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Newspaper
Wooster Republican
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1908
Page
5
Prohibition candidate Professor Aaron S Watkins will speak in Orrville next Saturday at 10 30 o clock. It will be his only appearance in Wayne County, and supporters urged attendance. Chairman Thomas A Elder coordinates the event.
Fredericktown local column lists funerals and social events including the funeral of Miss Ellen McElroy at the U P church and interment at Fairview cemetery. various residents travel to Cleveland Canton Coshocton and Millersburg for business and visits. neighbors host gatherings, clubs meet, and a wedding rumor circulates amid town notices.
The uncalled letters at Wooster post office are listed for October 12 140 including Gentlemen Roy R Arnold HA Harrison and Co Chely Joseph L Lybe J Henry Smith and several ladies and Misses Darest Bessie Stauffer Mrs George South Mrs Charles E Small Mrs Alvinie Workman and W B Bryson. Postmaster notes.
A Wooster visit by the Pennsylvania Lines pay car opens this brief, followed by election vote counting and bar meeting eulogies. East Liverpool Mayor Crawford bans slot machines after Sunday incidents. Oct 13 notes reference a court janitor handling duties, found money from the county fair, theft reports on Walnut and Henry streets, a Treasury vault repair, local ads, and Wooster Knights Templar train grouping for Cincinnati. Phonographic records featuring Taft were also heard.
Sam Ach a moving hustler at the Robinson Amusement Company carnival plans marriage soon. He did not name the bride but told Wooster friends he is pleased about the upcoming event. Ach previously helped run bicycle and jewelry prize contests during the carnival run.
Wayne County Medical Society attracted a large audience in Wooster Tuesday for Dr Frank I Bunts of Cleveland who spoke on Surgery of the Brain. Dr Munts words drew close attention while Dr George Ryall presented a First Aid paper and others reported cases. Dr McCormack of Kentucky, a sanitation specialist, will lecture in Wooster October red. the talk will cover sanitation and is free to all.
New Pittsburg notes a string of weekend visits and guest appearances. Families from Ashland Wooster Orrville and Congress visited residents including Mrs John Firestone and Mr and Mrs E D Bixler.
A lecture by Dr Edgar J Banks and Bismya will be held Thursday evening in Memorial Chapel. Banks, field director for the University of Chicago, will show many views from the excavation in Babylonia. The talk, under the Bible and Missionary Training School, is free to students and the public.
Wooster University notes reveal Pearl Miller from Lodi joining the commercial department on Monday. The campus also records a large communion service with 23 new members from diverse regions and nations including India China and South America.
Burbank residents report visitations family events and community happenings. Andrews Overs and family welcomed a visit from Will Overs while Win Collars funeral drew relatives from nearby towns. Long-time resident Myrtle Reed returns for relatives and friends, and a son was born to Frank and Mrs Rook. WCTU delegates Jennie Miller and others attended the Akron convention. Creston visitors Mabe Overs and Myrtle Gast stopped by for a day.
Overton notes weak turnout for Rev E N Friedrich and a forthcoming concert by the Excelsior Orchestra of Wooster under Charles Fenelon at the M B church. Tickets cost 10 and 20 cents. Paragraph mentions improving health of Mrs Dague and Elmer Miller, and Wik Hawk family visiting relatives in Indiana.
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