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Newspaper
Elyria Reporter
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1901
Page
5
Fragmentary notes show the council debating police chief salary raise from 300 to 550 and increasing sprinkling rates. Other items include budgeting discussions, a freight train rate vote, and property guardianship matters. Noted are local names Osborn and Osber, and references to Elyria and St Peter's.
A linen sale advertises 10 cent patterns and discounts on bleached damask and napkins. It highlights a prior order bought below market value, now passed to customers with significant savings. The Elyria store promises a large linen department and new stock, with prices up to $3.50 per dozen for napkins and damask yard prices from 75c to $1.25.
Mrs. Lyon of West Bridge street recovers from illness while Ada Hyler of Norwalk visits Mrs. Ella Dixon. Miss Eda Crandall of Geneva, Ohio returns home after a several day visit with her brother Harry Crandall. James Melin, aHyvia boy at South Lorain shovel works, injured on his head and treated at Lorain hospital. Interment of Mrs. Mary Warner Wilson at Ridgeville last Thursday. age twenty two. Euretta Kingsbury of Norwalk Elin Gostigan of Berlin Heights Lillian Rogers of Cleveland and Charles Sheldon of Norwalk guests of Cora Carter at No 882 East Bridge street.
Bly Fastner works north of the Toplitt Bly factory will be running in full order next week after HE W Kleinert arrived from New York to overhaul the machinery. The patent owners reorganized with New York offices. Machinery, some made in Elyria, may be sent to England for Universal fasteners. The firm aims to fulfill future government contracts and may move the plant to New York after a period of operation.
Mr and Mrs John McNelly celebrated their golden wedding at home on Lake Avenue with four generations present. Married in Ridgeville fifty years ago, they lived on a farm in that township before moving to Elyria. McNelly, born 1828 in Whitehall, moved to Ohio young, worked on the Ohio Canal for 18 years. Mrs McNelly born 1836 in England. They are praised for frugality and fairness.
The list covers mayor, city solicitor, council seats across wards, marshal, city commissioner, school board, waterworks and cemetery trustees, township officers, with no township ditch supervisor candidate. Other items note the Ohio association of school boards meeting in Columbus, Elyria Literary Society program on lynching, a gun club handicap scores, promotional flour and pancake ad, funeral of John Maller, a divorce suit Mary Hall vs John Hall, local job ads, and shop classifieds.
Rumor says Judge Saunders, hired by the city for the waterworks injunction suit, will head the councilman corruption inquiry in the injunction petition. Also noted are a Lutheran sleighride gathering of 38 at George Dellafield's Tuesday night, a Medina Gazette gain with Katharine McDowell joining Henry G. Rowe, and a February 15 wedding by Rev Cadmus now abroad with letters from Greece about health. A general house girl is wanted at 25% BE Broad or 188 Cheapside.
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