Festival on school lawn draws community turnout
The Christian church will hold a festival on the school lawn on Thursday evening, August 3. Everyone is urged to attend. Local visits note several townspeople. William Carmen of Toronto visited town. Mr. and Mrs. Stewart Cail and their Steubenville guests spent Sunday with the Hendersons. Lady Catherine Edminson was at Empire Saturday. W E Mylar of Timothy Ridge was in town. Sunday visitors included Mrs. William McLaughlin and children from East Liverpool. Beulah Culp returned home after visiting East Liverpool friends. Earl McLain visited Pine Grove Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Christian Church
William Carmen
Toronto
Stewart Cail
Steubenville
Wm Henderson
Catherine Edminson
Empire
W. E. Mylar
Timothy Ridge
William McLaughlin
East Liverpool
Beulah Culp
Earl McLain
Pine Grove
Illness at Rittenhouse Home Highlights Visit
In East Springfield Dr. Walter Strayer and wife from Steubenville were entertained at B. B. Rittenhouse’s country home. Their nephew Master Russell, son of Ernest Rittenhouse, fell ill with suspected appendicitis and severe intestinal trouble. Dr. Mills and Dr. Strayer treated him as Amanda Stewart remains in a very serious condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Springfield
Walter Strayer
Steubenville
B. B. Rittenhouse
Emma
Mills
Master Russell
Ernest Rittenhouse
Bush meeting at McIntire draws large crowd
The Bush meeting held at McIntire Sunday was largely attended. Bert Williams of Mt. Pleasant preached a sermon to be continued August 6. Services begin at 11. Rev. Long of Smithfield will be present. Miss Stella Smith returned home after six weeks in West Lafatta. Rev. FE. P. Smith and wife of Carriege Pa. are visiting. Mrs. Chas. Freeman spent Saturday night with Mrs. E. J. Smith. Dr. Sink of Smithfield was called by Thelma Atkin's illness. Rev. Cooper, a Bloomdale visitor, attended. Many from Bloomdale Cadiz Mt. Pleasant Weems Scio attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mcintire
Bert Williams
Mt. Pleasant
Rev. Long
Smithfield
Stella Smith
West Lafatta
FE. P. Smith
Carriege
Eugene Freeman
Chas. Freeman
E. J. Smith
Sink
Little Thelma Atkin
Rev. Cooper
Bloomdale
Cadiz
Weems
Scio
Social Roundup and Local Visits Across East Springfield
Mrs Georgia Clomain and sister Anne Hayes visited home from Cleveland with their mother Mrs Parks. Carl and Russell Ruthenburg of Cleveland visit grandma Mrs Nannie Rutledge for the summer. Mr and Mrs Vinclin Hanlin moved to Steubenville for a work position. Oscar Waggoner and family and Harry Hawkins to Cadwallader to see James Dinger family. A lawn party hosted by Miss Leta Beresford for forty three friends with tea cream and cake and old fashioned games. Attendees listed including Margaret Birchfield Verna Birchfield Ava Cottrell Hazel Elliott Mary Elliott Marie Flenniken Mary Hanlin Leota Miller Helen Orr Olive and Flora Peterson Sadie and Ruby Polen Mary Parks Esther Polen Lola Thompson Mildred and Stella Walker. Louis Baker Walter Beresford Harold Carroll David Dye Trixie Hendricks Walter Hales George Jones Wilford McClare Lloyd McKee Howard Peterson Paul Polen Clark Polen Earl Smith John Sears Ralph Scott Frank Thompson Ernest Weals Mr and Mrs Fred Weals Mr and Mrs John Elliott Mr and Mrs George Miser Mrs W C Birchfeld Mary Parks told a big travel story and would have won if fire had occurred. The Davidson homestead southwest of town burned last Sunday. family lost clothing and valuables. Funeral for George Kells drew many friends. Mabel Flenniken visiting sister Will Brown of Bergholz last week. Marie Flenniken home from Bethany school. Sam Campbell of Palestine visiting sister Mrs Enton Lewis. Mrs Miller called to Jewett for grandson Everett Lowmiller illness. East Springfield meat seller Mr Cain ready to provide finest fresh meat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Springfield
Georgia Clomain
Anne Hayes
Mrs. Parks
Cleveland
Carl
Russell Ruthenburg
Nannie Rutledge
Vinclin Hanlin
Steubenville
Mr. Hanlin
Oscar Waggoner
Harry Hawkins
Cadwallader
James Dinger
Leta Beresford
Margaret
Verna Birchfield
Ava Cottrell
Hazel Elliott
Mary Elliott
Marie Flenniken
Mary Hanlin
Leota Miller
Helen Orr
Olive
Flora Peterson
Sadie
Ruby Polen
Mary Parks
Esther Polen
Lola Thompson
Mildred
Stella Walker
Louis Baker
Walter
Stanley Beresford
Harold Carroll
David Dye
Trixie Hendricks
John Hales
George Jones
Wilford McClare
Lloyd McKee
Howard Peterson
Paul and
Clark Polen
Earl Smith
John Sears
Ralph Scott
Frank Thompson
Ernest Weals
Fred Weals
John Elliott
George Miser
W. C. Birchfeld
Davidson
George Kells
Mabel Flenniken
Will Brown
Bergholz
Bethany
Sam Campbell
Palestine
Enton Lewis
Miller
Jewett
Everett Lowmiller
Cain
Harvesting moves fast under heat and labor scarcity
In Richmond the oats harvest starts this week as heat and labor shortages persist, while blackberries come to market but need rain to be a free crop. Several social notes mention visits and guests across Mt. Tabor, Jewett, Bellaire, Bacon Ridge, and High Street with local families.
Community News Notes and Local Visits
Miss Julia Stephenson has neuralgia but is improving while Miss Merle Fisher departs East Liverpool after a visit with Miss Cora Rose. Many locals host and attend church events, picnics, and a Wellsburg marriage. Rev R B Culp visits Mt Tabor then moves to Mauch Chunk for a $1300 salary. A meadow fire burns Timothy on John Crawford farm. lightning also hits haystacks. A festival at Will White's field near Lisbon street, hosted by Sons of Veterans and Ladies Auxiliary, invites all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julia Stephenson
Merle Fisher
Cora Rose
Liverpool
William A." White
James Wallace
Steubenville
Sons of Veterans and Ladies Auxilliary
Will White
Lisbon Street
R. B. Culp
Shickshinny
Charles FE. Scott
Hillcrest Farm
Culp
Mauch Chunk
W G. Rose
Harper Rose
East Liverpool
East Liverpool Hospital
Emma Irvine
Frederictown
James Irvine
Richmond
L. L. Cole
Amranda Rawlins
Thomas Crawford
Morristown
New Jersey
J. H. Crawford
Mt. Tabor
H. L. Taylor
Mary
Bacon Ridge
Mary J. Taylor
Henderson
Edward Saltsman
Dora McQueen
Mingo
Hazel
Helen Horne
Cadiz
John L. Thommipson
Marian Alice
Virginia McMaster
Broadacre
W. K. McCausland
West Main Street
Clifford Mauer
Ethel Hall
Wellsburg
W. Va
Charles Scott
John and
Doyle
Martha Culp
Jennie Scott
B. B. Owen
Louis
James Elliott
Kenneth
Sebring
Edytha
Chas. Elliott
G- C. Nixon
Youngstown
John
Simpson
Charles Greer
Miss Pearl
Pittsburgh
Amanda Rawlins
John Crawford
Crawford
Fred E. Thompson
Cleveland
Walter Purviance
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist Church
Frank MccCullough
Mt. Hope
W. A. White
Sixth Street
White
Robert Stephenson
Thos. Reed
Pittsby
J. W. Stephenson
Eva Deems
George
Newell
Mabel Hales
Steuben
Clayton Horne
Walnut Street
Rayland and Hopedale Social Notes Highlight Local Visits
In Rayland a packed week features Mrs. Linna Hennig Sherman of Wheeling giving a recital at Hopewell M E church with Miss Mabel Lewis and victrola music, followed by a church grounds festival. Messages cover revivals, concerts, visitors from Cleveland and Scranton, a runaway horse scare, and multiple calls on friends in Ragland, Martins Ferry, Alliance, and Warren ton.
Moorestown social roundup with visiting guests and lawn games
Miss Alice Linton of Mingo and Miss Ansa Pinnoch of Washington D C were weekend guests of local families. Chautauqua attendance in Salineville continues. Local residents motor to Alliance and Mechanicstown for visits. Miss Meryl George hosted a gathering with out of town guests Alice Linton Elizabeth Bunn and Ed George. Lawn games and a tug of war preceded a hosted lunch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Linton
Mingo
Meryl George
Ansa
Mary Pinnock
Washington, D. C
Earl Crabbs
Amanda Mills
Knoxville
Salineville
W. T. Moore
Alliance
Wm. Dennis
Sadie
Maysville
T. E. George
Elsie Lasey
Ellen Maple
Lavella Wright
Ray Sexton
Jesse Billman
James George
Elizabeth Bunn
Ed George
Bergholz
Lewis McLain
Roy
Mechanicstown
Floy Robbins
Local Social Notes Highlight Visits and Festival Plan
Miss Gladys Mary George guests in Salineville. Rev Porterfield hosted by R W George. Roy James and Jesse George stayed with friends in Sa lineville. T M George visited Coraopolis PA with grandchildren Elsie and Gerald McGeorge. festival planned for Saturday night August 5 on the Methodist church lawn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladys Mary George
Salineville
Porterfield
R. W. George
Roy
James
Jesse George
T. M. George
Coraopolis
Elsie
Gerald McGeorge
Travel notes from Wichita Texas visitors and local guests
Mr and Mrs Lewis Hinckley and daughters Della Viva and Mary and Miss Martha Hinckley of Wichita Texas toured in an Oldsmobile seven day 1650 mile trip and visited relatives Mr and Mrs E E Huhn. Golda Davidson of East Springfield visits friends here. Carl Patton went to Plymouth Michigan to deliver an eight cylinder Atler car to Herbert Kirkpatrick of East Springfield. Misses Cook and Caroline Coleman of Carrollton were weekend guests of Mr and Mrs S G Moore. The Moores host Earl Moore and son Kenneth from Toledo. Harry C Miller of Wheeling West Virginia was weekend visitor to his parents Mr and Mrs A B Miller. Henry Steeves and son Earl of Pine Oak visited Mrs N J Burries. Harry and David Burries of Steubenville were weekend guests. Keller Snyder and son Wayne of Akron visited Lena and Flo Burrier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Hinckley
Della
Viva
Mary
Martha Hinckley
Wichita
Texas
E. E. Huhn
Golda Davidson
East Springfield
Carl Patton
Plymouth
Mich
Herbert Kirkpatrick
Cook
Caroline Coleman
Carrollton
S. G. Moore
Earl Moore
Kenneth
Toledo
Harry C. Miller
Wheeling
W. Va
A. B. Miller
Henry Steeves
Earl
Pine Oak
N. J. Burries
Harry and
David Burries
Steubenville
Keller Snyder
Wayne
Akron
Lena
Flo Burrier
Pine Grove Community News Highlights and Visits
Mrs Paul Jackman spent the weekend with friends in Steubenville Earl Lowry visited Wellsville Monday Mrs Elsie Cay and son Donald shopped in Wellsville last Thursday Miss Edna Lawrence guests of relatives in Empire this week Taylor and Edna Carson spent Wednesday in East Liverpool Mrs Charles Russell and children Wellsville visited relatives on the ridge last week Miss Lena Russell returned home from Cleve Miss Sarah Redding of Bell Point W V spent a few days at W A Lowry's Mrs Wm Russell visiting Wellsville and Chester Misses Mackey Island Creek were guests of Mrs Barbara Lowry and daughters Mearl Saltsman bought a fine driving horse Gladys Call left for Steubenville for a new position Ora Carson spent over Sunday at home Mrs Mary Swopinger East Liverpool visiting her niece Mrs W A Lowry The ridge young folks held a picnic at Locust Grove near Mrs Call's home Epworth League festival at Pine Grove Friday Aug 4 The League supports the church and asks public attendance
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Crawford
Hazel Johnson
Conesville
Harry Talott
Mt. Hope Church
Miser’s Grove
Annapolis
Hopedale
Warren Gilbert
Joyce
Mingo
Charles Gille
H. S. Peters
Kentucky
Cincinnati
Columbus
Serena Crawford
Holloway Deaconess
Bridgeport
A. J. Crawford
Mt. Tabor
Jessie Fleming
Helen Reyburn
Ravenswood
W. Va
Miss Fleming
Miss Reyburn
Methodist
United Presbyterian Church
RY. Cooke
Belle Center
Dayton
Harry Purviance
Little Son
Steubenville
W. B. Purviance
M. F
Graham
Jackman
Amanda Rawlins
Jennie Scott
Rayland
Linna Hennig Sherman
Wheeling
Hopewell M. E
Ladies’ Aid Society
Mabel Lewis
Sherman
Belden
Dillonvale
Ragland Presbyterian Church
David Lynn
Sarah McMannis
Cleveland
Joseph Large
Forest Hill
Miss Berry
Scranton
Margaret Ashton
Charles Saidling
Martins Ferry
Zellers
Maud Leeper
Wm. T. King
Wilda Chamberlain
Ragland
Hans Wagner
Robert Sanderson
Tiltonville
Nes
Alfred Heil
Fearview Farm
Foster
Salem
Audrey Striver
Akron
Mary Stringer
John Caldwell
Indianapolis
Catherine Tilton
W. D. Hoge
Mary
Anna O'Brien
Canton
Anna
Jessie Stringer
Margaret, Ashton
Hettie Hutchinson
Warrenton
Ray McDonald
Ethel Cole
Jefferson, C
John D. Hervey
Henry
Tennessee
Paul Jackman
Earl Lowry
Wellsville
Elsie Cay
Donald
Edna Lawrence
Empire
Taylor
Edna Carson
East Liverpool
W. A. Lowry
Ridge
Locust Grove
Reeds Mills Community Notes And Nearby Visits
John Lackart bought a new car from Cole and Mee Hugh in town. Linley Grubbs and sisters visited friends in the city Saturday. Ed Collins and wife called at Reeds Mills Sunday. JT. B. Welday of Dennison spent Sunday with H. D. Cunningham family. A. S. Peterson and wife attended the Unionport picnic last Saturday. Mrs. Robert Copeland and Mrs. Wm Hoobler with Rev. Simpson and family visited George Welday and wife Friday and Saturday. Locals plan to attend John McCoy's festival near Fernwood tonight. Henry Nuce and family stayed with Mr. Montgomery near Toronto last Sunday. Blackberries ripen well this year and pickers are plentiful. recent rain welcomed by farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nreeds Mills
John Lackart
Cole
Mee Hugh
Linley Grubbs
Ed Collins
Reeds Mills
JT. B. Welday
Dennison
H. D. Cunningham
A. S. Peterson
Unionport
Robert Copeland
Wm Hoobler
Rev. Simpson
George Welday
John McCoy
Fernwood
Henry Nuce
Mr. Montgomery
Toronto
Unionport social notes and local outings
Unionport area residents visited relatives and attended events. Harold and Roy Hammond stayed with cousin Miss Goldie Betts. Earl Walton visited his mother Ada Walton at Minerva. Charles Polen stayed with grandparents in Germany. Blanche Mafit visited Chester Wallace in Jewett. Mae Allenworth traveled to Annapolis for her mother Shields. The Christian church picnic was a success with Hopedale band. Unionport won two games against East Springfield. Additional guests included James Moses family, Frank Ault family, and J M Ferrell family visiting local households. George Graham's family joined others at Bloomingdale and Fa : Mr. Farl Huff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Unionport
Harold and
Roy Hammond
Uhrichsville
Goldie Betts
Earl Walton
Ada Walton
Minerva
Charles Polen
Charles H. Polen
Germany
Blanche Mafit
Jewett
Chester Wallace
Mae Allenworth
Annapolis
Shields
Carl Johnson
Wm. Bates
Parlett
The
Christian Church
Hopedale
East Springfield
James Moses
Donald
Frank Ault
Caldwell
Steubenville
Local Social News Buoyant With Visits And Births
Amos Adams hosts Sunday visitors while Chalmers Walton travels from Minerva to see friends. Edwin Wilson stayed with relatives in Beaver Falls after visiting. Gilbert Albaugh and family from Detroit called on old friends. Mrs. John Boyd and Anna Margaret of Carnegie visit Lucy Merrifield. Percy Arbaugh from Jewett came to town. Raymond Ferrell will preach as Rev. Simpson takes vacation. Walton Bell Leighton Buchanan Archie Tipton and others spent Saturday in Germany. Daughters of America met at the K P hall and two candidates were initiated and hosted for refreshments for 34 members and two visitors. John Harshman of Mingo attended the picnic. Archie family welcomed a baby girl Lilyan Louise Rowland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amos Adam
Chalmers Walton
Minerva
Edwin Wilson
Beaver Falls
Gilbert Albaugh
Detroit
Mich
John Boyd
Anna Margaret
Carnegie, Pa
Lucy Merrifield
Percy Arbaugh
Jewett
Simpson
Raymond Ferrell
Mingo
Archie
Lillian Louise Rowland
Bloomfield social notes detail a busy week of visits and gatherings
Bloomfield residents share visits and events from August 1916. Mrs. S H Armstrong and others travel to Steubenville and Hopedale, while the Standard Bearers plan a picnic on August 5. Several families host guests, attend church events, and prepare finances for a Grange picnic set for August 19 1916.
Willis urged for renomination by Ohio Republicans
East Liverpool Tribune urges Republican voters to support Governor Willis in the upcoming primary arguing his renomination is crucial for the party and likely to influence the November election. It dismisses his two opponents as unserious and warns of a Cincinnati gang backing a rival candidate aimed at diluting Willis’s vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willis
Matt
Bis
East Liverpool Tribune
Cincinnati
Mack
Gov
Sunday activities and visits feature Mt Hope area
Sunday school at Mt Hope starts 9 30 am and church at 10 45 am. Local residents attended a picnic in Unionport last Saturday and many made trips to Steubenville and Richmond for visits. Several names appear with travels and illnesses noted among Miss Ada and Mr J Starr and others in the community.
Also Mentioned on This Page
J. H. Williams
Sharp
Ragland Missions
Alice Leeper
Mary Boyle
Sunnyside Electric Company
Beech Bottom
Wm. Jackson
Belknap
Sherrodsville
Leah Jennings
B. A. Ferry
Virginia
Blanche Gillespie
Wayne Worthington
George’s Run
Clemmie Dewhurst
Henry Gerke
Fred Gerke
Wm. Gerke
Cora Hall
Ruth Burns
Gerkie
W. H. Haverfield
Highlands
Huron
Kinsfolk
Culverhouse
James Frazier
Frances Atkins
Edgar Reynard
Adena
Howard Liggett
Jane Liggett
Charles Allison
Bloomfield
David Hervey
W. C. Ramsey
Kent
Jesse Stringer
D. L. Hess
Will Kyle
Marguerite Ickis
Lida Beall
Alma Saunders
Harry Mansfield
J. B. Mansfield
DeWitt Lee
J. B. Cope
George Stringer
Montford
Harold
Edwin
Amy Lamborn
Kenwood
William Beckett
Charles Cutschall
Canton Hospital
Malva Couch
Bowerston
Anderson Duffield
A. C. Nation and
Charles Simpson
M. E. Church
Ethel Stringer
Lillian Dixon
Olive McKee
Blanche McKee
Leroy Heavilin
Bedford
Charles Stubbins
Oliver Carrick
Marietta
Presbyterian Church
Fowler
M. E
Wheeler
Johns-Mandels Company
William Ludwick
A. H. Dunn
John Holmes
Lucretia
Ocie Sterrett
Mooretown
Charles Shimer
Rev. Wilson
Coshocton
Anna Cole
J. L. Mather
Nancy
Anna J. Cole
E. R. Cole
Clara Tipton
Ernie McMullen
Costonia
C. W. Cookson
Hobart Merryman
George Mather
Ross Starr
W. R. Hervey
Leubenville
Lyle
Ketler
Ed Ketler
W. H. & F. M. Society
Mary Moore
Osage
Albaugh
Busby
Audrey
Bessie
E. A. Moore
C. N. Megrail
Sue Megrail
Mt. Gilead
Blackburn
Fairplay Station
Dr. Megrail
Walter Frazier
Whil Merryman
Cambridge
Dean Hammond
Ollie Hammond
Howard Ong and Sons
A. P
Spindler
E. R. Merryman
Charlie Merryman
J. O. Cox
Reed’s Mills
C. A. Cox’s
Mt. Moriah
J. L. Copeland
John DeHaven
Peter Hoobler
A. F. Woods
O. R. Whittaker
A. G. Harriman
Harrisville
J. R. Hervey
D. M. Hervey
Archie Rowland
William Dickson
Kansas City
Dixon
E. O. Lucas
James Copeland
Jasper Dye
Howard
A. J. Plants
Will Hindman
New Alexandria
Simpson Crabb’s
Lawrence Morrison
Martha Cookson
Etta Blackburn
Ind
Yorkville
Chauncey
Florence Blackburn
Mary Carls
Hayes White
William Judkins
Smithfeld
H. F. Littell
Dayton, C
Pennsylvania
Helen French
Jan, Fox
H. H. Pollack
W. B. Gorsuch
Mray C. W. Cookson
Elsie Plants
Ira Stringer
Lizzie M. Rabe
Allen Jones
New York City
J. P. H. Henderson
Isaac Starr
Grace Kirkpatrick
Louise Canaga
Hazel Black
McKee’s Rocks
W. B. Barnes
Laura Potts
New Lisbon
Wallace
Peidmont
S. V. Wallace
Earl Barnes
Blanche Barnes
Waterford
Bloomingdale
Barnes
Warren
J. W. Barnes
Hazel Blake
Amstersdam
J. C. F. Lease
Alten Myers
Clark
Grange
Daniel Kimberland
Amsterdam
Goldie Merryman
Elsie Adrian
Miss Tipton
Ne'lie Gotschall
Ussell Rittenhouse
Matilda Potts
Jefferson
Dorthy Wilson
Stewhenville
1. C
Leas
Diechenyihe
Chas
Myre
Joe
Amanda Stewart
Mr. Hage
Mise Grove
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