Correspondence and social notes from local area happenings
Henry Walker returns from Toronto and Pitts rg. 7 visits while Miss Hattie Campbell stays with relatives. Berea hosts two weeks of preaching starting Nov. 2. Mrs. Addie Gornell returns to Minerva. Beula and Hazel Hamilton visit Mrs. Bhi Cope in Newell. Oliver Rissell and wife serenaded Tuesday. A Halloween party at Eli Cope home. Grant Hill road work and grange exhibits. O Cookson and Welfday families visit. George Bowers ill, hopes to return home. Morrin bequest social yields refreshments and cheer.
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Henry Walker
Toronto
Pittsrg
Hattie Campbell
Berea
Addie Gornell
Robt
Russell
Minerva
Beula
Hazel Hamilton
Newell
W. Va
Bhi Cope
Oliver Rissell
Eli Cope
Grant Hill
Fernwood notes on oil dusters and visits in county
Oil well No 1 on the Welday farm and a second duster on the Ed ward Ekey place are reported. Welday family returned from Illinois and Iowa after a month, praising western friends and up to date living. Local residents visited include John Grey and family, David Reed and family, Frank and Ed Stark, and the late William Woods’s kin.
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Edward Ekey
J. & Thompson
Illinois
Iowa
Jefferson County
John Grey
David Reed
Frank
Ed. Stark
William Woods
Bartley Mansfeld
Brilliant
John Henderson
Smithfield
Hays White
Frank Connell
Alva Roe
G. B. Smith
Cleary Farm
Wil
Edward Ensley
Cleveland Parish
Piney Fork
Edward Gault
Glass
Pennsylvania
Reed Scott
Kate Smith
Loftus
Steubenville
Mary Underwood
Gault
Will Smith
Frank McCullough
Thomas Loftus
West
Pine Grove Social Notes Mixed Heritage of Visits and Pranks
Pine Grove reports a steady stream of visits and greetings as F H Russell stops in Steubenville, F Culp and bride from Toronto receive a serenade at W A Lowry’s home, and H C Van Dyke with Florence attend Provo quarterly meeting. A sighting of an airship excites locals while many lingering tales tell of Steubenville visitors, Hammondsville trips, Berghole visits, and Leap Year humor as residents await Lenan Russel's Chester visit.
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F. H. Russell
Steubenville
F. Culp
Bride
Toronto
W. A. Lowry
H. C. van Dyke
Florence
Provo
W. K. Smith
H. J. Carson
Mayme
Salem
F. Ed. Lowry
A. C. Billman
Hammondsville
Edna
Ora Carson
Pine Grove
Lenan Russel
Chester
W. Va
Balloon over Bergholz and town notes mix
A balloon passed over Bergholz Saturday en route from Cleveland to Steubenville. Town afflictions include widespread tonsillitis. Local residents Chas Cassaday repairs tinware, Alfred Potts and daughter Laura visit relatives near town, and Mrs Harve Marshall visits East Liverpool. Samuel Wells and Minnie Wells wed Thursday by Rev Hughgart. Humphrey Jones and wife start housekeeping in Rev A Henry’s vacated house. Infants of Fred Wilson died Wednesday. burial in Bergholz cemetery.
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Cleveland
Steubenville
Chas. Cassaday
Alfred Potts
Laura
Springfield
Harve Marshall
Nellie
East Liverpool
Samuel One
Minnie Wells
Hughgart
M. Kk
Humphrey Jones
A. Henry
Mesdames Scarlett
Amsterdam
Fred Wilson
Bergholz
J. A. McLain
Ed. Fulton
Shepherd
Sci
Taft era shines at Bloomfield Shamrock Trio show
Bloomfield hosts an evening with the Shamrock Trio praised as artists. Lectures by Robert Leeds and campaign talks by C L Williams Henry Gregg and General Hollingsworth draw crowds. Updates include obituaries for Margaret Day Reizer, guest visits, and local family notes from Farm ers Institute events and area towns.
Local Colliers News Highlights Finances and Social Buzz
The town votes show Republicans jubilant and Democrats downcast with the barber smiling as he wins constable. First snow of the season fell Wednesday evening. Miss J E Whalen returns from Cambridge Springs. Halloween masquerade drew a crowd for John Campbell’s. NJ Scott visited from Dennison while Edna Roney shopped in Steubenville. Lewis McCleary moves to Waverly Ohio. Mrs A J Thorley visiting Youngstown. Stansbury and Whalen hurt in streetcar collision but not seriously. Mrs Mary J Stansbury improving after railroad crossing accident. Illness increasing. Dr. Richmond busy. Mound Day and Parents Day exercises set at the school Thursday. parents urged to attend.
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Colliers
W. VA
J. E. Whalen
Cambridge Springs
John Campbell
NJ Scott
Dennison
Edna Roney
Steubenville
Lewis McCleary
Waverly
A. J. Thorley
Youngstown
PD. Stansbury
B. FE. Whalen
Follawsbee
Bergholz Local Notes and House Purchases
A Bergholz items page notes a Halloween chicken pie supper at Smyth's Hall hosted by M E Church ladies. An infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Fred Wilson died and was buried at Mooretown. Wesley Johnson bought Frank Porterboy's Fifth street house. Samuel Moore and Minnie Wells were married last Thursday by Rev Hughart. James Polen is ill with fever. William McCalister and wife have a new baby. Leiper Gordon bought the Jos Peterson house and William Kinney bought the house he resides in. Bob McMillan and wife will take charge of the Star Hotel. Mard Moore opened a butcher shop in the Goudy building on ath Miller. Jagkman is ill, fever threatened. Miss Byan Peoad home from Cleveland where she owns a school. Mrs Fra Kirk of New Philadelphia is visiting Bergholz friends.
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Bergholz
Smyth's Hall
M. E. Church
Fred Wilson
Mooretown
Humphrey Jones
Armitrong
Fourth Stret
Wesley Johnson
Frank Porterboy
Fifth Street
Samuel Moore
Minnie Wells
Hughart
James Polen
Wiliam McCalister
Leiper Gordon
Jos
Peterson
William Kinney
Bob McMillan
Star Hotel
Mard Moore
Goudy
Ath Street
Miller Jagkman
Miss Byan Peoad
Ohio and New York in election tallies across states
Columbus reports close Governor race with Harmon leading in urban totals and Harris strong in rural counties. Ohio results show Taft likely winner with Harmon and Harris contesting statewide, while New York forecasts Taft victory with Hughes strong in the city and statewide margins widening.
Taft Wins Big in County Returns Amid Taft Victory Celebrations
Local crowds gathered after results showed Taft leading in Jefferson County with estimates near 2000 votes. Democratic HQ faced gloom as Bryan’s hopes faded. taft carried county and top tickets with scattered precinct tallies from Springfield to Steubenville townships and numerous communities. Mix of rapid updates and party estimates from early morning counts noted by The Herald-Star amid partial precinct reporting.
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Democratic
Bryan
Herald-Star
Jefferson County
Ohio
Fourth Street
Welkin
Marine Band
Representative
Sheriff
Harris
Springfield
Ates Gilson
Harmon
Gilson
McConville
Wintersville
Dillonvale
Illinois votes Taft by two hundred thousand
Illinois returns show Taft leading by about 200000 with 790 precincts reporting Taft 120250 Bryan 80928 Chalfin 2537 Debs 9451 Gilhouse 301 Hisgen 273 while Hearst Chicago concedes Taft will carry not less than 295 electoral votes Anson All Right Danville reports Cannon winning by about 8000 in eight precincts indicating Cannon re election and Republican control of the town
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Nebraska voting update shows Taft loss apparent
Early tallies across Nebraska indicate Bryan leading in Lincoln and Omaha precincts. Taft trails McKinley era support with mixed results in smaller areas. Overall returns suggest Bryan carries Nebraska with a narrow margin as results roll in.
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Omaha
Neb
Bryan
Taft
Lincoln
Nebraska
Burns Candlelight Echoes in Frayed Verse Fragments
A fragmentary Classical era line laments a lamp’s dying glow as it reflects on past dreams. The uneven meter and archaic diction evoke a poet’s candlelit recollection of desire and fading hope. The fragment preserves a single intimate image of light and memory.
Farewell to Bill Lampton campaign in verse tribute
A poetic farewell by W. J. Lampton laments the end of Bill Lampton's campaign. The piece portrays a political defeat with rhymed lines about stepping away from leadership, the ballot box, and the public gaze. It captures nostalgia and finality in a campaign’s closing moments.
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Bill
Amd
W. J. Lampton
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