Personal Notices and Local Social Roundup
A flurry of visits and illnesses fills the pages with names and places. A. M. Lyons visits New Cumberland while Thomas McLane tours Wellsville. Miss Mary McCann is sick at North Eighth. several couples from Richmond Dennison and Martins Ferry are noted guests or hosts. Local weddings, engagements, club meetings, and farewell gatherings mark a busy social week across Washington County including Latimer of Follansbee and Coburn of Colliers, with hospital updates and Jamestown exposition travel on the horizon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. M. Lyons
New Cumberland
Thomas McLane
Wellsville
Mary McCann
North Eighth Street
Martiny Jamison
Richmond
George Hunt
Cleveland
Morris Brown
Dennison
John Caniff
Mary
Mina Long
Redwood
Annie Crawford
Maria Roberts
Harvey Smith
Ross Street
Rose Culp
Martin's Ferry
Will W. North
D. M. Graham
Wintersville
D. R. Graham
North Seventh Street
Alice Gale Wilson
William Ligett
Liggett
Washington Co
Independence
William Alexander
Wheeling
Miss May
Fanny Hitzfeldt
Pittsburg
Grady’s Wolfe
Hitzfeldt
Hamline
Charles Watson
Chicago
City
John Huston
Nellie Edwards
Toronto
Samuel Huston
North Fifth Street
B. T. Jones
Bellaire
Rose Phillips
C. E. Manchester
Hammondsville
Irondale
Orchard Grove
East Liverpool
Wells- Mears
Manchester
Thomas
la Belle View
Tom
Silver Leaf Club
Mattie Winston
George Viney
Charlie Davis
Clara Cooke
Arthur Brown
Treas
Wilma Guyder
Margaret Guy
Daisy Guyder
Georgia Fulton
Elizabeth Pearl Coburn
Colliers
W. Va
D. Brown Latimer
Follansbee
Father Modert
B. E. Whalen
Anna L. Joyce
Carnegie
Wm. Francis Coburn
Steubenville
Winifred Snarry
Sheridan
Margaret Mullen
Crafton
Robert Marchland
Steu
Benville
Florida
Jamestown
Erskine
J. F. Rine
Wintersville School
Marian Wallace
Julia Dougherty
Whitney
Alabama
Donald M. Springer
Laura Welch
Experiences of a Catarrh Patient in Pittsburgh
Mr O E Heinmann of Allegheny recounts long failed cures from patent medicines and surgery. After a radical nose operation failed to relieve catarrh he found relief through a treatment by Dr A Sigmann of 541 Wood Street Pittsburgh PA. He notes nearly twenty years of illness ended within three months in 1899 and remains free from catarrh after eight years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. E. Heinmann
Ohio
Street
Allegheny
Dr. A. Sigmann
Wood Street
Pittsburg, Pa
Divorce Suit Filed by George Kline Against Nancy J. Kline
George Kline files for divorce from Nancy J. Kline alleging wilful absence for over three years. Married at Greenbrier Monroe County Ohio on April 26, 1895. They have one child, Harry, age 9. Erskine and Smith are attorneys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Kline
Nancy J. Kline
Greenbrier
Monroe County
Harry
Erskine & Smith
Run Off in Martin's Ferry Injures Mrs Hoge
Mrs E K Hoge of Martin's Ferry was thrown from her runabout when a horse turned sharply and upset the rig. She was not seriously hurt, but the buggy lay on its side as the horse dragged it toward the end of the street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. K. Hoge
Martin's Ferry
Well drilled in on the Alex Long farm near Amsterdam
An oil well was drilled on the Alex Long farm near Amsterdam and reported good for seven barrels. It was drilled by a local company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alex. Long
Amsterdam
Peach Time Court Witness Sticks To Peach Time Claim
In a recent horse trial at Peach Time, court officials learned of a new time. One witness persisted in claiming the event occurred in Peach Time and would not budge from the statement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Witnes
Man in Paternity Case Alleges Ransom Request
Wayman Brock, a Black man, telephoned police claiming friends in Barnesville would pay $10 to secure his release from a paternity charge. He said he was taken to Barnesville after the alleged trouble began and asked police for aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayman Brock
Barnesville
Fireman Falls From Tank Injures Arm Near McDonald
George H. Smith a Pan Handle fireman from Dennison fell from a tank on his engine at Jumbo mine near McDonald Pa Thursday afternoon breaking an arm and sustaining other injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. H. Smith
Dennison
Jumbo Mine
McDonald
Third Trial Upheld in Stephens V Village of Toronto
Robert E. Stephens sues the Village of Toronto for damages after a fall in a pavement hole. The case goes to a Common Pleas Court jury for a third time after the previous two trials ended with hung juries. Attorneys P. P. Lewis and Porter Gavin are listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert E. Stephens
Village of
Toronto
Common Pleas Court
Stephens
P. P. Lewis
Porter Gavin
Commissioners Allow Street Railway To Rebuild Abkanna Hill Sewer
Abkanna hill sewer flooding Stanton Park band grounds prompted the Commissioners to grant street railway officials permission to relay the sewer at their own expense, approving a new course and funding for the work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abkanna Hill
Stanton Park
Street Railway
Taft Support Grows as Richmond Endorses Taft
Mr. Richmond declared that voting against Taft means backing Foraker and criticized Foraker's corporate record. He stated a belief in the square deal and announced strong support for Taft, showing enthusiasm for Taft's campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taft
Foraker
Mr. Richmond
Corporation
Boy's foot mashed at mine. toe amputated
George West a Tiltonville lad suffered a severe foot injury at the Gaylord No. 2 mine yesterday afternoon. A physician amputated one toe and three other toes were badly broken as the door closed on his foot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George West
Tiltonville
Gaylord No. 2 Mine
Ohio Nine Foot Stage and the Future of the Ohio Valley
The Ohio nine foot stage proposal is pitched as the key to national progress, arguing inland waterways surpass railways for development. Citing James J. Hill, the piece claims railways cannot meet trade demand and praises widening the Ohio as a nine foot channel from Pittsburgh to Cairo. It links this to six midwest states’ growth and the broader material progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
James J. Hill
Hill
President Hill
Ohio
Pittsburg
Cairo
Mississippi
Gulf
Isthmian Canal
Far East
Ohio Valley
Old Timer Placed on Pennsylvania Pension List
Matthew L. Teaff born Steubenville April 15 1837 was placed on the Pan Handle Dennison retir ed list after 40 years with the company He led casting records and locomotive erection and served in the Civil War Company H Second Ohio Volunteer Infantry He received a leather couch from coworkers Horace Whitcomb presented the gift to Teaff upon retirement
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matthew L. Teaff
Steubenville
Dennison
Teaff
Horace Whitcomb
Mr. Teaff
Pittsburg
Anson G. McCook
Pan Handle
Thos
Promotion at Scully Station Shapes Yard Leadership
B L Hughes named assistant yard master at Scully yards succeeding E B Kessler who resigned to join the Long Island railroad. Kessler leaves after serving as vice E B Kessler and more than a dozen Pittsburgh officials and employees have moved to the Long Island during the past year. P A Bonebrake, superintendent of the Pittsburg division of the Pan Handle, announced Hughes promotion upon returning from vacation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. L. Hughes
Colliers
E. B Kessler
Scully Yards
Kessler
Long Island
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
P. A. Bonebrake
Pan Handle
Hughes
Land transfers list from Steubenville area deeds
A compiled set of property transactions from Steubenville and nearby townships. Entries name buyers and sellers such as LaBelle View Land Co and Annie Chalfant, various parcels in Steubenville, Mingo Junction, Brilliant, Toronto, Adena, and Mt. Pleasant township. Amounts range from $1 to $83,000, with properties including lots, tracts, and quit claims across Jefferson County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LaBelle View Land Co
Annie Chalfant
Steubenville
Toronto Realty Co
Guy Johnston
Toronto
Hannah E. Thompson
John M. Thompson
John C. Bowers
Dr. Graham
Wintersville
Ella McClelland
Wilbert C. Glenn
New Somerset
Theodore E. Arnold
Nicola Rafiana
T. A. White
W. M. Higgins
Irondale
John W. Brown
Tondale
Emerson L. Reed
Wabash Pittsburg
Bet M. Rutledge
Sarah B. Mercer Et al
W. W. Young
Mt. Pleasant Township
Edgar M. Mercer
Hastings Merchandise Co
Adena
Almira Durbin
August Weinberg
Charles Hazlett
Ross D. Long
P. A. Gavin
Mary Harding
W. H. Lashley
J. F. Rutledge
Catherine Rutledee
Sngq
Opeee FF
Blackbugatt
Amanda Blackburn
Bloomfield
H. A. Hartman
Mary A. McIntosh
Hammondsville
Emmett C. Lightell
W. B. Lider
Herman Bierkotte
Warrenton
James J. Bennett
Herman Bierkette
Guy Johnson
W. H. Rodgers
Thos. Hardy, Jr
Brilliant
Elizabeth M. Jackman
Lee Taylor
Ross Township
Melvina Jackson
Ephraim W Cooper
Thos. McFarland
A. C. Ramsey
Horace M. Cattell
Frank Jeffer
Dillonvale
Lorena Obney
Mendal M. Otney
la Grange
John C. Obney
Henry Ullrich
Sarah M. Johnson
C. I. Waddle
Accidental Discoveries in Rubber Vulcanization
The text recounts how chance shaped invention. Nathaniel Hayward noted sulphur reduced rubber stickiness. Goodyear, experimenting, spilled a rubber sulphur mix on a hot stove and realized heat enabled vulcanization, making rubber impervious to further vulcanization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nathaniel Hayward
Goodyear
Death Roll of Mrs Ad die Anderson and Mrs Elizabeth Arthurs
Funeral services for Mrs Ad die Anderson widow of Allen Anderson were held at her South Seventh street extension home conducted by Rev Grabel of the Christian church. The casket was laid to rest at Bloomingdale beside her husband in the rural cemetery. Mrs Elizabeth Arthurs funeral services were held Thursday afternoon officiated by Rev Foster with her grandsons serving as pallbearers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Addie Anderson
Allen Anderson
South Seventh Street
Grabel
The
Christian Church
Bloomingdale
Elizabeth Arthurs
Foster
Republicans of Wells Township Nomination Meeting Notice
The Republicans of Wells Township will meet at regular voting places on May 17, 1907 from 1 p m central time to nominate township officers. William Matthews, committeeman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wells Township
William Matthews
Also Mentioned on This Page
M. L. Teaff
Scully Station
E. B. Kessler
Soc
Ues
Go P
Price
Sec
Marseilles
Buster Brown
Jack and Jill
Aic
Jones Munker Co
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