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Newspaper
Wooster Republican
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1901
Page
5
A gathered dispatch reports deaths and visits in Madisonburg and nearby towns. Notable items include the death of Mrs Arbara Allaman and several visits by relatives and neighbors. Also mentioned are Congress guests John Fryer and John Hart, moves by Prank Griss, and various social visits in MAYSVILLE and NEW PITTSBURG with local sports notes and community updates.
Nov 12 report notes sharp hunting zeal from many men and women visiting Maple Grove social events and a Box Social. Ed Messner and wife with Mr Homer visit Mrs Bee's family. John McClure and family from Mansfield also stop by. The community bids farewell to Jacob Durstine, aged pioneer, who died Nov 4 at his Beall avenue home. services led by Rev H W Freeman with interment in Wooster cemetery. surviving relatives include Deane Durstine Cleveland and Mrs L S Durstine Slote, among others.
E B Childston Republican says he has been hauling timber for his new glove and overall factory. Building is progressing well with machinery being installed and samples expected by December 16.
A Tun Republican correspondent reports an oil flow struck at a salt well site owned by the Ohio Salt Company at Rittman. Work halted as the flow surged and a tall board fence surrounded the drilling area. Rumors say hundreds of acres are being quietly leased for future wells nearby.
Attendees filled the M E B church for evangelistic services Sunday. Sermons by Re:ell were preached with hopeful notes of a promising revival as speakers urged faith and dedication.
FELE FROM HIS TRAIN recounts the death of a man once from Lakeville who fell from a moving train near Akron. C S Young of Wooster served as conductor on the train. The accident caused fatal internal injuries shortly after. He was married and lived in Alliance. His wife, widowed by a prior marriage, later wed Shires. Her first husband Moncneil was killed at Overhols Mill in this city years ago. She left with four children, two from each marriage.
Duncan McMillen, once a Wooster resident, has extensive experience in saddlery and novelties. He is currently introducing market articles with rapid growth demand and mentions a patented item linking to his lines. McMillen plans a return to Wooster to present his plans to potential stockholders and partners.
The injured man, found with three bullet wounds in his right leg and one in the face, was brought to the county jail Saturday evening after the incident near Sterling. He insists the wounds occurred during a self defense against two robbers on the Erie track, and he mentions gloves like those found. he says a man in Akron gave them to him.
C W French of Mansfield plans to promote railroads without Akron backers who previously supported Richland and Mahoning schemes. Akron men have resigned from multiple companies. now they hold only small stock with no active roles. French has drawn local interest but backers doubt the ventures will advance.
Mrs Levi Allaman aged 58 years, near Madisonburg, died suddenly Sunday morning while preparing breakfast. She slipped, struck the right side of her neck on a table, causing a jugular vein rupture and fatal blood loss. Survived by husband and three children. Funeral Tuesday at 10 a.m. from home, vault burial at Wooster Cemetery.
W. H. Donnelly, of Doylestown Pennsylvania, appeared at D. S. Penrod’s door Friday night badly wounded and bleeding after a dispute over stolen gloves. Bullets lodged in his leg and upper lip, with three shots accounted for. He was taken to Dr. Dawson and later the Valle House under guard, while authorities hold him on a criminal charge. A bag near the Erie bridge contained 30 pair of gloves tied to a suspected freight-car theft by a gang Donnelly may belong to. He denies details, warns he told the truth of the beating.
The Ohio State Journal notes talk of Massillon miners striking in sympathy with the long running State Line mine dispute owned by the Mullings of Wooster. No decision had been reached by Saturday night, and officials hope the crisis can be averted.
Obituary notes report several local deaths with brief biographical details. Amanda Franks nee Snyder, 38, dies Nov 8 at home in Fredericksburg after a two week typhoid illness, survived by husband and daughter and five sons. Mrs Charles Itzel long Worcester resident dies in Brooklyn, NY. Mrs Will Nicodé of Fear Springville dies Tuesday at 38, survived by husband and two children. Samuel Correll, 82, longtime Orrville resident and Nenonite Church member, dies after old age illness. additional notices mention Seine aged about 76 near Geyser's Chapel and other brief obituaries.
Sherman Wyre, long employed in Edward Snavelys barber shop, purchased the business on Monday. Wyre is praised as a capable worker and steady young man. Snavely will remain with Wyre for the present at least.
A brief note from J. PF. Harrison expresses gratitude to Republicans, Democrats, and all who supported him. He pledges to remain worthy of their vote and to avoid disappointing those who cast their support.
The St Louis Chronicle notes rail circles expect the Baltimore and Ohio system to be fully absorbed by the Pennsylvania. Since control of B and O by Pennsy, industry rumors suggest the Baltimore and Ohio may be abandoned as Pennsylvanian expansion extends over the former system.
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