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Newspaper
Lorain County Reporter
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1892
Page
5
The Williams family moves into the Poerth street homestead while court matters reflect fraud assignments, settled cases, and sickness delaying sessions. Community updates include church sermons, theatre plans, and local appointments, with residents traveling, conducting business, and reporting on insurance, ditch construction, and a funeral.
The Elyria banking institute reported a prosperous year with the savings department exceeding expectations. At a directors meeting for the Elyria Gas and Water company officers were elected for 1892 including Geo H Ely as president and D M Clark as vice president. Directors named Gen H Ely Jos H Berry W G Smith D M Clark and Alfred Hooper.
D. M. Clark of Detroit visits town this week. Mrs M. Blake Johnson returns to Cleveland. Maude Townsend of Dunville Ill visits Miss Nellie Lee. Grinkes family living with K F Hill on East Sixth Street. Mr and Mrs Wm Miller spend months in New York City. Mrs J W Cary departs for New York and Boston for several weeks. Hon John C Hale attends court trials this week. Hon W Boynton visits from Cleveland to meet Savings Deposit directors. Ernest Johnson, former Elyrian, now in Chicago real estate, calls on friends. Margaret Monroe expected home next week after three months west.
A B grade class of about fifty enjoyed a sleigh ride to honor Miss Chamberlain of Grafton with refreshments while Sophomore seniors hosted a late night visit to Miss Lucy Maddock’s home with warm hospitality and breakfast. A group attended LaGrange Masons installation. Delsarte classes led by Miss Nellie Gates and Miss Anna Monroe, and another class at Mrs. Thomas Nelson’s, report flourishing membership.
City council on January 15 renews Dr Peck town hall insurance for three years. Miller allowed drilling machine in alley between Third and Fourth streets. permit revoked and ordered removed. Street sprinkling contract awarded to Dan Pit for 1892 at 70 dollars per season. Ladies tickets on sale for Lyon's Comedy Co. Monday at the opera house with one valuable present to be given Saturday night. Three chances awarded per paid ticket each performance.
We present a complete line of horse blankets and carriage robes. A square horse blanket is priced at 65 cents. A large extra size wool blanket is offered at 2 dollars. Also available is a full line of gents heavy gloves and mittens.
An advertisement proclaims an immense reduction on cloaks and jackets. It also offers the entire line of Fancy Dress Prints at five cents per yard with prices designed to move stock quickly.
Corsets offered alongside new Her Majesty's Corsets exclusive in the county. District Mesting of Good Templars No. 4,1 C. G. T. met in I. O. G. T. rooms January 12 13 with about twenty three lodges represented. Gen. Walter Paine presided. Miss Mary Ripley of Fo stedia contributed a paper on Woman's Suffrage. Paine spoke on From London to Rome. next lodge session slated for North Amherst April 12 13.
Officers were installed at LaGrange lodge F and A M on Wednesday night January 13 with Master G W Robbins senior warden Ted Hastings junior warden James Sheldon treasurer Patch Hastings secretary Wm F Hubbard and D J Gorman. A large crowd witnessed the public ceremony followed by speeches and music at the town hall and a banquet at Hotel Rockwood hosted by Edward Rockwood.
Albert Nichols is very sick. F M Crandall was in Cleveland on business Wednesday. Mrs Arthur Rawson returned from a short visit in Toledo. Miss Alice Wilson has been ill with la grippe this past week. Dr J G Boehm is confined to his home with a severe attack of lung trouble. Mr Oscar Durkey of Boston, a former townsman, was seen at the noon train Sunday with his wife visiting friends there. The long needed depot at the junction of the C L & W and Southern division nears completion and will be used as a railroad office for the C L & W. The 10 month old child of Mr and Mrs Almon Hutchins died from a severe cold early Thursday morning. funeral Saturday at four. Lorain County Reporter in Elyria now edited by G B Johnson Ray, a top county lawyer. Advertiser notes seatings and a new year sits with Boreas. Go to Hague’s for drugs and household items.
A Saturday wreck on the Lake Shore line west of North Amherst involved a stone train engine colliding with a caboose, breaking the smoke stock and tilting the caboose onto the engine. Several cars telescoped, tracks blocked, and westbound freight blocked by the east track in the incident. A related Monday report notes S. A. of Vermilion, associated with the Lake Shore railroad, may have been harmed while coupling near Rockport.
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