Local Pekin area social notes and visits
The Pekin area hosts and visitors include Mae Charles visiting Jettisonville L Benton Tush Elrod and Ed Marshall Louisville guests at home Sunday Walter Gray and family Pekin visitors D M Gray Daisy Hill on business John Holt Louisville guest of mother Louisa Goss Fred Elrod Conway guests Sunday Eld Merle Howell Louisville guest Martinsburg Miss Cloyia Myers New Albany guest Duten Creek Prof Audrid Fleenar Salem Pekin flying visit Surveyor John C Prow Salem surveying for Gill Bros Misses Lina Clara Johnson Louisville trimming rooms Manson Motsinger Olive Branch caller Pekin Saturday Ed K Motsinger Farabee guests Pekin Sunday Wilford Martin family near Barden guests of Emma Miller Sunday
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Marshall
Louisville
Walter Gray
D. M. Gray
Daisy Hill
Rin Pekin
Theo
Wire
Dutch Creek
L. L. Leonard
Greenbrier
John Holt
Louisa Goss
Fred Elrod
Conway
Eld Merle Howell
Martinsburg
Cloyia Myers
New Albany
Duten Creek
Audrid Fleenar
Salem
Pekin
John C. Prow
Gill Bros
Misses Lina
Clara Johnson
Manson Motsinger
Olive Branch
Ed K. Motsinger
Farabee
Loren Temples44
Bear , Creek
Hector Richards
Jose
Stiller
Halo
Mma Miller
John T Graves
Oren Tattock
Lina Johnson
Broom Hill
Charley Taylor
Greenville
Alive Doughmiller
Wood Mosaic Lumber Co
Edward Marshalls
Palmyra
Luman
Mariel Charles
Wolcott
Ind
Thos
Karnes
Marlinsburg
John Turner
Porter
Church of Christ
Raymond Nale
LL. Leonard
Elsie Leonard
Lola Hill
Memorial notice for Robert F. Sullivan in Pekin area
Obituary and community notice detail the life of Robert F. Sullivan born January 23 1880 died August 21 1915 at age 35 with family ties to James and Nancy Sullivan and Elizabeth Thomas marriage in 1905 a daughter who died in infancy and many siblings. The piece also lists numerous local visits church affiliations and town events including a funeral in Salem and local social notes from Pekin and surrounding towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert F. Sullivan
Elizabeth Thomas
James
Nancy Sullivan
Harvey C
Rank
Fred
Martha J. Martin
Laura M. Mead
Nannie B. Miller
Daisy Dalton
James T
Chas
Mary E
Minnie L. Robert
M. E
Shiloh
Methodist Church
Robert
Robert Sullivan
Salem
Roy Sears
Martinsburg
Pekin
The Old Elim Church and the Samuel Gray Case
In 1818 Samuel Gray sought withdrawal from the Elim Church but peers pursued reconciliation. Reported doctrinal disputes led to a June decision of non fellowship. Gray was ultimately expelled for heterodox beliefs, while his family linked to local figures and history of Polk Township.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elim
Samuel Gray
Bro. Gray
Bros
John Wilson
David Goss
Wilson and Goss
Elijah Mitchell
Garden of Eden
Allen Wyatt
W. Gray
Polk Township
Old Gray
East Polk
Benj. F. J Mead
Pierce Township
Local Ads and Tips From Sullivan’s Store and Neighbors
Sullivan’s Store markets Lion’s imported stock, ice cream freezers, cream separators, and furnaces. J A Zink promotes fall dress goods, sport shirts, barbed wire, and farm supplies at competitive prices. Wyman & Callam seek vegetables for canning. sales include Carhartt overalls and So-Bos-So fly repellent. A sale of about 31 acres near Martinsburg, Iowa, listed by John McCoskey of Blairsburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lion’s
Sullivan's
J.A. Zink
Sullivan
W. H. Purlee
U. S
Sullivan’s
A.A. Zink & Son
Sullivan's Store
Wyman & Callam
J A. Zink & Son
Martinsburg
John McCoskey
Blairsburg
Towa
Seed Wheat for Sale and Glasses Ad in Salem Ind
Seed wheat available in small quantities from one peck to onehalf acre with a past yield of 70 bushels from 82 pounds of seed. Also advertised is eyeglass testing by Menaugh and Chamberlain at No. 7 Lyon Block in Salem Indiana offering modern equipment and drugfree vision assessment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles W. Lockenour
Pekin
Ind
Menaugh & Chamberlain
Lyon Block
Salem
Illusive Fragments on Ky. Woman at Vincent
Fragmentary OCR notes reference Silie Mainous at Vincent Kentucky and Misa Mainous described as an usher for Mrs E E Young. The readable text hints at a social event or obituary note but lacks clear details or context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silie Mainous
Vincent
Owsley di. Ky
Misa Mainous
Usher
E. E. Young
For sale 110 acres near Fredericksburg and Pike Road
110 acre parcel two miles from Fredericksburg with 15 acre river bottom land. Includes a good two story house, barn, and all outbuildings about 1 1/4 miles from Pike Road. Sold cheap for a bargain. Call or write Yough Thompson Pekin Ind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredericksburg
Pike Road
Thompson, Pekin
Ind
Custom Canning Offers Home Based Vegetable Packing
Albert Gray advertises ready to start a cannning business at his residence. He will pack corn beans tomatoes and other vegetables at reasonable rates and asks corn packers to provide instructions for preparation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam
Albert Gray
Rights to refreshment stands to be sold at Gill Bros grove
Public auction will offer rights and privileges for refreshment stands swings and other stalls for the picnic. The sale is on Saturday August 28 1915 at 2 oclock PM by order of the committee at Gill Bros grove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gill Bros
Grove
Despondent Over Indigestion Finds Relief in Tablets
Mrs Geo Hon of Macedon New York says indigestion caused head- ache and dizziness and left her despondent. After using Chamberlain's Tablets for one day she felt relief and used two bottles to cure the trouble. Ob edible at Markland Pharmacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mra. Geo
Macedon
N.Y
Chamberlain
Markland
Also Mentioned on This Page
Yance
Mae Charles
Jettisonville
Benton Tush
Elrod
Wilford Martin
Barden
Emma Miller
Willard Mayd
Sam Jones
John Byers
South Boston
Charles Rickard
W. W. Crowe
Fred Markland
Laura Leonard
P. B. Piers
Borden
Noble Johnson
Ernest Mead
Livonia
Willard
Millard Terrell
John Callam
Souder
Frank Callam
Ralph Martin
Raymond Curtis
Charley Sun
Ian Robert
Robert Hurst
C E. Bierly
Oren Tatlock
Barley
John Weir
Himerson Bowers
Indianapolis
F. P. Bowers
Samuel Karnes
St. Cloud, Fla
W. HH. Wire
First Ward
O. L. Cauble
Robi. Arnold
Ethel Rickard
Kentucky Mountains
W. H. Purlee's
J. A. Zink & Son
Carhartt & Knocker
Fibargain
Gaston
Wyman & Callum
Wyman Garage
D. L. Jeffs
Remington
Dennie Gore
W. L. Green
Cuma
Rence
Barber
Ady
Chicago
Aco
Dianapolis
Bench LiCko
West Baden Springs
H.C. Littell
E. P. Cocererz
Arthur G. Littell
Indiana
Calle
Promods
T. A. Suria
A. Smith & Son
E. V. Bartlett
Pierce Townshi
Undertakers
Hirstand
Jackson
Babbs Hotel
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