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Newspaper
Elyria Reporter
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1990
Page
4
The town buzzes with rumors of four new hotels. Washington Street residents push for paving. The shipyard paid over 11000 last week. A child was bitten by a dog. A new bridge is promised by July 4. Several residents face medical and safety concerns as crews toil at the docks and streets.
Penfield OTL in BD Gote was injured after his leg was broken by a tree while biking. Friends wish him a quick recovery as Mrs. W. L. Denslow and her mother return from Wooster where they visited. Mr. Denslow plans revival meetings in town with his brother-in-law assisting. Mrs. Pannie Auble of River Corners spent two weeks with her mother here.
Mrs Horace Wilson is very ill. Mrs Faed Peasly died at her Westside home Wednesday. Jennie Lutz, 17, died Tuesday and funeral held Friday at German Reform church conducted by Rev Prestier Vermillion. The family expresses sympathy in their sad bereavement.
Local items report Albert Creig of Akron injured in a rubber mill accident losing his right hand and securing a life position at $2.25 per day with illness expenses covered. Other notes mention Samuel Horri’s return from Green Springs sanitarium, real estate transfers, travels to England, a large fire loss at Lord cottage, and several social happenings including lectures, marriages, church events, and community visits.
Mrs James Jackson has been quit sick for three weeks but is now able to be out Jury Humphrey 18 quite sick with heart trouble Bert Wise of the Steel Plant has visited his sister Mrs J Johnson Lena Hills wedding to Geo Hills occurred at the Dawley home on February 7 with Rev Pierge officiating The bridal party included bridesmaid Mise Lottie Hawskins and best man Perry Dawley The couple will reside on the Ira Mills farm after April first Mrs Hills has taught music locally for three years both bride and groom cited as popular and promising May blessings crown their pathway.
Avon and nearby LaGrange report a flurry of community notes. J C Humphrey of Butternut Ridge and Mrs Anna Knapp of Elyria visit relatives. Frank Curtis funeral in LaGrange. Emanuel Ball sustains serious injury near Middle Avenue. Mrs Wm Webster paralyzed Feb 6. Louisa Brown dies at 46 in Avon. John Hacker dies aged 47. local society events and church entertainments noted. Ice house tax, sugar trade, and local politics feature as temperance efforts push for local option.
In Carlisle at the home of Mr and Mrs John Lantaberry a quiet wedding joined Anna Dimick to Elmer Dimick with Rev J B Stivers officiating. The bride wore white Swiss trimmed with satin ribon and carried bridal roses. Guests from near and far included Dimick, Colorado, and Oberlin residents. A large gathering celebrated with music and supper before the couple’s departure for Jackaya Michigan to reside on East avenue.
In LaGrange Will Hastingu improves after illness. Prof. Merriman and wife visit for Ed ward H. Frey lecture. Epworth League to meet Feb 18 on ending liquor sales. Various residents visit or recover, including Frey’s David Harum rendition to a full hall. Rev. Long to lead M E services. several locals travel to Elyria and Cleveland. Mr. Frank Curtiss dies at 72. funeral held at M B church with Masonic rites.
In Penfield on Wednesday evening February 7 at 5 30 the nuptials united Pauline Hayes eldest daughter of Commissioner Hayes and Gerald Avery Williams of Wellington. The Rev R L Waggoner and Rev W W Long officiated in a M E ritual canopy setting with brides roses and smilax. Attending were only the families Dr and Mrs Houghton and daughter Myrtle Firestone. The couple will reside at the Hayes home in Penfield.
A vivid roundup notes dangerous stunts and reckless acts seen outdoors including a man cutting a limb, an Irishman spitting on his hands, a woman heating a tub with a baby inside, and others who sparked fires with a gun, a gas leak scare, and fireworks, all anticipated to draw law and caution from the consequences.
Marriage licenses issued include Charles Elwood Arnold 24 and Esther Ann Smith 4 both of Lorain. Harry N. Stringer 29 Elgin ML and Lucy Maddock 26 Ridgeville. Gerald Williama Wellington and Pauline Hayes Penfield. Elmer Dimick 87 and Anna Lantsberry 25 both of Carlisle. Frank P. Henke 37 and Maggie McGuire 20 both of Elyria. G E Hills 22 Lena Dawley 21 both of Haton. Frank P. Putnam 28 Cleveland. Elien O Connor 90 Elyria.
North Ridgeville reports frequent illness and recoveries. Mr Beveridge remains ill, while Mr and Mrs Fred Owens’ children are mentioned. Mise Hannah Clapp returns from Amherst after weeks with the Fitts family. Edith Lewis of Elyria visits over the weekend. Mrs Geo Ridgway exits after a brief illness. Chas Balcomb leaves Cleveland for Elyria Business College work. Mrs Anson Owens is slowly convalescing, with her son Allie and wife staying for the winter. Mise Marriott from Elgin attends Maddock-Stringer nuptials. Misses Alice Glider and Edith Ridgway complete bookkeeping at Elyria Business College and enter shorthand. Archie Wood visits his uncle Dr J N Oakes. Mrs C T Winckles in Cleveland last week. Mrs Libby on the sick list. Alan Leroy Race mentioned. Mrs Ames ill but able to go out.
John Heckel died after a brief illness and funeral plans were set for St Mary's Avon. The wife of J Welling died in Cleveland from morphine overdose. Community notes include Maple sap collection, a broken leg from slipping on ice, and minor misfortunes at Trinity Bellagers with recurring jokes and a call for spring. J Kinsel is recovering with Dr Oakes attending.
The Geages, about 500 in number, are said to be worth roughly $14,000 per head based on conservative property value. Much of this wealth is held by the federal government, yielding quarterly interest that amounts to several hundred dollars per person each year. They do not work, at least not to hurt.
A health advisory notes that germs causing consumption surround us and cannot be avoided. It argues strength of the body and fat stores protect the lungs, urging immediate action if coughs persist and throat or lung irritation remains.
Scott's Emulsion of cod liver oil with hypophosphites claims to heal inflamed membranes, boost digestion and appetite, and increase weight. It asserts the product fortifies the body to prevent consumption and support lasting strength, marketed by Scott & Bowne in New York.
Dismissed at plaintiff's' costa Angeline D. Nichols executor ves E. C. Manter. Money accounting equitable relief. Settled ad Richard Bell guardian vs Jobe Nagel Jr et al. Teet aside Good Injunction and equitable relief. Default judgment for Lorain County Banking Co. against John Nagel Jr and Mary Nagel. Foreclosure of mortgagen H.C. Manter vs Ella M. Millepaugh et al. Lejunction and equitable relief. Settled Guarantes Building & Lamy Co. vs Clara Glover asal. Foreclosure of mortgagen and equitable relief. Default Judgment for plaintiff for $1,064 Sgainer Clara and Edward Glover. Sanford Grayva Bernard Hotticer et al. Money to subject lands and equitable relief. Default judgment for plaintif for $1,175. Order of foreer closure and sale of land Geo. KE Hales vs A. Grant Smith et al. Money only Settled at plaint tiff's conta. Samuel Strauas vs George Meyer Money only Disposed of invhoar Martha FE Palmer ve Charles H. Palmer. The plaintiff begin a action for divorce and charges the defend ant with gross neglect idleness and dissipation. She alleges that she be had to support herself by washing scrubbing floore and other hard work. The parties were married at Batavia N. Y. in 1883 and have & sons. This is another Lorail divorce sage and Thompson and Glitch are attorney's for the the plaintiff.
A head on collision occurred about 10 o'clock Tuesday morning on the L and E line east of the steel plant. A northbound regular car struck a work car. both front vestibules were badly smashed. No injuries were reported, the cause was not stated, and traffic was delayed briefly.
Public sale at a Lorain County farm near Wellington on the first Saturday in February features twenty Holstein cows two year old bull and bred to calve by April plus seventy Thoroughbred and high grade ewes and three Thoroughbred Oxford rams. Terms nine months with security six percent. Auctioneer S K Warner Tram Mead. Also notices of Dan Eason auctioning at Amherst township Dela field farm on Feb 21 including cows chickens wagons harness and farm tools.
Farm for sale in LaGrange Township offering acres at a very cheap price. Advertised by M. N. Terry or Geo. H. Chamberlain of Elyria. Unclear lines mention horse blankets or ro now and a place at 122it TE, suggesting urgency for buyers seeking bedding or related goods.
A vacant lot on Fourth Street Bridge, formerly Daisy Field, is becoming the city’s prettiest clean residential area with graded land, new buried sewers, cemented traps, and four foot stone walks on each street. Eight modern houses are built or planned, with frontage from 40 to 50 feet, pricing around 850 dollars, as property owners pay a share of street improvements under a local assessment plan. J C Crisp, Trustee.
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