Past
Town News
August 22, 1900
Source: The Steuben-Republican Newspaper, 22 August 1900.
Pleasant Lake - Born Saturday, 18 Aug 1900, to Frank Tuttle and
wife
a son. Mrs. George Stevens of
Elkhart is visiting her parents, Lester Gilbert and wife. Miss
Artie Deller, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John A. Deller and Fred Fastof Metz,
son of ex-sherriff Allen Fast, were married by Rev. J.S. Smith
Thursday evening 16 Aug 1900, at 8 o’clock in the presence ofa
fewrelatives.
Orland- Carl Jackman and Will Thompson have lately joined the
town
band. Mrs. Ida Long of Brighton, Indiana will
spend the
week with her aunt Ida Giles. Mrs. Sherman Fair spent last
week
with her parents, Silas Goodrich and wife at Matteson. Mrs. Hattie
Wilder
accompanied her brother, Hon.Cyrus G. Luce to the Old Settlers meeting
in
Angola last Thursday. Mrs. Caroline Newton and Mrs. Amanda Barrows also
attended. Hudson - Mrs. Frank Ritter of Pioneer, Ohio
is visiting
her Mother Mrs.Free. Ada Ketchun is visiting her uncle William Grieves,
near
Orland this week. The Mother of John Shoemaker died at her
home
north of town Sunday afternoon. Nellie Marie, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
F.
Hafer died Thursday noon, aged 4 months. Funeral held at the M.E.
Church
Friday afternoon, Rev. Barton officiating.
Fremont- Mrs. Charles Persing of Kimmel, Indiana
with
her children, are visiting her parents Nicholas
Chambers and wife. A son of Irving McNall, of Kinderhook has
come into town and taken one of our fair daughters to wife, Miss Floy
Greek.
Local and Personal - Mrs. Carl Jeffery and baby of near Orland
, came here Sunday for a weeks visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Jesse Ireland. Marriage Licences have been issued to Charles A. Wyman
and Sarah Grundy, Fred Leonardson and Myrtle Derthick. F.H. Ramsey has
received from Hong Kong, China the sad news of the death of his brother
Joseph. He served 12 years in the Royal Artillery of the English Army.
During the last 10 years, he was on police duty. He saw service in
Egypt,
and was engaged in the siege of Alexandria.
Harry, son of Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Ettlinger, and Miss Pearl Palmer
were married at the home of the bride in Sedalla, Missouri,
August
10th.Harry’s many friends here rejoice at his good fortune. Fifty
civil cases are on the docket for the next term of court, ten of them
being
divorce cases as follows: Calvin H. Ramsey vs. Alma Ramsay, Bessie
Walker
vs Hallet Walker, Lucy Teegardin vs Charles Teegardin, Zoe L. Thomson
vs Frank G.Thomson, Arthur Anspaugh vs Ruth Anspaugh, Elijah Sierer vs
Hattie Sierer,Josie Griffith vs Shirley Griffith, Lena Stayner vs John
C.
Stayner, Maggie Bowman vs Frank Bowman, Hugh B. Loney vs Bertha Loney.
Crooked Creek- Charles Davis and wife of Gilead, Michigan
visited
his sister, Mrs. A. Gray last Monday.
York- Jennie Price of Charlevoix, Michigan is a guest
of
her sister, Mrs. Clara Williamson.
Gage- We congratulate Jay Abbott and wife on the arrival at
their
home of a 9 pound baby girl. This is the second child and was born
16 Aug 1900.
Nevada Mills- Mr. Patterson of Waterloo, is visiting
his
daughter, Etta Bachelor and family.
Salem Center- Ross Courtwright and Myrtie Weaver were quietly
married last Saturday. The only child of David Freed died Friday
morning, funeral at Mt. Zion. Born to D.M.Butler and wife, 18 Aug 1900,
a girl. Also to J.E.Paub and wife, 19 Aug, a girl.
Flint- Rose Merritt visited Lela Sutton at South Scott
last week andattended the yearly meeting.
Hamilton- Ellias Kepler, a wealthy farmer, died at his home,
three
miles northof Butler, 14 Aug 1900. The remains will be interred
in the Hamilton Cemetery. *ObituaryofCornelia Sherman, wife of Henry
Hinman
and John V. May.
South Jamestown- Viva Osborn of Coldwater, visited
her
cousin Blanch Cory Sunday. Robert Clark
and family of Fremont visited his sister, Mrs. A.M.Cory
lastweek.
North Otsego - Born 16 Aug 1900 to Chester Burch and wife,
a son
and second child. Mrs. Marion Vaughn and daughter Rosa, of Pleasant
Lake,
visited her daughter, Mrs. Cass Smith and family last week.
Submitted by: Jean Ann Childers