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Newspaper
Steubenville Herald
Location
Steubenville, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1916
Page
7
A bustling Mt Hope M E Church weekend brings a harvest home picnic planned for August 5 1916 in Floyd Miser Grove near Anapolis with speakers band music and refreshments. Local families visit attend church and share news of health travels and upcoming events across Antapolis Richmond East Liverpool and nearby towns.
Bergholz M E Sunday school class plans a festival on the church lawn Saturday evening July 29 with refreshments. Ed Wallace improves slowly. Mrs. David Wright and Mrs. Fred Wilson with Doris visit relatives. Ada Johnson and children attend Sebring Camp. Ed Schumacher and family travel to Akron. Mrs. Joseph Myers returns from visit with Mrs. Chas Strain of Steubenville. Joseph Johnson and wife visit son Clifford in Alliance. Misses Jennie Huckathorn and Nellie Ridge visit Alliance. Mrs. Will Faucett returns from Alliance. Miss Myrtle Goodiel visits grandparents Peges in Richmond. William Taylor family attend Sebring Camp. Henry Freed and wife and Mrs. Hackathorn visit Winterville to see ill James Wycoff. Rev. and Mrs. Huffman attend Sebring camp. Miss Leah Baker resigns Geisinger store clerkship to return to Amsterdam. Community expresses regret but best wishes. A. G. McBane home hosts welcome for D L McBane and bride from Nampa Idaho. Newlyweds married in Nebraska two weeks ago. They toured east visiting Niagara Falls New York City Washington D C and Pittsburgh. Guests served a three course dinner. renewing old acquaintances after four years. McBane couple plan to return to Nampa Idaho after ten days.
The community learns Warner Mille recovers from a serious accident after a hospital stay. Family and friends visit, with names including Melvin Stahl Jamon Myers and Germano noted. Various locals such as Jennie Fulton John Fulton and Audrey Tipton are mentioned with visits and improvements plus a See picnic plan and an Annapolis Ohio picnic on August 12.
McIntyre Morris Cooper and Mrs Ernest Smith were visitors at Smithfield Monday. Mrs Keziah Smith and Mrs Coy Becks stayed with Mrs Margaret Smith Wednesday. Mrs Pleasant Smith and children visited Mrs Chester West. Mrs Jennie Davis and son from Cadiz attended services and were hosted by Mrs Gee Linear. Ada Smith and Cora West spent Saturday at Weems. A bush meeting at Oak Grove schoolhouse on Sunday July 30 with dinner on grounds for visitors. Rev Charles W Greene pastor. Steubenville visitors included Bernie Smith Pleasant Smith Coy Becks and Mrs Robert Cooper. Thomas Smith of Weems and Bernie Smith visited Thomas West near Bloomingdale Sunday. Mrs Clara Toney and Mrs Alice Toney of Mt Moriah in Hopedale Wednesday. Oscar Atkins and daughter in Smithfield Thursday. Mrs Alice Toney hosted by Mrs Eugene Freeman. Paul Little’s valuable horse injured Sunday due to automobile accident. horse cared for at Robert Cooper’s home.
Mt Hope M EB announces a Sunday school picnic at Floyd Miser’s Grove on Saturday August 5 with good speaking and band music. Local notes mention Ray Lyle’s talk on country churches last Sunday evening and various visits and gatherings around town.
East Springfield residents hosted guests including H C Smith Wilda Smith John Kerr A A Stuart of Salem and others from Carrollton Amsterdam and Canton A festival attendance at Unionport is noted Oschendorf funeral held with respect voiced for the citizen Joe Smith returned from hospital after appendectomy and joined a reunion at J K Smiths
The note highlights heat harming corn and potato crops around Mount Hope. Attendees from here went to a festival at Germany last Saturday. Charles Newburn finished a new barn and is installing harvest, while Miss Stewart improves. Browning Potts of Steubenville vacationed at the Browning home. Mount Hope Sunday school plans a Miser Grove picnic east of Annapolis on Saturday August 5 with about twenty Sunday schools invited and plenty of music and refreshments.
The funeral obsequies of Mrs. J. Mead Porter were held at Hopewell on Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock conducted by Rev. Bowers of Brilliant. Her death occurred at East Liy.
A string of local social notes describes visitors and guests at Highlands and Maple Shade homes. The piece mentions Mrs. Mitchell and family, probate judge candidate Herbert W. Mitchell, Jr., and Rev Paul Secrest. It covers health notes, travelers from Smithfield and Youngstown, and multiple households hosting friends and relatives across Wellsburg, New Alexandria, Martins Ferry, and surrounding areas.
A crowded week of visits and family ties across Unionport Carnegie Greensburg and Port Washington with many relatives staying as guests. Detours include Carl Patton delivering an Atler car, Ford purchases by M V Gault, and eight cylinder Oldsmobile visitors from Texas.
Annapolis reports Mrs J C Heisler on business in Cadiz. James Stahl family from Mingo visit, seeing brother J B Fulton ill. Emerson Price from Steubenville visits home folk. John Polen of Steubenville stays with relatives. Mrs A A Shields seriously ill. Chas Maters and Akron visitor with relatives. Robt Allensworth not improving. Walter Stahl from Mingo spending vacation with aunt Mary Fulton. Geo Hoobler family and Walter Louise Shields motor to Toronto to visit John Johnston. R M Johnston of Steubenville visits. Judge Belknap family and Mrs Pletcher of Steubenville in town. Leake family of Bergholz visiting Steubenville last week. Maude Hile of Shane visits Mrs Myers. Ager of Rumby and Mrs Sadie Anderson of Canal Fulton guests here. Everett Smith family visits.
Local notes list visitors and residents from Unionport, Amsterdam, Steubenville, and nearby towns. Families hosted guests from Canonsburg, Provo, East Pt, and Cadiz while several residents traveled or attended gatherings. A death of Miss Georgiana Burgett is noted with condolences from friends and relatives.
Fernwood notes reflect a busy community scene including a 2 PM Sunday service led by Rev. Simpson at Long's church. The Missionary society at Cross Creek held a gathering hosted by Miss Margaret Gault with about forty attendees.
Mr. Rockwell of Uniontown guest with Mr. and Mrs. Chas Carson. William Kyle to Mt. Clemens. Mrs. Anderson and daughter of Columbus visiting Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Patton. Rev. and Mrs. Charles Simpson and Gladys dined with J. B. Beadle family. Charles Catschail to Canton Hospital for appendicitis operation. Edgar Nation renting part of Mrs. Birney's house. Quinns and son John of Billett, Ill visiting J. B. Beadle. Quinns drive from Billett to Butler in a five Hudson. Mrs. Petlay of Pittsburgh visiting W. P. Kyle. Lizzie Roland of Adena in town over Sunday. Oscar Hedges and children Eleanor and George spent Sunday at Amsterdam. S. Nease of Westerville hired as High School principal for coming year. Mrs. Foley and children of Columbus visiting her mother, Mrs. Susan Houser. Anna Webster of Tewett visiting Lilian Dixon. Francis Miller of Canton home over Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Carrick entertained to dinner Thursday evening.
Bloomfield news notes a Ladies Aid festival on the church lawn this Saturday, various residents visit relatives in Steubenville, Carnegie, and Cleveland, and a long list of neighborhood cameos at homes, churches, and socials. Grange picnic is scheduled for August 19 with several residents mentioned.
Mrs Allison of Hopedale and relatives attend visits. WCTU members meet at Mrs Minner's home with a 84 year old speaker Mary Hervey Allison. Dr Custer Bell visits Bloomfield weekly. community notices include a lawn social, camping trips, and local clergy plans with several residents visiting Smithfield, Pittsburgh, and East Liverpool.
obituary notes birth August 21 1883 Belmont county marriage to Samuel McCoy January 20 1862 two children Samuel M and Malessa Jane died July 10 1916 aged 82 years 10 months 20 days funeral services July 12 conducted by Rev Cloak U P church.
Elva Lawrence visits friends in Empire this week. Fred Van Dyke of East Palestine stays with family at Locust Grove farm. Gladys Call returns home from Steubenville after visiting relatives. Harvey Pugh returns from Wellsville with a badly broken arm. Bessie Carson visits relatives in Wellsville and attends events last week.
Amsterdam community items describe Abe Baker family visits and a trip to Cleveland. The new creamery and ice cream factory are reported thriving. A child of Mr and Mrs McCalister is buried. Harris and Slatesh shell aluminum ware in town. Mrs Robert Peterson visited Chas Peterson. Pettstown visitors Mrs Pyle and children. Hallie Holzclaw from Michigan visiting. Ladies Aid plans annual festival Saturday night July 29 with ice cream cake nuts bananas melon and sandwiches. all welcome.
The article records social notices and visits among residents. J J Kirk and Chauncey Blackburn show improved health while Mary Earls and families in Bloomingdale receive calls from friends. Numerous mentions include Mrs F B McCullough Julia Gruber Amsterdam Bergh turnouts, Rev and Mrs Simpson Gladys Bloomingdale, Mrs Mary Brown and sons Har and Edward of Steubenville with cousin John Brow of Columbus, and A M Smith family. The piece also notes funerals, church attendance, and movements to Uhrichsville Monmouth Ill Detroit Mich and Steubenville.
Richmond social notes recall the Young Ladies Missionary Society event at Mr and Mrs Shelley Irvine s home in Richmond new and Steubenville visitors including C A Vail and Blanchard Hiatt. Grange planned an August open air meeting and upcoming August 1 gathering. A copperhead snake was felled near Lisbon street. Local residents report on small accidents, visits, prizes won in state Better Babies contest, and various travels around Steubenville Canton Carnegie and Gould s Station with several home and family notices.
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