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Newspaper
Steubenville Herald
Location
Steubenville, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1908
Page
3
Correspondence lists mourners and callers around Bloomfield from Maryville Tenn to Steubenville. Messages mention Rev MacLeod leaving for Dresden, illness of Mrs. James R. Mansfield, Mrs. J. J. Tipton improving, and a post card shower for Mrs. Hervey. Several locals, including Messrs Blackburn and Patton, travel or visit kin, with railroad yard site talks hinting at town growth.
William George and family of Provo and Mr and Mrs James Mc Bane of Bergholz were guests of H W Walker Saturday. Mrs Martha McMasters and daughter Florence of Wattsville are guests of William Rutledge. Mrs G W Stewart and daughters visiting New Philadelphia relatives. Nancy Gregg visiting here this week. Miss Erma George of Provo visiting her grandparents H W Walker. S M Kirk at Bergholz on business. Miss Sarah E Calhoun back from Montana visiting Emmett Calhoun. Miss Letta Crabb of East Springfield visiting. Emmett Calhoun at Amsterdam on business. Wolf Run mine resumes work after delay. Wilson Thomas hired to work for H V McIntyre. Samuel Campbell from East Springfield out Saturday evening. He advocates pike extending to Circl egree n. W T Rutledge ill but improving. Wolf Run school closed due to illness of teacher Anderson. T F Rutledge attends Bergholz quarterly meeting.
Amsterdam residents Jenkins Jones and George Miner visited Jewett on Wednesday to support the Amsterdam Development Company. J. D. Hess and wife attended the funeral of Mrs. Hess’s brother Morhart in Massillon on Thursday. Robert Kirkland and family moved to the Will Dunbar property north of town. T. C. Smith improves after illness. Funeral held for Thomas James, killed on the railroad, with Rev. Aleary of Augusta presiding. John Harrison, exNew York saloon keeper and Boer War veteran, conducts evangelistic services in the Presbyterian church. William Pittman, the electrical artist, thrives in the moving picture business in Min.
Names and visits fill a Rayland steubenville region week with Mrs Gillespie and Miss Blanche Kirkwood guests of Mrs Nannie Gillespie. A mill chimney blew down during a Sunday storm narrowly missing the Hanlon family. Several local visits and illnesses are noted including Miss Virginia Sixsmith and Mrs Wm Risden.
PINE GROVE reports visits by Mr and Mrs Fred Russel in Irondale and Miss Ora Carson home over Sunday. Ridge residents attend a telephone meeting at Thompson schoolhouse. J T Lowry in Wellsville recently. Road conditions improving. A literary entertainment is planned at Pine Grove schoolhouse on Saturday evening March 21. William Lowry visited Hammondsville. Farmers plan plowing if favorable weather continues. Miss Florence Van Dyke visited Wellsville on Tuesday. J E Jackman to finish sawing for George Saltsman soon. F H Billman was on the Ridge recently.
Miss Mary Roberts teaches at our school in Wintersville. Mr. William McCullough visited Steubenville last Saturday. Several residents prepare for Bloomingdale Grange initiation. J S Thompson bought a 65 acre farm. The Columbia Quartette will perform at Lane's Church on March 24. Elizabeth Mansfield visits family, and Bert Mansfield plans a spring move. James Thompson and others rebuilt the Reed's Mills line with galvanized wire. A two year old coach horse owned by L D Graham is showcased.
Chare hey 2 Misake Johnson and daughter Pautine visit Steubenville friends. Dr H M Maxwell arrives and stays in Dr Rothacker's office. Dr H M Hammond from Bolivar Ohio was in our village overnight. Mrs Jane Cole returned home from Steubenville. The E L will hold a gold medal literary contest in Union Hall on Saturday evening March 28 with good vocal and instrumental music. J ke McLean and family plan moving back to a Kirkville area farm. Virginia Martyn of Toronto visits the Misses Cooper.
Spring begins Saturday in Bacon Ridge as Roy McClelland and Frank Summers visit Steubenville and Wellsville respectively. A pre social and spelling match is planned at Bacon Ridge schoolhouse Friday evening with inviting attendance. Guests include G H Harbour and wife, Miss Celia Graham, and several Montgomery, Andrews, and McClelland relatives. John Wilson and family recover from grippe.
Beautiful springlike weather brings a crowd to Cambridge Springs with the Hotel Rider attracting many visitors. The hotel golf grounds are being prepared for early golf play and the Erie orchestra offers nightly concerts in the lobby as part of a month long engagement attended by guests and locals.
In Sisteraville West Virginia the late Nevin Porter’s son Porter ran a general store with Porter Bros Since 1879 he married Hester Arabelle Cromey and had Charles N Edgar Kathryn He was active in the Presbyterian church serving as Sabbath school teacher and beloved by the community The funeral was March 14 at the Presbyterian church with Rev McLeod and other ministers officiating A large crowd paid tribute to a devoted husband father and brother He leaves a widow three children one brother Jacob and two sisters Jennie Marion Indiana and Mary Steubenville The body rests in Union Cemetery Blessed are those who die in the Lord
The court grants divorce on grounds of adultery between Wasset and Elizabeth. Concurrently Joseph McCoy sues Mary Nimmo and others over a Steubenville property conveyance declared void. The sale proceeds are to be used to satisfy a $66.98 judgment before Justice Prentisa amid allegations the conveyance was fraudulent, per attorney McCauslen.
Igunkaa files for divorce from Ponte Coen in the Court of Common Pleas Jefferson County Ohio alleging wilful absence for over three years. The cause is numbered 8930 and will be heard on or after April 7 1908. J Thomas Carrigan plaintiff attorney Frank H Kerr represents the plaintiff.
A fragmentary quirky line contrasts great men with caution for small followers. It cites Uacle Eben remarking that emulation can be perilous for minor figures as Dar recounts a heap of plate glass windows broken by boys playing David and Goliath.
The undersigned will dip horses with steel clipper at Richmond any time during the week. Rates two dollars per horse. Proper care insured. R. Me Elliott. Jas. B. Baim, owners.
The Common Pleas Court sees multiple actions and settlements including Pearl May Thompson versus I J Thompson, McDevitt versus Crawford dismissed at plaintiff costs, and Charles G Cooper suing for divorce from Mary I Cooper with adultery allegations at Port Homer. A $1500 verdict is recorded in McHugh versus Stringer, while Kendall versus Coyne grants perpetual injunction over property. The Amos McPride Carriage Co. sues Johnston and Tweedy for $450 with interest. Alimony action in Pauls versus Pauls seeks real estate marshaling and sale to satisfy a $10 monthly judgment plus $36.15 costs from July 1, 1906. Other actions involve land titles, title quieting, and notices. court calendars show 538 cases for April versus 544 in January.
The column lists a miners strike reducing work at Y. & O. coal mine, plus local social notes. Charles Graham spends time in Pittsburg, Evangelist Harrison speaks at the Presbyterian church, and Misses Bendure and Rankin plan a new millinery shop next to the city meat market. Property expansions, house builds, funeral attendance, visits, moves, illness recovery, and upcoming weddings are noted among residents and small businesses.
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