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Newspaper
Lorain County Reporter
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1893
Page
7
A dramatic 1893 ad offers dress goods at 60 cents for one piece or 50 cents for 76 pieces. The sale starts Friday at sunrise, with stock displayed in the center show window. Shoppers are invited to inspect and buy, promising high value and frequent fresh assortments.
Local items include parade plans for the Elyria fire department, World’s Fair visits by residents, and upcoming entertainment by Sun Bros. shows and Violette. A child’s near drowning, a lawn fete for the West Side band, and courthouse news accompany social and civic notices across Elyria, with births, graduations, and judicial remarks interspersed.
W. B tenmerr confined to house. Wes G. Sharp leaves Friday for a Detroit business trip. Jail corner area described as inoperable. calls for tighter security. H. C. Williams plans a trip next week. A. L. Leslie now runs a real estate and investment firm in Painesville. Edytha Hill returns home after a year at Madame Clerk’s in Philadelphia. Dr W. C. Notley retires from bicycle accident injuries. Mrs. R. F. Hoyle of Savannah visits daughter and will summer in Elyria. Louise Lerech back from Boston and Academy of Visitation in Washington. Elyria Tent No 3 K O T M to hold anniversary and memorial at the opera house tomorrow at 3 pm. Mr. and Mrs. Harry F. Clark of Louisville visit their son’s home. Miguel Zella Williams and Louise Leredd to Toronto for Nett Williams wedding as bridesmaids. Jamond Temple Pythian Sisters to host first social at K of P Hall next Tuesday. Ice cream, cake and a literary program listed. Garfield and Lorain club to play baseball at fairgrounds June 15. Garfield to pitch.
A June 7 Elyria wedding united Miss Harriette Putnam Ely and Dr George Morley Marshall of Philadelphia. The ceremony, in the Ely residence, featured an all white and green decor, a bridal party with extended family guests from Cleveland Hartford and Chicago, and a reception with an elegant supper and gifts. The couple left for a Canada trip, and numerous Morley and Ely family members attended from multiple states.
Multiple marriage announcements from Lorain and nearby towns recount weddings at homes and churches. Details include dates, locations on Huron street and town line road, attendees, bridesmaids, groomsmen, and post ceremony plans to Cleveland and Detroit, with additional notices and a local wedding benediction.
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