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Newspaper
Portsmouth Times
Location
Portsmouth, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1908
Page
8
Local items from Stewartsville and Germantown detail farming, church, and social notes. Farmers plant corn, harvest wheat, and showers spur growth. Notables include Norma Reamby, Earl Dodge, and Miss Nell Deemer. Sunday school and church activities populate the week with visits, repairs, and farewells across the communities.
A fragmenting local notice lists Franklin FCE entertaining crowd at the dune, an ice cream social planned at Forest Academy on Saturday the thirteenth, and multiple residents traveling or visiting relatives in Portsmouth Ada Columbus and Salamanca. Several names appear including Anne Folcome Grace Folsome Lucy Burke and Reuben Lamb with updates on health travel and visits.
June updates from Stewartaville include Lenard Leslie quitting his job to join the union and John Mace seen traveling toward Hollow on Wednesdays and Sundays. Childs Lata buys a horse and hauls gravel for the county while Yravk Wolf works with his father on the farm.
Incomplete OCR text mentions Buena Vista and relatives in Kur and Mr. Tenry Be ub. The fragmentary lines offer no clear event, date, or names to form a full report.
Stewartsville items describe gardening work, local chatter, and residents like Hilly Bett-In the Times weather man, plus moves and repairs around homes, a kitchen foundation started, and a police mace incident. Henley notes incoming visitors Joseph and Amy Salmon, a Sunday school ice cream social, and local travel for Joseph Oppy and William Johnson with various shifts in work and residence.
Fragmented notes describe Pinkerman family ties, a June wedding, a contractor Samuel Hanes starting work with a crew of twenty, road work along a steep hillside, a murder case in Portsmouth, and various local social visits, church events, and gossip across Dunlap and nearby towns.
Wheelersburg updates from Powellsville visits to Irn ry Groh and Grace Burke hosting relatives. Local outings include Hayport gatherings, and plans for an ice cream supper to aid Sunday school. Memorial service for Smith Lodge members set for June 14, 1908, led by Rev. I W Kise with parade and cemetery decoration.
June events and social visits across Powsllside describe harvest preparations, Carmel progress under Supt Mars Kronk, Mrs Martha Wagner and family visits, Etta K Powell and Verna Coburn calls, John Kronk's return from Millers Run, George Powell and companion visit, and young folks gathering at Rhode Deha’s home along with temperance signals.
Sunday lecture at Pairview by Wim Powell and Facob Seth for E Dixon of East Muacison. Mrs Maliicle and Sarah Krone of Cedar Glen took a trip to Portsmouth. Mr Qmeal, sick church member, returns to Sabbath school. Alva Kronk of Cedar Glen opening a large bank to stock counters this winter. Clyde Kronk and Clarence Al Hen joining ground work. many slaughtered. Eloeweit at White Gravel. all invited. Ed Shoemaker called on Verna Coburn. Robert Coburn on Minnie Allison. Licenses to wed: David W Kitterer and Margaret Stel 33. Rev J W Atkinson and others noted with ages. Squire Crabbrie.
The wedding featured the bride in white Messaline and Duchesse lace, given in marriage by her father. A large reception followed at the bride's home with many well known local guests and gifts. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Campbell, Mrs. Caroline Norton, Miss Katherine Sheridan, Miss Ada Kernung, and many others. After a wedding trip the couple will reside in Slobyville New Jersey as the groom works with the Trenton Engine Company.
Opening market notes list grain futures with July wheat at 54 1 4, Sep 83 9 4, Den 85, corn July 67, Sep 63 1 4, Dec 55 1 4, oats July 28 5, Sep 34 0, May 58 4, May 54 4, and hay prices with similar July and September figures. Market shorthand appears garbled but indicates mixed commodity quotes and unsettled figures.
The article covers multiple social events. Jane Busch, a upholsterer, and Kath erine Knapp wed at 9 Webels Wednesday, officiated by Rev. E. Kvennd. Attendants included Willias Flainka. They traveled to Cincinnati then return to East Ninth Street for housekeeping.
Lot 5c features printed lawns solid and figured in light and dark shades with catalog reference 2340.
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