Past
Town News
November 26, 1902
Source: Steuben Republican Newspaper, 26 Nov 1902.
N. Otsego - Dot Gifford and wife visited his uncle Albert Beard
and
wife at Ellis last Sunday. Eugene Burch and wife visited her
sister,
Mrs. Sophia Dally and family at Hamilton last Sunday. Mrs. Linnie
Strauss
recently visited her grandmother, Mrs. M. A. Mabrey and other relatives
at
E. Gilead, MI. Alfred Lacey and family of Angola, Mrs. Sarah
Lacey
of Pleasant Lake and a number of other relatives including all their
children
ate Thanksgiving turkey with John Mortorff and wife last Sunday.
Nettle Lake - Mrs. Henry Parrott in Edon is assisting in the
care
of her brother O. B. Johnson, who is not expected to live. Mrs.
Margaret
Dick has been very ill for a few days with heart trouble. Her
daughter
Mrs. Jennie Zeigler, of Fort Wayne is here helping to care for her.
Gage -Leon Rowley and wife recently visited her parents William
Nisonger
and wife. Marshall Willennor, Henry Stury, Don Dickerson and
Avery
Fisher were Gage visitors, Saturday and Sunday.
Nevada Mills - Mrs. Ira Bowerman and daughter Opal and Mrs. Jane
Bowerman
visited with the family of Orrin Morse Saturday. On Thanksgiving
evening
at the home of Harley Webb, there will be an oyster supper given by the
Ladies
Aid. There will be plenty of other good things to eat for those
that
do not care for oysters. Supper 15 Cents.
Orland - Mrs. Nichols, and daughter Mrs. Emma Clark, will spend
this
week with her daughter Mrs. Lizzie Turner in Gilead.
Fremont - George Sheets is very sick. Born 23 Nov 1902 to
Bert
Hilton and wife a son. Born 25 Nov 1902 to James Van Nyce and
wife
a son. Marshal Sunday and Carrie Rathbun, east of town were
recently
married by Rev. Reichelderfer. Mrs. John Geedy and daughter
Bessie
spent last week with her brother Prof. Clark at Frontier, MI.
York - Mrs. T. S. Rowe of Camdon visited her mother Mrs. John
Krider
one day last week. Samuel Davis and wife visited over Sunday with
their
daughter Mrs. M. Cox in Butler. Eli Rinehart and wife spent
Sunday
with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Hanna at Pleasant Lake.
Metz - Born 21 Nov 1902 to Ed Hand and wife a daughter.
Hamilton - H. Doty and wife of Ashley spent Sunday with her
parents
A. McClich and wife. Mrs. W. Gilbert of Angola spent part of last
week
with her sister Mrs. John Dargue.
Flint - Mrs. Pocock of Orland visited Mrs. Arnold
Thursday.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Harlie Merritt a daughter, Sunday 16 Nov
1902.
Richard Wade of White Pigeon and Joseph Stead of Mongo, are visiting
Mrs.
Crandall and other relatives here this week.
Pleasant Lake -Born to John Crain and wife a son 19 Nov
1902.
Married at U. B. Parsonage last Wednesday evening by the pastor,
Shirley
Sunday and Miss Ethel Gilbert. they were given a reception at the
grooms
parents, Thursday evening. Tuesday night of last week, thieves
entered
Harry Weaver’s cellar and carried away 20 quarts of fruit. They entered
through the cellar window and made their exit through the door.
Mrs.
Weaver heard quite a loud noise and thinks they must have run against
the
furnace pipes. She awakened her husband, and while he was slipping down
the
stairs after his zoloo, stubbed his toe, the noise of which they think
frightened
the thieves away. Mr. Weaver says he is fixed for them now.
Obituaries - Mary A. Wilkinson, daughter of Charles Wilkinson;
Alanson
Wellington Hendry (picture); George Fox (picture)
A Mild Winter Sale
G. W. Kirk
Sat. Nov 29 to Sat. Dec. 13
Work Block
Grocery Dept.
Angola, Indiana
Edon or Fremont Flour .50 3 lb Sweet Cuba
Tobac
1.00 XXXX Coffee ..10 Canned Corn .08
Shredded Wheat Biscuits.10 5 lb Banner Rolled Oats
.22
1 lb Red Salmon .10 Yeast Foam .10
20 lb Granulated Sugar 1.00 1 gal. Canned Peaches .35
1000 Matches .05 Bleaching
Blue
.10
21 lb Soft White Sugar 1.00 1 qt. Apple Butter or Jelly
.10
1 gal Table Syrup .35
Submitted by: Jean Ann Childers