Notable Society Weddings Highlight Somerset Area Events
Miss Ira Orr wed Rev. Thomas P Byrnes of Kalamazoo Mich in a July ceremony at her Springfield township home. Attendants included Miss Mary Atchison and best man Hi Drakes. The couple planned residence in Kalamazoo after gifts from guests in Pittsburgh New Kensington Parnassus and other towns. Another wedding saw Miss May Hopkins marry Charles Brell with Rev Kryans officiating. The Hopkins nuptials featured a supper and a two week Detroit trip before settling on Long Avenue. Guests from Mercer county and nearby communities attended both events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ira Orr
Shadueus Stevens School
Thomas WP. Byrnes
Kalamazoo
Mich
Hiram Orr
Springfield Township
Mercer County
Rober M. Rusgell
U. P. Church
East End
Pittsburg
Miss Orr
Mary Atchison
Parnassus
Hi. St. Drake
Myrtle Hummel
New Kensington
William Hopking
Maitland Street
Miss May Hopkins
Charles Brell
William Kryans
Miss Hopkins
Elizabeth Hopkins
Joseph Gary
Sankey Family Reunion Planned at Cascade Park
A committee named by Sankey descendants arranged the Sankey family reunion at Cascade Park on Thursday August 8 with invitations to relatives in Youngstown Greenville and Pittsburg. The event will feature a large common table and dish sharing and lists a reception committee and a table committee. The piece also notes Mt Jackson High school alumni picnic at Cascades Park July 21 with officers elected and next year planning. A correspondent reports Mr and Mrs J B McFarland of Harlandsburg hosting a birthday celebration with a bountiful feast and gifts for Mrs McFarland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. C. Sankey
George Kepler
Edward Stevenson
Anna Colton
Sarah D. Falls
Sankey
Cascade Park
Ezekiel
Jane Sankey
Youngstown
Greenville
Pittsburg
J. C. Norris
Clint E. Sankey
Fred B. Sankey
Geo. Kepler
W. H. Smith
D. N. Pyle
Flora Stevenson
Margaret Sankey
Margaret Cubbison
Eben
Falls
James Robinson
Mt. Jackson High School
Cascades Park
R. R. Liebendorfer
Wurtemburg
EK. T. Daugherty
Cavalcade of riders honors Miss May Bennett in Zelienople
Twenty five ladies and gentlemen on fine horses rode in a cavalcade through Zelienople to entertain visiting Miss May Bennett. The procession looked imposing as it swept through town. The roads were in good condition and skilled horsemen and women enjoyed the vigorous exercise. Bennett wrote home she never had a better time and the group then enjoyed a luncheon upon their return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zelienople
May Bennett
Bennett
Marriage of Frank J Bolinger and Miss Mary Hennessy
The couple married last Saturday and are on a wedding trip to Niagara Falls Buffalo and Toronto. They return to announce their union to friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank J. Bolinger
Mary Hennessy
Heaver Street
Niagara Falls
Buffalo
Toronto
Quiet Portersville Wedding Ties Glenn Family to Houk
In Portersville at noon on Wednesday the oldest daughter Margaret Glenn married Prof. Clarence E. Houk of Energy with Rev. J. J. Ralston officiating. The couple planned a trip to Niagara Falls and other points before settling in Bruin, Pa., where Houk will be principal for the coming school year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Gailey Glenn
Portersville
Margaret
Clarence E. Houk
Energy
J. J. Ralston
Shenango Township
Niagara Falls
Bruin, Pa
Houk
Swogger Reunion to be Held at Stonypoint
The 23d annual Swogger reunion will take place at Stonypoint Lackawan nock township Mercer county on the fourth Friday of August the 22d. Music will be provided by in charge personnel. An open invitation is issued to friends and neighbors to join a picnic and social gathering. Remember the picnic basket and horse lunch. Secretary Sewall New Wilmington Pa invites all to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frizzleburg School
Frizzleburg
Robert Moore
Oberlin University
Eastbrook Band
Stonypoint
Lackawannock Township
Mercer County
Jon
Co, S&s. Sewall
New Wilmington
Ellwood Wedding of Carl D. Worrell and Viola Fye
Carl D. Worrell and Miss Viola Fye married at Ellwood home of Squire Douds. The bride is a well known Ellwood woman and the groom works for Pittsburg and Lake Erie. They plan to set up housekeeping soon unless he is moved to a new position in McKees Rocks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellwood
Carl D. Worrell
Viola Fye
Squire Douds
Pittsburg
Lake Erie
McKees Rocks
Carl Worrell
Ellwood City Couple Wins License and Marriage in Youngstown
Lee L. Francis of Ellwood City and Miss Ella Evans of New Brighton were united in marriage in Youngstown after securing a license. John C. Walter and Miss Mattie L. Mason of this city also obtained papers and married in Youngstown. Friends extend congratulations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee L. Francis
Ellwood City
Ella Evans
New Brighton
Youngstown
John C. Walter
Mattie L. Mason
Ninth District Picnic Set By Butler County Sabbath Group
The ninth district Sabbath School association will hold its annual picnic at Cascade Park in August with the exact date to be decided at the next committee meeting. Prof. J. D. Mahan of Mars is chairman of the arrangements committee and organizers aim for broad attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butler County Sabbath School Association
Cascade Park
J. D. Mahan
Mars
Newton and Houk Family Reunion Date at Newton Farm
The Newton and Houk families plan their annual reunion on Thursday August 28 in the grove by the Looting spring on Andrew Newton’s farm. The gatherings have taken place at this site for the past two years and continue as a local tradition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newton
Houk
Andrew Newton
Reunion Planned by Miss Myrtle Newton for Two Families
Miss Myrtle Newton the secretary invites friends of the two families to attend a reunion at an ideal spot for a social gathering. The notice emphasizes fellowship and shared memories among attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrtle Newton
Young and Elder Family Reunions Set for August 21
The seventh annual Young family reunion will be at Andrew Young's home near Kennedys Mills on Thursday August 21. Majorie A McAnilis serves as secretary and invites friends to attend. The Elder reunion also gathers Thursday August 21 at W P Elder's home five miles north of Stoneboro with trains accommodated via Coulson's Station the night before.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Young
Kennedys Mills
Majorie A. McAnilis
W. P. Elder
Stoneboro
Coulson’s Station
Rigs
Fullerton Family Picnic Announced for August 23 1902
The Fullertons and Sharps plan their annual picnic on Saturday August 23 1902 at Wim A Fullerton's home one and a half miles from Mt Jackson. All friends welcome. Arrangements by W B Miller Wm Fullerton L Harrah. The Moore family reunion Set for Friday August 15 on John S Moore's farm near Edenburg. Relatives and friends invited to a red letter day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fullertons and
Sharps
Wim. A. Fullerton
Mt. Jackson
W. B. Miller
Wm. Fullerton
Moore
John
Pitzer Family Reunion Set For August 21 at Polly Wallace Home
The annual Pitzer family reunion will be held August 21 at Polly Wallace's home. All family friends are invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pitzer
Polly Wallace
Youngstown
Row of Corn Twenty Five Miles Long Sensation
Kangas remarks on a Kansas Kingman farmer who planted a 25 mile long corn row in a circular spiral starting from a fifty acre field. The planter circled with a sister, cultivating along the same path, claiming the unusual field should yield comparable crop to standard planting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kingman County
Kansas City Journal
Dr King's New Life Pills Promises Health Secret
Advertisement touts Dr Kings New Life Pills as a health secret for a sprightly step and rosy complexion. Claims include active organs digestion relief from blues and headaches with a 25 cent price at Paisley’s Pharmacy and John F Neelys Long Ave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
Paisley’s
Jno. F. Neely
Long Ave. Y
Local notes list residents and visitors on Wednesday
Names and places appear in a string of brief items. Lee Morrison of Princeton, Frank Waddington of Eatsbrook, and Thomas Cooper of Huransburg transact business here Wednesday. A daughter is born to Mr. and Mrs. Laverick of County Line Street. Various visits, travels, and a bank cashier change are noted in Ellwood City and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Morrison
Princeton
Frank Waddington
Eatsbrook
Thomas Cooper
Huransburg
Heavy storm strikes city with widespread lightning damage
A Thursday evening storm caused extensive damage across the city. Dwellings on Chestnut Street and Oak Street suffered lightning strikes, with Bennett McGivern family members stunned and one son thrown across a room. A horse on Spring Street was killed, a barn burned near Willow Grove, and trees toppled along Pittsburg Street. Brown's store and the Lawrence County Lumber plant reported fires and electrical damage, with several buildings damaged and no overall estimate yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cascade Park
Catherine McCgivern
Chestnut Street
William McGivern
John Rossen
John Street
Oak Street
B. A. Young
Brown
Croton Avenue
Lawrence County Lumber Company
Rev
Boyd
Pittsburg Street
Patton Farm
Willow Grove
Seventh Ward
Mont Houk
Spring Street
Fourth Ward
Harry Lutz
Shenango Township
Francis Murphy Plans Temperance Tour Visit to New Castle
Francis Murphy the temperance apostle is en route to New Castle and is said to wage war on the liquor traffic there. He was seen in Pittsburg meeting a News reporter and recalling his prior work in the city. He asked after local friends including Dr. M H Calkins Alderman John R R Potter and others as he spoke of New Castle as a great city and hoped to return soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Murphy
Pittsburg
Murphy
New Castle
M. H. Calkins
Central Presbyterian Church
John RR. Potter
China
Japan
Squire
William Patterson
Robert Audley Browne
George E. Treadwell
R. J. Blevins
Kimberly figures in major $2.25 million iron ore deal
John G. Williams reports from Utah that P. L. Kimberly and Frank Buhl of Sharon Pennsylvania via attorneyship closed on large iron ore deposits in Tron county Utah. The sale totals 2 250 000 dollars. Kimberly and Buhl are noted as pioneer iron men from the Mahoning and Shenango valleys with past plans for a Manila trolley system now abandoned due to conditions there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Minn
Duluth
John G. Williams
Utah
P. L. Kimberly
Frank Buhl
Sharon
Tron County
Buhl
Kimberly
Mahoning
Shenango
Messrs
Manila
Look Pleasant Please Photographer CC. C. Harlan
Eaton photographer C. Harlan relates relief from years of severe indigestion after using Electric Bitters. He calls the remedy a godsend for dyspepsia and stomach troubles, noting benefits to stomach liver and kidneys and renewed vitality. Sold 50 cents with guarantee at Paisley’s Pharmacy and Jno F Neely Long Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CC. C. Harlan
Eaton
Paisley
Jno
F. Neely
Long Avenue
MOKITEA Claims Cure for Headache and Digestive Ailments
A promotional notice touts MOKITEA as a permanent remedy for sick headaches constipation and indigestion. It promises improved appetite sleep and happiness with satisfaction guaranteed or money back. Sample offers listed from W H Hooker Co Buffalo Hut ton and Paisley pharmacies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Hooker & Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Hutton Pharmacy
Paisley Pharmacy
Hall's Catarrh Cure Advertisement Claim
One hundred dollar reward offered for an uncured catarrh by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F J Cheney & Co. endorsed by West Traux Walding Kinnan Marvin druggists in Toledo. Cure taken orally, priced 75 cents per bottle, testimonials free. Hall's Family Pills advertised as best.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Props
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
West & Traux
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin
Doan's Kidney Pills Endorsement in New Castle Letter
A New Castle resident Mrs J Brown of 162 Butler Avenue promotes Doan's Kidney Pills for her daughter's kidney weakness. She says the pills improved kidney action and bladder tone after use and urges mothers to try the remedy. Sold by all dealers at 50 cents. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sole US agents. Remember the name Doan's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Castle
Dean
J. ©. Brown
Butler Avenue
Hutton’s
Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
United States
Doan's
Sharon and West Middlesex Electric Railroad Incorporated
The Sharon & West Middlesex Electric Railway Company is incorporated at Harrisburg to build a four mile line from Sharon to West Middlesex. The $50,000 road joins the Pen dale Devitt syndicate, with construction to begin at once and opening planned as soon as possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Middlesex
Sharon
Unhappy Wives Seek Divorces in Court
Judge Wallace issues subpoenas in two divorce actions. Mrs Hannah Remsey seeks relief from Edward Remley, married June 5 1900, separated June 9. cruelty alleged. Mrs Nellie Reichart sues Harry Reichart, married Sept 4 1899, separated March 25 1901. cruelty and threats cited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace
Hannah Remsey
Edward Remley
Harvey Ke, Martin
Remiley
H. E. Martin
Nellie B. Reichart
Harry H. Reichart
Pittsburg and Lake Erie seeks new outlet to Cleveland
The Pittsburg and Lake Erie Railway plans another access to Cleveland beyond its Erie connection. The ongoing flirtation with French line promoters underscores the push for a broader link.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Lake Erie
Cleveland
Erie
Rail lines align as P L E plans four tracking with French line
The Cleveland Loader notes future rail integration as the P L E extends two more tracks between Pittsburg and Youngstown and the French line becomes four tracked. The plan contemplates abandoning the Erie connection and using the French four track road once built, with questions about the Lake Shore agreement and territory division between Cleveland and Youngstown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Youngstown
Cleveland
Erie
Lake Shore
Pittsburg
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Brell-Hopkins
Farland
Mary
Sarah
Minnie Martin
Robert McFarland
Mary McDowell
David Eakin
Will Hecathorn
Wm. Eakin
J. BE
McFarland
Harlansburg
Shiloh
C. Wetts & Co
Karl
Cavalcade Party
Lolinger-Hennessy
Iswogger
Newton-Houk
Young Family Reunion
Fullerton
Moore Family Gathering
Welsh Pioneer Association
Fern Cliffe Park
Porter
Hollis Porter
Pulaski Township
Paden
Alph Allison
New Bedford
Jourdan
John Jourdan
May Hopkins
William Hopkins
William Evans
Warren
Co. W. Hayes
Elizabeth Waters
Hiram
H. H. Scott
Sieven Ganda
Ezra Molnar
Erernes
Pasquale Maccatto
Lorenza Conti
Worrell
Ellwood Carel D
Vista Fye
Hoytdale
Charles B, Brell May Hopkins Cee
Roy B. Platt
Mary KK
Kelly
Kangas
J. H W. Cochran
North Liberty Street
North Beaver Township
Joseph Miller
Lavina Reno
Edenburg
W. Davie
North Cedar Street
J. M. Reynolds
Grove City
The
Automobile Company
Margaret Reynolds
Walnut Street
Lowellville
Crowther
James Burke
Woodstreet
Burke
I. N. Moore
Westminster College
Slipperyrock State Normal
Westminster
New Wilmington Globe
Charles ID. Coban
Ellwood City Bank
Alex Coban
National Bank of Springfield
Ellwood Advocate
Peter Kimberly
Dr. C. B. Edgar
Hanna
Eroe
Citizens Rational Bank
New Castle, PA
Board OF Directors
Thos. W. Phillips, J. P. H. Cunningham, David Jameson
Samuel McCreary
M. H. Henderson
John H. Preston
Lewis S. Hoyt, J. Norman Martin
E. N. Baer
Edward T. Kurtz
Scott D. Long
T. W. Phillips
David Jameson
Hoyt
John H. Lamb
Cashier
Fourth Ave
Pittsburgh
M. A. Norris
Harrisburg
R. Montgomery
Alfred N. Perkins
A. W. Williams
William MelIntyre
Norris
Humphreys
Willa
New York
NEW Castle Business College
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