Convoy Circuit Baptisms Reported At New Cemetery
Six members of the M. and Church of Convoy circuit were baptized in the lake at the new cemetery yesterday by the Rev. L. H. Lindsay. A petition circulates for Cyrus Wilkinson’s parole from a burglary sentence. Blan Port Bulletin notes a horse shipped to Lima for Clark Longsworth and Bruce Oyler and mentions a boycott of electric cars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Austin
Lima
Clark Longsworth
Bruce Oyler
Boycot
Cyrus Wilkinson
M. &. Church
Convoy Circuit
New Cemetery
L. H. Lindsay
Town Hosts Evacuees From Johns Town Disaster
An elderly woman and her son, strangers to the city, arrived Tuesday seeking relatives near Venedocia after losing family and possessions in the Johns town disaster. Guests of W. H. Hughes, they headed on to visit friends. Meanwhile George Jordon leaves Hotel Marsh barber shop to open a new shop across the Jordan next Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnstown
Venedocia
W. H. Hughes
George Jordon
Hotel Marsh
Jordon
West Side
George
Heyman
la. S. L
Van Wert Fourth Celebrations Likely Abroad or Quiet
Van Wert will likely skip Fourth of July events as committees report little funding and rail lines offer cheap rates elsewhere. J C Turner owns Payne property where drillers hit a strong mineral water vein at 200 feet, water rising fourteen feet above ground. Turner travels to Payne to complete the transfer for the town to acquire the well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Wert
van Werters
J. C. Turner
Payne
Paulding Lodge Members Enter I O O F Encampment
Three Paulding men Oatland McCartney and Snyder earned the I O O F encampment degree on Tuesday night. Bystanders were startled by their reception upstairs though reports that an initiate slept in the calaboose are false, the culprit being a visiting man from another town. Irank Higley of Latty and Karns of Paulding also attended the lodge event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paulding
Messrs
Oatland
McCartney
Snyder
Calaboose
Irank Higley
Latty
Karns
Lodge
English siblings reunite after 55 years in Ridge township
A. B. Moncrief, longtime Ridge township farmer, welcomes his sister and her daughter who arrived from England last Saturday. The brothers and sisters had not met for about 55 years. The sister plans to visit another brother in Denver, Colorado before returning to England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. B. Moncrief
Ridge Township
England
Denver
Colorado
Death of Samuel B. Jones Near Town
Samuel B. Jones a well known citizen died at his home two miles south of town at 12 15 last Tuesday of cancer. He had suffered from the disease for several years and was about 69 years old. He leaves five children. five preceded him in death. Funeral services were at the East End Friends church at 2 o clock Wednesday with burial in Miami county Thursday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel B. Jones
Mr. Jones
Miami County
East End
Friend’s Church
Lima
Will Sherman
Neosho
Emma Hufford
Ada
Lizzie Drake
Middlepoint
O. L. Blachley
Washington
Penn
R. B. Jones
Troy
Julia E. Jones
Economy
Ind
A. W. Baker
Matie
Frank Gleason
Bertha
Warsaw
Emma Circle
Shanes Crossing
Missouri
van Wert
J. M. Stutsman
Bert Stutsman
Dayton
Van Wert minister honored as Wooster University trustee
Rev. E. K. Work, a Van Wert pastor and Wooster University alumnus, was elected to the university board of trustees at a recent meeting. The board comprises Ohio’s leading ministers and the selection signals strong regard for his qualifications and early service on the governing body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Van
Quiet Wedding at John Jackson Residence
Last Sunday a pleasant wedding occurred at the residence of Mr. John Jackson near Enterprise. Groom J. C. Hullinger and bride Miss Jennie Jackson exchanged vows in a quiet ceremony conducted by Rev. Mr. Wolf with relatives and friends from Van Wert St. Wayne Shanes Crossing and Enterprise in attendance. Numerous presents were given and the couple will establish housekeeping in a new West Side home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Jackson
Enterprise
J. C. Hullinger
Jennie Jackson
van Wert
St. Wayne
Shanes Crossing
Wolf
Teachers Institute to Convene at Middlepoint
The county Teachers Institute will be held at Middlepoint starting July 29 for one week. The executive committee has arranged a promising program with Dr. Alston Ellis, a State Board of Examiners member, joining Prof. Cowgill and Hufford as instructors. The public is invited to attend the full week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teachers’ Institute
County
Middlepoint
Alston Ellis
Ellis
State Board of Examiners
Cowgill
Hufford
Soputa Vance
Avam Hiry
A. A. Mansuto
Owen Evans Wedding Sealed With Simple Delphos Sendoff
The marriage of Elmer R. Owen of Newark Ohio and Maggie Jane Evans of Venedocia occurred last Thursday the 20th at the bride’s father D W Evans residence. The Rev Thomas Roberts officiated with bride’s twin brothers T C and J E Evans escorting and Edith Jones of Gomer playing the wedding match. About seventy five relatives attended. After supper the couple drove to Delphos to meet the 9 15 eastbound train amid many valuable gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer R. Owen
Newark
Maggie Jane Evans
Venedocia
D. W. Evans
Thos. Roberts
Plymouth
T. C
J. E. Evans
Edith Jones
Celina Electors Vote Over Gas Plant Purchase
The Celina electors held a close town vote on buying the natural gas plant, with a 32 vote margin in a total around 425. The current holders of the street franchise and five year lighting contract fear a freeze out if the town builds a new plant, likely to be decided in court. Ground Coffee sells for LS cents per pound at Slade's. Abraham L. Mauk of Green River Wyoming and Lida L. Boyer were wed at the bride's Sycamore street home at 7 30 PM. C P Richey J P officiated. The couple will stay about a month before moving to Wyoming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Celina
Abraham L. Mauk
Green River
Wyoming
Lida L. Boyer
Sycamore Street
C. P. Richey
J. P
Handsome Frescoed Church Now Refurbished Edifice
The Lutheran church here has been frescoed and repaired. The choir platform moved to the auditorium front and a new carpet will soon be laid. The church now stands as a well furnished edifice reflecting the energy of its members.
Death of Mrs. James Strother in York township
Mrs. James Strother living six miles southeast of town in York township died yesterday. The funeral will be held tomorrow. She was a highly estimable woman and leaves a husband and two small children, the youngest just a few weeks old, without a wife and mother to care for them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Strother
York Township
Van Wert Delegation Fails to Push Tudor for Governor
The Van Wert delegation urged Col. I. R. Tudor’s name be placed before the State Convention for Governor, but he declined and hid behind the delegation to avoid a stampede. The Col. is regarded as a great man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Wert
Col. I. R. Tudor
Van Wert Boy In Luck Takes Jackson Teaching Post
Will Chambers a York township resident and former penmanship teacher at a Mount Vernon Iowa college has accepted a position in Jackson Mississippi with a salary of 1200 dollars and has departed to assume the new duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Chambers
York Township
Mount Vernon
Iowa
Jackson
Miss
Chambers
Local people notes and moving about in area
Residents and visitors travel between Warsaw Chicago Knox county Defiance and other towns. Names include W G Edwards W A Clark Delia Ehret L A Baker Grandpa Weible Grant Bergert Mrs T E Price John Hester Maud Eaton Mamie Corbin Fowble Rev Porch and others. A man detained as an escaped lunatic after wandering streets, later released. A bank theft case involves Michael McMara reported to New York authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Clark
Chicago
Delia Ehret
L. A. Baker
Knox County
Grandpa Weible
Shanes Crossing
Grant Bergert
T. E. Price
Wiltshire
Dayton Hard
Messrs
John
E. H. Hester
Columbus
John Hacock
Hamilton
Maud Eaton
West Unity
Carrie Welsh
Fowble
Mamie Corbin
Lewisburg
F. M. Porch
Abilene
Kan
C. D. Pennell
Lima
T. C. Hardesty
Mendon
Patrons' Warehouse To Close For the Fourth
The Patrons' Warehouse will be closed on July 4. The Epworth League hosts a social at Dr. William Smith Snr. residence on West Main Street tonight with ice cream and cake. All are invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Epworth League
Wm. Smith Sr
West Main Street
Expel Mosquitoes With Camphor Smoke Step
The Scientific American advises burning camphor to fill a room with smoke to drive away mosquitoes. It notes the method is effective even if windows stay open overnight. A second item reports the marriage of Joseph A. Bell and Margaret J. Klinger officiated by Rev Cyrus Little at his residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph A. Bell
Paulding County
Margaret J. Klinger
van Wert County
Cyrus Little
J. P. judges in Mercer and neighboring counties
The Celina Observer mocks local Justices of the Peace noting a West Van Wert court convicting a horse thief and sending him to prison while a Delphos area JP decides a real estate dispute. It adds Mercer County’s record of a quitclaim conveyance two years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Celina Observer
J. Ps
van Wert
Delphos
Mercer County
Resolutions Honor Mrs Hayes After Her Death
The Ohio Republican State Convention adopted resolutions mourning the passing of Mrs Rutherford B Hayes at Fremont at 6 30 a m on June 25 1839. They praise her as a typical American wife and mother and urge emulation of her virtues in the nation. An engrossed copy will be sent to the Hayes family in Fremont Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hayes
O. S. Brumback
Toledo
Rutherford B. Hayes
Fremont
Ohio
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A. Lynch
Iee
Blan
Port Bulletin
Robert Ireland
Shiloh
A. N. Krout
Boston
Owen—Evans
Slade’s
W.G. Edwards
Will
Johnson
Ann Arbor
Jennie Tuttle
Defiance
Geo. E. Wilson
Wichita, Kan
Ashmore
Joe Schuler
O.—Greenville Democrat
Sadie Brumback
Delaware
H. S. Carper
Hattie
Green County
C. R. Potter
J. W. Potter
Washington Street
Mt. Vernon
C. C. Zimmerman
State Teachers’ Association
Railroad
Western Union
Mr. Ensminger
Fannie Lige
Logansport, Ind
Mrs
Milt Evers, Sr
Pressler
J. H. Tressel
Alliance
J. B. Parker
Jessie
Nellie Towey
Clear Lake
Mr. Moncreff
J. E. Thomas
Philip Troup
Baptist Sabbath School Institute
Marion Church
Allen County
Thomas
Mr. Dearth
New York
New Yoas
A. L. Sweet
Commissioner of Charities and Correction
Ws. H. Crank
Corporation
Social
Lotma Store
L. J, Germann & CU
Maysh
Cleveland
Boards of Health
Cleveland Broruers
Ausanyy, N
Ohio Drug Store
DRUC
L. F. Cackenheimmer
Prop
Gallat Jas
Clark & Son
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