced at 25c and 20c with a focus on affordable accessories for shoppers.
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New York City
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Henry Andress
Kelner
Acre
Chas E. McKisson
Bedford
Lela Gott
Edward McKisson
Carrie Ross
Oklahoma
Ecrops
Rhoda Clark
Dick Gibbins
Dora Bates
Leste
Clara Gate
Leon Richmond
Columbus
LA Grange
Bert Curtice
Spencer
Curtice
Clyde Soules
Lena Kreuger
Ingalls
Reece
East Cemetery
Matchen
Baker’s Crossing
AVON
Sarah Ponting
Bessie Lewis
Howard Lewis
Olmsted
John O ' Rollins
Maggie Natagan
Sugar Creek
the Baptist Sunday School
Randall's Grove
Thos. Warden
Hast Avon Catholic
Hortsman
W. S. Canfield
Mr. Goodsell
John Holt
J. Frity
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Cedar Point
Harry Cole
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Universalist Association
Joi Nme
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Polk
Elyria Sumter Co
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