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Newspaper
Marshall Statesman
Location
Marshall, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1894
Page
5
Local notices report social events, church gatherings, and post office updates across Marsh, Wheatfield, Marengo, and Fredonia. Residents Walter, Pierce, and Weed are mentioned with travel, illness, and family visits. a county Sunday school convention draws attendees. a schoolhouse arch is dedicated. Myron Swartwout relocates to Kalamazoo.
The Thayer high school seniors hosted a peanut social at A. F. Thayer's home with proceeds from peanuts and accompanying ladies’ outfits. Community reports note illness, school changes, travel to Albion and Detroit for events, church talks on temperance, and various social visits. Local accidents, baptisms, and society meetings are summarized with brief mentions of health and travel.
At a called meeting of Lanning Presbytery in Homer on March 1 Rev HH and Gov H Wrench attended with others to examine R B R Wightman, a student supplying the Presbyterian church for months. The outcome was ordination, and a large audience witnessed the proceedings as the church treasury was replenished at a Friday evening gathering.
The itemized notes mention baking powder LY PURE Burlington Bornteneron and maple sugar forecasts. It reports moves of Chas Stark and family to the Vosburg farm, visits by Mrs Hall of Detroit, and various village events. It notes estate settlements and dance attendance, farm relocations, convalescence news, and local social plans for March. It references a missionary fundraiser and a wedding rumor, along with health updates and a catarrh remedy advertisement. The Calhoun Agricultural Society meets in Marshall on March 5, 1894.
The Gas Co announces price cuts for gas used in lighting and cooking or heating. Rates apply when gas ranges or stoves are used, with reductions based on consumption, and a special adjustment for installations tied to cooking and heating appliances. The change emphasizes cheaper fuel, improved safety, cleanliness, and convenience for cooking with gas.
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