Excerpts
from the Advance Argus, Greenville, Mercer County, PA, May 5, 1898,
from page 1
CORRESPONDENCE.
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News
of This and Neighboring Counties
Specially
Reported
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NEAR-BY
NEWSY NOTES.
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The
Local History of Mercer County
Towns
and Townships For One Week
NEW
VERNON
Miss
Sadie James, who has a position at the Warren asylum, has been
spending a ten days vacation with her mother here.
Harry
Bonner represented our town in the county seat as jury man last
week.
A.
H. Livingstone has moved from town to the Morris
Stright farm in Deer Creek township.
Rev.
Simons will preach in the Presbyterian church, Sunday, May 15.
The
Presbyterian Sunday school will observe Children’s day, June 12.
Norman
Stright, an attendant at the Warren hospital, is home on a ten
days’ visit with his parents.
SHEAKLEYVILLE
Mrs.
Levi Morrison, Mrs. Sarah P. Couse, Mrs. Henry Lininger and Mrs.
Leonard Brown, of Greenville, attended the funeral of Houston
Limber, last week.
Robert
Galbreath has gone to Idaho where he expects to spend the summer.
The
pie social held at the Thompson hotel, last Thursday evening, was a
success. Proceeds, about $5, are for the benefit of the M. E. Church.
Mrs.
Frank Parks, of Oil City, visited M. F.
Thompson’s, over Sunday.
Rev.
and Mrs. O. L. Meade are visiting relatives at Hartford, Ohio.
Rev.
Kuhn, of Hadley, will preach in the Presbyterian church next Sunday
evening. The Christian Endeavor society, of Hadley, will meet with the
society of this place at 6:30 p. m.
The
Ohio Farmer and ADVANCE ARGUS one year for only $1.75.
The
latest things in spring tailoring goods at Charles
Dambacher’s. Look at the novelties just in. Fit and price
guaranteed to be satisfactory.
Wear
Fredericks’ shoes, Greenville.
NEW
LEBANON.
W.
L. Crouser gave a party at his home, Monday evening, which was
quite interesting to all present.
Less
Mook has bought a farm near Orangeville,
where he has moved, and
Miller
Voorhies will continue the huckstering route, formerly conducted by
Mook and Voorhies.
Miss
Eva Grove spent Sunday with friends in Sandy Lake.
Miss
Tillie Graham, a former student of McElwain, and Miss
Swigart, both of Sheakleyville, called on friends, Tuesday.
E.
D. Jewell is learning the barber trade with E.
McElwain.
Miss
Alice McClimans called on friends in this place, Saturday.
Miss
Blanche McCaughtry has gone to Pittsburg for a month’s visit with
her sister, Mrs. Moore.
Miss
Minta Reed is quite ill.
Mr.
and Mrs. Crouser visited their daughter, Mrs.
Frank Rowland, of Slippery Rock, recently.
Anne,
wife of Houston Paden, died at her home two
and one-half miles east of New Lebanon, Thursday evening, April 28, of
pneumonia. Mrs. Paden, formerly Miss
Anne McCartney, was reared in Mill Creek township, and married Mr.
Paden about 16 years ago She leaves a husband and five small children to
mourn the loss of a kind, loving wife and mother. Services were held in
the M. E. church, of which she was a member, Sunday morning, conducted by Rev.
J. C. Woomer; interment in Dutch
cemetery.
[View
obituary from the newspaper.]
Burt
Fruit made a flying trip to this place last Saturday, and was a
visitor at the institute.
Mrs.
Marsteller is very ill with pneumonia; few hopes are entertained of
her recovery.
Miss
Mabel Martin has been a patient sufferer from stiff neck the past
week.
Miss
Effie Defrance spent Sunday with
Miss
Nellie Reagle was presented with a very nice wheel as a birthday
gift, last
Miss
Bonnie Jewell is also the owner of a new wheel.
Improvements
are being made on Dr. Thompson’s house in
the form of a new foundation. The house occupied by Prof.
Reagleman is undergoing improvements.
Clara
Cochran who has been suffering from a broken ankle, is slowly
recovering.
Mrs.
J. F. Davis is with her daughter Mrs. L. Mook,
of Orangeville.
Charles
Grove has obtained work at the state institution at Polk.
Wm.
Jones, who spent the winter with his daughter Mrs.
Wharton, in Jackson Center, has returned to his home in this place
[New Lebanon], where he expects to remain.
TO
CURE A COLD IN A DAY, Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All Druggists
refund the money if it fails to cure.
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