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Newspaper
The Rittman Press
Location
Rittman, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1915
Page
5
Eastern schedules list eastbound No. 200 to Akron at 9 28 a m and No. 16 to Akron at 4 40 p m westbound No. 15 to Dayton at 3 01 p m and No. 7 to Chicago at 8 26 p m that day.
Train times listed for Cleveland Chicago Wheeling Akron and Massillon with flag stop indicator. Daily No 1 to Cleveland at 6 44 am No 15 to Chicago 10 40 pm No 12 to Wheeling 8 20 am No 4 to Akron 5 42 pm No 2 Massillon 6 11 pm Central Standard Time
The infant daughter of Mr and Mrs L Basinger is improving after illness. Mrs Henry Smoyer mailed berries. An unusual balloon ascent is expected in Rittman on July 4 with real man aboard. Uncalled letters at the post office include Howard Liam Clark Henderson John Bust. Memorial events, races, band concerts, and fireworks are planned for the Fourth. Mrs I M Tull is recovering from surgery at Wooster hospital. Harry Mittersbaugh reports a $40,000 gain in personal property for Milton township, the largest yet. E F E Haskins expands hotel, restaurant, ice cream business in Rittman. Creston plans a 42000 bond for a new school. Doylestown seeks to join Chippewa district. Assessors will be elected next November with municipal officers. Charles H Stockton speaks at George Washington University commencement. Bert Gordon takes over Boling Brothers’ blacksmith shop on South Main. Fifteen farmers near Oatwell will light their homes with electricity. W B Weaver bids for a new high school at Norton Center. Wesley Kreighbaum wins with 19409 bid. Work to begin on structure. A severe storm impacted the area Sunday afternoon.
Irvin Fritz spent Sunday at Worns ter Mr S. C. Bauman and Ezra Beery were Akron yertors Thursday Viril Tlinzae spent Monday with his grandpa Ro Bauman Miss Inez Kauffman spent a few days at home Mr Oakley Shafer viited friends in town Saturday and Sunday Mrs Tlenry Lendy and children spent last Thursday at Wadsworth Charley Martin and wife of Akron spent Sunday with his mother here Miss Gladys Hickes spent a few days last week with her grandma Mrs Oswald in Akron Miss Roma Mougey visited her sister in Akron several days last week J A Bender of the Erie meat market entertained his father from Akron one day last week Charles Turner wife and son Dale left Sunday night for Whitehall Mich on a fishing trip Mrs John J Shook and brother of Marshallville visited Chas Shook and family Friday Miss Hazel Kurtz Hattie Smith and Ruth Sigler visited fiends in Barberton Sunday Miss Iva Adams of Batson visited with her brothers here a few days the past week Messrs Charles Rahrer and Howard Qualman visited in Canton Sunday Mrs Kable of Loram was a Sunday caller at F Gis singer John Green of Wadsworth spent Sunday evening with Miss Emma Blatter Mr Elmer Bodager wife and ter Monday P F Clapper and family attended memorial services at Wadsworth Sunday Mr and Mrs Ewing and two children of Norwalk are visiting Joe Burger and family this week Mr Sam Somisel of Holmes county spent Saturday and Sunday with James Turner and family Webster Mongey left Tuesday for Mt Clemens and Lake Nepessing Michigan to be gone a week or more Carl and Philip Fritz from Wooster spent from Saturday until Monday with their grandma at Shinersburg
In a region rattled by a heavy storm hundreds of autos left in ditches along the seasome. A local editor received a gift box of strawberries from a fruit farm, described as the finest ever. Memorial exercises in Wadsworth drew thousands with the Owl's Band and the Bittman boys earning praise. Various residents and visitors, including Akron, Barberton, and Ashland locals, were noted for trips, arrests for perjury, and weekend travels to Chippewa Lake and Cleveland.
Business locals note Smoke Tyler No 9 cigar and a 5¢ cigar. Joe Gainar offers a free pocket knife. Harpster's restaurant adds a toe business and hosts a sale for the small boy with freerackers available.
Classified snippet offers paid wants in Sohitan Ten for 21 words or less. Three weeks for 25 cents. Additional words cost one half cent each. Notes no law restricting book accounts.
For sale listing notes a new five room pit ta and a three room house on Main Street. Inquiries on premises at the first house south of the B and O railroad.
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