Wednesday Personal Notes From The Burgettstown Fair
In Steubenville and nearby towns residents share social happenings. Rev L H Stewart visited Tuesday evening in the city. Numerous guests and visitors from Allegheny Canonsburg New Castle and Wheeling attend events and see relatives in Washington county and nearby towns. A wedding is noted near Fernwood and several locals travel for health visits business and leisure as part of daily life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. H. Stewart
Thomas Ferry
Irondale
Blanche Colline
Miller's
E. R. Criss
New Kensington
Sam McCombs
Burgettstown Fair
Bess Roth
Margaret Bleadinghizer
Allegheny
Frank Do
Joshua’ Merrié
South Fifth Street
E. Jo Helms
Michigan
Ajex Hanlin
New Salisbury
Treniale
Emma
Walter Buehagen
Zion Helpers
Linden Avenue
Hugh Hanna
Philadelphia
T. H. Hanna
Winfiea Yocum
Peoria
John Yoculm
Alikana
Maud Stee
Ellen Coburn
Attamont
Clara Vale
Columbus
Mary McCormick
Charles Grove
California
R. G. Howerter
Anson Campbell
W. J. Thomas
P. McInty
Pacific Coast
San Francisco Stone and Lumber Company
Sahil
Georgia
J. W. Jordan
Varket Street
Seville
Thomas Bell
Elizabeth W. Bell
Miss. Watson
George Clark
Beirce Clark
Abby Rutledge
Claire Buchagen
Horace G. Smith
Mt. Pleasant
H. B. Small
la Telle View
J. T. Plattenbere
New Cumberland
John L. Vance
Ohio River
Katherine Burns
Wheeling Island
Ed F. Feist
Mt. Clemens
Mich
George Hays
Indianapolis
Ind
Blanche Elliott
Irene Howard
Wilberforce College
Lessie Banks
Howard University
W.S
Justin A. Moore
James Workman
Young Ladies’ Missionary Society
United Presbyterian Church
Frank Ericson
Washington, Street
Musgrove
M. J. Cook
Hinton
W. Va
Steubenville
Hattie Griffin
Louis Clark
Manetta
Ernest Mackey
New Castle
Wr Mackey
Knights of Pythias
North Fourth Street
Altamont
Jean White
Wheeling
May
Nell O'Donnell
Martin's Ferry
Helena Caniff
Court News: Complex suits and claims filed in 1892 docket
Gesner L. F. Miller seeks to vacate a judgment against James E. Finley and T. B. Finley on a 2221.20 promissory note alleging misrepresentation and usurious interest. Lizzie Woods Bag sues coal interests to seize property to satisfy a 150 damage judgment. Albert Thorpe seeks injunction and accounting among coal firm defendants. Plivit buys ninth in Ruthven Coal Co., claims $3009 loss and seeks settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gartiefia L. F. Miller
James E
T. B. Finley
James E. Finley
T. BR. Finley
District of Columbia
James F. Caton
West & West
Lizzie Woods Bag
Pittsburg Coal Co
Monongahela River Consolidated Coal Co
Wabash, Pittsburg Terminal Ry. Co
Justice Love
W. C. Brown
Albert Thorpe
Ezra
Levi Deal
Iron City Coal & Coke Co
C. W. Wilson
Alban
Fox accused of looting bank and vowing repayment
A Pomeroy special reports Fox accused of looting the bank of 175000 dollars promising to repay creditors. The Cleveland Leader notes his pledge to make good the funds and hints at shifting sentiment as repayment nears completion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Eifab
Cleveland
Ae Fox
Deras
Nie
Bank boss faces removal clash after Fox aims rebuild
In Middleport tensions rise as assignee N F Reed resists removal amid efforts to recover depositor funds from the failed Farmers Bank. Prosecutor Miller vows ongoing criminal action against Fox while Fox pledges to pay creditors and reopen a new bank on the old site with funds from relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. F. Reed
Farmers’ Bank and Trust Company
Fogays
Neec
Reed
Miller
Fox
Middleport
Ohio Republicans rely on local orators for campaign effort
Columbus October 2. County chairmen must depend on local talent as national speakers will be limited. Secretary Malloy announced that managers must arrange meetings with homegrown orators since few national figures can attend. The state committee plans to publish a list of 300 approved Ohio native speakers for local use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
John R. Malloy
Republican
New York
National Republican Committee
Ohio
Shaw
Beveridge
Cannon
Sherman
Malloy
Local Realty Transfers Across Steubenville and Vicinity
A sequence of conveyances lists Joel W Wood to Henry B Clark Irondale Lot 625 Chas H Melching and wife to Roy L McClare Steubenville property 1300 John W Fleming and wife to Isaac N Close Island Creek Township 3500 Martin Young and wife to D F Heaton Mt Pleasant Township 1 John McClare to Emma Carter Steubenville property 1600 Edward McLister to Anna Yurick Mingo Junction Lot 800 The Mingo Junction Realty Co to W Arthur McGough Lot Mingo Junc tion 300 Nancy A Smith to John W Stafford and wife Lots Steubenville Township 700 Anna Bell Litten et al to Granite Improvement Co tract land Warren Township 1000 John T Scott et al to Granite Improvement Co tract land Warren Township 800 Minnie M Beany et al to Eli Porter Sr Lot New Alexandria 50 James O Brien to Matthew O Brien one sixth interest Steubenville Lot 350 John J Buchanan and wife to A Bucy land Warren Township 300 George B Buchanan and wife to A Bucy land Warren Township 269John McClare to Jessie M Hunter Lot Steubenville 560 Jessie M Hunter to Chas A McFeely Lot Steubenville 300 Samuel O Neil and wife to O Neil Coal Mining Co 4 and a fraction acres Smithfield Township 1590 O Neil Coal Mining company to W F E Coal Mining company 172 acres coal land Smithfield Township
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joel W. Wood
Henry B. Clark
Irondale
Chas. H. Melching
Roy L. McClare
Steubenville
John W. Fleming
Isaac N. Close
Island Creek
Martin Young
D. F. Heaton
Mt. Pleasant Township
John McClare
Emma Carter
Edward
Warren Township
Minnie M. Beany
Eli Porter, Sr
New Alexandria
James O'Brien
Matthew O’brien
John J. Buchanan
O A Bucy
George B. Buchanan
A. Bucy
Jessie M. Hunter
Jessie M Hunter
Chas. A. McFeely
Samuel O'Neil
O'Neil Coal Mining Co
Smithfield
Electric power to replace steam at New York Central
Delaware class rush leaves three students seriously injured. Buck Andrews returns to Congress as New Mexico delegate. Question raised about Bryan Hearst alliance. Ohio contributed 350000 troops in Civil War with 15 percent killed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delaware
Buck Andrews
Congress
New Mexico
City Officials Warned on Illegal Expenditures by Auditor
City Auditor Bing issued a statewide warning to all city officials about strict prohibitions on personal or indirect interest in city expenditures. The notice quotes sections from various statutes outlining disqualification, penalties, and potential imprisonment for violations, urging officers to ensure compliance during audits and payments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bing
Ono
Court Matters in Mingo Junction Injunction Fight on Road Plan
In a response, Mingo Junction denies the road improvement is to shield plaintiff property and says it will only raise value with a paved 30 foot wide street. The suit claims disruption to abutting landowners and seeks dissolution of the injunction. Several cases noted include Alvin Smith vs. Edward P. Smith with report of Commissioners and sale order, Southern Ohio Loan & Trust Co. vs. Ira Hurter decree, Ford vs. American Bridge Co. ruling for plaintiff as administrator, Lowery cases, and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. McKee
Mingo Junction
Alvin Smith
Edward P. Smith
W. R. Aiban
Wm. B. Fithen
Glens Run Coal Company
Flint & Walling Company
John Cope
Wabash Shops Move Drafted for Eastern Line
Plans for new Wabash railroad shops expand to Mingo Junction or Pittsburg with costs around 2 000 000. Officials Worthington and Mc Masters tour the Decatur shops as a model for a possible Justus cut off project while examining eastern lines near Toledo. Gould may delay his own inspection again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wabash
Mingo Junction
Pittsburg
Justis
Wheeling & Lake Erie Railroad
B. A. Worthington
W. H. McMasters
Toedo
Justus
Westside Belt
Gould
Worthington
Party
Decatur
Ohio
George J. Gould
Political Boss Doom Hinted In Tipton and Hearst Alliances
Indications mount that the corporation boss in politics is doomed as Tipton seeks the American cup and an American bride. Hearst declares candidacy for Independence League while the Democratic party lags. Moody plans lawsuits against railroads over safety devices. Ohio claims more soldiers in the war of 1812 than all New England states combined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hearst
Independence League
Democratic Party
Ohio
New England
Bosses Arrested In Job Fraud Case At La Belle Iron Works
John Winnovic and Edward O Donnell were arrested on a state warrant charging false pretenses to obtain steady work at La Belle iron works. Sam Yonich alleged they promised steady jobs but employed him briefly and discharged him. The case echoes earlier mill practices of selling jobs to the highest bidder among foreign laborers. The article also notes Miss Brown’s temperance work and White Ribbon activities during her stay in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Winnovic
Edward O'Donnell
Fron
Squire Frentiss
Sam Yoniich
la Belle
Yontich
O'Donnell
Two Boys Given Suspended Sentences In Juvenile Case
In a juvenile court proceeding Judge McCeary adjudged James Simpson guilty of larceny of brass from the La Belle Iron works and sentenced him to the boys’ Industrial school, but suspended the sentence on condition of better conduct. Albert Clark received a similar suspension for the same charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Simpson
Scott
la Belle Iron Works
Boys’ Industrial School
McCeary
Albert Clark
Belle BrownVisits Steubenville WCTU Org Meet
Belle Brown county president of the White Ribbon club spent September in Steubenville touring many members. She urged adoption of the Jones Branneck petition work to remove saloons from residential districts. Brown spoke at a parlor meeting hosted by Mr Bullock on Washington Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steubenville
Belle ©. Brown
Jones-Branneck
Miss Browne
Mr. Bullock
Washington Street
Misquoted Bishop Defends Bible Comment in Michigan Diocese
Bishop Charles D. Williams of the Episcopal Diocese of Michigan denies being quoted as calling the Bible the most prolife source of unbelief. He says he warned against a single view and urged reading the scriptures thoughtfully to find God’s word.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles D. Williams
Episcopal Diocese of
Michigan
St. Paul's Church
Wtta
Robert Ingersell
Bishop Williams
Robert Intergoll
God
Old Engineer Isaac Bell Retired After 41 Years Service
Isaac Bell, one of the Panhandle's oldest engineers, was placed on the retired list after forty-one years on the throttle. He recalls long service from the Steubenville & Indiana line, started on horse and cart, rose to engineer, and will receive about sixty dollars monthly by pension after physicians in Chicago Cincinnati and Columbus approved the retirement order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isaac Bell
Panhandle
Mr. Bell
Alprichsville
Steubenville
Steubenville & Indiana
Crad
Dennison
Newark
Ulrichsville
Bell
Chicago
Cincinnati
Columbus
Turner Case Heard As Daughter Testifies At Immorality Hearing
Witnesses from upriver towns describe Sadie Little house reputation in Steubenville hearing for William H. Turner charged with inducing his 14 year old daughter Nellie to visit the house for immoral purposes. Turner waives further hearing and is bound over to the county court in $1,000 bond. multiple witnesses testified about the establishment’s bad reputation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Turner
Nelle
Ekeyville
Scott
Sadie Little
Turner
Kern
Alban
Frank Casey
Little House
Mrs. Little
Empire
Nellie M. Turner
Steubenville
Marshal Kirkbride
Anne Cenn
Griffith
New Cumberland
Sugar Grove
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Will George
Gill Hospital
Lune Harvard
Emma Campbell
Massilon
Haward Bair
Cynthiana
Uriah Bair
Paltimore
Byrne
Holy Name Church
North Wheeling
Father Weizaratt
Holy Name
Louis
Kilmeyer
Bride
Pyari
Stenhenville
George Miller
Raymond H. Anderson
Third Ward
Mariah Lockhart
Wellsburg
Anderson
George Sack Factory
Wellsburg Herald
Margeret
William Bell
North Fifth Street
Harry. W. Gruber
Fernwood
Hamline Church
J. A. Ulman
Oratory
New York Central
Bryan
M. C
Thei Jg
R. S
Mer
Pittsburg Steel
Tipton
Moody
Forneigner
MP Church
Miss Brown
Christ
White Ribbon
Witter
Haviour
Steuben
Ville
Robert Inger
Soll
Bible
Ike Bell
Indiana Line
News and Comment
House
Cuba
General Shafter
Youngstown
Ice Combine
Platt
Depew
Wiliams
Teddy
Sussex County
Connors
Democratic State Committee
New York Sun
Redmond
Murphy Cerainty
Masons
Taft
Belmont County
Tom Sawyer
San Francisco
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