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Newspaper
Steubenville Herald
Location
Steubenville, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1912
Page
18
Mrs Minnie Peggs and daughter Elizabeth visit Cadiz friends and attend the Cadiz fair. Many residents attend fairs, church gatherings, and social events. Biographical notes include births, health updates, and visits to relatives in Steubenville Wellsville and Toronto. A Town Hall concert by Tromas original Tabilee Singers is announced for October 26 with Epworth League backing.
James Lindsay Weems and wife of near Winteraville visited Ra chel Elliott and family on Sunday. John Caraway and wife of Rhodesdale spent Sunday with E S Caraway. Mrs Alva Carlin and Mrs Walter Weiss shopped in Smithfield. George Bell of Piney Fork visited here last Saturday. Mr and Mrs W D Thompson welcomed a baby, an eight pound son, last Thursday. Purviance and wife shopped in Steubenville. Rinker sold his store and Italian to Cole and Caraway. Mr and Mrs Parsons of Hammondsville visited their daughter Mrs WD Thompson. The F M N Club entertained at supper Saturday evening by Misses Kathryn and Florence Hunter. Misses Cora and Marjorie Bell and Lewis Bell of Piney Fork visited uncle L C Purviance. A L Sutherland was a business visitor at Steubenville and Brilliant. W W Weiss was a Pittsburg visitor. J T Rinker and wife visited Steubenville Saturday.
Clover hulling and corn cutting mark the day as T L Miller and family visit Charles Kuester while Ray Calhoun prepares for a sale on Wednesday October 9. A daughter arrives for Harry Maple and wife. Sunday visitors include Dan Polen and family and Luther Polen. Several residents attend the United Brethren church dedication at East Springfield and comment on its improved appearance and size.
The body of Mrs John Paisley, who died of fever while visiting relatives in the west, was brought home Monday and buried in Bergholz cemetery after services. She leaves a husband and young child. The community notes several local moves and visits including Rev R A Pelt moving to Rockford Ohio to preach, James Tipton moving into Pelt's house, Mrs James Wycoff visiting Henry Freed and wife, and Harry Bowers returning from Wellsville.
Joseph Johnson moves into his new house in the East End as Mayor Johnson recovers his health. Fred Wilsons purchase five new pianos from Mr. Cumming of Cadiz. Mrs. Helen McLean returns home after a extended visit with relatives in New York.
The column reports fine weather and silo filling, a farewell party for Mr and Mrs G A Cole with late refreshments, a six o'clock dinner for D W Stevenson and family, local shoppers in the city, proud parents of a twin girl born October 4 1912, Miss Oma Mayes visiting, and Ernie Stark losing two fingers in a coin shredder incident.
Miss Kittie Siward returns home then takes charge of Hopewell public school replacing resigning Mids Lowry. Several relatives visit from Toronto Steubenville Martin's Ferry and Rockport. Diptheria outbreak quarries home quarantine. MEF Church plans Oct 19 musical fundraiser. Farmers finish sowing wheat and harvest corn for bumper crop. A local Meppan reports a curious apple tree with blooms on one limb.
Mrs Catherine Billman spends weeks with daughter in East Liverpool. Bessie Lowry visits Mary Lewis in Wellsville. Redding returns from Lisbon area Sunday visit. Ora and Bessie Carson weekend in Chester. Ruth Lowry visits and Mrs Frank Saltsman in Wellsville. Van Dyke visits Wallsville relatives. McGrail and daughters visit Wm Carson in Richmond. Frank Jackson calls on friends in Irondale Saturday. Mrs Charles Cain visits George Cain on Bacon Run. Edna Carson elected Pine Grove Sunday school representative for county convention in Steubenville.
Annapolis and nearby residents figure in a patchwork of visits and events. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Adrian of Germany pass through town to visit relatives near Mt Hope. Mr. and Mrs. T H Jones attend Cadiz fair and stay with Mr. and Mrs. Martin of Cadiz No 2. Jessie and Elsie McKee and Ethel Polen attend Cadiz fair. Four scarlet fever cases prompted brief school closures with hope no further spread. Mrs. Howard Hoffman of Steubenville visits aunt Mrs Margaret Gauer. Barr of Scio and Kuhn of Millers are business visitors. Jennie and Harry Fulton dine with Miss Mary Fulton. Marie Lindemuth visits Barnesville home folks. George Allensworth and daughter from Annapolis visit his parents. Russell Johnson of Steubenville calls on friends. Edna and Bessie Lowmiller, students in Jewett, visit home folks. Mrs. F E Miser and Mrs. S P Fulton shop in Steubenville. Regular church services planned at the M E church Sunday.
The notice lists Lutheran services on Oct 19 at ten, invites all to attend. Grange meeting Oct 14 urged members to bring celery and cabbage for a program. Social visits include Mrs. Katie Eagan Goode’s visit to Mrs. Margaret Gault, and Mrs. Swan and Mrs. Ferrell at Unionport. Several locals attended events in Jefferson and East Springfield. neighbors Frank Miser, Paul Fulton, Harold Swan, and others are noted as present at various gatherings.
The Ladies Aid Society of Hopewell will host an entertainment in the church on Saturday evening, October 19, with a musical travesty and literary treats. General admission is 25 cents, children half. Ice cream and cake will be on sale after the show. Notable social notes follow, including visits and travel among area residents and a warm welcome home for the Hopewell church pastor Rev E Simpson.
Bloomfield notes include a lecture by Rev. John Rutledge of Cleveland on October 12, church services October 13 with special musical features, and a public sale on J. T. Copeland farm October 17 with free lunch. Local visits, church events, and community notices populate the column with many names and small-town happenings.
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