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e NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS f The Bellville Weekly - 22 September 1876 |
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Source: The Bellville Weekly, 22 September 1876, Vol. V, No. 25 (source documents held by Bellville / Jefferson Township Historical Society) |
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Mrs. R. EVARTS is quite ill. S.B. DONNEL is able to walk out. Mrs. H. FARBER and Mrs. J. WEAVER are on the sick list. A.A. PATTERSON arrived home from the Centennial Tuesday evening. Preaching at the Advent Church, Saturday evening, by A.M. MANN. SHAFER & RANDOLPH want 1000 bushels of Potatoes. Will pay the highest market price at their warehouse. A.H. REDDING was elected Mayor last Tuesday, to fill the vacancy occasioned by the resignation of J. SWANK. Mrs. JULIA POPPLETON is now in this place. She has just returned from the west. Our estimable friends, Mr. and Mrs. M. HYATT are in the neighborhood. Mrs. M.'s health is not good. THE DEATH OF MRS. JOSEPH NEILY -- Mrs. NEILY, who had been ill for some time, died last Saturday night. She was a daughter of Col. B.H. PARKER of Nictaux, Nova Scotia, was married June 17th., 1874, to Mr. JOSEPH NEILY, and came with her husband to this place, a distance of some eighteen hundred miles. She leaves a darling boy, aged one year, which she requested her father to take charge of. When it became quite evident she could not live, a telegram was sent for her father, who arrived here on last Saturday at 11 o'clock A.M. On Friday and Saturday hopes were entertained for her recovery. She conversed considerably with her father during the day on Saturday, but her wasted powers could not hold out, and she died about ten o'clock the same evening. It was her request that her remains should be taken to her nativity, and her body was accordingly embalmed and deposited in a metallic casket. A short religious service was had at the house, and her remains were born to the depot by the Masonic Fraternity, and left here Monday P.m., accompanied by the husband; the child in charge of Mrs. SARAH BROLLIER; Col. PARKER and ISAAC RANDOLPH. ISAAC WHITE and A.M. RUMER went as far as Monroeville. Much sympathy was manifested, and all places of business were closed from 2 o'clock until 3:30 P.M. JAS. SITES and a Mr. ARMSTRONG left for the Centennial on Monday. CALVIN ROBINSON left on Wednesday. Mr. S.B. YOUNG and wife started for the Centennial last Friday. Rev. H.W. CONLEY was appointed by Conference to preach on Sulphur Springs circuit, his old home, in Crawford County. Rev. G.W. WALKER, appointed by the late Conference for this circuit, will preach in the M.E. Church, at this place, next Sabbath morning, at 10½ o'clock. All are cordially invited. Mr. W.P. CRANE, of this township, who is 82 years old, shot a hawk last Saturday a distance of seventy steps. Mr. DAVID OLDFIELD and wife, of Iowa, arrived in this place last Friday on a visit. GEO. BOWERS, JR., cut hi food badly last Monday. On Wednesday of last week, J.C. POTTS commenced the erection of a room between his building and Bell's Store, 8½ by 30 feet, and on Wednesday of this week had it plastered and painted ready for occupancy, except the glass in the front. Dr. L.W. ARMENTROUT is to occupy it for his office. A VISIT TO VANDORN's -- We visited Mr. N. VANDORN's Fruit Farm this week. It is truly a beautiful sight to walk through his orchards and see hte very finest apples that are grown any where. He has in all about forty varieties. His crop is estimated from 1,000 to 1,200 bushels. His orchard is one-fourth of a mile long, and contains about 500 trees. This is the largest bearing orchard in this county. The fruit is as perfect as we have ever seen; Mr. V. says the most so he has ever had. He also has a young peach orchard of 500 trees that will be in bearing condition soon. These are the best varieties. Since Mrs. V. has become a cripple, he has given up the culture of raspberries, of which he grew so many a few years ago. Mrs. V. has to use crutches, but still retains her wonted cheerfulness. Mr. N.V.'s father is 91 years of age. He is dull of hearing but retains his mind in a remarkable manner. We regret our short stay, but felt more than repaid for our walk up on the hill. On last Friday, Mr. L. SCHAFFER bought two hogs from a man known as DICK SMITH. Some time during the day it was found that they had been stolen, one from a Mr. STOFER and the other from DIVILBLISS [sic.] A warrant was procured and an officer put on track of the thief, who was captured on Sunday at Mansfield. He was brought to this place on Monday and taken before C.V. MORROW, Esq. He plead guilty. Last Monday, Conductor GURNEY had 37 Centennial passengers out of Chicago, which had increased to 163 by the time he arrived at Chicago Junction, where three coaches were added, and when the train passed here was scarcely standing room. DIED -- September 20th., 1876, in Bellville, Richland County, Ohio, Mrs. ELIZABETH REDDING, relict of WM. R. REDDING, aged 74 years and 13 days. DIED -- Sept. 16th., 1876, in Bellville, Ohio, ALEXINA L. NEILY, daughter of Col. HARDIE PARKER, of Nova Scotia, in the twenty-eighth year of her age. Thoughtful from her earliest years, she united with the Baptist Church in early life, and by her Christian spirit and exemplary worth, manifested her union with Christ and her devotion to religion. She was unassuming and calm in her deportment, and bore her protracted and painful sickness with Christian fortitude and resignation, giving the fullest proof of saving faith in Christ. Patiently she suffered during her lingering illness. Many days friends hoped, even against hope, that they might still win the dear one back to life, but all was vain. Her earth work was done, and to tread to a higher existence she was called away. Life to her looked so bright she fain would have lived, and yet she feared not death. [scripture omitted] |
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