Natural gas rollout plans for Elyria homes take shape
The Civison's Gas and Electric Company outlines steps for a transition to natural gas in Elyria. Beginning Thursday September 7, natural gas will be admitted at artificial pressure, with meters used temporarily while changes are made at company expense. Applications for natural gas service must be filed at once using blanks from the company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schrantz
Elyria
Civison
Gag Anti Electric Company
Mananger
Divorces Filed In Common Pleas Courts
Four divorce cases appeared in the common pleas court on Tuesday. Lizzie Vandercar accuses Truman Vandercar of extreme cruelty and names two children from their marriage begun in 1880 in Amherst Township. Meds Drefke seeks divorce and alimony from Albert Drefke amid claims of habitual drunkenness. Bertha Weefer sues Georges Kooter over neglect and inadequate support for their infant child at Henrietta. Edward Holt seeks divorce from Nellie Holt citing neglect and alleged abuse since their 1895 marriage, with a six year old child. A separate report notes B Smith’s son injures a arm at a Second Street construction site. Dr. Cushing attended.
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Court of Common Pleas
Lizzie M Vandercar
Truman
Amherst Township
Vandecar
Meds Drefke
Albert Drefke
Bertha Weefer
Georges Kooter
Henrietta
Edward M Holts
Nellie Holt
W B Smith
Second Street
Cushing
Local Church Services Cancelled for Conference Weekend
Sunday services at Free Methodist and ME churches are canceled due to conference events. Rev. WC Jones of Cleveland preached at the Free Methodist Church last Sunday. The Flanvignan baby is buried this afternoon at one oclock. Maple visits, GL Cook returns to Hiram after a few weeks here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Free Methodist and
WC Jones
Cleveland
Free Methodist Church
Maple
Troy
Cook
Hiram
Flanvignan
Real Estate Transfers in Lorain Area Listings
Transfers show Fred Q Wolf to Ferry A Spieth in Elvrra outlot 26. Philip Hagemen to Martha Shaffer for lot 87 Oakland addition Lorain. George Haggerty to Augusta Bongor cant half lot 183 Shaffield land company addition Lorain. Augustus Bongor to Harry Bonsor part of lot 11 Chamberlain addition Lorain. Charles Bonsor to Augustus Bongor part of lot 16 Chamberlain addition BiH 60. George Hale to Lake Shore Electric Co part of lot 3 tract 3 Buck River for 15 dollars.
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Fred Q Wolf
Elvrra
Philip Hagemen
Martha Shaffer
Oakland
Lorain
George Haggerty
Augusta Bongor
Shaffield Land Company
Augustus Bongor
Harry Bonsor
Chamberlain
Charles Bonsor
George Hale
Lake Shore Electric Company
Buck River
Death Notice of Mrs Jennie L Phipps at 212 West Bridge
Mrs Jennie L Phipps died at her home on Monday after a long illness from a complication of diseases. Born June 30 1832 in Florence Erie County she lived in this vicinity and leaves her husband Alfred T Phipps and daughters Ida and Mary. Funeral Wednesday at 2 o clock.
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Jennie L Phipps
West Bridge Street
Prippe
Florence
Erie County
Alfred T Phipps
Ida
Mary
Satire of Hotel Life Delights Elyria Audience
Mr. Chas. Hoyt’s keen yet kindly pen spoofs daily hotel life from Harr Scarum Teddy’s entrance to the final curtain. The company delivers a highly successful comedy hailed as the season’s laughing event at the Elyria opera house.
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Chas. Hoyt
Scarum Teddy
Elyria Opera Hone
Typhoid confinement in Lake Avenue North care home
Lake Avenue North resident Conrad Barker is bedbound with typhoid fever. Mr and Mrs Taft traveled to Lorain after the death of Mr Taft's sister. Mrs Church Len Ronaads shows slow improvement. A patient requires amputation of two fingers due to injury or illness.
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Conrad Barker
Taft
Lorain
Mr Taft
Churchlen Ronaads
Local Notes From Grafton Area and Surroundings
Grafton mentions Miss Sumner and Miss G Smith starting school on the river road and town Tins. J Wheeler was badly hurt by a streetcar in Cleveland last week. W Tran won a premium on his colt at the Elyria fair. O Hines of Cleveland visited C Dent. Mr and Mrs Hopkins attended a funeral in LaGrange. Gertrude and Nessie Robson of Clifton Park spent Sunday in town. F Van Wagnen of Brownhelm was a town visitor. W Shackelton of Philadelphia visited st A Lesleys. Mrs Zimmerman and daughter attended the Carter Taylor wedding in Elyria. Rev Mote will occupy Mrs Saule bury's house. Miss M Finalaon to teach in Belden this year. Miss B Johnson to study at Berea next year. Miss Ida Smith of Cleveland spent Sunday at home. Arthur Lawson home from Lincoln due to his mother's illness. Local ad notes electric lamps at Boylan Brow.
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Sumner
G Smith
River Road
J Wheeler
Cleveland
W Tran
O Hines
C Dent
Hopkins
Upple
LaGrange
Misdas Gertrude
Nessie Robson
Clifton Park
G Dent
F van Wagnen
Brownhelm
W Shackelton
Philadelphia
St A Lesleys
Zimmerman
Danbgter
Carter-Taylor
Elyria
Mote
Saulebury
M Finalaon
Belden
B Johnson
Berea
Ida Smith
Arthur Lawson
Linoia
Elopement Sparks Search For Missing Couple
Barry Coste aged nightosn eloped with Grace Bailey aged sixteen daughter of GH Bailey of Lorain. They left for Norwalk after Grace packed her belongings and boarded a trunk. Grace did not reach Norwalk and telegrams confirm she is missing. Arthur Bailey, Grace's older brother, is leading a search for the pair.
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Barry Coste
Grace
GH Bailey
Lorain
Norwalk
Arthur Bailey
No Liquor Cases This Term
Lorain liquor class not to be investigated by the grand jury this term due to unsatisfactory evidence preparation. A number of liquor cases elsewhere in the county will be presented. Louis Wellert awarded a default judgment of 60 dollars with interest for cellar and wall work at Simon Riley's request. Riley appeals to the court of common pleas. The Savings Deposit Banking and Trust Company sues Garford Manufacturing stockholders to compel payment on notes said to be issued by an insolvent company.
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Grand Jury
Louis Wellert
Justice Lord's Court
al Cellar
Walte
Simon Riley
Riley
Court of Common P'S
Savinga Deposit Banking and Trust Company
Anit
Garford Manufacuring Company
Buckeye fighters of Elyria face Lorain in late-week clash
The Buckeye fighters of Elyria meet a Lorain team in a match at the Elyria Bowling Alley on Thursday night. Earlier, a business men versus clerks game on the North and South sides will be called at 8 PM with free admission.
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Buckeye” Fihters
Elyria
Accident at Lorain Steel Plant Sparks Personal Damages Suit
A March 23 1993 accident at the Lorain Steel Plant led Oscar Burton to sue Lorain Steel Company for $25 000 in personal damages. Burton, a tenter hawling material, was injured by a falling beam as a car suspended above struck him, leaving him partially paralyzed.
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Lorain
Court of Common Pleas
Tuestay
Oscar Burto Eues
Lorain Steel Company
Burton
Angie
Obituary of Wilhelmina Bork
Wilhelmina Bork born December 18 1837 in Besse Hesse Germany died September 11 1103 age 65 8 23 married to John Ginste of Henrietta in 1860. She leaves seven children Ida John J Katie Albert Mary Charles Minnie ten grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Funeral at Camden home with Rev Hoag Pittafield officiating.
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Wilhelmina Bork
Im Besse
Hesse
Germany
John Ginste
Henrietta
Ida
John J
Katie
Albert
Mary
Charles
Minnie
Reformed Church
America
Methodist Episcopal Charc
Oberlin
Camden
Hoag
Pittafield
John Gissie
Navy declares Star Spangled Banner national anthem salute
Ninety years after Baltimore siege Travey Key's Star Spangled Banner is made national anthem by order of the Navy department. The order requires all officers and men to stand at attention when the anthem or any foreign national air is played in the presence of officials from that country.
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Baltimore
Traveia
Key
United States Navy Department
Navy Department
Cutting Affray at Lorain Leaves Men Wounded
In George Diboss saloon at Lorain a Monday afternoon stabbing affray left George Pakos near death at St Josephs hospital. Andrew Diedrick and Mike Repeki were seriously wounded. Proprietor George Dibos was arrested and released on 300 bond charged with cutting with intent to kill.
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George Dibos
George Pakos
Joseph’s Hospital
Andrew Diedrick
Mike Repeki
Logon Gas Co Pipe Fitters Use Silent Coordinated Method
The Logan Gas Co pipe fitters work in near silent coordination guiding pipes into the rack, rolling and twisting with tongues attached and hammered by a foreman to tighten joints. Names listed include Roke Skelly Dora Wukin Lorain Charles W Smith Caroline E Gray and Richmond G Van Orman of Lorain, who was declared insane and sent to Toledo State Hospital.
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Logan Gas Co
Honda
Roke Skelly
Dora
Wukin
Both Lorain
Charles W Smith
Caroline E Gray
Bott Lorain
Richmond G van Orman
Lorain
Toledo
Married Miss Tallian Fairman and Frank McDonall Wed
Married by Rav Wannamaker at the pastor's residence Tuesday morning the couple plan to reside in Elyria.
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Tallian Fairman
Frank McDonall
Rav. Wannamaker
Elyria
Reichlin uncle implicated in Europe trip denial
Rev Casimir Reichlin of Cleveland is accused by his nephew of fabricating reports about Agatha Reichlin’s murder and the Europe trip. The brother claims Casimir did travel to Europe in June, obtained official evidence, and the plan to travel was made April 9 before the sister’s death. The Oberlin Bathers college opened with record enrollment, over 150 students, a rise of about 50 from last year.
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Qcharles Reichlin
Agatha Reichlin
Casimir Reichlin
Cleveland
Europe
Agatha
Casimir
Charles Reichlin
New York
Etter
Oberlin Baethers College
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Seki
Yuu
Jene
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Fields
Hubert Day
Hardware Store
IS Straw
North Amherst
Straw
Daniel Freese
Broad Street
Nichols
Grafton
Boylan
Brow
Parta
Common Pleas
of Logan Pipe Fitters
Oberlin Business College
Ladies Art Tailoring Co
J. G. Schmittgen, Mer
Broad St
Elyria, Ohio
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Sweets Piano
Lake Shore
R. R
Dr. Herrmann
O. T. Greene
Woodland Ave
W. J. Farewell
Topliff
Sherwin-Williams
Go’s. Store
R. J. Hill Wurst Block
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