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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1916
Page
5
Martinsville residents and visitors flocked to the county fair with many attendees from nearby towns. The event drew figures like Mrs Manifold and family, L Newlin of Porterville, and Harry Prust among others, while Butter held at 18 cents. A serious jaw injury to Sylvan Perisho was noted and a pancake dinner drew seventy relatives. The fair closed with compliments to management and remarks on its cleanliness and success.
James Nicol buys a new automobile. A long church meeting at Christ Church continues. Local residents visit and travel, including Will Lickliter of Terre Haute, Mrs. Alvina Layton, Mrs. Lois Harden, Vern Wilson of Ridgefarm, and others visiting relatives and attending church or transacting local business in Robinson and surrounding areas.
P F Dodd began school Monday with Ralph Cooper in charge. J R Dudley visited from Indiana. Rev Asa Rogers preached Sunday night. Rev Hix travels Thursday to Decatur for the Eldership of the Churches of God. Mrs Chester Hix sick but improving. Ernest Evans and family of Casey visited over Sunday. Frank Stanfield took his baby to Terre Haute for care. Mrs Tc W Baker attended a relative funeral at Brazil Indiana. Hershel Hager, carrier on the West York route, drives a new Buick. Otto Cornwell hauled watermelons to Martinsville. Leon Dodd began the winter term at Oak Hill and his new residence is ready for plasterers. Mr and Mrs J R Trump motored to Lamott Prairie for church. Rumor says Ernest English bought part of W J Morgan's farm. Morgan planned to move near Auburn.
Ed Brosman returned home from Chicago for Sunday. Seven thousand attended the Indiana state fair in Martinsville on Thursday. Mrs. Barbara Romine is bedridden after a fall. An automobile party was delayed by a broken axle. Westfield’s champion white corn and Anderson yellow corn won at the county fair. W. F. Romine, longtime county resident, was buried at Auburn Sunday. William Beachout visited from Ashmore and many relatives. Rural Route Seven discontent grows over carrier dismissal. Two days of concreting finished the week, then the mixer shifted to the east end.
Robert English and wife were in Martinsville Monday. Reno Wright has gone to Akron Ohio for an indefinite stay. Grandma Huey spent last week at her son Levi Huey’s. Fred Kallansa was laid up with a sprained ankle. H C Grisham and family visited Uncle Tom Whitson on Sunday. Our school advances with Miss Virginias Chenoweth as teacher. Hubert English of Cambridge Massachusetts is spending a couple of days.
Westfield residents report guests from Buffalo Wyoming and Coffeyville Kansas. Jesse Watson departs for Dalton City to take a principalship. Ivan Kemper and Mabel Mc Daniels wed at Oil Field home. Archibald Smith dies at 28 from dropsy and heart trouble. burial at Parker cemetery. Rev W L Duncan leaves Westfield to pastor a strong United Brethren church in Crawfordsville Indiana.
A new photoplay sensation titled The Little Girl Next Door promises charm and drama as it debuts in local theaters. Producers tout a suspenseful plot and rising star performances set to captivate audiences this season.
Real estate transfers list multiple parcels and buyers in Casey and surrounding areas including James Hacker to La Cole el sw etc. The item also notes community notices such as school interruption due to scarlet fever and local reunions. Various individuals travel to Chicago Waterford Pa Princeton Il and more for work and health reasons.
Miss Gertrude Logue visits relatives in Chicago. Lillian Rush returns to East St Louis after visiting her grandmother Mrs John Brady. Genevieve Ralston leaves for Oxford Ohio to complete her four year course at Oxford College. Ernest Nay and Hubert English, Harvard medical College students, arrive for two weeks visit with relatives.
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