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Newspaper
The Rittman Press
Location
Rittman, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1927
Page
5
The Ritz Grange held a picnic June 8 in Hoover's Hagen south of town. Weather and crowd were ideal with 114 partaking in a dinner featuring a wide array of delectables produced on Wayne and nearby farms.
James B Galehouse advertised as auctioneer in Rittman and as embalmer offering services. The notice lists contact phones and advertising details typical of a small town professional directory entry.
Brother Ezra Steiner earned praise for ready grounds at the Medina picnic while Esther Anderson led races and contests from running to tug of war and ball throwing. Eighteen Rittman patrons attended Stark-Wayne Pomona Grange in Nimishillen near Canton. Attendance neared 600 despite weather. Wayne County Pomona Grange to meet Baughman Grange in July.
Bud Holderbaum was arrested and brought before Judge Jones on a charge of contributing to the delinquency of a minor. He was sentenced to six months in the county jail and fined ten dollars plus costs.
Lesson for June 19 temperance study cites First Peter 2 11 3 1 7 3 Love worketh no ill to neighbor and Romans 13 10 focusing on Christian conduct as pilgrims and citizens. It urges abstaining from fleshly lusts submitting to civil authority honoring all people loving the brotherhood and fearing God while enduring suffering and living by the will of God.
Marshallville residents and visitors from Canal Fulton Akron Pittsburgh and Canton were observed engaging in social visits attending church events and attending meetings. Notable names include Mr and Mrs WA OBrien Mrs DP R Stevie Mrs S Sohner Earl Walsh Mary Ridabaugh and Carrie Nisely. The community also mentions a Perry Houser coal mine startup and a wedding in Havland Paulding Co.
Legal notice invites sealed bids for water mains extension bonds by the Village of Rittman Wayne County Ohio. Bids due June 25 1987 noon, with payment terms up to ten years and six percent interest. Bonds issued under Ohio law and village ordinance 1927 to fund Grandview Allotment water works. Newberry clerk. May 24 26 1987.
A terse, scrambled excerpt presents religious language about Christ and inner joy. Phrases like dwell within you like a well of living water and rejoice appear in disjointed form, suggesting a devotional or meditative fragment attributed to McGregor.
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