West York and nearby notes roam through holidays and visits
West York residents share holiday greetings as Mr. and Mrs. Will Biller of Paris visit John Donaldson. Norma Bell returns from Champaign for holidays while Norma Bell attends school in Champaign. Rodney Bell from Springfield comes home for Christmas as Jessie Rook and Erin Rook visit relatives. Train delays after a wreck near Trimble affect No. 4 service. In Possum Ridge, Christmas wishes arise with church attendances noted. Community members travel, visit kin, and attend services as aging illness and personal sales mark the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Biller
Paris
John Donaldson
Grant Whitaker
Terre Haute
West York
Norma Bell
Champaign
Rodney Bell
Springfield
Jessie Rook
Jacksonville
Erin Rook
May Rook
Christ Church
Sullivan County
Smith Oil & Gas Co
Chicago
Trimble
Local Notes on Weddings Travel and Harvest Delays
Cleo Marrs Dolson and Miss Cecile Hurst wed Tuesday evening with Rev. Hicks officiating. Friends wish them a happy life together. Mary Stark marks her 79th birthday with dinner. Mabel Hurst and son Othal travel to Enid Oklahoma to visit her father Charles Kester. Rain delays shredding. Shredder crews move slowly between jobs. Mrs Perry Laughers and children visit Paris relatives. Hurst plans to move to Bebee farm bought by Ham Clapp. Clergy illness halts Olinger’s Dolson Chapel Clarksville appointment. Mike and Matt Snyder learn their nephew Otto Snyder of Martinsville has died.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleo Marrs
Cecile Hurst
Hicks
Mary" Stark Aiet
Mabel’ Hurst
Othal
Enid
Okla
Charles’ Kester
Mary Kester
iRer
Olinger
School Vacation And Local Socials Highlight York Notes
York reports a school break lasting a week and a flurry of visits and gatherings. Rev Reed preached Sunday while townsfolk travel to Terre Haute Marshall Auburn and Danville for family and church events. The O E S bazar drew good prices for fine sale items and plans an oyster supper New Year’s Eve to fund their new hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. E
Wallace Grant
Danville
Melrose Notes Local Visitors and Upcoming Event
Melrose community chatter lists visits from Mrs T Shaffner Mrs Blanche Hedges and others. Trips to West Union Potter's Hall Sunday school convention. Ernest English and wife moved to the Rachael Meeker farm. Funeral of Wm Morris at Darwin noted. Weather described as unusually mild for winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melrose
T. Shaffner
Allright
A. E. Rodgers
Blanche Hedges
Martinsville
Edna Medsker
Barnet Sackrider
Joe Cornwell
Leon Dodd
West Union
Potter's“ Hall
Ernest English
Rachael
Meeker
al ‘Howerton
Paris
Chay
Morris
Darwin
Jesse
Spraker
Laura
Wells
Wm. Fix
Wesley Chapel
Corn huskers report good yield despite bad season
Northbound corn harvest shows fair yields as the community notes Christmas spirit. The town laments a family tragedy when Will Fix and wife lost their youngest child after his mother’s dementia. Terre Haute mourns William Morris, Civil War veteran, who died after illness and was buried at Darwin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Medsher Shah
Yea Bar
Terre Haute
Wm. Morris
Darwin
Local Notes From Homer and Nearby Towns
At a recent sale corn sold for 94 cents. John Husted spent part of last week in Champaign. Mead Shields traveled to Terre Haute Monday to work. Mr. Duncan of Auburn made a sale and recently moved to Decatur. Elder Lamb delivered a sermon at Five Points Sunday. Wesley Snyder walked to Greenup Tuesday with a dog in a small wagon. Edward Brosman is home from Chicago dental school for a two week vacation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer
John Husted
Champaign
Mead Shields
Terre Haute
Mr. Duncan
Auburn
Decatur
Elder Lamb
Five Points
Wesley Snyder
Greenup
Edward Brosman
Chicago
Wet Christmas Looms Over Town As Snow Fades
Local notes report a wet Christmas forecast with townsfolk visiting for business and social events. Names include Chas Callahan of Kimlin and Thos Cooper of Marshall among various residents and visitors, with church revivals and a large joint Masonic installation noted. The day brought mixed weather. linen relics and a funeral procession for Ernest Rockwell are also mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. Callahan
Kimlin
Thos. Cooper
Marshall
Orville Phillips
Orange
C. P. Church
Willow Creek
Mathias Taggart
Fair Grounds
Emanuel Aleys
Carbondale
Will
Thomas Hess
Wayne City
Thos, Tibbs
Indianapolis
James Tibbs
Jacob Fraker
Wabash
Auburn
Ina Fasig
Hamilton
Kan
Geo. Downey
Parker
Arappaho
Oklahoma
Joseph Kellum
Manuel Alrey
al Hathaway
Madison
Mann
Geo. Bogus
Clark Lodge
Eastern Star
Harry Thomas
Villa Grove
Arta Thomas
The
Martinsville
Appell
Ernest
Rockwell
Terre
Haute
Cléone
Chalkey
Community Notices and Obituary Highlights
Funeral services for O. S. Snyder age 35 were held at the M E church with I O O F lodge order and Rev Stout officiating. He died after weeks of illness leaving a widow and three children aged 7 4 and 2. Comrade H C Toman and wife return from Glendale Calif with news of Kilborn’s thriving business. Mrs Emily Tibbs dies after long illness, services at Richwoods church and burial there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. S. Snyder
M. E. Church
Kilborn
Emily Tibbs
James Tibbs
North Washington Street
Stout
Richwoods Church
Willis Gill
Death of D H Clements in West Union
Daniel Henry Clements born July 27 1870 in Crawford county Illinois. He married Ida Estella Wheeler August 29 1893 and had nine children five survive. A church member and businessman in West Union he died December 15 after arranging his funeral. Funeral was held December 17 at West Union Baptist Church with interment at Bradley cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Henry Clements
Crawford County
Ida Estella Wheeler
Mt. Olive
West Union
Order of Yeomen
Gertrude
Fay
Winnie
Emeline
George
Rother
Union
Baptist Church
Wheeler
Bradley Cemetery
Christmas Within Us and the True Spirit of the Season
A reflective piece asserts that genuine Christmas joy comes from the inner spirit rather than gifts or remembrances. It emphasizes that the Christmas spirit resides within and that external acts cannot provide lasting happiness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wwe
Christmas Spirit as Fairness and Forgiveness
A quotation argues that the true Christmas spirit is the Christ spirit. It emphasizes a fair, compassionate outlook that forgives wrongdoers and seeks to help the sick and bereaved.
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Ps Nas
Possum Ridge
Freedom
Lee Cunningham
Ilundianapolis
Edith Tapscott
Gladys Sweet
Bert Eckles
I .B. McCullough
Gertie Mallory
Chrisman
Omer Tapscott
Will Mallory
Chas. Sweet
Morgan Sweet
Ethel Washburn
Ray Burkeybile
Hiome
Joan H. Miller
Marietta
Dolson Chapel
Polk Daughhettee
Emanuel Hurst
Amanda Hutchings
Dora Weston
Richland County
Ella Hutchings
Sarah Davis
Caleb Parks
Oscar
Caleb
Colorado
Fletcher
Castoria
Dolson
Og Set Yee
Fiat
D. H. Clements
Christmas
West End
Farmer’s
LN Aae
E. P. Reed Shoes
Ralston
Barker Brown
GO Oretarl’s
Stationery
Dep't
Rie Bay
Smay
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