Rittman Beehive of Industry Advances in Building
Rittman continues heavy construction with six carloads of lumber at Shook yard and three more this week. Foundations progress at J J Gannon and Dr Toland residences while Realty block gains rear entrance work. Salt works and boxboard plant add permanent structures. W G Spade home nears completion and Pleasant View sees grading sewers and walks.
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Rittman
J. J. Gannon
Dr. Toland
Salt Works
W. G. Spade
Main Street
Pleasant View
Ohio Avenue
Supt Longenecker to Move to Rittman
Dalton Gazette reports longtime superintendent of Dalton schools has resigned after eight years to relocate to Rittman. He improved the district from third to first grade and is praised for moral influence. The paper notes he previously led Rittman schools and welcomes him and his wife Ada Hershey Longenecker back to the area.
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Dalton Gazette
Longenecker
Rittman
Board of Education
the Gazette
Ada Hershey
Steiner Reunion At Ulrich Steiner Farm In Orrville
Tenth annual Steiner family reunion set for Thursday June 12 at the Ulrich Steiner home three miles northwest of Orrville. Friends and relatives invited with baskets, rides arranged for distant guests. PE Sremer president and W Beery secretary.
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Ulrich Steiner
Orrville
Steeler Leads In Hitting As Steelers Prep For Orrville
Sunday game scheduled against Orrville with rain postponement noted. Fash baugh and Sigler shine in base pil fering while Sigler faces disputed calls at the plate. Helm and Garver added as left handed pitcher and catcher, aiming to boost hitting and scoring with a late start due to dedication services.
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Steeler
Fashbaugh
Sigler
Turner
Kelch
Doylestown
Jack
Owens
Johnnie
Helm
Garver
Orrville
U. Ib
Township Board of Education Names New Teachers
The township board met at Rittman on Monday and filled vacancies by hiring Bertha Steiner for No 5 Ora Liechty for No 6 Glenn King for No 7 and Claire Maine for No 9 Directors McConnell Liechty Lance Steele and Gillman and Clerk Smith presided.
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Township Board of Education
Rittman
Bertha Steiner
Ora Liechty
Glenn_King
Claire Maine
McConnell, Liechty
Lance, Steele
Gillman
Clerk Smith
Infant Vida Fern Hosler Dies at Eight Months
Vida Fern Hosler born December 24 1912 twin to Warren Hosler and Pearl Mougey Hosler died June 1 1913 at five months eight days from pneumonia. Funeral services were held Tuesday at home by Rev Wilson and burial followed at Lower Cemetery near Marshallville. Floral tributes came from Anita Mougey Susie Wright Carrie Shane and Ella Whitman all in white guiding the baby’s casket.
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Vida Fern Hosler
Warren Hosler
Pearl Mougey Hosler
Rev. Wilson
Marshallville
Anita Mougey
Susiel Wright
Carrie Shane
Ella Whitman
Card of Thanks from Mr. and Mrs. Warren Hosler
Mr. and Mrs. Warren Hosler express sincere thanks to all who assisted during the illness and death of their baby girl and to neighbors, the choir, and a friend for many kindnesses shown.
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Warren Hosler
Council Minutes Signal Long Session on Streets and Sewers
The council met Monday night with most members present except Brenneman and debated Main Street grading and sewer projects. It authorized Hamlin to lay sewers on Main Street and Ohio Avenue and to supervise quarantine measures. A levy of 6626.20 was placed on the village valuation to fund the coming year, with 115.50 in bills paid.
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Brenneman
Main Street
Rittman Realty Company Ly
Pleasant View
Hamlin
Ohio Avenue
Village Board of Education Elects Teachers
At the village board meeting Monday Miss Louisa Weckesser was elected 4th grade teacher at 50 dollars and Miss Elizabeth Liechty 3rd grade at 40 dollars. Members Hagerman Faber Petit and King were present with Lance absent.
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Village Board of Education
Louisa Weckesser
Elizabeth Liechty
Hagerman, Faber, Petit and
King
Lance
Easton Depot Burglarized Amid Regular Thefts
Thieves broke into the B. and O. depot at Easton on Sunday night and carried off freight consigned to merchant Chas Mann, but no cash was stolen. The depot has become a frequent target for these burglars with alarming regularity.
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Easton
Chas. Mann
Railroad Accident Injures Morris Swartz at Ohio Avenue Crossing
Morris Swartz junk dealer of Wadsworth was struck by Erie Railroad train 15 while attempting to cross at Ohio avenue Tuesday. His wagon was demolished. a front-seat companion and the team escaped unharmed. Swartz suffered a crushed arm and leg, facial and head injuries and was taken to Wadsworth on train 16.
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Morris Swartz
Wadsworth
Erie Railroad
Ohio Avenue
Swartz
Two New Restaurants Openings in Rittman
Lance Brothers buy the Hull restaurant and add new furniture creating a fine corner room. H Fixler plans a Beichler block restaurant with oak and marble furnishings arriving. opening date awaits full preparation. Harve vows no more promises until readiness. Eleven second floor rooms will host regular and transient guests.
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Lance Brothers
Hull
H. Fixler
Beichler Block
Decoration Day at Marshallville Observed with Band and Speeches
Memorial Day observance in Marshallville featured a band concert songs and speeches plus a flower march. An incident occurred when Albert Berg drove a frightened colt through East Market Street before stopping at the railroad crossing. The cornet notes and crowd were disrupted then Berg disciplined the exhausted animal amid questions about animal mistreatment.
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Albert Berg
East Market Street
Berg
School Children Polite Conduct Urged After Train Misconduct
Rittman and Easton students who rode a B and O passenger train were seen littering peanut shells and jeering the brakeman. The note urges gentlemanly and ladylike decorum on public transport, warning further incidents should be avoided.
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Rittman and Easton
Boy born to Breneman couple Tuesday night
A son was born Tuesday night to Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Breneman. The family welcomed a new member in what local records note as a happy arrival.
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W. M. Brenneman
Public Sale Notice for ill health in North Sterling
Public sale at the Burns home in North Sterling on Saturday June 7 1913 at 1 p m features two bookcases couch sewing machine extension table kitchen cabinet heating stove gas range washing machine wringer lawn mower beds chairs and many household items with terms of cash under five dollars and six months on larger sums with securities read by Mrs Florence Jrence Burns.
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North Sterling
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PE. Sremer
I, W
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Harpster
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Shook
Ketch
Dearolf
Dull
Moore
Township Board of Education Meets
U. B
W. J. Patterson
Canton
Landay P.reed
Alliance, CO
Rittman Savings Bank
Reed Rockers
Hanes & Ebert
Realty
Elorence Jrence Burns
Rittman Band
St. Ann's Church
Knights of Honor
U B. Church
WEISS
Akron
South Main Street
Savings & Loan Co
Summit County
The
Akron Savings & Loan Co
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