Local society notes and family reunions in Wooster area
Invitations and reports from Wooster and surrounding towns detail district picnics and annual reunions. Events include Buckeye temple district picnic on August 28, Zange family reunion at Burton City on August 3, Rice family reunion near Spencer Medina county August 16, 2007 Wooster reunion in City Park, Koppes family gathering at Orrville with officers elected, Savannah academy 50th anniversary August 28 29, Baptist church youth ride to B F Mykrantz, wedding notices for Ethel Horn and Leo Snyder and Maud Bricker, Methodist primary picnic in City Park, Miss Kauffman host luncheon for Cleveland and Troy guests, Lady Maccabees picnic at experiment station grove with baskets.
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Buckeye
Canton
Myera’ Jaku
Zange
Burton City
Antigust
Rice
N. E. Fuller
Spencer
Medina County
Koppes
Orrville
The
Baptist Church
B. F. Mykrantz
Allen
Mattie
Louisville
John Allen
Wheeling
W. Va
Ethel Horn
Leo Snyder
Massillon
Miss Horn
Wooster
Mr. Snyder
Heas, Snyder Company
Snyder
Land
Bricker Radfoo
Luna Park
Masterson
Cleveland
Methodist Church
Kauffman
Spink Street
Bertha Lucas
Verna Weaver
Troy
Anna Ridgley
Ashland
Obituary notices from Canaan township area deaths
Multiple notices report the deaths of Mrs James McGarvey about 70, Miss Anna Emereen aged 80 who lived with H R Harrison’s family and died in Massillon Hospital, the infant Landaw seven months old, and the return and burial details including the Massillon hospital transfer and accompanying pallbearers and clergy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James McGarvey
Canaan Township
Canaan Cemetery
Anna Emereen
H. R. Harrison
Massillon Hospital
Mies Harrison
Landaw
Steinmetz
Anna Emerson
Massillon
S. M. Glenn
D. W Metzler
D. W Metzler—sang A Solo. the Palbedkers Were Dr. T. A. Graven, John S. McClure
H. Dawson
Frank A. McClure
T. A. Elder
Ross W. Funck
Entertaining train crew and lanterns urged for emergencies
A passenger recounts how a train car crew including the baggagemaster conductor and motorman kept a night ride pleasant by singing as passengers faced darkness when the current failed. The writer calls for more such morale boosting crews and lanterns, noting a Lanterns needed in emergencies. Ex pressman W H Walters buys stationery and discovers his glasses missing, leaving him unable to focus properly as he writes.
Republican Atlantic City contest votes and rules update
The third week in The Republican's Atlantic City contest updates deadlines and vote credits. Readers are urged to subscribe or renew to gain extra votes, with detailed current standings for country and city winners and the week's voting rules for subscriptions and advance payments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic City
Country
E Kissinger
Sterling
Lucy Stitt
Rural
Wooster
W. Tate
Hallie Smith
Burbank
Lucretia Bott
Applecreek
W. H. Long
Blackbeyvillée
Gartrada M. Barnes
Fredericksburg
Easterday
Congress
W. C. Brown
Maysville
Walter Warner
Marry Crow
Ralph W. Miller
Louize Straub
Eugene Bloomberg
Eugene Axtell
Ad Rickabaugh
Charles Webber
Geo. Limb
Louis Rope
Warren Keister
Républican
The
Republican
Beardes
de Gast
God
Mat
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Reunion of 1st Call Troops in Marsillon
Woosterites received notices for the 20th annual reunion of Lincoln’s first call troops to be held in Marsillon on September 12 and 18, 1906. The event includes a reception and camp-fire on the 12th and a combined business and social program on both days, with a full attendance encouraged. J W McClymonds president and T H Seaman secretary urge survivors to attend.
Public Sale of Farm Land in Wayne County Ohio
Public sale of real estate set for Monday September 10 1906 at 2 PM on the premises. The Avfine grain and stock farm comprises 196 acres well watered with two frame buildings located about 23 miles south of West Salem in Congress township Wayne county Ohio. Sold as the property of the late Isaac Mann deceased. Terms: one third cash one third in one year and one third in two years. Further particulars from J H Wiley West Salem Ohio. August 22. Prof Rge Wood of Findlay conducting a pulsel institute in United Brethren church at this place with a class of 60 members. Also lists musical program and performers including Harley Aber Belva Austin Miss Leidy Miss Fay Otto Prof Ward and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weat Salem
Congress Township
Wayne County
Ohio
Isaac ‘Mann
J. H. Wiley
Weat Salegh
Rgé. Wood of
Findlay
Pushel
United Brethres_church
Harley
Aber
May
Blanche Spreng
Prof. Ward
Springer
Leidy
Teller
Autsin
Marriage Licenses and Local Social Notes
Marriage licenses listed for Andrew Gilchrist of Montes yeallo and Anne Gifford of Orrville. George Franke of Wooster and Caroline Rehison of Wayne township, Geo H Daughtery of Milleesburg and Nettie Floray of Mt Eaton. Arthur Campbell of Golden Corners and Miss Mable Bennett of Cleveland travel to Ceveland with Mrs Gove visiting sister Mrs Campbell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Taylor Gilchrist
Montes Yeallo
Anne Gifford
Orrville
George Franke
Wooster
Caroline’. Rehison
Wayne Township
Geo. H. Daughtery
Milleesburg
Nettie Floray
Mt. Eaton
Homecoming Picnic Verse Sparks Reflections on School Life
A spoken piece by Geo. D. Dunham delivered at Frease's schoolhouse on Saturday August 13 recalls boyhood days in the hills and valleys. It contrasts past joys with present duties, warns against blaming teachers, and pleads for parental support and discipline to guide children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. D. Dunham
Frease
Ag Woo
John
Sporck
Bard
Emall
Phe
Altao
Jim
Georgez
Pete
Maria Jane
Sanday
Altea
Aiden
Golden Corners social notes Aug 22
Corles Crater and son Quintin visited Wm McAfee on Sunday. Mrs Lolo Geyer visits friends in Wadsworth Barberton and Akron. Mr and Mrs Join Otucker of Holmesville and Mr and Mrs John Boyd of Berlin Holmes county visited Joe Winters last week. Mins Isole Peoht of Manafiell visited. Arthur Campbell and wife spent time with her sister and husband in Cleveland and returned with niece Miss Mabel Bennett for a few days with relatives in the village.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Golden Corners
Corles Crater
Quintin
Wm McAfee
Lolo Geyer
Wadsworth
Barberton
Akron
Join Otucker
Holmesville
John Boyd
Berlin
Holmes County
Mins Isole Peoht
Manafiell
Joe Winters
Arthur Campbell
Mrs. Bennett
Cleveland
Mabel Bennett
Cure for Lockjaw with Beet Paste
A health note advocates applying a fresh scraped red beet paste to the sore every twenty minutes until pain eases. It also stresses cleansing the sore before each application.
Horse Stable Accident Injures Jack Bell on South Street
Jack Bell was working with a horse in the South Street stables when he was crushed against a stall by a horse. He suffered severe injuries, including broken shoulders, two broken ribs, and other internal damages. Dr J J Kinney attended the injured man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Bell
South Street
Mr Bell
J. J Kinney
Lehr Family Reunion Draws 100 At City Park
Madisonburg August 39 The Lehr family annual reunion at the Wallwater City park drew over one hundred attendees despite threatening weather. Mrs Mary Lehr’s children gathered for Sunday dinner with J L Hampton Columbus, H Lehr family, Kintner Wooster, Switzer Akron, and many others. A quiet, reflective mood marked the gathering as kin recalled childhood and past sorrows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madisonburg
Here
Lebr Reani
Nolin
Jesse Kindig
Torch
Institute
Mandeleche
Nellie Kaylor
Massillon
Fron
J. L. Hampton
Columbus
H. Lehr
Daughtr
Ellen Kintner
Marie Peffer
East Palestine
Jentile Lehr
Elkhart
Ind
Kintner
Wooster
Chas. Switzer
Akron
Edward
Amanda Campbell
Canaan
John Héwman
Overton
Jacob Harmon
Lattesburg
Olive Switzer
Ida Mats
Mise Loula.Johnson
Madleonburg
Waynne County Fair Race Program Pages
The Waynne county fair publishes daily pace and trot races with purses. On Thursday September 15 events include No 1 2225 trot purse 250 No 2 3 22 pace purse 250 No 8 219 trot purse 300 mile run 2in 8 160. On Friday September 14 events include No 4 2 27 pace purse 250 No 5 2 29 trot purse 250 No 6 2 17 pace purse 300 5g mile ran 2 fn 3 purse 150.
Lehr Family Reunion Held at Wooster City Park
The Lehr family Third annual reunion took place in Wooster on Saturday August 18 with over a hundred attending a dinner in the pavilion. Miss Pinkerton photographed Mrs Mary A Lehr and four generations on one card before a business session elected Melvin Lebrot as president Frances Barnhart as vice president and Mrs Rebecca Bowman as secretary treasurer The next reunion is scheduled for Ja ndburg on the third Saturday of August 1907.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lehr
Wooster
WV. J. Lehr
Finley Lehr
Edna
Ooffiers
Melvin Lebrot
West Salem
Frances Barnhart
Frebecca Bowman
Madjaopburg
Pattison Forces Dominate Democratic Convention Affects Temperance Plank
A Columbus report before the Democratic state convention notes Pattison forces control the proceedings. The temperance plank, favoring county option, looms large due to Pattison’s anti saloon stance and last winter’s sumptuary laws shaping platform priorities. Delegates and committee changes at the central level are awaited as city and county factions mobilize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Pattison
Resolutions Committee
Pattisan
Democratic State Central Committee
acTeeile
Frank Harper
Mt. Vernon
Comatreeman
Thomas Madigan
Cleveland
Tastary
Johnson
Hamilton
John Roth
Fenton Lowery
James Ross
Fred Heer
Hamilton County
Lewis GQ
Bernard
B. F McCann
Montgomery
Tom L Johnson
Hartman
Dempsey
Toledo
John Bolan
Brand Whitlock
Lke
Samuel M Jones
Franklin
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J. A. Bricker
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Miss Mable -Bennett
Ethel Gove
A Campbell
Beura
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Geo. D. Dun
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