Doylestown and Wayne County Obituaries and Local Notes
Local item notes the death of Duke Corker near Big Prairie aged 62 and other obituaries in Wayne County including Mrs. Elizabeth Gorrell and John Grady. Revival meetings conducted by Rev. Swan and Rev. Elliott, with 40 new members added to the Christian church. A long list mentions marriages, purchases, and business updates in Shreve, Doylestown, and Wooster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swan
Shreve
Ray. W.L. Neal
Londonville
Christian Cohurch
Fragmented Local Notice Of Accidents And Deaths
A corrupted fragment reports a university student daughter of Rev F W Masek Spink breaking her left thigh in a horse-widow accident near Béall al Inez on a Saturday night. James Kearny died two miles northeast of Woodf erid on Feb 15 at age 39 years 10 months 11 days. Mrs Lowlia Maize of Wooster fell on the foyer pavement Saturday afternoon and broke her life, with medical aid at Baumgardner residence East North Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Béall al Inez
Univ
F. W. Masek Spink
Eledt
Mies
Jaméa Kearny
Hin
Wodefer
HiwWele Abd
Atityive
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Mrd
Lowlia
Wooster
Eter
Baumgardmer
East North -Strest
Rebuilding Fund Charade Proceeds Boost Wooster Finances
Greater Wooster reports bright prospects for the rebuilding fund after a charade event. The University adds 15000 dollars via Daniel Fonck, with Etna Insurance Co and Insurance Company of Philadelphia each contributing 5000 and Home Insurance Co of New York adding 5000. New subscriptions include Rev. F Ankly 50, Susan Leyenberger 15, Miss Jessie Thomas 15, Fred Heim 5, J S McCoy 25, E K Gesselman 10, Dr. W W Firestone 100, Miss Irene Flattery 20, Stephen F Day 100, Mrs. M E Hayes 26, Miss Martha P Day 20, Mike Amanda M Day 25, A Friend through Dr O A Hills 100, C W Kisling 5, Wm Bingham Co of Cleveland via Capt J.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macceta
Daniel Fonck
Etna
Insurance Company of
Philadelphia
Home Insurance Company of
New York
Mr. Fonck
Rev. F.ankly
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Wooster
Susan Leyenberger
Mise
Jessie Thomas
Fred Heim
J. 5S. McCoy
E K. Gelselman
W. W. Firestone
Deaths of William A. Russell and Annie Schmuck
William A. Russell aged 80 years and 10 days died Sunday February 16 at his home on Beall Ave due to hydropsy and old age. Survived by wife and several children including Edward Russell Olive Russell and Kate Zeigler. Funeral Tuesday. interment Wooster cemetery. Annie M Schmuck daughter of the late Samuel Schmuck died February 18 at age 34 at her home south of Wooster. Funeral services held Thursday. burial in Wooster cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illiam A. Russell
Beall Ave
Russell
Weatmoreland Go
Wooster
Edward Russell
Neam¢ “Eliott
John E. Russell
Wooe
Ter
John Geloclman
Neat
Applecreek
James Pinnick
Alliance
Olive Russell
Mion Muttle Ruseel
Df Wooster
Kate Zeigler
di Belléfon
Ta'a. O
Wooster Cemetery
Annie M. Schmuck
Samuel Schmuck
Vermont
Orrville Wooster Seniors Render Pleasing Presbyterian Program
Orrville residents report the University of Wooster senior class presented a fine program of song and recitation at the Presbyterian church Thursday evening. Attendance exceeded expectations as sleighing parties drew people away. Proceeds fund the rebuilding effort. The next lecture course features Brockway Grand Concert Company tonight, February 20, highly recommended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orrville
University of Wooster
Presbyterian Church
Universalty
Brockway
Wooster University Alumni Drive for Funds and History
H Kanke and Miss Alice McGuiness credited to the general fund receive $500 and $1000 from A Friend. Seniors raise $50 at Orrville, $76.90 at Marehallville, $80.10 at Shreve, Juniors clear $26 at Smithville and $17 at Madisonburg. Harding & Co. gather $10 subscriptions from Wheeler & Wilson Co. and Lowe Brothers Co. Supplee Hardware Co. contributes $10. Wooster alumni appoint Dr. JG Cornell as president and aim to raise $15,000 before next Friday afternoon. Frick pledges a library addition costing about $380,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Kanke
Alice McGuiness
Wayne Tnc
Orrville
Marehallville
Shreve
Smithville
Madisonburg
Harding & Co
Wheeler & Wilson Co
Wheeler & Wilson
Lowe Brothers Co
Dayton
Supplee Hardware Co
Philadelphia
Scoyel
H.C. Frickide
Coal mine death claims Dalton native August Wease
August Wease aged 39 formerly of Dalton was killed in a coal mine near Canal Falton on February 13. He leaves a wife and three children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
August Wease
Dalton
Canal Falton
Church fund drives and community notes from a historic Ohio region
The parish raised more than 1200 dollars for frescoing and carpet at the M. 2. church and school rooms with four weeks left in the term. Methodist pledges include 1400 dollars to a university building fund. Social events feature sleighing, a spelling school turnout, and youth gatherings. Various local visits and carding activities are reported, plus timber sales and sickness. A fatal accident ends with a crewmember killed while shifting cars on the Pennsylvania Lines near Crestline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. 2
University Building Fund
Real estate transfers and a bill on medical care for children
A list of transfers recorded by the county recorder shows owners exchanging parcels in Plain and Wooster townships, Congress two, Greene and Wayne townships, with prices from $1 to $7,000. The second item notes a House bill aiming at faith cures for sick children and penalizing withholding physician services.
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County Recorder
Franks
House of Representatives
Former Shreve Resident Kills Self Near Crowley La
John Robison, a former Shreve resident, died by his own hand at his Crowley Louisiana home on February 10. A 15 year rice grower in Louisiana he suffered two industrial injuries and ongoing melancholy. He was well liked and respected in both communities. He leaves a wife Bessie Price Robison, an infant son in the south, his father and two sisters near Shreveport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Robison
Shreve
Crowley
Louisana
Louisanna
Bessie Price Robison
Shrevo
Open G A R meeting honors McKinley and Lincoln
A pleasant Open meeting of the G A R chapter in Given Post hall last Thursday featured Major E F Taggart of Akron as department commander. Chaplain Hickok spoke on William McKinley and Captain J C McClelland gave a Lincoln tribute. Major Taggart discussed state G A R conditions and Hon A S McClure delivered an engaging address to veterans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G A. R. Hall
E F. Taggart
Akron
Wayne Co
Wm. McKinley
Hickok
J C. McClelland
Lincoln
Taggart
A.S McClure
Gave His Life to Save Another
Harvey Elmer Arnold, 37, formerly of near Applecreek, died February 4 1902 at his Lind Washington home from pneumonia after exposure while seeking his mentally unbalanced brother in law. He left a wife and four children. Barton Rhoades Jr. returned from California with varioloid and is recovering. Four houses with exposed inmates are quarantined under guard as Board of Health and city council impose strict safeguards and vaccinate schoolchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles E. King
Doylestown
Mies Lucile Hurst
Smithville
Uudh
E. Hurst
Ellen King
KE. B
Cliton
Lee Kane
Wooster
G. Spangler
Myron Wise
Romey Silver
Eoma Zimmerman
Parvin Swinehart
Jay Warner
Harvey Elmer Arnold
Applecreek
Lind
Wash
Washington
Arnold
Barton Rhoades, Jr
California
N. Grant
Rhoades
Board of Health
Sheldon
Bargain Bonanza at D Nice’s Store
Local shoppers can find deep discounts at D Nice’s with hats priced 60 cents to 1.00, neckwear three for a dollar, half price on leather boots, and ladies shoes and slippers for 1.00. Prominent signs urge readers to see the shop window for the bargains and reduced suit and overcoat stock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D Nice
D. Nice’s
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Bothy Aitiss
Capponi
Aikenry
South Mants
Duke
Corker
Big Prairie
Tio
Tung Fong
Dietrott
Shreve Wee
Hirage
Foher,Jr
S. Market
Baler
Wee
Mies Edga
Wax Museau
West Virginia
J.H. Caskey
J. E Snyder
North Buckeye St
Mr. Caskey
J. H. Deeds
Emmett Smyser
Harmon Smyser
Wayne Inp
Mids
Clara Palmer
West Salem
Burbank
J. T. Monk
Wayne Count
Réedera
James Wallace
Macalester College
Wooster University
Toek
Athens
Greece
Wooater
Jwiet
Poen
G Reek
Colca
Wall
Ted Bitide
West
Maselester
Rudolph
Ala McGormish
Peeters
Wes Merried
Mary Mybel
Alirom
A& Soh
Koha Aki Wile
Piteeburg
R 'K. Eddy
A.D. Stough
Mansfield
Alice Miller
Wooster Wire
John Grady
Wayne County
Homoaf’ Hereen
Daniel Grady
Alida
Kan
Tanneyhill
Millersburg
U S
Cleveland
Frank Scott
Gray &Sem
Reamer
Evaro Reed
Mra
Clayton Reed
Wooeter
Mariette
Elizabette "Borrell
Wilsom Gorrell
David Lerner
Wayne ‘County
Ohio County Commissioners’ Association
Columbus
Cincienati
Lodi
W. W. Merrill
E.G Loomis
Avite
Edwin Johnson
de Oak Parky
David L. Eastmas
Berridge
St. Charles, Til
Doylestown Journal
Empire Works
Plain Twp
Warner Cemetery
Phin
M. E. Burch
Warner Ceme
Om Am
Wheeter
bin Phoodk
Cours
Dreasbe
Ben
Misa Hesse Mareh
Greater Wooster
William A. Ruesely
Annie Schmuck
Methodists
Foot
Glenn Warner
D R. Houser
Jeromeville
KE. EK. Noble
Dickason
S.G Spangler
Pendergast Co
A. D. Reed
Ner Applecreek
Elmer McManale
D. Whitamyer
Michael Alleman
Kate Alleman
Levi Fishburn
Fred Ahl
Ashland
Pennsylvania
Crestline
Woek
Trak
Harvey S. Baker
Alonzo D Horn
Plain
Daniel Rickel
William Rickel
Congress Two
Congress
Prendergast Lumber and Coal Co
Ada B. Ryall
Willa Moore
Plain and Wooster
Amelia Zariengo
Benjamino Zariengo
Amslia Zariengo
Anthony Zariengo
Elmer E. Stutzman
Abraham J Deneke
Greene
L. Piper
Mary W Piper
A B Lee
New Pittsburg
Abigail F. Routson
John M Criley
Jacob Frick
Cora F Criley
Abigail F Routson
Alice Feroogard
Wayne
D Nice’s
D. Nice's
D. Nice
D Nice's
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