Local Happenings from Massillon Notes and Neighbors
Mr and Mrs Philip Essinger of New Castle Pa visit Massillon relatives while many locals travel and socialize. marriage vows unite Lincoln Fay and Elsie Powell. a charter for Tonot News Company is issued. and several community events, lectures, and court actions fill the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip Essinger
Newcastle
Massillon
William A. Pietzcker
Chicago
H. F. Pocock
Detroit
Pocock
Columbus
Emma Archibald
Salem
Cameron Miller
Weat Tremont Street
Canoton News Company
Harry Howells
Representation totals for Massillon and townships set for conventions
Abroad at Oberammergau the Passion Play is noted. Massillon and Perry township receive sixteen delegates across congressional judicial and county conventions to be chosen April. Delegates allocated by precincts and wards: Massillon precincts two delegates each, Richville one, ward precincts varying. Tuscaraway Sugarcreek Lawrence Bethlehem allocations three four and two each. Total county representation per convention: Congressional 108, Judicial 108, County 116.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oberammergau
Massillon
Perry
Richville
Tuscaraway Township
Sugarcreek
Lawrence
Bethlehem
Fire destroys Wheeling & Lake Erie dispatchers office in Columbia
A bad flue caused a fire that destroyed the Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway dispatchers office in Columbia between 6 and 7 am. The garret was the origin and an engineer spotted flames near the eaves. Firefighters from the city could only project one stream of water, covering 1000 feet from the hydrant at Erle and Dieterich streets. Most contents were saved. damages may reach around 2000 dollars, likely insured. Dispatchers will work from the yardmaster’s office and Massillon station pending repairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway Company
Columbia
Garret
Gremen
Erle and
Dieterich
Merwin
Massillon
Prominent Colonel Found Dead With Bullet Near Bed
Colonel Bunker, a noted attorney and military figure, was found shot in his bed in Torno on March 21. A revolver lay nearby. Authorities say it is unclear whether the death is murder or suicide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Torno
Associated Press
Bunker
Farmers Report Injuries as Weather Hurts Crops and Oyster Season Shifts
Weather across Lake and Stark counties brings fears of a poor peach crop while wheat lags in the ground. Sugarcreek township reports chill damage, mass plantings unsure for spring. Oysters set a Massillon record with retailers selling ten to fifteen gallons weekly as season ends April 30. William B. Suttle plans retirement to a Wayne county farm. J M Clark & Co. traders survey Cleveland markets for Florida vegetables, with cabbage and onions arriving. lettuce remains winter market staple in Stark county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake County
Stark County
Samuel Roush
Justus
Massillon
Sugarcreek Township
Hood's Sarsaparilla Praised for Scrofula and Spring Ailments
An 1880s testimonial from Mrs. Dan Maxbexp of North Londonderry New Hampshire credits Hood's Sarsaparilla with curing her boy's scrofula and boosting her own health. The letter touts spring humors and salt rheum as common seasonal illnesses and extols Hood's as the unique effective remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hood
Dan Maxbexp
North Londonderry
New Hampshire
Frease at Massillon Hospital Flees to Canton
I Edward Irease a patient at the state hospital slipped away Tuesday afternoon. Authorities were told, Frease is in Canton and officers were sent to return him. Frease formerly lived in Canton and was the hospital’s most contented patient, now facing temporary loss of privileges. Attendant Houghton signs with Warren baseball. hospital team gains. Other notes include Miss Kittie Evans ill, power-house gas issues resolved, and local civic updates across Massillon and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Smalley
Orrville
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Jacob Bush
Manila
United States
Philippines
H. E. Sinnock
Cleveland
Massillon
Austin Shupe
West Brookfield
The
Presbyterian Church
C. Ek, Archer
Charles Snyder
Charles Strobel
Ka, Jones
F. J. Strobel
C. B. Heckman
Edward Irease
State Hospital
Frease
Canton
Houghton
Warren
Asylum
Albert Lister
Emma Prosser
Genoa
John Evrit
Bltovo
John Sadler
Sadie Evrif
Masters
John Robertson
W. Blank
L Williams
Justice of the Peace
A. Davis
Sadie Griffith
Township Board of Education
A. O. Davis
Navaree
Maren
Tiltie Ali
Ratherius Sifertig
Mary F
Marps
Jorge Garr
Rogers
John Hitencack
Cosbocton
Edward Bowers
Nearby Town News Republicans Nominate Township Ticket
West Brook Gront March 20 Republicans nominate J. D. Miler for township trustee John Miller for clerk C J Stansbury for constable HE B Levers for assessor M Myers for supervisor The Miller brothers face opponents B Valentine of East Greenville seeking trustee and B Groff of Sippo for clerk. NEWS FROM NEWMAN Nrvean March 21 Daniel Double dee who had been working at Goshen for
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Brook Gront
J. D. Miler
John Miller
C.J. Stansbury
HE. B. Levers
M. Myers
Messrs. Miller
B. Valentine
East Greenville
B. Groff
Sippo
Newman
Nrvean
Daniel Double -Dee
Goshen
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Nathan Watts
Navarre
Mary Watts
West Main Street
E. H. Eckroate
Hammersmith Farm
East Oak Street
Lincoln H. Fay
Elsie N. Powell
Starx County
North Lawrence
J. H. Miller
J. M. Richardson
Columbus Lyceum Bureau
M. KE
Joseph Noll
Akron
Germany
Noll
Evans-Lowe-Dennison Company
Alliance
D. I. Evans
T. L Lowe
C. W. Dennison
B. F. Weybrecht
D. E. Rogers
Summit County
Clark
John Boyd
Tur Independent
Moses Clay
W. Li. Kirkland
Robert Stephenson
Sophia Harig
St. John’s Church
J. EB. Digel
David Harris
Edna Forsythe
Stephenson
Southworth
Fairmount Children's Home
Nimishillen Township
Reformed Church
Louisville
L. D. Bonebrake
Riker
Mt. Union College
M. Russell
Eleanor D. Russell
Laura Russell
New York
Nellie Gribble
Mary Harter
Patricia
Hamburg
Miss Gribble
Plymouth
London
Dispatchers
W. B. Suttle
William B. Suttle
Wayne County
J.M. Clark
J. M. Clark & Co
Florida
Scrofula
Royal Baking Powder CO
William ST
Ork
Freame
Kittie Evans
Miss Evans
MT. Eaton
Mr. Bates
Graber
F. L. Hunsinger
Barberton
J. J. Wampler
H. K K. Lewis
West Farmington
C.C. Harrold
Schuyler
Neb
Jennie Laird
J. K. Harrold
F. L. Cabot
Ellen Grojean
Bertha Marchand
Wooster
Lenora Schatfter
William Schatfter
E. L. Schatfter
Camp Cureek
Camrenmex
John Wells
John Collier
Cross Roads
Elmer Lenhart
Baltic
I. G. Bowers
Pigeon Run
Hire
Igim Pravins
Secret Service
Hosterster
Tye
Livenaston
Laura Peters
Marietta
Niowepa Pre Arrrive
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