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Newspaper
Wooster Republican
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1904
Page
4
Smithville items report Rev. George Wood Anderson joining 1905 preaching roster, Christmas programs at Methodist Sunday school, and a cantata. Local society exchanges, visits, funerals, and family news fill the page, with farm and railway notes and community events across Wooster and nearby areas.
In remembrance of Hannah Shreve Harrison who died Thursday December 98 1904 at 4 PM aged 75 years 7 months and 9 days born south of Shreve near Ripley joined the church at 14 and remained in faith funeral by Rev A M Bird married June 24 1688 to John Harrison Sr who preceded her 15 years home farm son Richard Harrison and family cared for mother health failing through summer friends mourn her loss and hope to meet again Rest on ace dear mother we deeply feel.
Madisonburg residents report a flurry of visits from Canton Overton Marehallville and Creston. Wm Lanes and family receive guests while E Kelley calls on Florence Matz in Marehallville. Christmas exercises are planned at Lehman choir and United Brethren church with invites to all.
Mayor Van Nest received a letter from a Cambridge Ohio man proposing to form a company to operate the Wooster Glass plant. The plan promises a general line of pressed and blown ware with a 2 percent quarterly dividend if Wooster residents subscribe to stock and lease the plant locally. The letter pledges to not relocate the plant from Wooster, while noting one member may push for a western gas-field plant if Wooster act delays.
The Republican corrects a prior report claiming Joan Smedley was shot while tending chickens from neighbor M Steiner. The paper states the earlier information was erroneous in every part and acknowledges Mr Smedley as a young man of excellent character from a prominent county family.
Dec. 14. The Methodist folks will hold a sacred concert next Sunday evening at 780, inviting all. Q. Gerstenslager just returned from an extended business trip through neighboring counties for Gerstenslager Carriage Co., newly organized. H. Eyler visited Orrville on Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Christ Beyler of Rittman visited his brother Henry and family, joined by Misa Cecelia Beyler on the way back to her school in Rittman.
Dec 18, Mr and Mrs Wise of Bringville visited with their son Randolph and wife. J A Miller and wife of Overton visited the Switzer and Miller homes with their son and daughter George and Mrs Switzer. Also Ritter family members from Overton stopped by. Miss Mary Whitworth improving Fant. Ben Switzer improving and able to visit neighbors for first time since Sept 1. Whitworth plans to move mill into Eby's woods south of Beach Grove church to saw timber for a barn. Mrs Gyer and Mrs Switzer made a business trip to Burbank.
Mrs Ida Yocum of Lodi visited her sister Mrs Chs Spangler for a few days while Mr and Mrs Shbanks sister and husband from near Pleasant Home visited Sunday. 8 P and D A Stout finished work at Frederickaburg after several weeks. Mrs Short, ill recently, was better last week. Town prepares for Christmas and bank closing. Mrs Chadwick nearly forgotten due to lack of money. A cold winter. hens now trying to shell out 50 cent eggs for the season.
December 14 inquiry asks readers where they expect to spend Christmas. The brief notes the approaching holiday and invites responses about plans and locations for celebration.
It notes the death of Mrs. Ollie Shultz on December 10 after a week of illness. Burial occurred December 12 in Coungess cemetery. Shultz was described as a good neighbor and affectionate wife and mother. She left a husband three sons one daughter a mother five sisters and three brothers.
A Dec 13 note reports a Christmas eve tree at the Lutheran Sabbath School. Mrs Hawkhouser of Rowe visited W A Fortney on Tuesday. Mrs McQuaid Mrs Joe Harris and son spent Thursday at T W Fortney's. The new Lutheran church nears completion and R S Peters, contractor, earns praise. Barnhart and Lingle plan a business trip to Cleveland Friday.
A fragment recalls a woman aged 45 who contracted typhoid pneumonia and died after a long battle. She joined the Methodist church at Pleasant Home and remained a member until death. The text notes she was 16 when first ill and suffered a prolonged illness.
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