Bradways Celebrate Golden Jubilee of Marriage
Fort Wayne residents Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Bradway observe a fifty year marriage anniversary. The couple, long respected in the community, mark their golden wedding amid celebrations and family tributes.
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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1907
Page
9
Fort Wayne residents Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Bradway observe a fifty year marriage anniversary. The couple, long respected in the community, mark their golden wedding amid celebrations and family tributes.
Mr and Mrs Orlando E Bradway longtime residents marked their golden anniversary with a dinner at Homestead cafe Their only living daughter Mrs Louis S Schroeder attended Their other child Jennie died in 1887 in Chicago Bradways settled in Fort Wayne in 1863 with Mr Bradway’s long career at the Pennsylvania Company tracing from Crestline to Fort Wayne He was pensioned in 1904 and kept weekly trips to Allegheny without moving his family Their granddaughter Louis Q Star a machinist in the Pennsylvania shops resides nearby
A series of summer weddings in Fort Wayne include Pearl C. Evans and Inez M. Downer at 647 West Third Street with Dr. Frank Lenig officiating, Ida McKerchner and John A. Redding at 1415 McCulloch Street, and Alice Marion Hume with Edwin Willmarth Lewis at 2810 Indiana Avenue as guests traveled from Ossian and Morenci for local ceremonies.
Numerous gatherings are noted including a Sunday party at the Gillieron farm near Cedarville with many Gillieron Blume and Souders family members and guests from Fort Wayne Ravenna and Xenia. A Miller family reunion occurred July 31 at Kennison home Gar Creek with extended relatives from New Haven Monroeville Payne and Washington. Gillette family plans a second annual reunion at Robison park on August 15 led by Charles M. Gillette. Engagement announced for Ruth Hortense Lowenstein and Dr. J Milton Rosenthal. wedding details also referenced for Leona McDougall and Grover Guillaume with Rev BIA Bunner officiating.
A large list of relatives and friends from Fort Wayne attend the Golden Wedding Anniversary celebration for Mr. and Mrs. Horace Vesey of La Grange. Attendees include W. J. Vesey and daughters, the Misses Vesey, Richard and David Vesey, Allen Vesey, John H. Vesey, B. W. Vesey, Charles Boseman, and others from Mt. Pleasant and LaGrange area. Several guests plan to drive to LaGrange for the event.
Trustees agreed to proceed with building a new armory at Concordia College after a subscription totaling 4200 dollars was raised. Representatives of Lutheran churches met at St Pauls School Hall Monday evening and instructed trustees to move forward, with an estimated total cost of 12000 dollars. Henry Hartwig chaired the meeting with A M Schmidt as secretary.
ex Sentinel hire C Schlégel will cover circulation and subscriptions and correspondents in DeKalb and Noble counties and northern Allen county. He brings about ten years in newspaper work and began at Decatur.
His latest post was at Bluffton News. He has experience in almost every department of newspaper making and is well spoken of by former coworkers. Schlegel served in the Spanish-American War, then enlisted in the U S Army, serving a full term including a year and a half in the Philippines. He spent a year at Taylor University in Upland before health issues forced him to quit. He is described as a Christian gentleman whom people will be glad to meet.
J A Throckmorton died Monday afternoon after years in the Pennsylvania blacksmith shop where he worked nearly thirty three years and was affectionately called Big Al by his shopmates. He is remembered for long service and presence in the shop community.
Longtime blacksmith Throckmorton, weighing upwards of 300 pounds, left the forge after 38 years of service starting December 1870 and retiring July 1, 1908. He was popular with fellow workers who celebrated his departure with well wishes. Frederick Starke, also seventy, left with him and a handshake-filled sendoff marked by friendships formed at the shop. The funeral will be held at 2 pm tomorrow at the home of his son Sidney Throckmorton, 2737 Hoagland Avenue, with many former shopmates in attendance. A photograph from five years prior accompanies the article.
Edward Gruber of Will Street received word that Michael Duggan died Saturday night at St. Anthony's sanitarium Las Vegas New Mexico He was 39 a former Nickel Plate engineer who lost a hand in an accident now survived by a wife and four children Funeral services and interment will be in Chicago next Wednesday Fort Wayne friends will attend
Charles F McBride and G N Berg represent McBride Construction with George T Fox of Home Telephone Company discussing utilization of telephone poles for the municipal distributing system and lighting plant. The board indicated likely smooth arrangements as magnetite lamps replace prior designs.
Two special trains left Fort Wayne Sunday morning to Ohio and Indiana destinations. The Concordia Singing band sent a special train to Terre Haute at 1 30 yesterday morning with ninety five aboard, and another special train departed at 6 o clock carrying 363 passengers to Cincinnati.
An Augusta Pima county lawyer named Wayner was speeding on a motorcycle down a Miami street hill when he collided with a car. The incident occurred on August 6 as authorities investigated injuries and determined fault.
Excursionists numbered over six hundred as warm weekend travel drew crowds to lakes regions. The Lake Shore line carried about fifty northbound travelers, while the Grand Rapids and Indiana, Wabash, and other railroads reported strong sales of Rome City and Toledo tickets, signaling peak season activity.
M A Kinney promoted to master mechanic of the Hocking Valley railway with headquarters in Columbus Ohio. He previously served as general foreman of the Nickel Plate roundhouse and shops in Columbus for about five years after earlier work as air brake expert for Nickel Pirate.
The executive board of the Pennsylvania Employers Athletic Association approved an extensive field day schedule for Saturday August 24 featuring a baseball game at League Park and afternoon events on the mile track grounds. Included are sprint dashes 220 yards and 100 yards, relays, various age and weight divisions, hammer and shot put, pole climbing, pole vault style feats, hurdles, pig catching, barrel and potato races, and horse races a mile trot and pace. Last year rain disrupted some events but large crowds attended and prizes promise strong contest interest.
Four trainmen share top honors for good conduct on the Tort Wayne and Wa bash Valley Traction Co. The motormen H. F. Coleman and F. J. Tribbett and conductors N. V. Bowman and M. Kiley will divide $25 prizes after six months of records. The first prize is set for July 1 and the next for January 1. All four have five merit marks and no demerits.
William Romy a boilermakers helper had his arm cut when a wrench slipped and he fell against a locomotive causing a severed artery and profuse bleeding though the wound is not serious William Hoppus a machinists helper sprained his back lifting iron at the Wabash shops and will be unable to work for a few days
Eighteen Italian laborers quit their jobs with the Wabash company last week, leaving Foreman E W Ehinger’s gang in the yards around the shops. The walkout began with the first hint of discontent over wages or conditions.
Report states workers threatened to quit due to high demand and hoped for employment from another establishment nearby. The group, impressed by Mr Ehinger, included a mix of Americans and several Italians who refused to follow their countrymen. The workers were housed in box cars on a siding behind the Electric works.
Joe Mason youngest engineer on the Nickel Plate when it reached Fort Wayne visits after over fifteen years away. He remembers the old 12 spot engine at Harrison street and left railway work long ago after selling his stake in a Cincinnati hotel property. He toured the west, admires local improvements, and rekindles old friendships with Nickel Plate veterans and new friends in Fort Wayne.
Ernest of Company D saved comrade Tuck Bryant by swimming to him in the St. Marys river near the Pennsylvania bridge. Bryant, a weak swimmer, sank twice and suffered cramps before Ernest pulled him to shore. They were Bass Foundry employees and walked home after the rescue.
The Retail Merchants association met at the Commercial club with a buffet luncheon and cigar box ritual. They urged safety board aid to enforce pedler licensing, discussed a yearly pure food show, debated Meyers vinegar incidents, and proposed Sunday courthouse hours with a custodian. Nine new members were approved.
Shelburn Indiana August 6 F T Delashmut receiver for the A H Whitsett Coal company was instantly killed by a gas explosion in the mine yesterday George Anderson mine boss suffered serious injuries The men were inspecting the mine and it is believed the gas was ignited by their lamps The explosion wrecked the tipple W S Andrews of Saginaw Michigan is visiting here for a few days.
Victor E. Russell, longtime Fort Wayne office figure at R. G. Dun & Co mercantile agency, is named manager succeeding F. V. Culbertson. Appointment effective August 1, Russell has served as Culbertson’s assistant and is well known and regarded in the business community across northwestern Ohio, southern Michigan, and northeastern Indiana.
Allen county teachers institute details released by County Superintendent Felger. Held at Fort Wayne High School auditorium with instructors including Charles T. Grawn Robert A Armstrong and W Otto Meissner. Full program lists daily devotional, music and lectures on schooling literature and management across five days. Township institutes follow across August 31 to September 10 at Elektron building and various townships.
Rev. John Newberry pastor of Pentecostal church painted the exterior of the church with help from congregants. The effort followed his pledge to paint if paint was provided, a supply donated by citizens. He led a sidewalk service and lemonade was served to sustain the workers as women sang hymns inside. Dr and Mrs Stemen plan return to Kansas City next week.
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