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OUR NEIGHBORS.
SPECIAL NOTICE -
All correspondents are requested to send their letters in time for them
to reach this office by Tuesday morning, and in no event later than
Wednesday morning. In case of news of extraordinary importance
correspondents may telephone the news to this office as late as 8 a. m.
Thursday.
Lexington
Attorney G. M.
Fry, who died May 21, was born in Pennsylvania in 1812. He came to
Lexington in 1831 and was married here 1836. He moved in 1836 to
Cincinnati, then in 1840 to Mt. Vernon, where his wife died. He lived
in New Orleans several years and he resided in Lexington continuously
since 1850.
Miss Mary Moore
and Mrs. F. Beverstock were the guests of Mrs. S. N. Ford in Mansfield
Thursday and Friday.
R Galbraith and
wife returned Saturday from Hiawatha, Kan., where they were the guests
of Mrs. A. Bechtel, their daughter, several months.
Miss Ada Ford and
Miss Maude Gates, of Mansfield, are the guests of Mrs. Fred Beverstock
Charles Lantz
last week moved his family to Mansfield, where he has a position with
Roy Antibus.
Joseph H. Cooke,
formerly of Lexington, now secretary and treasurer of the Sunbeam
Incandescent Lamp Company, of Chicago, was the guest of A. H. Moore,
Sunday and Monday.
Miss May Stough
and Charles Reed, of Bucyrus, have been the guests of Miss Mary Moore
Dr Stober’s wife
was in Cleveland recently.
Mrs. Emily Sowers
recently visited Mrs. Ollie Newhouse, her daughter, at Shreve.
Mrs. John Ayres,
of Bellaire, will be the guest of Mrs. C. Englehart, her mother, this
summer.
H S. Moore went
to Garrett, Ind., May 21, and William George, Jr., will go there soon to
assist Mr. Moore on his contracts.
William Reininger
and wife recently attended the funeral of Frank Rhule near Darlington
Daniel Bachelder,
of Galion, recently visited his brother, Benjamin Bachelder.
The young
literary luminaries will give a reception at the home of Miss Helen
Brown
There was,
recently, a public sale of Henry Spohn’s goods, on which A. W. Heskett
had a mortgage of $135.
Mrs B. F. Lantz
visited her son, Charles, in Mansfield last week.
The condition of
John Cleland, the pioneer, is extremely critical again.
C D. Culp, the
very proficient street commissioner, has graded and ornamented the
streets in a very artistic manner.
T Walker, of
Fredericktown, has recently visited John G. Walker’s family.
Mifflin
Democratic
candidates are circulating freely among the brethren, promising
everything and fulfilling - well, we shall see.
Several persons
were baptized in the Blackfork a short time ago, the Rev. David Kosht,
of the U. B. church officiating.
Prof C. E. Budd,
of Hayesville, has been secured to deliver the address on Memorial Day.
John H. Culler, a
prominent citizen of this neighborhood, organist of the Lutheran church,
and recently the superintendent of the Sabbath school, died Tuesday, of
last week, aged 28 years.
The storm last
Thursday evening did considerable damage to fruit trees and
outbuildings; the accompanying rain, however, was truly a blessing.
Dr I. F. Markel
was taken very ill last week with la grippe and at this writing is no
better.
Elijah Hart, one
of our pioneer residents, is quite sick with the same disease. He is
improving slightly.
The annual
memorial sermon was preached at the U. B. church last Sunday by Elder W.
A. Airhart, assisted by the Rev. David Kosht. Fine weather brought out
a very large congregation. Old soldiers attended in a body, members of
the G. A. R. in full uniform.
Mrs H. Sweet has
gone to Williams county to visit friends.
Our genial
druggist, J. C. Robinson, kept bachelor’s hall last week while his wife
and little daughter visited at Lucas.
Will Holmes and
Miss Mame Snyder, of Mansfield, looked in on their friends last Sunday.
W H. Hart and
family, E. J. Campbell and family and Mrs. Budd, of Mansfield, were in
town this week.
Washington
Road work has
commenced.
W E. Sirpless and
family visited James Finney, his brother-in-law, last Friday.
W S. Brandt will
soon begin the erection of a new barn.
Joseph Hamilton,
of Van Wert, is visiting relatives here.
In speaking of
the wedding anniversary at George McFarland’s, the type setter made us
say 50 were present, when it was 150.
Samuel McFarland,
of Illinois, left for his home on last Monday. Miss Ella McFarland
accompanied him.
Charles Barr and
wife visited at Mansfield last Sunday.
Died, at his late
residence east of the village, on Wednesday, the 20th,
C. C. Charles, whose age was between 66 and 67 years. Funeral services
were conducted by the Rev. Ira Mitchell of Mansfield. The large
concourse of friends which followed the remains to their last resting
place shows the high esteem in which he was held. Mr. Charles has held
several elective offices in this township, and was at the time of his
death township treasurer. He leaves a wife and four children to mourn
his loss.
J Sell has been
quite sick for some time.
Mrs. Charles is
some better at this writing.
C. J. Ford and
wife, of Chicago, attended the funeral of Mrs. Charles.
Rome
As a number here takes the NEWS and no one writes a word for our place I
thought I would give you a bit as it is.
Rome, the place
where the Clear Grits were organized, is quite at present and still no
railroad to endanger the lives of the inhabitants. When the Clear Grits
were holding their meetings here there was quite a stir, as people came
for miles to attend the meetings and the hall was filled to overflowing
more than once. It was a grand organization. In fact anything is grand
that is for the bettering of humanity. I see “James the Scribe” likes
to think of those days. They were happier days to many of us than the
present ones. And many of us would have been better off if we had given
heed to the words of Dr. Franklin and “let well enough alone.” James
the scribe tells about the starting of the Clear Grits with the original
eight bummers. Not one of the original eight is living in the village
at present. Loxley, on whom the war began, is still to be seen here.
They were the cause of the downfall of Loxley by taking away his
customers for his famous “bust-head” and “trophy.” And the last supply
Loxley got was so tampered with by some of the Clear Grits, by putting
salt and other substances less clean into the barrel that his patrons
thought it not safe for them to drink it.
The Dickson
Brothers opened up a grocery on the corner about a month ago. Martin
Zeigler is running the store and post-office.
James Burns still
pounds on the anvil. He also trades horses when he gets in the right
humor.
The Rev. S. J.
McConnell, of the M. E. church, baptized one person on last Sabbath by
immersion, in Snip’s Run, near Henry Valentine’s.
John Wilson,
northeast of Rome, was buried last Friday.
The health of the
village and surrounding is as good as it has been in years says the
doctor.
Mrs. Lindsey is
failing in her health and strength, but she is in her 80th
year.
Our school is
being taught this summer by Mr. Baker, a young man from Franklin
township He is a good teacher.
David Cisney is
on the road engaged in the tin business and fixes up the tinware for the
country people.
Last Sunday the
Rev. J. McConnell preached a memorial sermon. Several of the boys of
the grand army boys were in attendance.
The Misses Clowes,
of Shiloh, stopped in the village while passing through on a pleasure
trip.
Blooming grove
- Morrow County.
Mrs. Mattie
Coskey, who has been visiting her parents and other friends for the
last week, returned to her home at Crestline Tuesday.
Mrs. M. L. Morton
and son, Hugh, of Crestline, spent Tuesday and Wednesday in the village,
the guests of Mrs. J. C. Johnston.
Roy Caton
returned home from Ada last week, also George Day and Clark Harding,
from Marion.
Mr. Cook and
family attended the funeral of Mrs. Cook’s sister in Galion, Monday.
Ben Snider, of
Mansfield, called on relatives in the village Sunday.
Another daughter
at Adam Paste’s.
Dr and Mrs.
McFarland visited in Mansfield Tuesday the guests of their son-in-law,
F. E. Dille. Mrs. McFarland remained on account of the severe illness
of Mr. Dille’s little boy.
The entertainment
at the school house on Saturday evening given by the young people from
West Point was very good and well attended.
The Rev. J. Bell
will preach a memorial sermon in the M. E. church at this place June 7.
Children’s Day at
the M. E. church will be June 21. At the morning service the members on
probation will be received in full connection and the ordinance of
baptism administered, and the Sunday school will give an entertainment
in the evening.
La grippe has
quite a hold on our town. Its victims at the present writing are:
Augustus and Mollie Harding, Mrs. Christ Williams, Mrs. Warner, Mrs.
Ella Dickerson, Mrs. David Snyder, Mrs. Simon Badgley and Etta Badgley..
Pavonia
The Rev. O. M.
Ashbaugh, of Shelby, delivered a memorial address at the Milton church
last Sunday. The crowded house listened with much interest to his
discourse He is loyal to the core and being an ex-soldier enters into
the merits of his subject with much feeling and interest.
The many friends
of Mrs. O. M. Ashbaugh were much pleased to greet her last Sunday, she
having accompanied her husband.
Memorial Day will
be observed at the Milton and Franklin cemeteries next Saturday:
meeting at 9:30 a. m. and 2 p.m. A grand rally will be held at Windsor,
where Dr. Sattler and others have taken pains to prepare a good
programme.
The concert given
by Rev. J. H. Barron, wife and choir, last Saturday evening, was
pronounced by all to be a perfect success. About $20 was raised.
Reed Wells spent
a few days with his brother, Sam, in Akron recently.
Miss Nell Holmes
goes to spend several months near Crestline this week.
Independence
The poles for the
new telephone line are already up.
The name of our
town has been changed from Independence to Butler, the same as the post
office, to take effect about the first of the month.
Mrs. T. B.
Andrews attended the funeral of her only sister, Mrs. Garrison, at
Mansfield, Tuesday.
Mrs. Alice
Miller, of Marion, Mrs. Talley, of Delaware, and Mrs. Mack, of
Bellville, visited at Fred Moore’s last week.
Francie McClellan
went to Toledo last week to work in Al Rummel’s powder mill.
The new I. O. O.
F. building is being pushed rapidly forward.
Several robberies
have occurred in this place lately, but parties are suspected.
Miss Blanch
Burns, assisted by Misses Lula and Ange Plank and Prof. Maglott, gave a
concert at the Evangelical church Saturday evening.
Miss Rosa Miller
went to Chicago Thursday to visit friends.
John Wilson will
erect a new house this summer.
Mrs. E. A. Plank
sustained severe injuries by being thrown from a buggy while returning
home Saturday night. [The foregoing letter reached the NEWS just about 36 hours later than it should have come, necessitating the cutting out of about one-half of it. Will the Independence correspondent, and all others, please read and heed the notice at the head of the correspondence columns? ED. NEWS.]
Lucas
The Rev. G. W.
Smith delivered a very interesting sermon at the Lutheran church Sunday
evening.
Memorial Day will
be observed here by appropriate exercises.
The elocutionary
entertainment given at the Congregational church, Saturday night, , by
Prof. Frank S. Fox, of Ashland, was a very good one.
Prof G. C.
Rawson, of London, Eng., spent Monday night with Gilbert Swaney and I. S
Berry. The West Main street improvement is nearing completion.
A well known
traveling man who has been here many times made the remark in one of our
stores a few days since that the ladies of Lucas were the most sensible
of any town he ever struck. They are not belles, nor homely, but all
fair lookers, knew their places and kept them. A traveling man is
usually an impartial judge of such matters.
Jackson Township
A storm struck us
about 5 o’clock Thursday afternoon doing great damage, unroofing barns,
blowing down fences and forest and orchard trees. The damage is great
and will take farmers quite a while to repair.
R B. Hays is at
his father’s home sick with typhoid fever.
B F. Lowe and
wife visited Mansfield on business last Monday. |
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