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Newspaper
Steubenville Herald
Location
Steubenville, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1908
Page
3
A crowded Mount Saturday concert and festival at Mount Bloomfield drew a large attendance. Local clergy, families, and visitors are noted with arrivals from Wellsville East Liverpool and Denison. Several staff appointments in Bloomingdale schools are announced and a firebolt lightning damaged a barn, injuring a colt.
The wheat stood steady by the Fourth of July and is now in shock. Timely rains boosted corn and potatoes and garden sass flourished. Nickson and Mahon boast cucumbers six inches long, with promising corn and potatoes. Vermillion ill at home. Young folks enjoyed New Alexandria with play and ice cream. Maxwell reports early sweet corn tasseling. Oats filling fast. Oil well machinery moved to Plum Run. Baricklow visiting Steubenville. Snakes reported in meadows, including copperheads.
Local notes report a weekend of visits and social events. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Ferrel of Mineral City visited relatives this week. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Allen of Miner a were in town on business. Mrs. J. W. Ferrell returned from Carrollton with granddaughter Miss Carrie Swan. Mrs. Harry Miller of Bergholz visited home folks over Sunday. Revered Simm delivered an Open Loon address at the M E church.
The Unionport ball team defeated Moon at Unionport with a 15 to 3 score on Saturday at Hopedale. Messrs Ratzenberger and Davis contributed to the win.
In Fernwood and nearby lands McCoy Bros. drill a well about 900 feet deep on Mrs. Holmes property while many strangers seek to lease near the gas wells. Bloomfield’s G L Blackburn sold a Sharples cream separator to Mr. Roach, marking a third sale recently. The Bloomingdale Grange plans a picnic August 1, 2008 in Jewell maple grove with literary and musical program. Wintersville and others invited.
Chas. Custer's two children suffer malaria fever but are holding up as well as can be expected. Mrs. Elmer Hoobler and children of Sheraden Pa visit brother Mr. Manuel Sawyer. Mrs. Barbara Fulton of Salem spends weeks in town. Miss Sloan of Harrisville visits cousin Mrs. Ross Laughlin. Our merry go round is a thing of the past. Hiram Smith of Germany calls on friends Saturday morning. Mrs. John McManus, quite ill, remains unavailable. Mrs. Faul Sawyer, visiting Coshocton, has returned home.
A Tuesday evening festival at the Two Ridges church drew a good crowd and raised a neat sum for the church. Frank Hindman and wife of Colliers Statein were visiting brother Charles. A son was born to John and wife on July 9, mother and child healthy. S. M. Floyd bought Bowlers property near the infirmary and plans moving there in fall. Mrs. Charles Sitterly of Cleveland visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. James White. Nana Welday of La Belle Views visiting cousins Stella and Mary George. Mrs. W. W. Scott has returned to her parents. Hay harvest underway and oats to be cut soon. Women’s Foreign Missionary Society met at the home of Mrs. J. H. Fisher with refreshments and a pleasant time. John White from the Clerk’s office visited over Sunday.
Frank Vermillion, once dangerously ill with blood poison, is improving slowly. Walter Scott from Chicago visited friends here over Sunday. George W. Hicks and Miss Anna Phillips of Cleveland returned home after a pleasant visit with Mr. and Mrs. T. D. Spruens. Ettie Long reports a fine time from her summer outing. Beekeepers report abundant white clover honey, best in years. Hattie Ekey of Center Church visits her sister. Thomas Chambers of Steubenville toured the farm and recalled wheat cutting. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Durbin of East Liverpool spend vacation here. John Berge’s horse was killed on the Wabash railroad Friday morning, valued at $200. Anna Dawson returns from visits in New Jefferson and Dennison. Mrs. John Hough of New Alexandria also mentioned.
Mrs. Dria and Mrs. Will Patterson of Toronto and Mrs. John Currie of Pittsburg were guests of T. B. Ronse and family Tuesday. Farmers are harvesting hay despite rain and expect to finish next week.
Reports from Amsterdam show Camille Elias returning to Wellston Ohio. Ira Williams and Violet Carman celebrate a kitchen shower. Local business changes include Watt returning to work and W S Potts taking over the restaurant and opening a barber shop. K of P festival planned with band. Visitors from Batesville and Richmond attend family events. Bergholz phone station appoints Mary Adams as successor. An iron bridge on Main street is to be erected by James Baim. Williams family vacationing in Colorado and Denver convention attendance noted. Local doctors receive licenses. several teachers named for next winter with a principal vacancy.
Harvest is about half done as rains boost corn oats and berries though raspberries near end and blackberries look promising. A grand picnic in George L. Jewell's Maple Grove is planned for the first Saturday of August inviting all, with a local ball game to follow. Various local people and events are noted, including teaching appointments and church services. An Armour Fertilizers ad promotes soil rebuilding and crop feeding through Jos D Flenniken Bloomingdale.
Personal notices report a Wednesday evening dance at Stanton Park for bachelors and friends. Several residents traveled or visited nearby towns including Mrs Kilgore in the Two Ridges, Mrs Craig and daughter from Wellsburg, and Mrs Sarah Campbell from North Street visiting Lexington and New Cumberland. A birth is announced for H B Salk eld and Vista Taylor’s daughter Helen Virginia born July 14. Mrs Turner visits Houston in Washington county.
Kennedy Crumrine visits kin in the city while Mrs. Margaret Gault returns from Annapolis. Officials and stakeholders attend gatherings as Rebekah lodge plans an evening enclave. The A. Q. O. H. hosts a Stanton Park outing with a picnic supper for about a hundred guests.
A fragmentary note suggests a city scene where a respected hostess promises a pleasant week for attendees. The text emphasizes comfort and courtesy from the hostess, implying favorable social events for the ladies involved.
Blanche Foreman daughter of Charles L Foreman and Harry McConnell wed in a home ceremony officiated by Rev J W Foster of St Pauls The couple left for the East and will reside at 528 North Fifth Street after September first Friends extend wishes for a life of pleasantness and peace.
Oliver R. Tweed and Gail Melson both of Steubenville were married at the M E parsonage in Wintersville by Rev T Bowers. They returned to Steubenville and will reside on Lincoln Avenue. Tweed is a well known tea room worker and the bride is popular with many friends.
George W. Emrick filed suit against Steubenville and East Liverpool Railway Co. and Westinghouse Kerr Co. for 3080 after a bridge project on Wills Creek in 1907 caused a halted road, frightened a horse, and threw Emrick from a buggy injuring him. Negligence alleged for failing to shield drivers. Also docket items include Vernholt vs Vanhow Deville on appeal and Prevot vs Prevost for alimony with farm injunction. couple from McDonald, Pa., married 1895 with alleged cruelty and dissipation.
Doan's Kidney Pills are advertised as a cure for kidney ailments and backache with a testimonial from John Marner of 337 South St Steubenville Ohio. He claims severe attacks from 1808 and six years of use showing benefit and recommends Doan's Kidney Pills as the best remedy. Sold by all dealers price 50 cents Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sale agents for United States Remember the name Dean's and take no other.
Arthur Morrisey, described as an incorrigible boy, has been taken into custody by the police after complaints he has been sleeping around at various places in the city.
Officials deny a circulating report that Joseph Wood first vice president would retire within six months. East reports claim Wood is ill. local officials say no basis. Rumor also says G J Peck would succeed Turner as vice president in charge of operation, with Turner becoming first vice president. R E McCarty may become general manager in Pittsburgh.
A foreign miner was brought to Gill hospital from New Cumberland last evening with his leg amputated after his limb was mangled in a mining machine at the Marquette mines.
Wheeling Pottery Co plans two additional kilns at the Avon pottery in Tiltonsville, this county, expanding capacity to full operation. The move signals growth for the company and boosts local employment opportunities as production reaches full limit.
In the bankruptcy case of Frazier and Longacre heard in Columbus, James H. Frazier and James Longacre were declared bankrupts. Petitioning creditors included Sales Bros., Economy Stove Co., and Cooperative Stove Co., all of Cleveland. Attorneys for petitioners were McCausien, McCoy and W. C. Brown. for the firm were May, Williams and Bean.
Robert Munson drilled a heavy gasser from the Perea sand on the Ross Orwick farm near a lease once held by Toronto and Steubenville interests. The well is reported as a good one in the present field staging.
Harry Altman made an affidavit today accusing W J Curn of violating the ordinance by suffering a graphophone to be played outside of his nickelodeon on Saturday.
Two youths who claimed Toronto as their homes were arrested Friday afternoon in Martins Ferry and examined by Chief Terrill. Labeled as suspicious characters, they were chased out of town.
Solomon Millican and Emma Lyons, both of Ohioville Pa, wed in Wellsburg W Va by Rev Holmes on a Friday afternoon. They left with Millican's sister Mrs Edgar Fitch and tried Steubenville for a license but were nonresidents. They returned to Wellsburg to complete the marriage and head to the groom's home in Ohioville.
The National Protective Legion has instituted several new lodges along the Ohio River including Martins Ferry Bridgeport Newell East Liverpool forming three Legions in that city. On Saturday July 11 District Manager Leo T Bowman of Wheeling started another lodge at Holidays Cove with twenty charter members. The Ohio Valley is now thoroughly organized and every town claims membership in the Legion.
A series of land and lot transfers across Warren, Smithfield, Steubenville, Springfield, Wayne, and nearby townships. Names include Peter Garrick, Julius Petrovsky, Margaret Runyon, Carrie Taylor, Jas FE Paisley, Wm Cronin, W T Griffith, John McClare, Rosa Hartman, Giacinto Benedet, Jefferson county officials, William Purviance, Frank Hadovsky, Annie Snyder, Jas Welday, Catherine Wetzel, T J Shaw, Mary Miller, Mollie Morrow, Alveretta Elliott, Wm Steinmetz, Nellie Moore, Empson Seamehorn, Ohio Valley Building & Trust Co, and others. Values range from 35 to 3,205 dollars, with parcels described as acres or lots in Steubenville, Bergholz, Toronto, Island Creek and other townships.
Jos May transfers property to Margaret Alexander in Steubenville valued at 8500 dollars. M Floyd sells to Alva Roe in Cross Creek for 1 dollar.
Public auction of described property in Jefferson County with coal rights and dam maintenance reserved. Article lists parcels, boundaries, and easements, appraised at 1200 dollars. Sale by Thomas C Aninerbon administrator, with attorneys Kinchard & Bigger. Notice also of executor appointment for Samuel Rothacker.
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