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Newspaper
The Marion Daily Mirror
Location
Marion, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1908
Page
3
Local notes from Prospect through Marion Chronicle a busy week with social calls and visitors. Names include Madge Drumm Richwood Mrs Anna Mohr North Lewi Wry and many others. Work on C D M overhead bridge near Delaware progresses weather permitting. Persistent travel and family visits mark the period with several relocations and new positions noted.
LaRue LaRue December reports Marvin Leslie travels to Toledo for several days. Roy Clark returns to Marysville after time in the village. Donald Lingo of Delaware visits over the weekend. Mim Nonnie Smiley and Mrs Merbert Blue go to Marion for the day. Wohin Arentriel from Tiffin visits relatives in the village. Clewis George Kayh and Carl Glark attend the stock show in Chicago recently. John Merkley of New York City returns home after a short visit to the Shem River area. Maggie Scott and Miss Ann attend Chapman services in Marion. Wm. Paulnaught of Richwood owns property here. The day’s talk includes a plan with W Crawford and Thos Leonard departing for Lorain.
Dec 24 program The Prince of Peace will be presented at St John Reformed Church with Christmas services planned. The time and visiting details mention Miss Ella Lowmiller and Mrs. O D Kennedy visiting relatives, while parishioners prepare a social program for the season.
Caledonia reports social and civic happenings including meetings at the M E church and Pythian Sister lodge, a candidate’s master degree, and new boiler work at the light plant. Residents travel to Cleveland Columbus and California while others care for a horse, a hip injury, and estate administration in Mt Gilead. Work delays due to cold weather push plant readiness to January.
Agosta and nearby towns report guest visits including Mr. Bart Baker of Mt. Gilead and Mrs. Loa Carmone of Columbus. Promotion day at M B Sunday School, forty diplomas awarded. Trips to Chicago stock show by LaRue residents. Dance planned for Dec 17 and skating at Nimequa pond attract many youths.
Richwood and Dunkirk residents visit relatives in Ohio as several small trips occur during the week. Carrie Hamilton finds a purse and arranges return for owner, while Mrs. T. J. Livingston and family return from London after a visit. Mrs. Charles Weaver and Eugene stay with Joseph Woolum near Magnetic Springs. Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Rapp travel to Columbus for family affairs. An obituary notes the sudden death of Mrs. Henry M. Wright due to heart trouble. Also, a local pharmacy advertises Holton’s Rocky Mountain Tea and Beskel’s new food product at the rear of the Court House with contact details.
Urges readers to start Christmas shopping now at a wide store offering jewelry brass novelties handkerchiefs cut glass gloves umbrellas silks perfumes hosiery millinery furs and more. Promises broad, sensible gift options with complete departments and better presents than elsewhere. Come Monday.
Men’s Combination Seta with arm bands and garters offered in a fancy box priced at 50 cents. A complete new line of men’s ties features fresh shapes and colors at 20 or 50 cents. Ready to wear padded muff and reefer style mufflers in black and white offered from 50 cents to 1.50 dollars.
A big window event Monday will showcase hundreds of jewelry novelties imported directly from the old world. The collection includes hair combs, brooches, Lavellieres, necklaces, rings, clocks, belt buckles, coral beads, cameos, amber, jade, rhinestone pieces and more. Pieces from Paris, Berlin, Pforzheim and Goblen will be shown in the French Shop on the fourth floor and in the regular jewelry department on the first floor.
The Home Store announces a money saving event featuring 350 women suits 160 misses suits 60 junior suits and 36 children suits all freshly made within two weeks. Garments from New York high class makers come in broadcloths worsteds diagonals cassimeres and fancy suiting fabrics in sizes 12 to 18 for misses and 00 to 44 for women in multiple colors.
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