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Newspaper
Elyria Reporter
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1899
Page
4
Edna Hubbard teaches in Penfieldla and many residents visit town. A meteor causes alarm, Curtis Allen reunion draws about ninety five at Tarry-a-while. Reports detail social visits, birthdays, new births, and improvements, with notices of upcoming supper and next reunion date. Carrie
Lorain County notes report local illness recoveries, visits, and social events. Mrs Jota Capell and Mrs Thos Baker recovered, Cheri Thompson visits Oberlin, Winthrop Ball from Cleveland visits family, and Rev Pierce preaches on prayer. Butter thefts, burglaries, and a temperance concert planning are noted alongside school and church events and community meetings. Local officials and residents, including Durkee and Cotter, are mentioned with farm, education, and social life updates.
Avon items report Miss Flossie Norton visiting grandmother Norton and various town callers. Local administrator G Cahoon moves family to Orrin Moore place. Creek school opens with Mr Nye. Remarks on livestock exhibits and county fair management urge changes to support small farmers and better agricultural instruction. Burial notice for Braithwaite aged 83. Excursions and Republican meeting details included.
Bright local items recap visits and moves: T Brown returns from Norwalk, Elyria fair attendance noted, Rev T L McConnell leaves for conference, Republican caucus planned September 22 at town hall to nominate real estate assessor. Dave Crawford and wife of Lorain with their son visit. Ezra 3B B Squire family to move to Wellington for education. Batley Wakeman to move into Mr Squire’s bonus. Wa Jickell to visit Michigan. C E Pax plans housing construction. Mrs Wm Converse returns to Rochester after hospital stay in Cincinnati. some doubt her hospital story.
Wellington residents report a dusty but joyful Elyria fair visit last week. Nell Hore and Mrs Chas Horr left for Philadelphia Monday with plans to study elocution in Boston. Miss Horr will stay a week before continuing. Anna Rawson returned from Van Wert. Warren Roser, home from the Klondike, is coming to Chicago then Wellington soon. Mainie Hollenbach and Miss Body teach in LaGrange public school. Miss Eyman of Norwalk visited last week. Geo Foot of Cleveland and Col Loveland of New York were in town visiting friends. Ella Wadsworth returns from six weeks away. Sarah Palmer travels to Chicago for kindergarten work.
Rev W W Long and wife travel to Delaware for the XNorth Ohio Conference with delegate W Hart Will. Richmond reunion held at Chas Burgaman home. Josiah Witbeck and wife attended from Talmage. John Yost and Chloe Baylor wed last week. W Hart and wife hosted a pleasant church social. Center school closed one day for Elyria fair. many locals attended. Harvey Leach of Litchfield reports a gas find on his farm after drilling near residence. Meteors sighted in multiple areas including Russia township Sycamore LaFayette and Spencer. Penfield full cream cheese factory won first at the Elyria fair. J T Denham builds porch and adds windows, signaling he plans to stay.
E E Humphrey is reported quite ill. Ben Holmes works in the tile yard. Will Bingham of Lorain was in town recently. Lucile Brash stays with relatives here. Wm Pitkin and wife attended the Medina fair last week. Mrs J E Reisinger will visit her mother and sisters in Berea and Cleveland soon. D A Fauver of Henry county visiting his sisters Mrs Pope and Mrs Hamlin and brother J E Fauver. he returned home Monday. Mrs Rogers, sister to Mrs Robson, visiting friends in the vicinity. The Junior BE L reports renewed attendance and membership. Miss Charlotte Bingham superintends the organization.
Mrs William Peck hosts Abbie Stocking and Carrie Woodruff of Blyth. William Mead visits Elyria calling on friends. Miss Horn of Cleveland visits Mrs N V Lutz. Herbert Ashford and son of Wellington stay with J Peck. Mrs Laula Kishman visits Elyria. Deputy Warren plans to review Grange books Friday. Grangers children host an entertainment at the town hall Friday night. W H Cooley of Oberlin visits town. Misses Agnes Ralston and Nellie Baumhardt spend time in Lorain.
Weather in Carlisle brought a refreshing shower last night aiding the wheat crop. Farmers seek more rain while Mrs. Charles Gibbs and son from Brunswick visit her Cleveland-based kin. Clark threshed about a thousand bushels of wheat last week. Mrs. Snyder checked on friends. Fitz Patrick’s son injured a leg in a wagon mishap, Dr. Snyder dressing the wound. Louis Ramer works for Henry Lantsberry. County Agricultural Fair draws many locals but some call it a gambling den and fear decline in standards.
Local theft reports ten dollars worth of tools stolen from Elver Hensener while he is constructing a school house east of North Amherst. Community notes cover rev Braithwaite's farewell sermon, travel plans of residents, a death in North Amherst, new local residents Alonzo Gibson family, two weddings, illness, and a milliner’s trip to Cleveland.
Grafton notes Rev Leary back from vacation. Chas Smith of Chicago visits his parents. Rev Burke preached a farewell sermon last Sunday and will join anti-saloon work while studying law next year. A saloon row led to E Bardon striking J Robson last Monday. Four locals toured Lorsin steel plant Monday evening. Congregational ladies plan a New England Supper at Council Hall next Thursday. G Broughton and wife visited Lester Felt and daughter Maggie at Bellevue last weekend.
Pittsfield notes report Gertrude and Albert MacRoberts visiting grandparents, a buggy accident in Elyria injuring Mr Toll, and company medical aid. Visitors include Morton Houghton of Kansas and Lottie of Oberlin. Edwin Pomeroy returns from Marquette to escape hay fever. County fair draws a large crowd with stock, fruit, and vegetables. school openings list teachers Erwin Arnold Buswell and others.
Sheffield society circles report Mrs GC Wilcox of Cleveland stayed with Miss Maude Day last week A surprise birthday party is planned for Florence Gough by Miss Lottie Steele and niece Charlotte Fitch of Oberlin visited Sheffield friends Carl Day of Nebraska plans to attend Oberlin College this year News arrives of the death of Mrs Hecock of Elyria Miss Helen Wright of Oberlin visited last week.
Mrs Win Arnold of Norwalk returned home after visiting in Kipton last week. Eldred Hesser of Toledo has returned from visiting his parents. Allen Kelley left for Ottawa Lake Michigan to work for the Lake Shore Company. Eta Murray went to Oberlin to work for the winter. The community will miss her after four years in the Post Office. A social at Ma Nowels Friday night invites all to have a good time. Philip Ritzentheke, recently at Lake Petosky for health, returned last Thursday. Mrs L B Hurd of Alabama is expected home today. About fifty attended the Elyria fair.
A reader criticizes the County Agricultural Society for past and present exhibitions. The letter cites foreign attractions and pool selling as degrading and urges removal of responsible members. It recalls a 19th century vote banning side shows and liquor and calls for reform to restore the society’s reputational integrity.
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