Local Happenings and Social Ties in Massillon
Dr and Mrs P P Kirchhofer spend days in Dayton Clarence J Spubler joins Goodrich Shreve. Crawford family trip to Washington. Edwin I Arnold of San Juan Puerto Rico visiting Wellman street. Bertha Martin attends D A R encampment in Washington. Cotton family visiting East Main street. Others attend Washington visit and local rites. Mary Mc Farland arrives Des Moines sister attends funeral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. P. Kirchhofer
Dayton
Clarence J. Spubler
Goodrich & Shreve
R. B. Crawford
Ella Crawford
Jennie Patterson
Washington
Edwin, I. Arnold
San Juan
Puerto Rico
F. W. Arnold
Wellman Street
Bertha Martin
The
Daughters of Veterans
Washington, MI
W. A. Cotton
DeWitt
N. W. Culbertson
East Main Street
Cecilia Schuhriemen
Catherine Parks
A. Meyers
B. Kline
James Cooney
Morgan Williams
Sibila
Williams
Cooney
Louise Bennett
Howell Stanford
Iekes
West Brookfield
S. K. Mahon
L. H. Stewart
J. E. Johns
Pennsylvania
Hart Post
Massillon
Frances KE. Lea
Charles Steese
Prospect Street
Graft
St. Timothy's Church
A. Per Lee Pease
Charles Johnson
Sylvester Johnson
J G. Lester
William F. Ricks
Charlies E. Jarvis
Mary McFarland
Des Moines
Lee
Banquet marks 25th anniversary as three hundred attend event
In Canton on Tuesday night Knights of St. John commandery No 205 held a lavish banquet at Bast's hall to celebrate twenty five years of the organization. Attendees included commandery members, their wives and families and some from commandery No 123. T. T. Q Malley served as toastmaster and several speeches followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Wesley M. E
S. EK. Mahon
East Greenville
Pennsylvania
John Boyd
Meinhart & Son
Seaman
Jacob Sonnhalter
Gold Alley
Diamond Alley
Ernest Fisher
Clara Amstutz
KE. Mahon
West Tremont Street
Marshallville
Lucy Meyers
East End
Ida Beltz
Canton
Daisy
Elenora Baltzer
Navarre
Stark County Knights of Pythias
Turenne Getz
0. C. Martin
Fred. Shauf
J. F. Gaddis
John George
New Berlin
Lou Ozer
Julius Hichendorf
St. Mary’s Parsonage
Marie Witt
John Heck
Mrs. Eichendorf
Kracker Street
Smith
Knights of St. John
Charles E. House
West Tuscarawas Street
House
Tompkins County
N. Y
Cleveland Homeophatic Hospital College
Y. MC. A
First Presbyterian Church
Odd Fellows
Knights of Pythias
W. E. House
Frank DeBell
Ithaca
Melvin R. Smith
James Shetler
Aungst
Commandery No
Bast’s Hall
Commandery
T. T. Q’malley
Board of Health
Brant
Marchand
Michael Milcer
Annie Hannah Lisak
Massillon
Nora Evans
Justus
John J. Evans
John Fries
Harriet E. McEwen
George J. Whitehead
Charles E. Jarvis
Daughters of Rebekah elect officers at secret session
At a secret session of the Daughters of Rebekah, officers for the coming year were elected. Mrs. Thomas Masters, Massillon area, was chosen president and Mrs. Thomas Dillon of Pigeon Run became treasurer. The next district convention will be held in Canton next fall, date to be announced.
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the Daughters of Rebekah
Thomas Masters
Massillon
Canton
Massillon Lodge
Thomas Dillon
Pigeon Run
Miss Anna Ryan Dies at 28 in North Lawrence
Miss Anna Ryan aged 28 died of heart trouble Wednesday morning at her sister Mrs. Mary Driscoll's home in North Lawrence. Funeral arrangements have not been made.
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Anna Ryan
Mary Driscoll
North Lawrence
Ireland Population Declines Amid Famine Reflections
A census of Ireland shows a population drop attributed to famine across the island with thousands dying and many emigrating. The piece argues for abundant food but stresses digestion over intake and promotes Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a remedy for dyspepsia and related symptoms, backed by fifty years of use.
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Ireland
Transue Will Hold The Fort In African Zion Schism Case
Rev G W Lewis from Pittsburg arrives in Massillon to dismiss Pastor J E Transue for insubordination and maladministration citing off schedule officer selections and outsider appointments. Transue counters with a personal statement accusing bishop and elder of coercion while a lawsuit over unpaid salary continues. conflict centers on church control and likely conference review.
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G. W. Lewis
Pittsburg
African Zion Methodist Church
Massillon
J. E. Transue
Mary J. Small
J. B. Small
York
Lewis
Transue
the Independent
Mr. Clemons
Clemons
A. M. E. Zion Church
Farmer badly hurt after 30 foot fall from apple tree
George Prouta, about 45, of the Wilmot area, fell thirty feet from an apple tree on Tuesday. A sack with a bushel of apples was tied around his neck, worsening the danger. He suffered three broken ribs and internal injuries but doctors expect recovery.
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Wilmot
George Prouta
Beach City
Fatal gas-leak digger found dead beneath office building
Conrad Wilhelm, 23, unmarried, a laborer for Reed & Company, was found dead at 10:30 am after working under the office building to locate a gas pipe leak. He ate lunch then entered the hole. a fellow worker discovered him later, and attempts at revival failed. He was a son of John Wilhelm, from near Bowman's schoolhouse.
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Conrad Wilhelm
Reed & Company
Wilhelm
Peculiar Story of a Massillon Woman Locksup
Former Massillon resident Mrs Ellen Seibert remains jailed in county custody under indictments as details of her case unfold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massillon
Ellen Seibert
Canton Woman Faces Bigamy and Perjury Indictments
Ellen Seibert is accused in Stark County of bigamy by marrying Valentine Pfirman while still married to Patrick McGuire in 1860s and of perjury in a 1902 divorce case for denying prior marriage to Pfirman. Prosecutor Day notes a pattern of irregularities, including pension and widow benefits. The case ties to a long, sensational series of family ties and civil actions in Canton and Massillon.
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Canton Repository
Stark County
Ellen Seibert
Patrick McGuire
Valentine Pfirman
McGuire
Common Pleas
Peter Seibert
Robert H. Day
Alice Maguire
M. K. Wettach
Canton
Sugarcreek Township
Pirman
Alice
Pfirman
Ellen Pfirman
Ellen Maguire
Day
Seibert
Plirman
Ile
United States
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Chauncey Doll
County Seat News
Melvin R
F. L. Baldwin
Elder
Mr. Transue
Z. T. Baltzly
Farmer Prouts
Whitman’s
C. M. Whitman
W. Main Street
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