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Newspaper
Marshall News
Location
Marshall, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1900
Page
8
In Seaman's drug store back room on Wednesday two young men Frank Seaman and Joe Garwood displayed a string of bluebill ducks. The boys went to Cedar Lake Tuesday morning, gained a corner on the boats, and returned with a fine catch. They enjoyed good sport, and many friends later had duck for dinner despite rain spoiled umbrellas.
During Lent the Episcopal Sunday school collected funds for missions. Morning offering was 361.22 with a large afternoon total distributed among classes. Names and amounts show a substantial rise from last year as 12 officers and converts tally the final figure around 1135.70.
The jury for the next term of the Polen circuit court was drawn Thursday in the clerk's office. Names include Alexander Foster Bedford Bartholomew Burlington Cornelius Starks Clarence Louis R. Meade Clarendon Lyman Cooley Convis Edward F. Wooph Erie Samuel D. Strong Homer Sidney Henry Lee Spencer Haskell LeRoy William Weed Newton Frank Parks Pennfield Janes Lagprell Dekonskt Joseph P. Clegg Athens Deo. Mace Battle Creek Bulwin Resse Battle Creek Ist wok Jas A Howe 7 tt 2d wd Jas FP Geldus 3d wa Frank PF Yock dth wd Louis B Garlic a Sth wd Allen Godfrey Maryngo Creu Harmules Bedford Allen J. Willer Albion 3d ward AW Austin Albion 24 ward Dennison 2 Bigelow Alston Ist wd Geo Warner Albiantp Owen L Townsend Marshall 1st ward Ghas Maurice Burlington Wilkes Linn Clarence Byron Bartlett Clarendon Prank Merchant Euimide
Henry Gard Hunting son of Rev. Dr. G. H. Hunting wed Edith M. Jenney of Ann Arbor at the bride’s home at 8 pm. Merrill Hunting served as best man and Estella Jenpoy, sister of the bride, was bridesmaid. The couple left for Sag inaw to establish a home as Mr. Hunting is city editor of the Sag inaw Evening News.
Gaiety party Friday night and Kalamazoo speaker invitation for Webster Davis. Birth in Marshall township. Auction for Mrs. Hitchcock’s South Grand house foundation near completion. T. S. Gibbs takes northern Wisconsin dispatch job. Oriental degree revival hinted. Counterfeit 1835 dollar circulating. Televised sermon from St Thomas church heard in Kalamazoo. George and Arthur Wilson to perform at Methodist Church with Kilison grand ampliphones. WCTU meeting at Mrs. Stuart’s April 23. Calhoun teachers’ institute in Battle Creek July 30 to August. Updates on mail routes and box sightings. Captain Dimmock to pilot a large steamboat this summer. Zimmerman anniversary surprise party. Bicycling season and street riding restrictions discussed. Madden mails stamps to post offices. price 25 cents per book. Michigan offices listed.
Readable testimonials from Michigan readers praise Drake's Dyspepsia Cure and Nerve Restorer for relief from dyspepsia indigestion heart trouble and nerve symptoms. Endorsers include C A Cressy general manager of Singer Manly Co Traverse City and Co M Palurn Holloway Lenawee Co Epwarp N Woop North Lansing. Instructions offer a 50 cent box via mail order Drake & Rhodes Co.
Irwin McKee will lead the Christian Endeavor Society at the Presbyterian Church Sunday night. Wi Woodmansee leads the Epworth League at the Methodist church. The Ministerial Convention for the St Joseph district of the Evangelical church will be held at the Ellis church in the second week of June under the theme Serving God Joyously. Rev G Miller, new Evangelical pastor, will preach at Ellis Sunday morning and at the Ellis church in the evening. Seventeen joined the Universalist church on Master Sunday morning, two by letter, showing strong church vitality. The Centurion's Faith will be the Universalist sermon topic Sunday at 10:30, with the same theme for Sunday school at 9:45. The public is invited to all services.
Travelers using the Michigan Central Depot may see brick pavement laid in front of the station replacing the clay and gravel. The old surface puddled after rain and stayed muddy, with one load of pressed bricks ready in the yard. Weather permitting, work will begin soon as conditions settle.
The wedding of James Paschal Hughes and Miss May Stone is announced for the first of May at 8 p.m. at the bride’s parents home on West Hanover Street. Rev. Alfred Bailey of the Baptist church will perform the ceremony. The couple will reside at 612 West State.
George W. Stillson of Buffalo N Y visited friends here for Easter Sunday. Mrs Wright from Manchester has stayed with her cousin Mrs H M Merrill on North Division street for the past month and returned home. H E Riggs of Yoleda, consulting engineer on the sewer, is registered at the Royal today. Mrs W F Church who has been in France for two months will return about the first of May. Mrs Herb McCourtie of Jackson is visiting her sister Mrs Gillett on East Mousin street. Rev BE Rankin of Chicago formerly preached at the local Presbyterian church and is visiting H B Winsor.
Burt W Randall and Katherine M Batt both of Tekousha Chis T Crawford and Dora May Smith both of Battle Creek received marriage licenses. Near Pacoday at 12 45 p m standard time you begin and after meals take half a teaspoonful of Caldwells Syrup Pepsin to relieve stomach or bowel irregularities. A L Hindenach's house ad.
A steeply discounted sale features hats and millinery items once closed for improvements. Includes children s braided Sailors, ladies hats, boys caps, Jersey underwear, and heavy denims. Also offered are Granite and Bedroom wares, shelf papers, copper tacks, and steel tools. Various prices reflect clearance on second floor standard goods and low prices.
A Michigan Central yard accident near Nice Creek bridge required Jackson wrecking crews to right engine 188 after it ran through an open switch on a 16 to 15 car train. The mishap sent the engine and cars toward a steep embankment and delayed several morning services and other incidents along the line. Local officials had little detail on causes while other wrecks occurred at Hanover and Porters, delaying trains and navigation briefly. Upholstered furniture of all kinds, Hughes.
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