North Amherst Correspondence Highlights 1893
Local notes from North Amherst dated June 1893 cover church events including Children’s Day at the Methodist and Congregational churches, a painting project at the churches, and travel plans of Mrs Axtell to Chicago for the World’s Fair. The Bryants beat the East Quarry Stars 44 to 0 in a baseball game, and village posts list uncalled letters. Memorial services, parish notices, and community meetings are described, with remarks on public nuisances and town governance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Amherst
Janu Ryth
Methodist Church
A. Baker
Elyria
M. W. Axtell
Chicago
Axtell
Bartine
Elyria Street
Harding
Susan Chatham
A. C. Feller
Martha Lees
Frank Munger
Benjjaman Higens
C. Neubiesen
Arista L. Stevens
L. Horn
P. M
Union
Opera House
P. E. Harding
Congregational Church
M. E. Church
Iryant’s
East Quarry Stars
Cameron
Bryants
Mit’ Flannigan
Evaster
South Amherst
Jerry Fahey
Mate Annis
Cleveland
Dr. Freeman
Alice Curry
Alice
Elver Heussner
Miss Victory St
Ella Annis
Ladies’ Dime Society of the Congregational Church
Steadman
H. D. Collins
Berry
Wellington Social Notes and Commencement Week 1893
PITESFIELD Mrs Preston ill and others recovering. Children’s day at Congregational church well attended. Oberlin graduates visit and local services noted. Commencement week at Wellington High School with 25 graduates June 15 and 16. Rev S D Gammell to deliver baccalaureate sermon. Town quiet, shows and street fairs described. Photographs by F L O Wadsworth amid family visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Mitchall
Cleveland
Lake Shore
Martindale
Charles Drusendahl
Nellie Sutliff
Wellington
Edna Albright
Brownhelm
J. H. Donaldson
Mansfield
P Parsch
Klinkner
Elyria
Anna Mason
Randall's Grove
Agnes
Pitesfield
Preston
Oliver West
Campbell
Jotn Jordan
Little Son
Brighton
Harclay
C. Keisey
A G. Smith
Charles Bartine
Sun Brothers
L. O. Wadsworth
Washington, D. C
Kodack
Wellington High School
S. D. Gammell
Talmadge
Congregational Church
Congregational
Moses
Paul Root
Oliver Root
Pennsylvania
L.H. M
S. Crowell
Evett Williams
Aldrich
Jessie Cleverdon
Pearl Heath
Medina
Geo. Cragin
W M. Bisel
Erie
E. L
Ladies' Aid Society
Chas. Pfeiffer
M. E. Church
Miss Dora Kelling and visitors noted in Ridgeville notice
Ridgeville notes several social visits from Elyria and Shawville residents. Miss Dora Kelling stayed with Miss Maude McNally, while Rev. Reidinger conducted a funeral in Grafton for Richard Newton. Mrs. Cole died at her son’s home in West Olmsted. The Lake Shore fares unchanged to Chicago. Ridgeville prepares three EF high school reps for next Wednesday. YPSCE held an ice cream social with poor weather thinning attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ridgeville
Jone
Dora Kelling
Elyria
Anna Berns
Shawville
Maude McNally
Lolo Shaw
Gilepsie Terrell
West
Reidinger
Grafton
West Olmsted
No Place
Chicago
Lake Shore
Y.P.S.C.E
Local strawberry picking leads the week in Elyria area
The excerpt notes Breck's leadership in berry picking and daily count, alongside community updates. It details church services for Children day with patriotic programs, a death notice for Miss Alice Maddock and other local obituaries, marriages, and civic activities. It also mentions a June 1893 timeline with various community happenings, visits, and social events.
Democratic County Convention Returns Strong With Delegates Named
Nathan Underhill visited Dr. G C Underhill in town Sunday and Benjamin Sheldon bruised from a fall. Scarlet fever cases rise as health board debates public exposure. Berea wedding unites William W Arnett of Denver and Myrtie Griffith of La Grange with local attendants. Democratic county convention gathered in probate court room selecting delegates to state and senatorial conventions and naming ticket candidates including T B Daily, Joel Myers, G D Halliday, H G Redington, A Kishman, and W S Powell. Further actions included changing future conventions to delegate style and condemning officials for accepting corporate aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nathan Underhill
New London
G. C. Underhill
Benjamin Sheldon
George Underhill
Board of Health
Berea
Richards
William W. Arnett
Denver
Myrtie Griffith
la Grange
Bro. Reefy
N. L. Johnson
F. S. Reely
Elyria
C. S. Vorwerk
Lorain
HG. Redington
North Amherst
R C. Rowe
Carlisle
A Kishman
Brownhelm
E. Mann
Rochester
Jerry Humphrey
LaPorte
T. B. Daily
Avon
Joel Myers
Oberlin
G. D Halliday
H. G. Redington
WW. Massey
A.J. Reublin
A. H. Babcock
K C. Rowe
L. B Gibson
A. E Stiwald
SF. Sheffield
W. Wisher
E. E. West
K. Hart
The Flag Anniversary Across States Honors 1777 Adoption
The one hundred sixteenth anniversary of the official flag adoption was celebrated last Wednesday. It recalls June 14 1777 when Congress set the thirteen stripes and a blue field with thirteen stars. Paul Jones first raised the flag on the Ranger. The 1818 act reduced stripes to thirteen and added a star for each new state. The original Paul Jones flag remains, shown during the recent Navesink display. Also notes medical ad and horse treatise offer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union
Congress
United States
Paul Jones
Ranger
Samuel C. Reid
Fayal Roads
Navesink
New Jersey
Ohio State Jornal
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Laura
Columbia
May Cole
Chas, Hubbard
Bragkin
Will Bush
Henry Barrows
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Malvino West
Dave Davies
Tittsfield
Harvey
Gayton Hobbs
M. E
A Hines
Frank Worcester
Mar
Breck
Alice Maddock
Joseph Maddock
Elyria High School
Ladies' Seminary
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Lucy
Ecua
Beloen
Johnnie Gest
Mohn
Frank A. Root
Della M. Moule
Henry Crittenden
Music Hall
Lena Hohman
Jimmie Davis
Clarence Moule
Edward W Davis
Dunkirk
Goth
Belden
Epworth League
Wuergas
Edward W. Davis
The
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BP. Clreverpon
J . H.C. Aepriea
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Frank Barnum
Art Wilcox
M.E. Church
Walter Dale
Norman Ingalls
Rev. Reader
Mt. Gilead
Knowlton
A. R. Underhill
Finch
T. B. Wheeler
Laurence
Butler House
North Main Street
Merriam
Willis
Nettie
Baptist Church
Otto
Ora Clark
McKisson Boys
Alfred Wotcott
Cartan Sweengy
U.S. A
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B. J. Kendall Co
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Poet
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FORD
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